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Hi all, been a member for a week now and what started as a few evenings reading through the forum has turned into every spare moment reading posts!
Now my situation.........I live on the Isle of Wight (6 years now) and my intension were to work part time and return to my childhood dream of painting. But in the real world, she tried taking me on wall to wall shopping trips and I had to find a full time job just to stay out the way! Im a trained (classically the expression no-wa-days would be) drafts men and have spend years painting and drawing but just dont have the time for a days art as a days never enough!! Photography proved by some of your guys posts is art, and a form I could fit into a busy retired working schedule!
Things are starting to make sense reading the forum sections on the basics and Ive made the positive decision to take the step and spend some cash. I have read about every review, watched every YouTube vid and spent months on the www looking at suppliers, made my mind up on what I think would be a good stating camera and this afternoon I went for a walk around the vast selection of Camera shops on the Island, (both of them!) and have come home stumped! Jessops have the widest selection but where crap (can I say that??) with the advice. The local independent shop was much better with advice, in fact the shop owner made me a brew and a 10 minute chat turned into 2 hours and nearly a parking ticket! He had a smaller selection in store but offered to get me pretty much any camera I liked to look at before buying and gave me so much info its just a blur!
I had narrowed it down to the Nikon D7000 as my purchase of choice and everything I talked about with the shop owner (spent more time with him then the wife today and just realised I dont know his name...) he agreed with and really help make my mind up then......... he pulled out what he said was the canons equivalent the EOS 7D. Body price £ 900 for either and he wasnt pushy on ether for every poss for one same with other and cons.
So please your help..........with your guys experience and knowledge please which would be the better for the COMPLETE beginner? Id like to try landscapes, seascapes and little of everything else if that helps....
Now my situation.........I live on the Isle of Wight (6 years now) and my intension were to work part time and return to my childhood dream of painting. But in the real world, she tried taking me on wall to wall shopping trips and I had to find a full time job just to stay out the way! Im a trained (classically the expression no-wa-days would be) drafts men and have spend years painting and drawing but just dont have the time for a days art as a days never enough!! Photography proved by some of your guys posts is art, and a form I could fit into a busy retired working schedule!
Things are starting to make sense reading the forum sections on the basics and Ive made the positive decision to take the step and spend some cash. I have read about every review, watched every YouTube vid and spent months on the www looking at suppliers, made my mind up on what I think would be a good stating camera and this afternoon I went for a walk around the vast selection of Camera shops on the Island, (both of them!) and have come home stumped! Jessops have the widest selection but where crap (can I say that??) with the advice. The local independent shop was much better with advice, in fact the shop owner made me a brew and a 10 minute chat turned into 2 hours and nearly a parking ticket! He had a smaller selection in store but offered to get me pretty much any camera I liked to look at before buying and gave me so much info its just a blur!
I had narrowed it down to the Nikon D7000 as my purchase of choice and everything I talked about with the shop owner (spent more time with him then the wife today and just realised I dont know his name...) he agreed with and really help make my mind up then......... he pulled out what he said was the canons equivalent the EOS 7D. Body price £ 900 for either and he wasnt pushy on ether for every poss for one same with other and cons.
So please your help..........with your guys experience and knowledge please which would be the better for the COMPLETE beginner? Id like to try landscapes, seascapes and little of everything else if that helps....