What's best an cheapest slr for out door show jumping

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just getting into photograhy. What's best an cheapest slr for out door show jumping please.
 
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Best = Canon EOS-1DC
Cheapest = Canon 1100D
 
I've been looking at 550d. It's costs a little more. But is it a little better
 
It's like you've answered your own question!

Have you used a DSLR before? Do you know about lenses etc?
 
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Well, more important than the body would be the lens that you use. A really good body with the wrong lens on it won't produce what you want. An older, cheaper secondhand body with the right lens on it would.

What's your budget?

How far away are the horses that you are taking photos of?

Do you really need a DSLR with changeable lenses or ware you just wanting to take nice photos? Something like the HS50 or SX50 might be better suited, would have similar controls to a DSLR and a good place to start.
 
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I think the minimum lens you'd want would be a 70-200 f/2.8, so depending what body you choose, you are looking at £300 upwards for a second hand sigma version.

As has been said, the body is secondary, the lens is the vital component, so choose wisely and make sure you have enough money for the lenses, otherwise you will be disappointed.
 
I'm looking at paying about 300. I'm just looking at secondhand ones. Seem to be some cheap ones about. With a kit lens. I will be about 10 to 15 meters away from the horse.
 
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I'm looking at paying about 300. I'm just looking at secondhand ones. Seem to be some cheap ones about. With a kit lens. I will be about 10 to 15 meters away from the horse.
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At that distance you may find the horses will be quite small if you only have a kit lens so you will need to crop quite a bit.

A reasonable tele zoom is the Canon 70-300mm IS USM which can be bought s/h on here sometimes for around £250 so it's well worth saving for that one.

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Ok thanks peter. How long do's it take before I can look at the cameras for sale on here.
 
Perhaps it should be pointed out that equestrian photography is quite a long way off the 'easy' end of the scale...
 
a used Nikon D300 would do the trick and do it very well but as others have said without a decent lens its pretty pointless with Equestrian stuff...
 
any camera can do it if the user is good with the equipment, I could shoot horses with my mrs 1100 if needed nearly as well as I can with my 60D.

Much like anything, the user skill is far more important than the camera.

A good lens would be beneficial though as in anything other than good light the kit lens or a slow lens will be needing you to ramp up the iso to get a good enough shutter speed for the horses.

Fast legs and slow shutters don't match well
 
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any camera can do it if the user is good with the equipment, I could shoot horses with my mrs 1100 if needed nearly as well as I can with my 60D.

Much like anything, the user skill is far more important than the camera.

A good lens would be beneficial though as in anything other than good light the kit lens or a slow lens will be needing you to ramp up the iso to get a good enough shutter speed for the horses.

Fast legs and slow shutters don't match well
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Agreed - at least 1/1000 sec would be required unless panning and even then 1/500 would probably be needed.

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Well done. First thing you need to do is read the manual when you get it. You might not understand what it's going on about but things from the manual will twig when you're using the camera later on and then you can refer back to it. As a compliment to the 55-250 you could pick an 18-55 very cheap 2nd hand.
 
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Well done. First thing you need to do is read the manual when you get it. You might not understand what it's going on about but things from the manual will twig when you're using the camera later on and then you can refer back to it. As a compliment to the 55-250 you could pick an 18-55 very cheap 2nd hand.
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Thanks for the advice. I've been looking at lenses and reading lots, and instead of going for the 18-55 I was thinking of splashing out on a Tamron 17-50 2.8 as I've read it's good for portraits and my wife and I are going to have a baby soon. I've also read good things about the canon 15-85, what would this compare like to the tamron for sharpness?
 
Splash away by all means. As you said in your second post you've not used a DSLR before do you want to jump in with expensive lenses before you've given it a try first? I have no experience of the 2 lenses you mention but the Tamron is £280 and the Canon closer to £500 so my money is on the Canon being 'better'. A 50mm f1.8 is a nice sharp lens but obviously fixed (at 50mm)
 
I have the Tamron 17-50 2.8 non vc and it is a superb lens.. totally superb and great value, the Canon "may" be slightly better but worth £200 more.... probably not.

The Tamron I have is very sharp at 2.8 and gets fantastically sharp at f/4.

The Tamron's only major downfall to me is the noisy focus motor as i'm used to silent ones on Canon and Sigma lenses but other than that its superb, always attached to one of my bodies
 
Once question, is this indoor or outdoor showjumping?
 
Ry02hut said:
just getting into photograhy. What's best an cheapest slr for out door show jumping please.
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contradiction there- BEST / CHEAPEST

Best = Expensive top of the range

Cheapest = Bottom of the range

why not look for a mid range DSLR and invest in some decent glass

Les :shrug:
 
to be fair like already said the sensors on todays low end models are good enough, its if you are bothered by the lack of functions and body size / structure etc.

Basic models can capture great images when paird to a good lens.


However older mid range bodies can be had for not much money at all too.
 
I would prefer to go for a cheap nikon over a cheap canon as you will be shooting at high iso's with cheap lenses.
 
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