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hey guys, hopefully within the next month im going to have a budget of 1000pounds for a new camera.. i want a good dslr intermediate level...
ive been looking at the nikon d5000/d90 any suggestions? also what lens kit shall i get? polarising filters an so on?
 
Personally, I'd go to a camera shop and ask to try out some models - sometimes just picking the one that feels and functions the way you like it.
 
It really depends on what sort of photography you want to do, I was in the same boat earlier on in the eyar and settled on the Canon 500D as I prefered the feel in my hands and the menu system but thats a personal preference which only you can judge.

With my inital purchase I opted for the twin lens kit which also included a Tamron 70-300mm which I regret, I quickly sold the Tamron and upgraded to the Canon 70-300 which I found considerably better.

In terms of filters and accessories if you want to shoot landscapes a tripod would be a good purchase (redsnapper are very good for the price). Some say UV filters are a must for lens protection, others don't, personally I prefer a lens hood which I use with my lenses.

Get a good number of memory cards, I find I still shoot a lot to make sure I have the shot I want, you can never have to little memory available, don't worry about buying the sill expensive fast ones as the camera you'll be looking at will be the bottle neck and slower than the cards themselves, class 6 should be fine.

Have you thought about 2nd hand, the classified section on here is very good and you'll find that you can get more kit for your money....

Happy hunting...
 
Personally i feel its important to get hold of one in the shop, get the feel for it, does it feel right in your hand etc?, some can be quit small.
I have no idea on Canons and i would certainly not knock them, but if i was you looking through the Nikon range i would be looking at the D90, and if you can wait for the price to drop or ineed an offer to come along the D300s..

good luck..
 
D5k is a stunner, really family friendly, and I fine the pull out LCD invaluable. :)
 
thanks for the advice guys...with a 1000quid budget anyother camera i could look at??? try out???
 
to many arguments!!! lol plenty of fors and against's.... just throws me more into dissary 2bh... im now thinking what about a canon or a pentax... whats user friendly? this will be my first dslr....
 
dragondan84 said:
to many arguments!!! lol plenty of fors and against's.... just throws me more into dissary 2bh... im now thinking what about a canon or a pentax... whats user friendly? this will be my first dslr....
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I don't mean to sound like a narrow sighted arse, but if I was in your situation (as I was at one point! Be if it I was 14 :lol:) I'd stick to the two main manufacturers, I know pentax and sony do great cameras capable of brilliant images - but the support and help is so much greater for Canon and Nikon - even on this forum, if you have problems your going to get a much broader response as a lot more people use Can/Nik.

I'd just go to a shop and ask about it. Generally the guys in there are pretty nice and won't try to rip you off - you can always just hear their opinions, have a play with some of the cameras and you'll most likely find that you fall in love with one particular camera.
 
DD

User friendly is basically you being happy with how the camera feels and how easy you find the different settings to use/access.
If I may suggest you draw up a short list of different cameras in your price range + of different makes and go into a photographic shop for a " hands on " try. Don't forget the memory cards don't come with any camera so budget for that as well. Don't just look at the cameras as cost of lenses also come into the equation if using camera manufactures own makes.
On memory cards be careful of the transfer speed from camera to card "write time". With a slow card you might find the camera having to wait for the card to accept multiple shots taken in succession. I would suggest something like Sandisk Extreme 111 (4 gb)
to start with or the faster Extreme 1V which I prefer. You should get a recovery disk included with Sandisk incase you accidently delete a photo.



Others may disagree but from hard earned experience of being on my third camera upgrade I would suggest getting the most expensive camera you can afford even if its a little above budget. Why? as you get familiar with whichever camera you buy you will find that features on the next grade up are what you really want, even if not at the time of buying. The depreciation on changing and upgrading is far more expensive than getting the better camera in the first place.

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JackMcIntyre said:
I don't mean to sound like a narrow sighted arse, but if I was in your situation (as I was at one point! Be if it I was 14 :lol:) I'd stick to the two main manufacturers, I know pentax and sony do great cameras capable of brilliant images - but the support and help is so much greater for Canon and Nikon - even on this forum, if you have problems your going to get a much broader response as a lot more people use Can/Nik.

I'd just go to a shop and ask about it. Generally the guys in there are pretty nice and won't try to rip you off - you can always just hear their opinions, have a play with some of the cameras and you'll most likely find that you fall in love with one particular camera.
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http://www.photographyblog.com/news/dslr_market_shares_gainers_losers/

this doesnt seem to think that sony has no "support"
 
dragondan84 said:
thanks for the advice guys...with a 1000quid budget anyother camera i could look at??? try out???
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I bought the CANON EOS-50D 17-85 IS USM, it's a lovely camera & would seem to tick all the boxes for you!

Jacobs were the cheapest @ £939 for the kit.
 
Dan
You may not want my comment but I have just moved over to a Nikon D300 and a Sigma 70-200 f2.8, and I have been amazed by the difference in the colour and sharpness of my photo's,You could do the same with your buget, look in the classified's on here .
 
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