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May 14, 2003
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Whilst the subject of Cameras has come up, I'm also looking for some advice. Going to uni abroad for a year in September and was looking at taking an entry level/ sub £400 DSLR - any opinions on the Samsung GX-1L?
Thanks
 

J@mes

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Personally, i would stick with either Nikon or Cannon.

both company have just released new models, so some of the old models can now be found at good price. Nikon D50/70s, Cannon 350d/400d would all fit in that price range

-james
 

OddJob

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That is the lens that I have and it might be a bit slow in focusing for paintballing to be honest. The moves would be gone by the time it's sorted itself out.

And Jessops?! Do you want to give the man AIDS??

http://www.warehouseexpress.com/ is a great site to have a look around mate.

Eddie: Personally if you are travelling I'd go for a compact many of which have the apature/shutter speed settings nowadays. If you want a SLR-esque camera just get an SLR and sod it. Midway is just annoying as it's in neither camp and is just more bulk to carry that isn't needed.

Leica do a lovely range of compacts and will give you awesome photos.
 

J@mes

If in doubt, flat out!
Jul 11, 2006
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That is the lens that I have and it might be a bit slow in focusing for paintballing to be honest. The moves would be gone by the time it's sorted itself out.

And Jessops?! Do you want to give the man AIDS??
hehe, i use jessops to find what i want (was only using it to show him what sort of focal length he should get), then buy from a family friend that own's a photography shop.

i wouldnt go mid/entry level, thats why i got rid of my d50.. but i never got round to replacing it.. so i just have a little compact camera.

best thing for anyone to do, is set yourself a budget, and stick to it.

-james
 

Big Mac

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i always use nice little specialised stores for everything they always know what they are talking about and are always more than happy to help - go to town and hunt around and talk to the shop people. but not jessops
 

Big Mac

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And Jessops?! Do you want to give the man AIDS??
i just dont like them. others might not either but i dont think its just me ^^^^^

and cos little shops need the buisness - usually hidden away somewhere but when you find them they are goldmines
 

danrandon

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Personally reccomend Nikon's as i'm a registered pro. But go to jessops and feel fondle and try every one you can afford. The new d40 is nice and so is the d80.

Make sure you get a lens that covers the long telephoto region (eg. 70-300)

also invest in a skylight/uv filter to protect the front optic of the lens and a camera cover to protect the lens and body of the camera.
 

OddJob

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There is a jessops in town, why not them?
They tend to be retailers, not camera specialists. The people there can have little knowledge and thus talk utter testicles to you. Prices are high as well and selection limited. As Dan says go in there and touch everything up that you can, see if you like the feel of a certain camera, talk to them about it, don't take it as gospel and then go and read stuff about it on the net.

Warehouse express I've found to be one of the cheapest sites and very good customer service as well. Pixmania is also cheap though often the cameras don't come with a British manual which is a real pain if you get an SLR from them.
 

killcrazy

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Im looking at either the Canon 400D or the Sony alpha 100.
both around £500 digital SLR's

upgrading from my konica minolta Dimage Z10

getting to a point now where my photography skills are advancing faster than my equipment can handle,
and also faster than my budget stretches to :(
Hopefully getting one of these two cameras in the next couple of months, then waiting for birthday/xmas to get a larger lense.
Also want a fisheye lense, but they cost fffaaaaarrrr too much for the amount id be using it :(

Anyone used either of these cameras and got a good review for it? not a fan of the nikons, had a feel of it and it felt like a toy, not a camera.