I Wanna buy a camera. Whatcha reckon?

Hanuman · 28-05-20, 07:34 PM

Looking to buy a camera. Actually, my brother has asked me to do it, for a surprise.

Budget circa £150. Used. Thinking Canon/Nikon, DSLR things appear on fleabay in the region.

John. · 28-05-20, 08:12 PM

If you go Nikon, try and get a Nikon lens too.

Plenty cameras out there

tractor Dave · 28-05-20, 08:31 PM

Canon 550d good bit of kit. I think mine new was around the £600 mark and I've seen them for a couple of hundred second hand.

Isimmo · 28-05-20, 08:38 PM

As stand alone cameras we have always had Nikon which have been brilliant... But, the camera I use most now is the one on my Sony phone. It’s not even a new phone, it’s probably 6-years old now and yet still out performs the “new” work phone’s camera buy a country mile.

Might be worth checking out some Sony reviews.

Hanuman · 28-05-20, 10:05 PM

It’s a present for my sis in law. She’s getting into photography, and needs something a little more advanced.

Cheers, all.

Isimmo · 28-05-20, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Hanuman

It’s a present for my sis in law. She’s getting into photography, and needs something a little more advanced.

Cheers, all.

We got our girls started ‘beyond the basic phone stuff’ with bridge cameras. It gives the opportunity to understand shutter, f-stop, bracketing and ISO without getting into lens compatibility cost.

Ringmaster · 29-05-20, 01:15 PM

Consider FUJI too. Not an often mentioned brand.

86audicoupe · 29-05-20, 02:20 PM

A Canon 400D with a standard 18-55mm lens and a 75-300mm should cover most needs of a newbie.

Colin Aitchison · 29-05-20, 05:15 PM

I will try and keep this short, yes I have been using digital camera since the mid 90,s, my first was second hand from a friend for £500 a Kodak DC-40 and I still have It, Photo taken below late 1997 with the Kodak DC-40, the file size is 163Kb thats 0.163Mb.

My current camera is a Nikon D3300 with various lenses, I have recently retaken the photo above with the Nikon D3300 and it is below, the file size is over 8Mb, the photo looks stretched because it was taken with a 10mm to 20mm wide angle lens, unfortunately that was the only lens that I had with me on that day.

Now the photos above show you how far we have come in the last 20+ years with digital photography and it is only going to get better.

Couple bits of advice now, don't think that the purchase of a expensive camera will make the photographs you take better, only the setting that you use to set up the camera will do that and it takes many years to hone you photography skill looking at the light you have on the subject, what IS0 to set, shutter speed, aperture setting, Look I could go on for ever, I still have bad days and just bin most of what I take.

Moving on, photo below looks nice and sharp but is the car moving or not???

Next looks more like an action shot, only changed 2 settings, blurred back ground, foreground and wheels but a sharp subject.

You will bin more photos than you keep.
Remember lenses are not interchangeable between most camera main brands.

If I go out for a run now I take a Canon SX720HS not very wide angle but has a super zoom lens and fits in you jeans front pocket.

If any of you gents are interested bottom two photos taken at Doune Hill Climb, both subject cars owned and driven by an Audi owner that has moved on Eddy Young, some of you may remember him from his posts.

BIGGYIN · 02-06-20, 09:31 PM

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nikon-D70...AAAOSw86detXhK
Not bad for,a first camera.
Better still
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mint-Niko...MAAOSwDtde0NZB
One to watch.

28-05-20, 08:38 PM	#4
Isimmo Super Moderator Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sissix-by-the-sea Posts: 15,218	As stand alone cameras we have always had Nikon which have been brilliant... But, the camera I use most now is the one on my Sony phone. It’s not even a new phone, it’s probably 6-years old now and yet still out performs the “new” work phone’s camera buy a country mile. Might be worth checking out some Sony reviews. __________________ 1985 WR quattro, 1985 20vT RallyRep, 1993 MTM ABY S2 Avant. 2010 S3 Sportback.

28-05-20, 10:05 PM	#5
Hanuman Trickster Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Heckling from the cheap seats, Phnom Penh, KoW Posts: 7,006	It’s a present for my sis in law. She’s getting into photography, and needs something a little more advanced. Cheers, all. __________________ I wish they would keep the damned Chinese away now that I can go home, so that I can enjoy Fish amok and a draught Angkor

02-06-20, 09:31 PM	#10
BIGGYIN 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Merseyside Posts: 7,976	https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nikon-D70...AAAOSw86detXhK Not bad for,a first camera. Better still https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mint-Niko...MAAOSwDtde0NZB One to watch. __________________ q90 B2 Type 85 - q90 B2 Type 85-PROJECT-ABY 20vt KARL. Injection is nice but I'd rather be blown Last edited by BIGGYIN; 02-06-20 at 09:43 PM.

28-05-20, 08:12 PM	#2
John. 4 ring whore! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Scottish Borders. Posts: 7,520	If you go Nikon, try and get a Nikon lens too. Plenty cameras out there

28-05-20, 08:31 PM	#3
tractor Dave Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Wales Posts: 1,157	Canon 550d good bit of kit. I think mine new was around the £600 mark and I've seen them for a couple of hundred second hand.

29-05-20, 01:15 PM	#7
Ringmaster Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,326	Consider FUJI too. Not an often mentioned brand.

29-05-20, 02:20 PM	#8
86audicoupe Classic Audi Pervert! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dorset Posts: 2,182	A Canon 400D with a standard 18-55mm lens and a 75-300mm should cover most needs of a newbie.

29-05-20, 05:15 PM	#9
Colin Aitchison Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Back home in Tillicoultry Posts: 1,308	I will try and keep this short, yes I have been using digital camera since the mid 90,s, my first was second hand from a friend for £500 a Kodak DC-40 and I still have It, Photo taken below late 1997 with the Kodak DC-40, the file size is 163Kb thats 0.163Mb. My current camera is a Nikon D3300 with various lenses, I have recently retaken the photo above with the Nikon D3300 and it is below, the file size is over 8Mb, the photo looks stretched because it was taken with a 10mm to 20mm wide angle lens, unfortunately that was the only lens that I had with me on that day. Now the photos above show you how far we have come in the last 20+ years with digital photography and it is only going to get better. Couple bits of advice now, don't think that the purchase of a expensive camera will make the photographs you take better, only the setting that you use to set up the camera will do that and it takes many years to hone you photography skill looking at the light you have on the subject, what IS0 to set, shutter speed, aperture setting, Look I could go on for ever, I still have bad days and just bin most of what I take. Moving on, photo below looks nice and sharp but is the car moving or not??? Next looks more like an action shot, only changed 2 settings, blurred back ground, foreground and wheels but a sharp subject. You will bin more photos than you keep. Remember lenses are not interchangeable between most camera main brands. If I go out for a run now I take a Canon SX720HS not very wide angle but has a super zoom lens and fits in you jeans front pocket. If any of you gents are interested bottom two photos taken at Doune Hill Climb, both subject cars owned and driven by an Audi owner that has moved on Eddy Young, some of you may remember him from his posts.