I've been asked by a friend to help him find a DSLR plus a suitable lens or 2 within a budget of £400.
He's happy to buy second hand.
He's not after anything too fancy.
He's not looking to upgrade in the next year or so.
He doesn't have any existing kit so isn't tied to a particular brand.
He won't be borrowing my Nikon gear so I won't necessarily recommend Nikon.
He's primarily buying the DSLR because his son does motorcross racing and he'd like to be able to photograph him doing that. That's not a kind of photography I've tried but I'm guessing something like a 70-300mm lens would be ideal. I know fast glass would great but within his budget he's not going to get any f2.8 lenses.
I've had a look on Ebay and come up with this (LINKY) as a possible that comes well within his budget and looks like it includes everything he'd need. The question is though, is a Sony A100 good enough for motorcross photography. How fast a camera is it?
What other recommendations would people make? Nikon, Canon and Sony would be prefered but I'll consider anything for him if the spec and price is right.
He's happy to buy second hand.
He's not after anything too fancy.
He's not looking to upgrade in the next year or so.
He doesn't have any existing kit so isn't tied to a particular brand.
He won't be borrowing my Nikon gear so I won't necessarily recommend Nikon.
He's primarily buying the DSLR because his son does motorcross racing and he'd like to be able to photograph him doing that. That's not a kind of photography I've tried but I'm guessing something like a 70-300mm lens would be ideal. I know fast glass would great but within his budget he's not going to get any f2.8 lenses.
I've had a look on Ebay and come up with this (LINKY) as a possible that comes well within his budget and looks like it includes everything he'd need. The question is though, is a Sony A100 good enough for motorcross photography. How fast a camera is it?
What other recommendations would people make? Nikon, Canon and Sony would be prefered but I'll consider anything for him if the spec and price is right.
