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Hi, I am new in photography. Wish to buy a dslr and not sure which model to select. Hope to get spme advice from all the expert here
 
Erictoh said:
Hi, I am new in photography. Wish to buy a dslr and not sure which model to select. Hope to get spme advice from all the expert here
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Welcome! Firstly what's your budget and what are you hoping to shoot? Do you want new or second hand?

Noone can tell you what to buy as it's personal choice. Your best option is to get to a camera shop and physically handle as many makes and models as possible. Note which feel the best and which you found easiest to use and then come back and we can point you in the right direction
 
As Tom says, most important is to find something comfortable for your hands. Go and have a look in a camera shop and have a play about with the cameras in your budget and have an idea what you're planning on shooting to make a correct lens choice to go with it.
 
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Actually I wanted to either buy nikon D5100 or Canon 60D. Had read a lot of review saying that d5100 is better but still not understand why entry level camera can be better than semi pro camera??
 
Erictoh said:
but still not understand why entry level camera can be better than semi pro camera??
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the actual imaging pipeline in many manufacturer's ranges varies little between models (e.g. 600D, 60D & 7D all use essentially the same sensor etc.) - what changes is the body construction & features. Indeed if the consumer model was launched after the semi-pro it may have received tweaks to the imaging pipeline based on experience from the semi-pro.
The semi-pro model should also always handle better & have better build than the consumer model.

There is very little difference in actual output from any of the directly comparable models from any of the big manufacturers - there are no bad current production DSLRs.
What does vary is handling & operation & what suits one person may not another - that's why everyone is told to go & handle & find that which suits them best.
 
I bought my first dslr about 6 yrs ago, was dead set on a Canon, went to a local retail outlet, held it and then held a Nikon, I ended up with the Nikon, selcet your budget, research models within your price range then go and have a feel ;)

The one that feels better is the one to choose.

Rob.
 
Image quality wise, you need to buy a full frame camera to really tell any difference between any of the latest cameras. Some may be marginally better in certain areas, but they are all much of a muchness.
Where the differences lie are in the handling, body construction, ease of use, functions and menus.
The only way to find out which suits you is to try them.
 
Another thing to consider in your choice is the future, as once you decide on a make, your future lens purchases will come from that brand, or perhaps from independents like Sigma. So think carefully and research first.
 
When I bought my first DSLR I tried out the comparable Canon and Nikon models in a shop. Although I'd never owned any equipment from either manufacturer before, I found that the Canon did everything the way I intuitively expected it to and the Nikon was bizarrely unintuitive. Even down to little things like the position of the main aperture/shutter dial - Canon's is right (for me) and Nikon's is wrong (for me).

BUT - and this is the KEY point - I know people who made exactly the same comparison and reached exactly the opposite conclusion! It's a very personal thing.

Your first DSLR is unlikely to be your last, and as they acquire lenses, flashes etc most people tend upgrade within the same system rather than switching. So the choice of system matters. Don't worry too much about whether one camera has more features than another, because in 5 years time all that will have changed anyway. But do pay attention to the ergonomics, layout, menu design etc. because these things are baked into the manufacturers' DNA and will persist for many generations of equipment.
 
Great advises here. Your first DSLR is very important and it is important that you know what you want (full frame vs crops etc...) and you will spend the rest of your life acquiring lenses which are not cheap so getting the DSLR right is important first step.
 
StewartR said:
When I bought my first DSLR I tried out the comparable Canon and Nikon models in a shop. Although I'd never owned any equipment from either manufacturer before, I found that the Canon did everything the way I intuitively expected it to and the Nikon was bizarrely unintuitive. Even down to little things like the position of the main aperture/shutter dial - Canon's is right (for me) and Nikon's is wrong (for me).

BUT - and this is the KEY point - I know people who made exactly the same comparison and reached exactly the opposite conclusion! It's a very personal thing.

Your first DSLR is unlikely to be your last, and as they acquire lenses, flashes etc most people tend upgrade within the same system rather than switching. So the choice of system matters. Don't worry too much about whether one camera has more features than another, because in 5 years time all that will have changed anyway. But do pay attention to the ergonomics, layout, menu design etc. because these things are baked into the manufacturers' DNA and will persist for many generations of equipment.
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Can we make this post a sticky on the forum home page? :lol::thumbs:
 
From personal experience I would say the 60D as not only is it an excellent camera but it has some firmware called magic lantern which expends its functionality massively - although you'd not want to play with that till you;re used to the camera.

Another thing to be aware of is that depending on which direction you plan on going the Canon line has cheaper long lenses and if you go macro it has the MPE65 which unless I'm way off Nikon doesn't have an equivalent.

Now I'm not knocking Nikon - please don;t read it that way - I even considered changing sides at one point - those were just the downsides I noted that helped my stick with Canon.

But do pay attention to the ergonomics, layout, menu design etc. because these things are baked into the manufacturers' DNA and will persist for many generations of equipment
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But after all I said - this is true and the best advice you can have.
 
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