New camera £1k budget

oakley19782

2 Nov 2012 - 6:34 PM

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Hello all

Thanks for reading, i have a £1k budget to buy a new Nikon DSLR, i was looking at the D700 and wondered if anyone had any thoughts on anything else?

Thanks

Andy

Andy_Cundell

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2 Nov 2012 - 8:10 PM

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Do you have any gear already or have you just picked Nikon?

My advice would be go and touchy feel the cameras first. I had a play with my mates D800 the other day and it was too big and heavy for me...........and I wanted one soooo much but now, my next upgrade wont be the D800!

If your Nikon tied due to lenses, the D700 looks like a good choice BUT the D7000 is also very good and cheaper(I have a D90 at the moment and am very happy with it).

I'm sure all the canon factor will add somethings as well!

Just to set off the canon lot.......................Nikon is better

chrisheathcote (e2 Member)

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2 Nov 2012 - 9:02 PM

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Andy gives good advice. Find a local shop that will let you hold and try the cameras ( I found a decent size Currys that had all the models on display). Also something to bear in mind is lenses.

If you haven't got any equipment already, then it may be worth spending a bit less on the body to leave a bit of money free for additional lenses and other accessories that you will start to add. As I found it becomes expensive once you get into it! A second note about lenses is that typically because Canon and Nikon tend to be the most popular systems, 2nd hand and 3rd party lenses are more readily available.