Recent content by Pistolpete

I'll take the advice and handle the Sony in a shop before I make up my mind but I think I'll end up going for it.

As I understand it the D60 needs AF lenses but that's not a massive concern of mine to be honest. As for selling to my mate - he has less idea about this than me so if I decided to go for the A300 I'll have to give him the heads up as well. I really should be happy with what I've got and stop...

The lens is slighter "bigger" (18mm to 70mm as opposed to 18mm to 55mm), It has Live Preview with tilting LCD screen and the ISO sensitivity is larger. Not entirely sure if that adds up to enough to swap it but I just wondered if anyone had an opinion on the A300 as you tend to hear more about...

This is probably a case of "The grass is always greener" but about a month ago I bought a Nikon D60 as my first DSLR. I had initially considered buying something in the £800+ range (D90, Canon EOS 40D etc) but decided against spending that kind of money on the basis I am a complete beginner and...

Thanks everyone - I'll go to a shop at the weekend and get a feel for them then make the decision!

Cost is definitely a factor - "happy" to go to around £900 but breaking the £1000 barrier would probably be too much for me at this stage. With a 2 year old daughter and another due in July I don't think I'll have the time to dedicate to becoming a committed amateur photographer! However, I'll...

Hello. I've decided to buy a dslr and have narrowed the choice down to three models. I'm pretty much a complete beginner (have a couple of point and click digitals) and will be mainly shooting photos of my kids and holiday photos. I don't intend to do any sports or wildlife photography. The...