Hi all Newb with a Q

[Photofan]

Hi all,

I'm contemplating making my first purchase of a camera and would like to ask if you could give my intended purchase the once over - pros and cons. I'm a real novice on a budget and don't want to go buying something that's not what I need.

I like taking action shots of my family (on holiday, playing sports etc), landscapes and close up pics of natural objects, flowers insects etc.

The camera is a Fuji Finepix s5700.

BTW great site, I've already picked up a few tips just browsing!! Excellent.

http://shopping.trustedreviews.com/compare/cameras

 

[Wilson1990]

I wouldn't trust that website, I just compared my camera (D40) to a Canon EOS 400D and alot of the info was incorrect.

 

[Sideburns]

dpreview.com, my friend.
But the camera shouldn't be that bad. What's the budget?

 

[Joves]

I second dpreview.com. Good luck.

 

[Photofan]

Sorry, only posted that link for the tech specs. My budget is about £200 / $350 (?).

 

[Photofan]

Checked out dpreview.com and it has some good user reviews...no strong negative comments either, Thanks for the pointers. I'll upload a couple of pics I took on another camera and you can let me know if I should continue with a purchase or not lol...

 

[Photofan]

Interested in your thoughts - I know the pics aren't of a good quality but compisition etc...

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[Iron Flatline]

No. 1 could stand some cropping toward the bottom, the rest are good.

Have fun!

 

[Photofan]

Cheers Iron Flatline. Appreciated.