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Hi, I'm Rik.

After growing tired of point & shoot cameras and the limitations of my phone, I've decided to upgrade to a DSLR, although I have no idea where to start or what the abbreviations mean.

I have looked at the Nikon D3300 with AF-S 18-55mm but not sure if this is a good starting point

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thank you.

Rik
 
Rik said:
Hi, I'm Rik.

After growing tired of point & shoot cameras and the limitations of my phone, I've decided to upgrade to a DSLR, although I have no idea where to start or what the abbreviations mean.

I have looked at the Nikon D3300 with AF-S 18-55mm but not sure if this is a good starting point

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thank you.

Rik
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Hi Rik, might of been better asking in Talk Equipment. You would probably get more replies there, as most may not see your post here.

The D3300 and the kit lens are OK, I have it. It Produces some great images with the kit lens. I also use the 35mm 1.8G lens on this body, some lovely photos. Good even up to very high ISO.

But I think most on the forum, would advise you get a better spec older model, something like the D7000, or D7100 etc. You will get more for your money, going that way.
 
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The D3300 is just fine for me, I only take photos of friends and family moments. I occasionally take it out and about, it is very capable. It can be a little pain at times, with it's limited focal points. It has 11 points all crammed in the middle, with nothing towards the edges. So you may find it a little annoying, plus it lacks a few other things, here and there.
 
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Thank you for your reply.

I'll read up on the D7000/D7100, are these both entry level cameras?.

Rik
 
Hi Rik, enjoy the forum :welcome:

The "what camera?" Debate can go on for a long time.....:canon:
 
jonbeeza said:
The D3300 is just fine for me, I only take photos of friends and family moments. I occasionally take it out and about, it is very capable. It can be a little pain at times, with it's limited focal points. It has 11 points all crammed in the middle, with nothing towards the edges. So you may find it a little annoying, plus it lacks a few other things, here and there.
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If I went for it I'd tend to use it for friends family moments plus holidays (heading to Turkey in Oct). Is the D3300 easy to use?
Norkie said:
Hi Rik, enjoy the forum :welcome:

The "what camera?" Debate can go on for a long time.....:canon:
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Rik said:
If I went for it I'd tend to use it for friends family moments plus holidays (heading to Turkey in Oct). Is the D3300 easy to use?
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It is as complicated or as easy as you want it to be, granted it does not have as many dedicated buttons as say something like a D7100. But then they are not too far away in the menu system. Exposure comp is a simple finger and thumb movement, while ISO can be controlled via FN button and wheel scroll.
 
Thank you for the info, another user mentioned the D7100 which I'm looking into.
 
Hello and a very warm welcome to you Rik.

Useful Sections for New Members (click links)

> The Help section contains some good general information about how we do things around here and how the forum works.
> FAQs and Guides can be found here.
> Forum Help and Support is there for you to ask questions and get one to one support if you're having problems finding your way around or working out how to do things.
> Link up with other photographers in your area for local events and days out in Meeting Place.
> Or maybe you fancy a challenge . . . Take a look at some of the organised TP challenges and competitions here.
 
Thank you for the help links & the welcome. Rik
 
jonbeeza said:
It is as complicated or as easy as you want it to be, granted it does not have as many dedicated buttons as say something like a D7100. But then they are not too far away in the menu system. Exposure comp is a simple finger and thumb movement, while ISO can be controlled via FN button and wheel scroll.
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Sorry, another question does the camera have 2 card slots?
 
Hi Rikki, And welcome aboard TP."Enjoy".
 
Rik said:
Sorry, another question does the camera have 2 card slots?
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No, as it is an entry level camera. I have not yet filled an 8 Gig card, even with small video clips. I carry a few cards with me, and a spare battery. I find that plenty for me, depend what you are doing.
 
Hi Rik and a warm welcome to TP.
Hope you enjoy yourself here :)
 
jonbeeza said:
No, as it is an entry level camera. I have not yet filled an 8 Gig card, even with small video clips. I carry a few cards with me, and a spare battery. I find that plenty for me, depend what you are doing.
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I would just really be taking family shots, nature pictures and pictures on holidays. I probably have a 64gb card lying around from my old compact camera which should be ok.
 
Rik said:
I would just really be taking family shots, nature pictures and pictures on holidays. I probably have a 64gb card lying around from my old compact camera which should be ok.
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Never rely on "should"!

You're better off with a few smaller new cards and ALWAYS test them BEFORE using them for anything you intend to keep like family or holiday photos because a corrupted card can cost you all your photos.
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