Completely new to photography, help!

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Hi all, I've decided I need a new hobby so am looking to buy a new camera. I've been looking for a few weeks and am really looking for a good camera to use when out and about with the family, taking pics of my little girl having fun with some of them possibly put onto canvas.

I'm not really into carrying a heavy SLR about so am looking for something a bit more compact which is more transportable.

I'm looking at the lumix Dmc g2. People keep banging on about the panasonic lumix being the best around but don't know if this is true?.?.?

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/panaso...ds-camera-14-42mm-zoom-lens-06539247-pdt.html

My budget is approx £350 so any help to get me up and running will be much appreciated.

Thanks

Rod
 
When you buy your first camera you are taking the first step into purchasing a system.

You will find very early on into your new hobby that lenses play an important roll.

You may change the camera body now and again for various reasons but not normally the lenses.

My advice would be to look at either Canon or Nikon, you will have a current camera body and your first lens.

As you build up the system it will be a lot easier with either of the above brands.
 
My first camera was the Canon PowerShot SX210 IS.. I highly recommend it. For a first camera it does everything I need it to. It's got a great zoom for a small camera.. and it's within your budget
 
The camera you mention, lumix Dmc g2, is a Micro Four Thirds camera.

Do you want a Micro Four Thirds, do you know what a Micro Four Thirds is?

There are the compacts, some very good ones out there.

Then of course, it all depends on type of photographs you intend taking

Point I'm getting at is, do your research, decide on what you really want, then go for it.

Buy the best you can afford with the furure in mind, it works out expensive to upgrade later.

D in W
 
The G2 is a micro four thirds mirrorless camera and is different to an SLR or DSLR in that it doesn't have a mirror that flips up and down and it doesn't have an optical viewfinder either, instead it has an electronic viewfinder and of course an articulated rear screen, either of which can be used to compose and review shots.

The big advantage of cameras like this (as I see it...) is that they are smaller and lighter than digital SLR's from the likes of Canon and Nikon.

The only real drawbacks of micro four thirds cameras that I can see are...

They have an electronic viewfinder, some people prefer optical ones.

The range of accessories and lenses isn't as large as that offered by Canon or Nikon, but in reality this might not matter to you if you just want a camera and one or two lenses.

I have the older G1 and although there are a few things that annoy me about it (well, one thing really, I wish they'd bring out some more lenses that I want) I think it's a really good camera.
 
If I didn't want to carry the bulk of extra lenses, I'd take a look at the Nikon P7000 or Canon G12. These are 'compact' cameras that will do virtually anything an SLR will do. A friend of mine just got a factory refurbished and warrantied G12 for £315.. a bargain.
 
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