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Hello all.
I am very much a newbie - I am upgrading from a coolpix P&C, and am looking for the next step up the chain.
I don't have a huge amount of money, and I am not especially artistic - I am not a pro, and have no intention of ever becoming one.
I am basically looking for a camera to take good general photo's with - my family, holidays etc. I am outdoors a lot, so being able to put on a zoom lens and take the occasional wildlife photo is nice as well - and a small physical size is a plus.
My other specific is that I may take a number of portrait shots at dusk - I am an angler, and most fish come out in the evenings. This means that either a goodish flash or goodish response to low light is also a nice to have.
I am looking for something that is "acceptably good" at a decent price. The two that I have my eye on are the Samsung NX-5 and the Canon 1000D.
From what I can see, on paper the NX5 makes for a generally better camera - it is ahead in most features. And I love how it feels in the hand, and I find the menus very obvious. It's also small, which is a plus
But.... it's only available at jessops, I can not find many in-depth reviews of it, and the lenes and accessories for it seem to be very limited indeed. My concern is that in a couple of years as I get better, I might want an additional lens - for example a macro lens, and I find that Samsung have dropped the NX format altogether.
The Canon I like a bit less, but it's a very common camera. These seems to be a big set of after market componets around which will work with it and I don't feel like it's just an experiment that may be cancelled.
Can anyone offer me any advice? I have tried the camera shops - Jessops push the NX-5, and the others don't stock it, so push towards the Canon.
If anyone has any thoughts, I would be most grateful. Or any alternatives that are even better at a similar price range - £300 - £400
Steve
I am very much a newbie - I am upgrading from a coolpix P&C, and am looking for the next step up the chain.
I don't have a huge amount of money, and I am not especially artistic - I am not a pro, and have no intention of ever becoming one.
I am basically looking for a camera to take good general photo's with - my family, holidays etc. I am outdoors a lot, so being able to put on a zoom lens and take the occasional wildlife photo is nice as well - and a small physical size is a plus.
My other specific is that I may take a number of portrait shots at dusk - I am an angler, and most fish come out in the evenings. This means that either a goodish flash or goodish response to low light is also a nice to have.
I am looking for something that is "acceptably good" at a decent price. The two that I have my eye on are the Samsung NX-5 and the Canon 1000D.
From what I can see, on paper the NX5 makes for a generally better camera - it is ahead in most features. And I love how it feels in the hand, and I find the menus very obvious. It's also small, which is a plus
But.... it's only available at jessops, I can not find many in-depth reviews of it, and the lenes and accessories for it seem to be very limited indeed. My concern is that in a couple of years as I get better, I might want an additional lens - for example a macro lens, and I find that Samsung have dropped the NX format altogether.
The Canon I like a bit less, but it's a very common camera. These seems to be a big set of after market componets around which will work with it and I don't feel like it's just an experiment that may be cancelled.
Can anyone offer me any advice? I have tried the camera shops - Jessops push the NX-5, and the others don't stock it, so push towards the Canon.
If anyone has any thoughts, I would be most grateful. Or any alternatives that are even better at a similar price range - £300 - £400
Steve
