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Is there one place where all (or most) terms etc are explained...

Sort of a photography dictionary?
Even from Amazon your recommendations....doesn't have to be online.

I am wanting to get a decent camera but can't really decide until I know what I am looking at. A website that is simple and explains what the camera settings and accessories are for.
I know here are lots of tutorials online etc...but coming from a level of no understanding I really don't know what does or does not apply to me.
So having it easy to read in layman's terms would be brill.

I try to learn something new every year and since I REALLY love taking pictures I thought this would be a good challenge. I would like to take a course but missed out on this session and have to wait for the next.

I have the money I need for a decent camera but will be able to spend 2-3 months looking to find one that works for me and starting to learn the technical terms and what things are for. (and that also means I'll have extra ££ to accessorize :clap: )

Cheers

I so want a camera now.....but I must be patient or I'll end up with tat I don't want. (my new motto...:D)
 
Have a good browse around the forum, there are loads of little gems in here and an absolute wealth of knowledge :D

Unlike other forums I tried before here peeps are friendly and the only daft question is the one you don't ask so feel free to ask away :D
 
Likewise, minus the camera choice as I've got that part sorted.

It'd be really helpful if there was somewhere that explained a lot of the terminology and even slang. I've learnt a few terms today thanks to this forum but I think having it listed somewhere would prove invaluable for us newbs.
 
try tutorials on youtube, some of them are very helpful,
 
Get yourself a good learners book from amazon! They all have a glossary at the back explaining the most common used terms! I have The Digital Photography Handbook and Digital SLR Photography. Both have a good glossary and are very good guides for reference.
 
wontolla said:
Get yourself a good learners book from amazon! They all have a glossary at the back explaining the most common used terms! I have The Digital Photography Handbook and Digital SLR Photography. Both have a good glossary and are very good guides for reference.
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Who are the authors please as I am finding more than one book of these titles?
 
Would those be the Scott Kelby books?
I was told they were quite good.

I have ordered the Collins Complete Photography Course but would get the others too if it would be helpful.

Cheers
Jules
 
HoppyUK said:
Tell us what you want to do and a budget. It's very unlikely you'll go wrong :)
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Budget of about £550-650...and that will leave me a bit extra for some accessories.
What I want to do is start off talking photos of landscapes and as I have 6 dogs and work in a dogs home I of course want to try animal portraits. I am really up for anything once I get the course started I think I would like to try the artsy photos....water drops....light painting....sneaky snaps etc...

I don't want something too complicated I'll give up but I don't want something too simple either. A friend has a Nikon D90 but that is too much money for me right now. My sons mate has a D5000 which he seems to like....but I really don't know...I seem to have Nikon on the brain...but that is only because people I know have them.
I'd be happy to consider other...(And I was in the Jessops near me and it was crap, the chap knew nothing...only a small handful of cameras and the rest of the shop was for people wanting to print of snapshots from their Hols)

Aren't ya glad ya asked...:geek:
 
people you know having them isn't a bad thing

most of my circle of friends shoot canon and bits and bobs get lent fairly freely :D
 
The standard advice is to go and try the various different cameras in your price range and see how they feel to hold and operate. Once you have a shortlist of say 3 or 4 then you can do some reading up on the different models and ask some questions here before deciding.

At the moment your budget wouldn't be far off getting you a Nikon D90 body and something like the 18-55 VR lens and you'd probably get a deal on buying both together from the one seller, if Nikon don't offer that combo as a kit any more
 
As Graham says above, standard advice is to try a few different cameras and see which one you like the feel of. In terms of performance, pound for pound they all do pretty much the same thing. You will not go wrong with anything from Nikon or Canon.

All things being equal though, I would say go with Nikon as you have a few Nikon owners around. Not only can you swap bits, but if you get stuck they can help better. Anyone unfamilar with a Canon, even if they know their Nikons backwards, will take a while just to get to know the different controls and menus.

Nikon D5000 with 18-105mm VR lens is spot on your £650 budget, see here http://www.camerapricebuster.co.uk/prod1209.html The D90 is a lovely camera for another £100 but you've got to stop somewhere and the D5000 with that lens will do everything you want for starters.

Don't buy anything else just yet, and learn to use that lot properly. Like all DSLRs it has both fully auto contols - basically just point and shoot - semi auto, and manual when you get to know it better.

Decide later whether you want an extra lens, could be a wide angle or telephoto zoom, or a decent flash gun, or some close-up accessories, tripod etc.
 
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