hi out there,I am looking to buy a dslr ,I had a 35mm twenty years ago .a couple of years ago I bought a bridge model but it has left me dissapointed.I have looked at reviews online and magazine artilces but as always left confused .I have been into jessops and held various models I find the canon feels more comfortable in the hand.I have £800 to 1000 to spend and I dont mind buying second hand .I would say my uses will be travel ,wildlife,landscape ,any suggestions ?
what camera ?
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Hello there, try having a look In the classifieds forum, there's usually things for sale In there, and I'm sure peoplw will be able to offer advice in there as well 
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you state travel , wildlife and landscape so that helps with lens choices.
for landscape generally an UWA lens , wildlife well the bigger the better but a 300mm should suffice for a good start point. travel well that could cover anything inbetween.
for your budget probably APS-C would be the way to go as even SH FF is going to be pushing you at the limit.
i really dont think you could go far wrong with this
http://www.hdewcameras.co.uk/canon-eos-70d--18-135mm-stm-kit-1353-p.asp
a canon 70D with the excellent 18-135 STM lens. yes its a kit lens but its a step up from the standard, produces excellent quality images and makes a perfect travel lens too.
that would leave enough in the pot to get either the UWA 10-18 IS STM shown here
http://www.hdewcameras.co.uk/canon-ef-s-10-18mm-f45-56-is-stm-2339-p.asp
( i chose HDEW as they are UK based, excellent customer service, give 3 year warranty and probably about the cheapest new in the UK , you may find cheaper for lenses and body secondhand elsewhere such as MPB but buying new gives you that added protection and for a first time camera cant beat opening a brand new box )
if you wanted to make do with the 18-135 for landscapes then for wildlife you could hunt around and maybe find a half decent 70-300 ( the 55-250 IS STM is in budget if you got the kit as you would have around 265 left over and thats around £210 , leaving you a few quid for bag, a small tripod etc ). or maybe look at a 3rd party lens such as this do it all 18-270 tamron
http://www.hdewcameras.co.uk/tamron-af-18-270mm-f35--63-di-ii-vc-pzd-canon-2955-p.asp
combined with a 70D body only
http://www.hdewcameras.co.uk/canon-eos-70d-camera-body-1348-p.asp
which would bring you up around £785 ( still enough to get the UWA 10-18 ) or something else that suits
for landscape generally an UWA lens , wildlife well the bigger the better but a 300mm should suffice for a good start point. travel well that could cover anything inbetween.
for your budget probably APS-C would be the way to go as even SH FF is going to be pushing you at the limit.
i really dont think you could go far wrong with this
http://www.hdewcameras.co.uk/canon-eos-70d--18-135mm-stm-kit-1353-p.asp
a canon 70D with the excellent 18-135 STM lens. yes its a kit lens but its a step up from the standard, produces excellent quality images and makes a perfect travel lens too.
that would leave enough in the pot to get either the UWA 10-18 IS STM shown here
http://www.hdewcameras.co.uk/canon-ef-s-10-18mm-f45-56-is-stm-2339-p.asp
( i chose HDEW as they are UK based, excellent customer service, give 3 year warranty and probably about the cheapest new in the UK , you may find cheaper for lenses and body secondhand elsewhere such as MPB but buying new gives you that added protection and for a first time camera cant beat opening a brand new box )
if you wanted to make do with the 18-135 for landscapes then for wildlife you could hunt around and maybe find a half decent 70-300 ( the 55-250 IS STM is in budget if you got the kit as you would have around 265 left over and thats around £210 , leaving you a few quid for bag, a small tripod etc ). or maybe look at a 3rd party lens such as this do it all 18-270 tamron
http://www.hdewcameras.co.uk/tamron-af-18-270mm-f35--63-di-ii-vc-pzd-canon-2955-p.asp
combined with a 70D body only
http://www.hdewcameras.co.uk/canon-eos-70d-camera-body-1348-p.asp
which would bring you up around £785 ( still enough to get the UWA 10-18 ) or something else that suits
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Hi Mark and a warm welcome to TP.
Hope you enjoy yourself here
This is one of the most important things - how does the Camera feel to you, how do the buttons fall for your hands, do you like the menu system etc etc.
Hope you enjoy yourself here
This is one of the most important things - how does the Camera feel to you, how do the buttons fall for your hands, do you like the menu system etc etc.
hi ,thanks for your response I know what you mean about how the camera feels in your hand ,had a go with a friends nikon 5300 but found the grip small and my thumb was over the buttons,tried a couple of canons in the shop they sit better just got to try the menu -flat batterys