Newbie

[ColinJ]

Hello everyone,I am more or less a newbie to this hobby,in the past I have used point & shoot cameras,I am 74 years old so I'm a young one,I like to be active in the fresh air,I live in the Midlands so have good scenery around me,at the moment I like to walk my two dogs.
So first question is can anyone recommend a decent starter digital cameras

Colin

 

[Angal Faria]

Hello and welcome to this forum, Colin. There is a lot of cameras you can choose one best for you. Have you any pic of your previous photography.

 

[snowbear119 51]

Welcome aboard.

 

[Tropicalmemories]

Hello Colin and welcome.

So many good cameras now - probably best to try a few in the shop to see which feels right in your hands - like when picking any tool.

But a few considerations ....

1. Sensor size - if you may be shooting in low light, or you like that blurred background look - go for a larger sensor size - so bigger than normal 'point and shoot' camera

2. Equipment size and weight (also related to sensor size) - systems like 'micro four thirds' (Olympus, Panasonic) are smaller and lighter than 'full frame', and aps-c systems are in the middle.

3. Smart auto mode - as you develop you'll be shooting manual or 'semi-manual' (aperture or shutter priority), but in early stages a good, intelligent auto mode is a good option.

4 Mirror (dslr) or no mirror - lots of debate on this one - but in general dslr for fast sports, lower cost of lenses, mirrorless for more compact size, ease of use when moving from point and shoot, and they are the future direction of digital.

As for specific models - all of us will recommend our own camera, as that's what we chose for our needs - so for me, Fuji X series is the best!

 

[ColinJ]

Angal. thank you for a warm welcome,I hope to be talking to all of you in the near future

Colin

 

[Jeff1552 52]

Hello Colin and welcome.........

 

[ColinJ]

Yes Adam around £300-£400

Colin

 

[ColinJ]

Many thanks Jeff

Colin

 

[Original katomi]

Hi welcome added to what the others say, have a think about used kit! From a photography shop at least at first, I can only speak about canon so for a light weight lug it around with the dogs all day I would look at the canon 600d lens wise my go to lens for out and about would be the canon 17 85mm

 

[Original katomi]

Just looked at MBP.com who I have no connection to so does no benefit me by telling you, a 600d body only ranges from 139 gbp to 179 gbp have a look . Please be very careful when buying used, if the camera is on display in the shop window without a lens or body cap on, then two things to rem
1 all the dust and Luther air bourn things will have a chance and probably will get inside the camera. 2 chances whoever put that camera on display has limited knowledge. I have been using two well known camera shops in Sussex for years and have never seen them display cameras,lens in That way. Yes you could go via other on line places, but then it’s down to YOUR knowledge and skill I have been doing this for a while now and have been cought out and bought a duff.
Like others here if we can help we will, rem canon is not the only brand others here speak Nikon, Pentax to name but two

 

[ColinJ]

Thank you katomi and Adam i will get back to you both in a bit,out with the dogs at the moment.

Colin

 

[Original katomi]

To the thread regulators. I am not intending to premote the shop named but to point a newbi in a direction so they can look and think first. I apologise if this oversteps the bounds

 

[Original katomi]

Canon EOS 60D DSLR

Canon 60D gives the photo enthusiast a powerful tool fostering creativity, with better image quality, more advanced features and automatic and in-camera technologies for ease-of-use. It features an improved APS-C sized 18.0-megapixel CMOS sensor for tremendous images, a new DIGIC 4 Image Processor for finer detail and excellent color reproduction, and improved ISO capabilities from 100-6400 (expandable to 12800) for uncompromised shooting even in the dimmest situations.

Agree a step up from the 600d I have used both currently using the 60d just produced a 71 inch by 12inch panarama

 

[ColinJ]

Hi Again everyone,this last week I was looking all the shops in my area,I have looked most of the big camera names,not along much wiser than I was before,I am a bit interested in the Olympus E-10 Mark 'll MSC 14-42 lens it's on a special price in one of the big shops,I'm not quite sure if it will be a bit over my head at the moment,we are going up Scotland in a months time,I would like to take one with me,any help would be most appreciated

 

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