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 Location United Kingdom Tyne and Wear Newcastle upon Tyne & North Wales/Cheshire | Or this... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FUJIFILM-FinePix-S2000HD-S2000-DIGITAL-CAMERA-8G-7B_W0QQitemZ200401565525QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CamerasPhoto_DigitalCameras_DigitalCameras_JN?hash=item2ea8dd3755 Any good? |
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| Tuesday, November 03, 2009 7:43 AM | |||
 Location United Kingdom Tyne and Wear Newcastle upon Tyne & North Wales/Cheshire |  Quote from eddkingphotographyMy 2p's worth... If you are thinking about getting into Photography I'd skip the bridge camera stage and go straight for a DSLR - there are plenty of second hand ones avaliable reasonably.. even if you go for an older model like a Canon 20D or a Nikon D70 with kit lens. These all have an auto mode so if you want to point and click you can.. The trouble with a bridge camers is wharlst they promise the features of a DSLR they are in practice very hard to use and do not react in the same way.. I run 'introduction to digital photography' courses amd frequently have people turn up with bridge camers.... The manual modes are cumbersome to use and counter intuative - manual focus is an absolute joke and the appature values have no comparison with an SLR f2.8 on a bridge camera produces a depth of field comparable with f8 on an SLR!!! (I've found this on several different models..) + no upgradability on a bridge camera... If you buy a DSLR you can get a better lens if you decide to stick at it which will dramatically improve iamge quality.. with a bridge camera.. no options! In short.. bridge cameras... false economy if you are thinking about getting into photography seriously. Thanks Ed, at the minute it's not serious but just a bit fun so don't want to spend too much. I was thinking of taking it up seriously but my modelling is still pretty busy so don't want to kick myself out of it yet. It's really going to be used to shoot horses, friends/family, maybe a model or 2 for a bit of practice but nothing big. |
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| Tuesday, November 03, 2009 7:47 AM | ||
 Location United Kingdom Buckinghamshire Milton Keynes | I used an old Fuji Finepix S5600 for the last few years, it wasn't bad for doing motorsport and static photography which is what I used to do a lot. However it was pretty terrible for use as a camera when doing portrait/modelling photography, and I saved up and got a Nikon D90 which I feel is a million times better in use. Don't know much about the current line up of Fuji cameras but I don't believe they are rated anywhere as highly as canons and nikons cameras. |
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 Location United Kingdom Devon Exmouth | Quote from nath88 Thanks Ed, at the minute it's not serious but just a bit fun so don't want to spend too much. I was thinking of taking it up seriously but my modelling is still pretty busy so don't want to kick myself out of it yet. It's really going to be used to shoot horses, friends/family, maybe a model or 2 for a bit of practice but nothing big. For horse stuff you'll suffer from another of the bridge cameras failings then... the lag (the delay between pressing the button and it actually taking a photo) - on a DLSR its pretty much instant.. Friends/Family... thats fine.. kinda what bridge cameras are designed for.. Model stuff - hummmmmmm - you can get ok results.. but much easier with a DSLR.. If your budget is limited have a search for "Canon 350D" on ebay.. seen them go for less then £150 with lens on occasion |
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| Tuesday, November 03, 2009 7:51 AM | |||
 Location United Kingdom Birmingham | Quote from GrimeAndGlamour Keith,you do mean Panasonic not Fuji dont you? Nat, I can also vouch for the FZ20. I didnt have it for a long as I moved to the Canon 350d but it was a great camera to learn on. yeah sorry, the panasonic lumix fz20 great little camera.. the reviews on it say it all |
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| Tuesday, November 03, 2009 1:09 PM | ||
Location United Kingdom Gwynedd | Quote from eddkingphotography If your budget is limited have a search for "Canon 350D" on ebay.. seen them go for less then £150 with lens on occasion I know of a 350D for sale, the owner wants £200 for it, including the original kit lens and another short Canon zoom lens, all in the original box with leads etc. Its only been used for about 6 day trips out and is immaculate. I was shown it on Sunday, and it is in fantastic condition, genuine reason for sale, the owner wanted liveview on his DSLR and has upgraded |
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| Tuesday, November 03, 2009 1:14 PM | ||
 Location United Kingdom Nottinghamshire Ilkeston | Quote from keith_west_photography Man.. wish i had a D200 as a starter camera! Its my MAIN camera now.. lol LOL !! i have D300 as starter camera and im a University student. Im not trying to big myself up but i used to have Fuji S9500 and I found that by upgrading to D300 I had more potential and i saw an increase in the quality of my work. Which i hope people enjoy to view. I would definatly say go for D200 or D300 if ya can afford it :D (to original Post) |
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| Tuesday, November 03, 2009 1:24 PM | ||
 Location United Kingdom Nottinghamshire Mansfield | Fuji's arent bad cameras for learning on. They give you a fair bit of control over it's settings, but have auto everything in case it all goes tits up. The only thing I've got against the lower models (and this goes for a lot of bridge cameras) is the lack of hotshoe. Asda and Tesco regularly have the Fujis in their bargain bin. There was a Fuji bridge camera (don't ask which one) in Tesco for under £100 earlier this year. D200 or D300 as a starting camera? A D60 with SB400 flash and 55-200VR lens would still cost considerably less and do everything she needs. |
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| Tuesday, November 03, 2009 1:28 PM | |||
Location United Kingdom Birmingham | Quote from HMansfield Fuji's arent bad cameras for learning on. They give you a fair bit of control over it's settings, but have auto everything in case it all goes tits up.The only thing I've got against the lower models (and this goes for a lot of bridge cameras) is the lack of hotshoe.Asda and Tesco regularly have the Fujis in their bargain bin. There was a Fuji bridge camera (don't ask which one) in Tesco for under £100 earlier this year.D200 or D300 as a starting camera? A D60 with SB400 flash and 55-200VR lens would still cost considerably less and do everything she needs. Hotshoe on bridge cameras is often hard to find,... yet again another reason i would look into somehting like the Lumix FZ20 as it has a hotshoe. And yeah.. i totall agree.. cant help but think a D200 / D300 (or similar) would be OTT for that the OP needs. If it was decided that DSLR was NEEDED, then yeah, would start with something like a D50 or Cannon 350d. There are alot of people who seem to think having a better camera will make them a better photographer. my favourite saying .. "all the gear and no idea" springs to mind. I'm a strong believer in its not what you have, but how you use it .. the end product should do all the talking. |
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| Tuesday, November 03, 2009 1:30 PM | ||
Location United Kingdom Nottinghamshire Ilkeston | Quote from keith_west_photography There are alot of people who seem to think having a better camera will make them a better photographer. my favourite saying .. "all the gear and no idea" springs to mind. I'm a strong believer in its not what you have, but how you use it .. the end product should do all the talking.
I so agree on that Keith !! D60 or even D90 would be suitable and yeh D200/300 is a bit OTT I agree !! |
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