How much for a DSLR? What budget? Newbie Guide!!

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It has come to my attention that this question has been asked a zillion times... These are the prices I've found (roughly) for Nikon and Canon camera bodies only. Don't forget, batteries, lenses, tripods etc will all run your budget up higher!

Top-Tip:Try before you buy! See how the different bodies feel in your hands - it DOES matter!

NOTE: These prices are not set in stone - just a rough guide to give you a start! You may get what you're after for less, or it might cost more!

I have no real knowledge of Pentax/Sony/Olympus etc gear, so if anyone wants to run up something similar:thumbs:

Bodies only remember. First price is used on eBay, second is new according to camerapricebuster.co.uk, 3rd column is MegaPixel count.

Canon:

  • 300D------£130-£150------n/a--------6.3MP
  • 350D------£220-£240------£359-------8MP
  • 400D------£270-£300------£341-------10.1MP
  • 450D------n/a-------------£449-------12.2MP
  • 10D-------£160-£180-------n/a--------6.3MP
  • 20D-------£240-£280-------n/a--------8.2MP
  • 30D-------£380-£420-------£500-------8.2MP
  • 40D-------n/a--------------£679-------10.1MP
  • 5D--------£900-£1000------£1200------12.8MP Full Frame

Nikon:

  • D40-------£190-£200------£249(w/lens)---6.2MP
  • D40x------n/a-------------£319-----------10.2MP
  • D50-------£150-£170------n/a-------------6.2MP
  • D60-------n/a-------------£380-----------10.2MP
  • D70-------£160-£180------n/a-------------6.1MP
  • D70s------£200-£220------n/a-------------6.1MP
  • D80-------£380-£400------£489------------10.2MP
  • D100------£200-£220------n/a-------------6.1MP
  • D200------£480-£520------£748------------10.2MP
  • D300------n/a ------------£1026------------12.3MP

Olympus: (some prices with lens)

  • E-300------£250-£300------n/a--------8MP
  • E-330------£230-£250------£350------7.5MP
  • E-400------£200-£220------n/a--------10MP
  • E-410------£260-£280------£300------10MP
  • E-500------£180-£200------n/a--------8MP
  • E-510------£270-£280------£389------10MP
  • E-1--------£200-£400-------n/a--------5.5MP
  • E-3--------£860-£900-------£995------10MP
 
Good idea!

Maybe try a bigger/bolder seperation between the 2 prices, and a tiny blurb below the camera?

i.e. megapixels, frames per second, features (eg. sensor cleaning), sensor size (i.e. cropped sensor?)
 
Perhaps it would be a good idea to add some lenses to the bunch, at least 18-55 or likes of those. Almost everyone buys one of those.
Adding a note what how zoom, focal length and FOV are related might not be a bad idea either. Although it might be a subject for another thread which should become sticky and should be stickified on the front page too.
 
All good ideas, but it's just supposed to be a quick price guide, not a mini-review:) Gives an idea of what to go look at for your money...


I have added pixel-count, but we all know it's not how many of them you have, it's what you do with them;)
 
Don't forget to add these

Fujifilm S5 Pro Digital SLR Body £683.99
Sony A100 + 18-70mm Lens Kit £389.99
Sony Alpha A200 + 18-70mm Lens Kit £399.00
Sony Alpha A700 + 18-70mm Lens Kit £899.99
Pentax Pentax K10D + 18-55mm Lens £449.99
Pentax Pentax K100D + 18-55mm Lens £349.99
Sigma SD14 Body £664.05
Samsung GX-10 Lens Kit £434.94
 
ElCapone said:
OK, im prob going to sound stupid here. Im brand new to slr's, seen this mentioned a few times. I was just wondering what it is :cuckoo:
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Don't worry, I was the same, but you will soon learn.

It is the size of the sensor which will change the affective zoom of your lens. Ie a 18-250 lens would be 29-400 on a 400D. (1.6x Crop)
 
Hey I just spotted you are another snechie! :)
 
hmm im still lost, i will search for a thread about it, theres bound to be one. Thanks for your help my fellow scots
 
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