Tom 13895 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 I want to buy one for my sisters 18th, budget up to £300. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 The Sony Alpha's are supposed to be very good. You could get a Nikon D60 body for around your budget, but lenses would be on top of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelus71 4 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 (edited) If you had a little extra cash, I'd highly recommend the Canon 450D (or the Rebel XSi as it's called over here) I've got it and I'm really impressed with it. Here's some of the shots I've taken with it. http://www.flickr.com/photos/angelus71-/ Edited April 6, 2009 by Angelus71 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Friend of mine has the 450D, impressive bit of kit. http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sonydslra200/ http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond60/ http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos450d/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13895 Posted April 7, 2009 Author Share Posted April 7, 2009 I don't think I can stretch my budget really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 2929 Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 I don't think I can stretch my budget really Then go old skool Tom and buy her a film camera! Then test her skills and buy her a rangefinder. Great value. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Voigtlander-Bessa-T-...A1%7C240%3A1318 Something interesting. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LOMO-FISHEYE-2-CAMER...A1%7C240%3A1318 The best value and an amazing camera but probably to expensive. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hasselblad-XPan-twin...A1%7C240%3A1318 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Or a compact zoom. The Lumix TZ5 is a smashing little camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 2929 Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Or a compact zoom. The Lumix TZ5 is a smashing little camera. Dr have you seen the Lumix DMC LX3-K? It looks a great wide angle digital rangefinder. http://panasonic.com.au/products/details.cfm?objectID=4612 Tom while looking for the Lumix above I found this, Lumix SLR which the article states is about $400US, so if you can find one it should be in your budget. I'd still go old skool but hey, I'm sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Not a SLR but Leica were doing really cheap deal on their V-Lux which including a £100 cashback offer meant you could get it for just over £300. I got one but I'm not sure if the offer is still on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Or a compact zoom. The Lumix TZ5 is a smashing little camera. Dr have you seen the Lumix DMC LX3-K? It looks a great wide angle digital rangefinder. http://panasonic.com.au/products/details.cfm?objectID=4612 Tom while looking for the Lumix above I found this, Lumix SLR which the article states is about $400US, so if you can find one it should be in your budget. I'd still go old skool but hey, I'm sad Yes, I've looked at an LX3 before, gives you a lot of opportunity to fiddle and be creative in comparison to most compacts, but again its pushing that £300 budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 That second one you've highlighted Sammy isn't an slr. I've used its predecessor, the FZ18, and again its a really good camera. And in budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 2929 Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Or a compact zoom. The Lumix TZ5 is a smashing little camera. Dr have you seen the Lumix DMC LX3-K? It looks a great wide angle digital rangefinder. http://panasonic.com.au/products/details.cfm?objectID=4612 Tom while looking for the Lumix above I found this, Lumix SLR which the article states is about $400US, so if you can find one it should be in your budget. I'd still go old skool but hey, I'm sad Yes, I've looked at an LX3 before, gives you a lot of opportunity to fiddle and be creative in comparison to most compacts, but again its pushing that £300 budget. True, I was looking at one in Frankfurt a couple of weeks ago and it was 700 euro!!! I can buy one here for $825 which on current exchange is about 400 euro. You know for just 100 quid you can buy a Bessa L on ebay with the world's best value 15mm lense, the 2nd widest - least distorted mass produced lense in the world, which leaves you with over 200 quid to spend on stock and developing. And you can take pics like this with it: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 2929 Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 That second one you've highlighted Sammy isn't an slr. I've used its predecessor, the FZ18, and again its a really good camera. And in budget. Oh, sorry. What do you expect from someone who uses film rangefinders??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asprilla 96 Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Do they still sell the Nikon D40/D40x? I have a D40 and it's excellent. Less than £300 too I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asprilla 96 Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 http://www.jessops.com/online.store/produc...spx?SkuId=47076 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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