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Hi all, I have been looking at upgrading to a DSLR rather than the bridge I currently have. What would be a good DSLR for a beginner? (cheaper end of the scale would be good to start with)
This, 100%.see whether you find a Nikon or Canon the more intuitive to switch on, pick a mode and take a picture. Technical differences between them, and the alternate 'functions' they offer are splitting hairs for the most part, you'll get far more from just getting one you find easiest to use, and going and using.
This, 100%.
Don't get suckered into comparing specifications. Most DSLRs have way more functionality than most people need. And if you find that you're hitting a limitation on your DSLR - if you need better AF performance, say, or better low light capability, or a faster frame rate - then you can get that by upgrading within the same range.
This, 100%.
For example I handle Canon and Nikon DSLRs every day, and I find that:
- one of them has the control dials in exactly the right places, and one has them in places where my hands don't find it natural to use them;
- one has lenses that rotate in what seems to be the intuitive direction for focus and zoom, and one rotates in the opposite - "wrong" direction;
- one has a menu structure which I find completely intuitive and logical, and one doesn't.
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No... Stewart is describing a Nikon!that will be the Canon then
that will be the Canon then
My point exactly!No... Stewart is describing a Nikon!
For example I handle Canon and Nikon DSLRs every day, and I find that:
- one of them has the control dials in exactly the right places, and one has them in places where my hands don't find it natural to use them;
- one has lenses that rotate in what seems to be the intuitive direction for focus and zoom, and one rotates in the opposite - "wrong" direction;
- one has a menu structure which I find completely intuitive and logical, and one doesn't.
Fortunately in each case it's the same one which feels "right", so that makes it very easy for me to decide which brand to use. But I know people who disagree on every point here, and are very comfortable using the "other" system.
A nikon d70 or d70s. Both are quite basic as a start. Please dont bay a top of the range main brand they are certainly not for starters
This^From personal experience, I wouldn't buy an entry level dslr. Not because of image quality or the amount of pixels (anything between 10 and 18mp is fine), but because ergonomically I find the next step up (enthusiast cameras they're called) easier to hold and use.
Me tooThis^
I'd rather have a £150 older 'enthusiast' camera than a £200 brand new 'starter' camera.