Need some help choosing.

kbkasey (Junior Member)

5 Dec 2012 - 9:26 PM

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What camera should I buy for getting into photography? I will have around £200-250, maybe 300. I want it to be open to plenty of upgrades i.e lenses. Not much more to say, i'm a beginner but want to get much better! Thanks.

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mikehit (e2 Member)

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6 Dec 2012 - 12:59 AM

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For new, I would say the Panasonic G3 - Jessops have a deal on for 287 smackers at the moment

http://www.jessops.com/online.store/categories/G%20coded%20stock/products/Panaso...

The camera is relatively small which means you are more likely to take it with you and the image quality is excellent. And quality is as good as any 'normal' DSLR.

If you want a specialised DSLR later on the G3 will still make an excellent 'second camera.'

oldblokeh

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6 Dec 2012 - 7:20 AM

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Quote: For new, I would say the Panasonic G3 - Jessops have a deal on for 287 smackers at the moment

http://www.jessops.com/online.store/categories/G%20coded%20stock/products/Panaso...

The camera is relatively small which means you are more likely to take it with you and the image quality is excellent. And quality is as good as any 'normal' DSLR.

If you want a specialised DSLR later on the G3 will still make an excellent 'second camera.'

I've used one. Cracking images - absolutely dreadful user interface.

oldblokeh

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6 Dec 2012 - 9:44 AM

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I use a Nikon D90. I had to use my wife's G3 at a school concert on Monday. The EVF was dreadful in those lighting conditions, being smeary and laggy, never mind far too contrasty. The buttons all did something different depending on what mode you were in. Because the controls are so crowded together it was far too easy to accidentally press something that either did something unexpected or changed the mode. Take the scroll wheel, for example: in aperture priority mode it normally allows you to select the aperture, but if you press it, then it changes to setting exposure compensation, and it's far too easy to accidentally press it. Then there's the flip-out screen. What a pain that is. If you need to chimp -- and many of us do from time to time -- then it gets in the way when you are using the EVF. The EVF is just not adequate for quickly reviewing a shot.

We're going to sell the G3 as my wife has the same problems, perhaps even more than I did, with accidentally pressing buttons.

oldblokeh

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6 Dec 2012 - 9:58 AM

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I hear what you're saying and. yes, we handled it before buying, but the problems didn't really emerge until we really started using it.