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| Thread ID: 109136 | 2010-04-26 01:06:00 | Looking for a digital SLR camera - your recommendations. | WarNox (8772) | PC World Chat |
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| 879977 | 2010-04-30 17:39:00 | Its hard to go past Canon. However if you intend to use your SLR to take travel photos on your European trip think long and hard about lugging a bulky and heavy DSLR around. Theres a lot to be said for having a good quality compact camera that you can slip into your pocket. Second that! If you are going on holiday you do not want to be lugging around a heavy camera. A small pocket-sized camera will do 90% of what you want and using imaging software you can crop and fix the other 10%. :D I've used a Canon Ixus for quite a while now and an Olympus Mu prior to that. Olympus XA2 in earlier days, that was a great 35mm camera. |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 879978 | 2010-04-30 20:57:00 | I agonised about this long and hard for quite a few months. I really wanted to step up with digital photography, and in the end bought an Olympus e-620; a very good camera. I've taken a huge number of photos with it and I joined our local camera club which encouraged further learning. But, even though it's one of the smaller DSLR's, I'm not too sure if I want to lug it through UK/Europe, when we go there in a couple of months. I also have a Panasonic Lumix TZ5, which is wide angle, big zoom and I find the photos pretty good - this will probably be what I'll carry around, most of the time. The way I see it at this stage, the SLR will be fine around my son's town in the UK (St. Albans), or if we go anywhere in their car. But for any trips into London or to the continent, then it should be the Lumix. The other thing is that since I've started using the SLR I've started to get an appreciation of using "manual modes" and with the Lumix having quite a few options, I'm sure that I'll have more of an understanding of getting better photos. I guess it's a personal preference, but maybe a really good compact is the way to go? I'll probably be able to tell you in a few months? |
jcr1 (893) | ||
| 879979 | 2010-05-01 00:14:00 | I think people just put up with the weight. I've downsized my other stuff to 4 or 5kg all up but my camera gear is limited althou I have gotten smaller SLRs, smaller lenses, portable tripods (carbon fiber) and spent money on them. Some people would have a 2nd bag like a shoulder bag or even a backpack of their camera gear :D It depends how seriously you take photography. There is a group who go on a holiday for purpose of relaxation but there are those who go on holiday for the main objective to take photographs. If you really want low light handheld photog SLR does have a advantage. Same if you want pin sharpness and if you want pin sharpness for low light photog. I am not sure about some of the higher spec'd pocket cameras, with the Canon A510 which I still have, if you put that on the lowest ISO, stop the aperture down and manually focus it via the electronic LCD you are still not able to get the background pictures in real focus - such as Welllington's Mt Victoria peak lookout at night, whereas with the SLRs AF really does work and you could also just use manual focus and focus at infinity or close to that. (re: hyperfocal distance focussing - google it). Due to the heat build up with the long exposure, it creates a heck of lot of grain/noise on your shot. SLR is more responding, good for travel documentary, candid street photog. Depends on your usage. I do a fair bit of low light photog, sunrise, sunset or just plain night time so I need a tripod. Don't forget some people multiple bodies for backup in case a camera breaks down ;) Or even multiple formats (brands). I still enjoy shooting film in particular slide film b/c what you shot is what you get, no scanner, no auto correction, you can project the image in a darkroom. If the colors are off or your shot is not straight, that's the photographer's fault. With film in the past when they travelled around they may have 2 bodies, one for slow film and the other for faster film or b/w iflm, some of them may even took 3 bodies. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 879980 | 2010-05-03 13:13:00 | From my experience you cannot go wrong with either Nikon or Canon, I have used Nikon SLRs and more recently DSLR Cameras since 1964, and never been able to fault them. If you want some excellent camera reviews as a guide, I suggest you have a look at www.steves-digicams.com Incidently when flying carry your camera outside your handluggage - for weight limit purposes it is over and above your allowance, as is a book. |
KenESmith (6287) | ||
| 879981 | 2010-05-06 20:59:00 | Thanks for all the responses! Yea I'm still deciding weather to buy the camera or not but I've narrowed it down to 2 models. Either the Canon 450D or the 500D. I do not think I need video on the camera so can save about $200 and go for the 450d. I did read that review on the Samsung nx10 but for the same price I can get the 450d, so it doesn't seem worth it. The prices at parallel imported are something like this: Canon 450d: $1049 (1 lens kit), 1349 (2 lens kit) Canon 500d: $1199 (1 lens kit), 1499 (2 lens kit) All lenses are IS and everything comes with a 1 year warranty, same as all the other shops. They send the camera to be repaired locally and not overseas. To do or not to do... |
WarNox (8772) | ||
| 879982 | 2010-05-06 21:16:00 | I am a Nikon user personally but if you pick any of the Canon d series or even at a later date you want to upgrade to the EOS series, you should be quite happy with there performance, Canon has made huge steps in improving there middle and upper end performance camera's and are up there on a par with Nikon now. There is a good selection of lens and add on's for the Canon, both Canon and third party such as Sigma and Tamron as well if you want to build up your system later. If you can afford it, probably better to look at a 2 lens outfit rather than just a single lens. You might also consider a hotshoe mounted flash which will give better results than any built in flash. If you want to save on a flash, consider a after market one, just need to ensure that they have compatible Canon TTL for automatic flash settings. |
PinoyKiw (9675) | ||
| 879983 | 2010-05-07 01:46:00 | I got a lot of recommendations for a Canon so I think thats what I'll go for. I've also had 2 point and shoot Canon cameras and had no problems (apart from the stupid small flash on the 870IS). Now I'm just wondering if there is a downside for getting it parallel imported. |
WarNox (8772) | ||
| 879984 | 2010-05-07 01:51:00 | It is the same product. But it is up to the seller to fix it in whatever avenue he/she has. You won't have a Canon warranty card inside the package so you cannot send it directly to Canon. Warranties are also national. Also like parallel import computer shops, if the shop goes belly up there is your warranty. Cos they didn't use a NZ distributor. If you happen to be in the USA or maybe a no. of others, USA won't even look at it if it is a parallel import even if you would pay for the work to be done. |
Nomad (952) | ||
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