Photography - from scratch
Discussion
simpo two said:
1) How much do you want to spend?
2) Do you think you might grow into the hobby and want to do more one day?
If so I can recommend the EOS300. I bought one 2-3 years ago and have taken well over 5000 pics with it now, including a few months worth of off road expeditions across the Australian outback and world wide travel.
The standard lense let me down at the end of a years worth of abuse (and over 4000 shots) but i couldnt complain, it even looked knackered!
Its my first SLR and has me hooked. Looking at purchasing new lenses within the next month and hopefully a digital SLR within the next 1-2 years.
The EOS300 was an excellent starting place. I paid* £300 for body and lense but I think you can get it a lot cheaper than that now.
*insurance claim for stolen compact camera. Had it replaced with the SLR by offering a bit of extra cash. I think total value was £300
Yup - an SLR is probably the best way to learn photography, and needn't cost a fortune. Warehouse Express are currently advertising the Canon EOS300 for £99, or £199 with Sigma 28-80mm & 100-300mm lenses.
The added advantage of going for something like the Canon EOS300 is that if you get into photography more, you can upgrade the body to a top of the range £5.5k DSLR (1Ds) and still use the same lenses that you bought for the 300.
The added advantage of going for something like the Canon EOS300 is that if you get into photography more, you can upgrade the body to a top of the range £5.5k DSLR (1Ds) and still use the same lenses that you bought for the 300.
I have seen loads of packages for the Eos 300D, some with the special Canon lense for between £800-£900 and some with a larger or even 2 Sigma lenses for around the same price.
What are the main differences between the Sigma and canon lenses then?. Im guessing quality?
DREAMING OF OWNING A 300D WHEN MY KIDS REACH 16 AND THE CSA STOP DRAINING ME
What are the main differences between the Sigma and canon lenses then?. Im guessing quality?
DREAMING OF OWNING A 300D WHEN MY KIDS REACH 16 AND THE CSA STOP DRAINING ME
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sorry
didn't mean to hijack the thread, erm i find that this site is proving quite usefull to try and get my head around things
www.ephotozine.com/techniques/viewtechnique.cfm?recid=63
sorry didn't mean to hijack the thread, erm i find that this site is proving quite usefull to try and get my head around things
www.ephotozine.com/techniques/viewtechnique.cfm?recid=63
I started putting more thought into my images after I joined a photographic club. It's really good to see lots of other peoples work and to find the strengths and weakness of my own.
Not all clubs are the same and I suspect our club is not typical. In our club the emphasis is on the result, not techie stuff. We've got nearly 50% women membership! The club membership is growing significantly at the moment!
Not all clubs are the same and I suspect our club is not typical. In our club the emphasis is on the result, not techie stuff. We've got nearly 50% women membership! The club membership is growing significantly at the moment!
Nacnud said:
In our club the emphasis is on the result, not techie stuff. We've got nearly 50% women membership! The club membership is growing significantly at the moment!
Agreed that teccie stuff alone is not much use, but I like to know what's going on in the little box.
There's a women-only camera group round here - raving lefties of course - I wonder if I should try to join and then get compensation from the sex commission equality tribunal thingy when they refuse my application...?
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