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Title: new camera advice
Post by: MAT ED30 on December 24, 2008, 05:35:45 pm
i am after new cam and i have no clue what to look for or what to get. i want to be able to take great pics of my car  :wink: and other things but want clear pics

any help would be great  :santa:
Title: Re: new camera advice
Post by: CocoPops on December 24, 2008, 05:39:35 pm
Budget?
Title: Re: new camera advice
Post by: MAT ED30 on December 24, 2008, 05:53:19 pm
Budget?

£500 ish but dont mind getting a cam for alot less and adding lenses as i go
Title: Re: new camera advice
Post by: CocoPops on December 24, 2008, 05:57:43 pm
Right, so you're looking at dSLR then.

My recommendation would be the Canon 450D :)
I have one myself.
Title: Re: new camera advice
Post by: MAT ED30 on December 24, 2008, 05:59:48 pm
Right, so you're looking at dSLR then.

My recommendation would be the Canon 450D :)
I have one myself.

my mate has just got one of those for £350 with 2 lenses i am sure its a 450d or a 400 something  :laugh:  going to have a look in the sales i think  :rolleye:
Title: Re: new camera advice
Post by: stealthwolf on December 24, 2008, 06:39:58 pm
Have a look at Digital Photography Review (http://www.dpreview.com)

American-based (reflected in the prices) but fantastic for some well-detailed reviews of many cameras, as well as a great search system.
Title: Re: new camera advice
Post by: 08micsta on December 24, 2008, 08:07:37 pm
Hello mat. If you can give me till tomorrow morning i will post up a long story and write up i have been working on with regards to buying or upgrading your camera. Should be some useful info in there on what to look for etc etc. Mike
Title: Re: new camera advice
Post by: MAT ED30 on December 24, 2008, 08:17:29 pm
Hello mat. If you can give me till tomorrow morning i will post up a long story and write up i have been working on with regards to buying or upgrading your camera. Should be some useful info in there on what to look for etc etc. Mike

 :happy2: thank you any help would be great and christmas so take it easy  :santa: :xmastree:
Title: Re: new camera advice
Post by: GTIjames on December 24, 2008, 08:43:10 pm
have a look at a Panasonic dmc lx3 pref in black, is not a slr cam so still a nice size but the quality of pics you get are rather good,
Title: Re: new camera advice
Post by: cmdrfire on December 25, 2008, 01:40:19 am
Right, so you're looking at dSLR then.

My recommendation would be the Canon 450D :)
I have one myself.

I use the older version of that, the 400D and I absolutely love it. The 450D comes with the DIGIC-3 image processing engine. Either this or the equivalent Nikon would be my choice but me <3 Canon (plus my dad's got loads of lenses which I can nick)
Title: Re: new camera advice
Post by: 08micsta on December 25, 2008, 06:59:16 am
Here we are:

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=1118.new#new

And Im also going to suggest the 450D or if you want a nice but cheaper camera the FujiFinepix S700 is great too.

Mike

Title: Re: new camera advice
Post by: jsd on December 28, 2008, 12:14:10 am
Dear Mat,

my lecturer has given me a website which reviews all camera's out on the market, so it might be of some use. I'll find it and have it up tomorrow. :happy2:
Title: Re: new camera advice
Post by: JPC on December 28, 2008, 12:40:32 am
i have a 450d mate and i love it.
Title: Re: new camera advice
Post by: Hedge on December 28, 2008, 12:42:08 am
Take a look here.
http://www.dpreview.com/
Title: Re: new camera advice
Post by: stealthwolf on December 28, 2008, 12:00:52 pm
Take a look here.
http://www.dpreview.com/

Lol I already suggested that site earlier in the thread. It's the one I use whenever I look for a camera.
Title: Re: new camera advice
Post by: jsd on December 29, 2008, 08:58:25 pm
yup thats the one our lecturer suggested!
Title: Re: new camera advice
Post by: MAT ED30 on December 31, 2008, 05:54:29 pm
well i got this today
http://www.fujifilm.co.uk/consumer/digital/digital-cameras/d-slr-long-zoom/finepix-s6500fd/View

i got it from a relative who had just got a 400d so said its yours for £40 and from a quick look at it i am very happy with it  :smiley:
Title: Re: new camera advice
Post by: neo66 on December 31, 2008, 08:49:11 pm
I recommend the Canon 450d.
Got one earlier this month and finding it awesome.
Title: Re: new camera advice
Post by: 08micsta on December 31, 2008, 10:27:18 pm
Congrats on the purchase! i have the s700 and i find it to be a brilliant camera. I have full trust in fuji as they designed most of the principle systems in cameras. Take some arty shots and post em up!
Title: Re: new camera advice
Post by: MAT ED30 on January 01, 2009, 11:15:12 am
i also have a Panasonic lumix DMC-TZ3 that i use all the time but as this Fuji was going cheap it would have been rude not to have it  :smiley: will get some pics done soon. :happy2: