stringy93 Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 As above, its about time i replaced my broken one, taking pics on my phones 2MP camera is abit pants! Ive been looking at them today and theres sooo many. After some opinions because im lost Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey_d Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 For small cameras I recommend Casio or Canon. For large 'real' dSLR cameras, for me it's Canon all the way... but I do understand there are many Dirty Nikon fans out there Hehehe! Certainly I'm all about the Canon. Are you after dSLR or just small and portable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Tool Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 Got a Canon 400D ... fantastic piece of kit. Love it. A few examples of some photos ive taken with it: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicky Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 Phil thos epics are awesome I have a Canon 400D as well and it is a great camera I also have compact Olympus which is a very good camera had it for years and it does everything it says on the packet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Tool Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 Cheers dicky...plenty where those came from! Obviously with SLR's it isn't just the camera, its the lens too. You could spend thousands on an amazing camera but if you've got a poor lens whats the point? Unfortunately this is where SLR's become very expensive. In my case, the first two pics were taken with my everday lens - 17-85mm IS lens which has not had a pampered life! Been dropped plenty of times. The F1 pic was taken with a 300mm IS/L lens...was an incredible piece of kit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 Great pictures!! Canon fan here too, I love my 40D! Agree with Mr Tool, lenses make all the difference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windy Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 I picked up a Canon 450D and it's awesome! I've art-directed photographers for years, yet know jack about cameras, so bought it (plus a load of books) to teach myself. Got an 85-200mm lens last week which proved handy for my girlfriend grabbing some shots of me drifting at the weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattBMW Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 need to invest in an SLR...seems like the cannon one is the one to get... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonlpearce Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Wow dude some of those pics are awesome real clean crisp quality! So how much can a decent lens set you back, or is that a "how long is a piece of string" question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 The lens I want next is a Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS L Series, cheapest I've found that is £1225 :| My Canon 17-55 f2.8 IS cost more than the camera body If you're feeling really flush then there's the Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6L USM, retails at about £50,000-60,000 or you can hire it for 7 days for £3000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpm Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 I think my dad has a 350d laying about, is that a good starter camera? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonlpearce Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 £100k for a camera lens, i know where id be spending my money, somewhere along the lines of a ferrari as it will give me better pleasure than a camera will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 It's kinda large Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattBMW Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 The lens I want next is a Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS L Series, cheapest I've found that is £1225 :| My Canon 17-55 f2.8 IS cost more than the camera body If you're feeling really flush then Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6L USM, retails at about £50,000-60,000 or you can hire it for 7 days for £3000 Adam seen this on Amazon today : http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000KQFB2Q/?tag...sl_1756yrt717_e Any good to you? Not sure if that was the right lens you were looking for...looks like it has two the standard and the 55-200mm one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Thanks, but no, the lens is to slow. The lower the f number the faster the lens is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattBMW Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Sorry m8, cameras are not really my specialty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Tool Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 I think my dad has a 350d laying about, is that a good starter camera? Definately! Its still a very good camera. My advice is to download a few tutorials from the web and get snapping. The 350D is where canon introduced the EF-S lens range so it may be a relatively dated camera but there are loads of lenses availible for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringy93 Posted November 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Seems like canons a popular choice! Them pictures look great phil. Fancying the one of the wheel for the living room Im just after something compact and good quality, and not in the thousands just love to be able to get some good quality snaps at meets etc After looking around the various shops i liked the Sony T77. Sony T77 What do i need to look for in compact cameras? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 High optical zoom, around 10mp, memory card type & max capacity. Other features depend on what you are going to use it for. You might want a fast start up time if you are going to be shooting sports, face recognition if it will mostly be group photo's etc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Tool Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Seems like canons a popular choice! Them pictures look great phil. Fancying the one of the wheel for the living room Cheers mate! Send me your e-mail address and ill get a high res over to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 What settings did you use for the eye and tower bridge pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron///M Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 i have a nikon d60 is a nice camera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starryboy Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 Thanks to all you guys who recommended the Canon 400d. I bought one yesterday and its awesome. Gonna get some sweet pics of my baby now. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz 330 Cs Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 My Dad has one of these Jobbies , he paid over a grand for a lens not long back , this will sound a bit boring but he takes pics of trains and has trackside permit , he showed me this 1 particular picture that he took , he was about 15ft from a train doing 70mph, he took a pic and it looks like the train is parked up , its that clear ! I was gobsmacked ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
