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Hi, well im an active BMX (1980's) collector and ive been looking for a decent DSLR etc, so ive asked this question on bmx forums then it dawned on me to do the same thing on a photo' site

What I need is something in the £400 (may stretch) SLR that I can take great indoor and out door shots, shutter lag is very important, cant be done with all that,, I used to get better results with my old Zenith E when I was 14 Im using at the moment as a point and shoot a Panasonic TZ8 which is great for holidays etc, but just need that bit extra. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks, Fog.
 
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Hi, well im an active BMX (1980's) collector and ive been looking for a decent DSLR etc, so ive asked this question on bmx forums then it dawned on me to do the same thing on a photo' site

What I need is something in the £400 (may stretch) SLR that I can take great indoor and out door shots, shutter lag is very important, cant be done with all that,, I used to get better results with my old Zenith E when I was 14 Im using at the moment as a point and shoot a Panasonic TZ8 which is great for holidays etc, but just need that bit extra. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks, Fog.
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Hi there, and welcome to TP :wave:

£400 can get you some decent kit. Pretty much any of the 'entry level' models in that price bracket are capable of producing good shots, and these days shutter lag is not really a worry. May be worth considering if you will need more than just a camera & lens. You may want flash for low light work, for instance, and frame-per-second may well be a consideration for moving bikes. Then you'll probably need high capacity memory cards, and if you plan to learn how to edit, may need to look at the cost of Lightroom or Photoshop Elements. 'A camera that is good' is a bit of a wide remit, and in any case, it's what's behind the camera that makes the difference!
 
Thanks, so basically any newish camera will do, ive been yold the Nikon D's are good?
 
Doesn't have to be new. TBH there arent really any bad DSLRs.


Someone on here recently bought a Nikon d40 for about £100 which is a great little camera, but several years old now.

Best bet would be to try a few bodies from different makes to see which feels the most comfortable and which you find easiest to find your way around. Then you can narrow down what to look for a bit more.

I'd spend more on a decent lens and not so much on the body, especially if you want to shoot in lowlight.
 
ahh, thanks, ill have to do some homework here
 
I own a Nikon D3100 and I absolutely love it! I got mine for about £315 including memory card. Also have a look on Amazon and you're bound to find some decent lenses for not too much.
 
Cheers, seems like Nikon is the way to go, ill make a choice then ask before I buy etc, thanks.
 
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Cheers, seems like Nikon is the way to go, ill make a choice then ask before I buy etc, thanks.
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Don't just assume nikon is for you cos other people say so. You need to try several different manufactures out. I tried canon for a while and just didnt like the layout of the bodies. Other people say the same for Nikon. Its personal and only you can decide what's right.
 
Fair enough, been looking at the d3200, for price & reviews etc, but need to do more research
 
holmes said:
Cheers, seems like Nikon is the way to go, ill make a choice then ask before I buy etc, thanks.
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No, Canon is the way to go ...:D

Seriously, there are a few manufactures out there and they all produce great bodies, you need to see what you like and what works for you.

Best advice I can give, is to get to a camera shop and try a few out, see which feel best in your hand, see whose buttons are the most logical set up for you, which menu system do you prefer etc etc.

Canon and Nikon are the major players and there are a world of lenses available for them, Sony and Pentax also produce great bodies. One advantage the Sony bodies have over the Canon and Nikon are they have IS (Image Stabilisation) built into the body, so any lens has IS with it, if you want IS with Canon or Nikon, then you need to pay for it in the lens...

Hope this is of some help...
 
Yeah, I was looking at a Sony a while ago, again, another thought,lol
 
Hi, ive been looking at the Sony A57, look just what im after, £498 from Amazon, but im gonna need some advice on a very good memory card & also im learning that the file sizes are massive in jpeg?? Thanks in advance :)
 
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Hi, ive been looking at the Sony A57, look just what im after, £498 from Amazon, but im gonna need some advice on a very good memory card & also im learning that the file sizes are massive in jpeg?? Thanks in advance :)
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Hi

File size are big in RAW, they are compressed down in JPEG.

For a memory card I'd be looking at Sandisk or Lexar cards - 4gb or 8gb are relatively cheap nowadays. A word of advice - be careful of where you buy the card from - I'd happily buy from Amazon themselves (not marketplace), but I wouldn't buy from e-bay...

I prefer to use a couple of smaller cards rather than 1 large one
 
Thanks, so I presume smaller cards process quicker & ebay could be full of fakes? :)
 
The speed of the card is independent to its storage size. This is quoted by the 'class' of card
 
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