I'd like to get back into photography. I haven't used an SLR since 2000.
Any advice on a good, yet affordable SLR camera would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks
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Recommend Entry Level SLR Camera Please
subywagon on 28/07/2015 - 23:13
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You need to provide more information - Budget etc.
You probably want to look at a Canon 650D or similar.
Check out http://www.techradar.com/au/news/photography-video-capture/c…
and http://www.cnet.com/topics/cameras/best-digital-cameras/dslr…
Note: Some cameras have different names in Australia.
Then go to a camera store like Ted's and try some of them out. JBHIFI is OK but you need to go to a large one to get a decent range of cameras.
Personally I'd buy it at a store or if you must buy online you buy from a authorised reseller.
Do you still have your old SLR?
may be able to make use of your lenses.I only took a class in photography in uni as part of my design course. And as such my knowledge is very limited. I borrowed the DSLR from the uni.
I've got a heap of lenses from old film SLRs that were inherited.
Can still be compatible. Check out what brand - Canon or Nikon. Take it with you and try in the shop. So may only need the camera body.
Agree @knick007, Canon 650 or up. I would then get a Tamron all-rounder lens under $200 during eBay special, so to have one lens instead of 2.All rounder lenses cripple your creativity. But are good for travel.
The best lenses are very specific lenses, because they are fantastic at some things, rather than being very average at many.
That's why I recommend getting the standard kit lens (or two, if that appeals) and a 50mm 1.8 as soon as you want more.
Edit: Canon 50mm lenses can be had for circa $100
Budget would be around $500.
Thanks for the replies guys!
Without knowing your intentions it can be hard to give advice. If you are going to be travelling a lot with your camera I would consider one of the new mirrorless compacts. Much easier to walk around with and take with you. The biggest drawback I find with them would be really wide angle shots. If you would like to give more details about what photos you would take and how you would use it, giving advice becomes more specific to you and less like the generic which camera should I get thread all over the internet. :)
I totally agree with the first half of your post, but I didn't get the second part. Why is it any harder with a mirrorless to get a wide angle shot than a dslr? Doesn't it only depend on the lens?
The crop factor on the lens is different based on the size of the sensor.Effectively adding focal length. so an 8mm will become a 16mm. makes it harder to go super wide.
That's assuming a m43 camera, and that you're not buying lenses specific to the camera. In the sense you can buy a 14-24 for a Nikon, and a 7-14 for a m43 camera. If you were to pair up the Nikon with an entry level Nikon camera (which is what the OP's budget allows for), you wouldn't be as wide as the mirrorless.
Not to mention the Sony's with no crop factor at all :)
I'm not 100% sure yet what kind of photos I'll be taking. As I'll be exploring and learning once I start. So anything from portraits to landscapes etc.
I will take it with me when I travel, but I wont be travelling that much in the near future.
I would be interested in wide angle shots, as I live in Tasmania and there is a lot of beautiful landscape down here to capture.
Thanks
Sounds like a full size camera would be best suited for your needs. If your plan is to go and take photos and you can put up with the heavier weight of a large dslr then that would be the best choice. Better quality for the price more functionality. I prefer my smaller lighter mirrorless compact as I can take it out anytime and it never feels like I am carrying a large brick. But for the dedicated photo times I prefer the other. Also the smaller crop factor of a full frame dslr means you can get wider shots with the same mm lens.
The Canon 600D often hovers around the $500 mark. Great starter camera.
I purchased a Canon, for less than $500 from Joyce Mayne (Harvey Norman) @ 2 years ago. Quite good. I then purchased a Tamron lens from a company called Digital Camera World for a reasonable price.
gumtree - people sell 1-2 yr old dslr's cheap! Buy a second hand body and with the savings invest in some decent glass!
Thanks for the advice. I'll have a look!
Agreed. Most people buy them and don't use them… So they're often in 'as new' condition.
i am also getting into photography - have bought all my lenses second hand. you just have to be patient. I recently bought a nikon d300 for 200. While a big old, it has a drive screw, so perfect for the older af-d lenses which can be bought quite cheap.
I also have a d5300. I paired this with a 18-105 lens, however since purchased a 17-55 f2.8, 35mm f2.8.
Agreed. Buy a d5100 second hand for around $350 and grab the sigma 18-35mm f1.8 for $750
This question has been asked many, many times. Get a Canon or Nikon. Any entry level one will do. Buy a cheap 50mm 1.8 lens. Enjoy.