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I'm a long time reader first time poster (sorry could not resist that).

I have been put in charge of getting a colleagues retirement present - we are getting them a digital camera.

I am old school - I am sticking with 35mm SLR for life. I found this digital camera guide on the Tesco website - is it accurate? Should I do more research? Go to the local camera shop and get their advice?

Advice greatly appreciated.

J
 
Hi And WELCOME!!

What's your budget?
 
Just ignore it. You'll get far better advice here, or at a dealers.

As Andy said, what is the budget? Do you know if your colleague has any experience with photography, or what he/she might want to use the camera for?
 
Hi JasCal

At the moment I am being asked this question a lot at work as colleagues at work are now getting into photography.

Two things to consider: a. what is likely to be the photograper's interest (wildlife needs are different from portraiture etc..) and, b. as mentioned above, whai is the budget ?

To favourites of mine for not-silly-money, IF (and it is a big IF) you are happy to buy used then I really like the Canon 40D in terms of bang-for-buck. It is a CRACKING allround camera. New, the Canon 550D can be found for a good price around the place.

Other systems are clearly available. I used Pentax for some years and this was great up to a point. The value was great but the system did not cut it for wildlife.

My advice is to get answers to the above two questions first. Thereafter, I'm sure you will get lots of good advice from people here.

Best of luck with your purchase.
 
What sort of camera does the colleague have at the moment?

If they currently have a basic point and shoot camera then they will probably be happy with an entry level DSLR, but if they shoot a film SLR then the chances of them being happy with an entry level DSLR are very slim.
 
If your retiring colleague is not really in to photography, a good quality compact may be all you need to consider. Buying a DSLR for someone who may not have the inclination to learn how to use it properly could be a waste of money.
 
There is not really a limit on budget.

The company will put their hand in their pocket to make up any shortfall. One of the few occasions that they will part with money so I hope to take advantage of the opportunity.

Realistically though I would £650 - if we need to go over this by a bit we probably could.
 
Scarecrow said:
If your retiring colleague is not really in to photography, a good quality compact may be all you need to consider. Buying a DSLR for someone who may not have the inclination to learn how to use it properly could be a waste of money.
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:agree:

Anyone will use a compact camera but not everyone will use or learn to use a DSLR.
 
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