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Can anyone recommend me a good DSLR camera
No entry level stuff please as I want it to last me a good few years.
 
nimrod said:
Can anyone recommend me a good DSLR camera
No entry level stuff please as I want it to last me a good few years.
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Don't limit yourself to DSLR. Mirrorless technology has come on leaps and bounds over the last couple of years. Also, don't overlook the entry level stuff. It all depends on what you intend to shoot. Sometimes a good entry level body is all you need, and then spend the money you save on better glass.

Edit: Have a look at the Sony range of FF Mirorless

https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/interchangeable-lens-cameras/ilce-7s
 
Trevor Morley's Tache said:
Don't limit yourself to DSLR. Mirrorless technology has come on leaps and bounds over the last couple of years. Also, don't overlook the entry level stuff. It all depends on what you intend to shoot. Sometimes a good entry level body is all you need, and then spend the money you save on better glass.

Edit: Have a look at the Sony range of FF Mirorless

https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/interchangeable-lens-cameras/ilce-7s
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Thanks mate

It's taken me ages to understand how a DSLR works so I don't want to start looking at different technology
When I say I don't want entry level, I mean I want full frame sensor not cropped, you can't get that on entry level bodies
 
What do you want to photograph? It's a key question. Boiling it down to the basics - things that move or things that don't?
 
Mirrorless..... Fuji XT-1 or XT-2

Or take my X-Pro-1 off my hands and I'll buy one of the above

Had a few very good Nikon DSLRs and the Fuji X Range blow them away in terms of picture quality... even on the jpeg setting they are awesome

Here are a few taken in Cuba recently with the X-Pro-1.. the XT range are better still









Whoop Whoop.. Got £300 off the XT-2 at Manchester Airport on Monday.. turned into quite an expensive business trip to Amsterdam

I'm giving the X-Pro-1 to my lad...
 
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nimrod said:
Thanks mate

It's taken me ages to understand how a DSLR works so I don't want , you can't get that on entry level bodies
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Mirorless cameras have exactly the same controls as DSLR (ISO, Shutter speed and aperture) but they also offer a true reflection of what the sensor sees through the viewfinder.

Any reason why it has to be Full Frame? Most if not all crop sensors offer large high res prints. Even micro four thirds images can be printed big.
 
Have you already got any lenses, or are you starting from scratch?

The truth of the matter is that any enthusiast camera from Fuji, Canon, Nikon, Sony etc will be capable of brilliant results, ultimately it's down to you to get the shot.
 
nimrod said:
Thanks mate

It's taken me ages to understand how a DSLR works so I don't want to start looking at different technology
When I say I don't want entry level, I mean I want full frame sensor not cropped, you can't get that on entry level bodies
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The mirrorless cameras are very close to using a decent DSLR... If you get apertures and DOF etc. you'll love them... perfectly ok for fully automatic shooting too
 
Meatbag said:
Yeah lenses : )

I've got the XF 23mm F1.4 & the 18-55 F2.8. Very impressed with both.
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Had a few of the Fuji lenses but currently only have two, the 60mm Macro which is an amazing lens for portraits (newer 56mm better I've heard) and the 18-135mm which is the do anything lens for me, it's weatherproof too (as are the XT's)
 
nimrod said:
Thanks mate

It's taken me ages to understand how a DSLR works so I don't want to start looking at different technology
When I say I don't want entry level, I mean I want full frame sensor not cropped, you can't get that on entry level bodies
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What's your budget? A Full Frame digital will cost you a serious amount of wedge, and unless you are a "pro" why do you need pro level gear?
I've got probably 10-15 or so cameras, from original 60's Polaroids, Medium format film cameras, full frame film cameras, and a Micro Four Thirds Olympus OMD, and a Ricoh GR APS-C ( cropped) I've even made my own cameras, and stripped down and repaired film cameras, so believe me when I say, unless you are a professional photographer, or intending to be one, you don't need a full frame DSLR, if you buy a Pro level camera, you will need to start shelling out Pro lens prices for said camera, which are not cheap! What if you lose interest 6 months down the line?

http://www.thephoblographer.com/2015/07/05/why-no-one-needs-a-full-frame-camera/


There are plenty of cropped sensor cameras MFT ( micro four thirds ) APS-C, which are very, very good, the Sony cropped sensor A6300 is award winning, the Olympus MFT range ( OMD, and PEN) are also very good, and lightning fast, and take up a fraction of the size of a massive "full frame" DSLR.
Have you tried walking round all day with one of those hanging from your neck? Believe me, it's not fun!
It's not the camera, it's the person holding the camera, so my advice to you, would be go into a decent camera store and get some advice, hold the cameras, feel the weight, see how much they cost, you will be very surprised at the quality of some of the smaller sensor cameras, and even some pros are switching to mirrorless full frame Sony.
I Downsized from a big DSLR to MFT, and compact APS-C camera ( Ricoh GR) which fits in my jeans pocket if needed, and I never missed the DSLR, and I can carry 3 cameras, with 3 lenses, in less space than I did with one DSLR, but then again, I'm not a pro, the decision, as they say, is yours!
 
eyejay51 said:
Don't suppose my Kodak Brownie is gonna cut it?
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Yep, mines in the loft.......

Kodak_Brownie_Flash_III.jpg
 
1961_vintage said:
What do you want to photograph? It's a key question. Boiling it down to the basics - things that move or things that don't?
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We do quite a few cruises mate so basically things that don't move
Landscapes, ancient monuments, views of cities, so maybe some wide angle, I might want to take some of space as well
 
Bluemanc100 said:
Mirrorless..... Fuji XT-1 or XT-2

Or take my X-Pro-1 off my hands and I'll buy one of the above

Had a few very good Nikon DSLRs and the Fuji X Range blow them away in terms of picture quality... even on the jpeg setting they are awesome

Here are a few taken in Cuba recently with the X-Pro-1.. the XT range are better still







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Great photos , could you recommend a preloved(secondhand) digital camera for a wedding, have been looking at one of these Nikon d3100 but don't know much about them , will be taking a Pentax me super with a few rolls of Ilford xp400 thanks , sorry to hijack thread !
 
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