Cannon, Nikon, Sony?

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I am looking for a mid range camera for general photogrpahy leaning more towards close up photography of reptiles. I have narrowed my choice's down to the Nikon D60, Cannon EOS 1000D and the Sony Alpha A300. Just looking for peoples opinions on these or anything else in this price range, any disadvantages, advantages of each, this will be my first DSLR.

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For the price of it, instead of an EOS 1000d, If you can stretch, the 450d is a lot better. The 450d is quite a bit better than the 1000d, more noticable as there are more focus points, and generally better. Failing that, i'd pick a 400d over the 1000d, but that's abnout £20 more than the 1000d (and a few years older).

The A300 is really good (I think they share sensors with Nikon), but iirc, there aren't that many lenses about, and what there is, there are better out there for the same money if you went for a different brand of camera.

The Nikon, it's very good for the money, but as i've never used one, i can't comment. I'm sure others will be able to put a lot more input than what i've been able to.

Don't forget, 2nd hand is a thought. You can get a lot better camera for a lot less money.
 
Ant has pretty much nailed it. They are all decent cameras, best advice is to visit somewhere like Jessops and try each one and see which feels "right" in your hands. You can't choose a camera by comparing specs alone, you need to know that you'll actually be able to use it and enjoy using it...
 
I keep hearing the olympus e520 and pentax k200's being mentioned in the same breath as those cameras. It will be best to pick them all up in jessops and see which fits better. As much as i love the 450d, the sony a300 fits better in my hand.

Keep an eye out for the lens prices too. Research those before making a decision. I wanted a 75-300mm lens, but canon charge nearly £50 more for the IS version than sony do (their IS is in body).

And remember, we've all got mates with 40d's that take crap shots, and mates with a100's that take amazing shots! Its not always about the camera!
 
Cameras have different features but quality output is very close. Most go for Nikon or Canon due to range of lenses etc. Also look how easy/accessable the settings are. for close ups (macro etc) depends on the lens more than the camera


By all means try out different makes in a shop but stick within your price range, its so easy to see something better costing a little bit more. Don't forget the camera purchase does NOT include a memory card so budget for that in the total cost and would suggest a card something like Sandisk Extreme111 4 gig for fast transfer rate between camera and card. This will be big enough for a days shoot generally depending on camera settings. A slower transfer rate could cause the camera to pause while the card catches up in continious shoot mode.

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