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Wraith
10th February 2010, 11:57 AM
First off appologies as I know this topic has been raised before and there's another thread here on the same topic, but there's little useful information in that thread for me...

I'll be travelling O/S next month so it'll be a good opportunity for me to grab some duty free gear and one item high on my agenda is a good camera, similar to what some people on this forum have...

So please give me your recommendations, ie: brand/model/type and cost.

Hopefully this won't turn into a debate over which is best or such like, just relevant info please...

I've seen pics posted up from some people with good cameras (eg. Pauly) and they look great, I'm just wanting something like that :)

TIA to all responses :)

guy 27
10th February 2010, 12:05 PM
seems like your after a DSLR camera. Do you have a preference to nikon or canon?

If you want a point and shoot camera. http://panasonic.com.au/products/details.cfm?objectID=4611

Wraith
10th February 2010, 12:19 PM
seems like your after a DSLR camera. Do you have a preference to nikon or canon?

If you want a point and shoot camera. http://panasonic.com.au/products/details.cfm?objectID=4611

Yes guy, seems like a good DSLR is the way to go and I'd like something that's simple/straight forward to use...

I've been using the Sony Cybershot range of cameras for the last 8 years, on my 3rd update ATM and for what it is, it's a great little camera that's cheap, extremely easy to use and gives good quality pics...

However I now want to add to it a more serious pic quality cam...

Thanks for the above recommendation, I'll research it :)

poita
10th February 2010, 12:21 PM
a good site for info and comparisons on cameras is www.dpreview.com

Wraith
10th February 2010, 12:26 PM
a good site for info and comparisons on cameras is www.dpreview.com

Thanks Pete, I'll have a good look on this site also :)

PaulyJ
10th February 2010, 12:27 PM
Any entry level DSLR will give you great photo's, its just a preference really.
Personally, I'm a Canon man. You have 3 to choose from. 450D, 500D or 1000D.

You'll definately be able to do what you want and more with these.

Wraith
10th February 2010, 12:29 PM
Any entry level DSLR will give you great photo's, its just a preference really.
Personally, I'm a Canon man. You have 3 to choose from. 450D, 500D or 1000D.

You'll definately be able to do what you want and more with these.

Awesome...

Thanks heaps Pauly :thumbs:

gmonkey
10th February 2010, 11:43 PM
I also like the cybershot cameras they make great P&S cameras... but like i said on the other thread i wouldnt touch a sony DSLR.. its deff a 2 horse race in the DSLR world between canon and nikon. The way i see the battle between the two brands is, Nikon seem to have all the big crazy new tech (HD video, 24mp camera[not that it means anything!] etc) while canon have the 'its always done like this' my DSLR is still pretty much the same as my old SLR, it becomes 2nd nature using a canon i feel, you know what all the buttons and knobs do no matter what model you choose.

i have a Canon 400D (i think it was) previous model now.. but i think its awesome for a entry/moderate level user. It is fully manual you can adjust anything you want pretty much, auto function seems to work fairly good for those times u just want to point and shoot. Sensors seem to be very responsive. Only flaw i feel with it is you can use the lcd screen as your view point, u have to use the peep hole. which makes shooting photos on a low/high tripod annoying.

Corsa_Rob
11th February 2010, 01:14 AM
I'd highly recommend the 1000d mate, great camera can't go wrong with it. I've had mine for a while now and am still learning but with a bit of practice you can take some amazing photos.

Its basically the update on the 400d which adds live view so that you can view the shot on the LCD.

gmonkey
11th February 2010, 01:16 AM
haha i want live view :p... how well does the battery last with it?

Corsa_Rob
11th February 2010, 11:12 AM
haha i want live view :p... how well does the battery last with it?

I don't use it a whole lot, only for tripod work as you said. Its also good for previewing settings when on manual mode. But it does chew more battery, so if you were shooting with it on for long time you'd want a spare battery.

Wraith
11th February 2010, 12:11 PM
I also like the cybershot cameras they make great P&S cameras... but like i said on the other thread i wouldnt touch a sony DSLR.. its deff a 2 horse race in the DSLR world between canon and nikon. The way i see the battle between the two brands is, Nikon seem to have all the big crazy new tech (HD video, 24mp camera[not that it means anything!] etc) while canon have the 'its always done like this' my DSLR is still pretty much the same as my old SLR, it becomes 2nd nature using a canon i feel, you know what all the buttons and knobs do no matter what model you choose.

i have a Canon 400D (i think it was) previous model now.. but i think its awesome for a entry/moderate level user. It is fully manual you can adjust anything you want pretty much, auto function seems to work fairly good for those times u just want to point and shoot. Sensors seem to be very responsive. Only flaw i feel with it is you can use the lcd screen as your view point, u have to use the peep hole. which makes shooting photos on a low/high tripod annoying.


I'd highly recommend the 1000d mate, great camera can't go wrong with it. I've had mine for a while now and am still learning but with a bit of practice you can take some amazing photos.

Its basically the update on the 400d which adds live view so that you can view the shot on the LCD.

Thanks Guys :)

After alot of research over the past 24hrs. I'm leaning towards either a Cannon 500D or a Nikkon S5000 - they seem to be pretty much on par overall, with the Nikkon being a little cheaper and having a better look/exterior build quality to it, but the Cannon 500D has the better digital video capabilty...

From what I've gathered both the Cannon 500D and 1000D are an update on the 450D, but alot of the reviews I read through still put the 450D at better than the newer 2 in some respects, but the 500D and the S5000 will most certainly be more than good enough for me...

I'll see which of the 2 will be a better purchase for me duty free from O/S and grab one :)

Thanks again to all for your input :thumbs:

poita
11th February 2010, 12:18 PM
D5000 dont you mean with the Nikon?

out of those i would pick teh 500D.

has much better low light capabilities

Wraith
11th February 2010, 12:44 PM
D5000 dont you mean with the Nikon?

out of those i would pick teh 500D.

has much better low light capabilities

Oops...correct you are Pete - too much reading on my part hard to remember everything :p

Most of the info I've read up on is on the site you provided, this page has the different model spec names :http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos500d/page4.asp

Excellent reading of all things concerned for for anyone else looking into these cameras, thanks again for the link Pete :)

poita
11th February 2010, 01:11 PM
its a great site for info and reviews.

just have to be a little careful with some things, as OS models can sometimes be different to what we get here.

OzStick
11th February 2010, 01:23 PM
Another good website for reviews and general info is http://steves-digicams.com/ however, as already mentioned you need to be wary of model numbers.

At the end of the day nothing beats a test drive, especially if you can't decide between a couple of models. Features on cameras are useless if they are a pain to access, so if you're splitting hairs over image quality go with the one that is most intuitive for you to use......

Wraith
11th February 2010, 04:27 PM
Thanks again for that advice above guys...

I'll know to check O/S model specs compared to ours...

As advised I'm going to go to a camera shop outlet soon, give a couple of models a whirl and decide from there :)