DSLR

Ok so.... I am going to buy a DSLR soon, but I don't know what make to get! I need something with a fast shutter speed!!!! I travel a lot so I need one that will last. Can anyone give reccomendations????

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Permalink Reply by Ian Cook on August 19, 2010 at 12:18

Impossible to tell you which brand is best, they are all good. All will come with a fast shutter speed, although i guess that depends how fast you want to go ?

what sort of photography are you into? ie captive, wild, macro, landscape etc
Whats your budget ?

Best advice i can give is,

1) Stick with a brand known for high end cameras, Canon, Nikon, Sony !
2) Go to a shop where you can actually hold the cameras you are interested in, and hold them, some are more comfrotable to use than others.
4) Work out what lengths of lenses you will need, and price some up for the camera you have chosen, it can have a big bearing on your budget !
5) Buy and enjoy :)

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Permalink Reply by Rawr! on August 19, 2010 at 12:19

Cool! Ok thanks! This is gonna help loads!

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Permalink Reply by Rawr! on August 19, 2010 at 12:19

Cool! Ok thanks! This is gonna help loads!

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Permalink Reply by Alexander Batten-Phelps on August 22, 2010 at 14:56

I will also add to Ian's point by also saying that the first step is to identify your key areas of interest - whilst each of the leading brands has a wide range of lenses that will cover most of the same aspects there are some that have an edge over the others and if you have a specific interest you might find one group better than the others.

I will also say try to decide what sort of budget (both long and short term) you are going to approach this with. This is important as some brands have less in the midrange offerings than others (Nikon and as far as I know sony as well have less longer glass in the £1000ish pricerange than Canon do - things like 400mm, 300mm and 100-400mm)

Once you've an idea of your interests and budget you can approach the question of which to go for since you have criteria for the companies to be measured against each other with. If you just end up with a lot of very vague answers for yourself (ie you've no burning passion for any select areas) then chances are any of the brands will suit you and it come down to more egonomics (how things feel in your hand and operate) as well as what deals you can get on the purchase.

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Permalink Reply by Tim Jones on October 23, 2010 at 18:24

One thing I would like to add is spend a decent percentage of your budget on a good lens. A £3000 camera with a £100 lens will never give you the quality of photo as a £500 camera with a £1000 lens. The camera only records what the lens sees. There is always opportunity to upgrade camera bodies whereas most people who have good quality lenses will keep them to use on their next camera body upgrade. I personally use Canon as I started with Canon but I would happily use Nikon gear as they are equally as good. As mentioned above a great deal depends on your budget and photography needs. To give you an example of the extremes you can buy a decent Canon outfit for £600-£800. If I won the lottery I would buy the Canon 1D Mk iv and the 800mm f5.6L lens which would set me back £13500 approx ! Just one final note I regularly use www.camerapricebuster.co.uk which I find really useful. Good luck and I hope you are soon taking great photos :)

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Permalink Reply by Paula Moss on October 25, 2010 at 17:38

When you decide what camera to buy you would make sure you need to know exactly how it works. I bought my first SLR Canon 350D and left it on auto settings thinking that was enough, but when I was taught how the creative settings work ie AV etc wow what a difference that made. Good luck, hope you bought your camera by now.