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[Raven]

Good'a place as any!

Borrowing my sisters camera to get some shots of the village for drawing. It's a Canon EOS 400D.

I really like it and the pictures it produces so thought I might get a 2nd hand one. Is (around) £100 a good price for a used one? Or could I do better? I don't really want to spend a lot of money!

 

[caLLous]

Without looking too far into it, I'd suggest that you could either find a 400D for less than £100 or you could get a better model for £100. The 400D is 6 years old now and a good few generations behind current offerings. On the other hand, £100 might be a fair price for it.

 

[Wazzerphuk]

I still need to sell my 300D and bits at some point.

 

[milou]

£100 is a reasonable price for a 400D >> http://www.mpbphotographic.co.uk/search/400D?keyword=400D&search_submit=SEARCH+PRODUCTS&used=on

 

[TdC]

just bought the Olly 12mm m4/3s Lens, and got the 75mm and a panny 14mm pancake at home to play with...

 

[TdC]

aww maaaan that 75mm is friggin DELISH

 

[caLLous]

Oooooh and ahhhhh.

 

[Fweddy]

Is there much difference between the different camera brands at the moment? As I need to replace my trusty 70-300mm lens and my Nikon is getting a bit long in tooth now I'm thinking now would be a good time to consider a change if there's a good reason to. My main interest is wildlife photography so I pretty much only use my 70-300mm and occasionally the 18-55mm kit lens I got with my camera.

So if you were in the market for a camera that works well at high ISOs and a long lens to put on it that doesn't cost the earth what would you go for?

 

[Wazzerphuk]

For high ISOs and fast auto-focus, Canon. IMO. There's little difference though and all depends on how much you're willing to spunk.

For example the 5D3 is much better at high ISO performance than the Nikon D800. Well worth doing some research and asking around people that shoot wildlife more as I'm sure they'll be more informed than I.

 

[Fweddy]

Thanks. Yeah I figured there'd probably not be a lot in it but worth checking out. My budget tends to be towards the low end so I have to try and eke out every advantage I can.

 

[milou]

At the Outdoor Show on the 19th Jan, the Canon show had one of the 200-400 available.

Low ISO - Canon 1DX. Andy Rouse showed images at 12,500 without any discernible degradation. A review: http://www.davidclapp.co.uk/blog/view/canon-1dx-field-test.

5D Mk1s are now less than £400 and the ISO is ok I guess.

 

[Wazzerphuk]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290887764950

Canon EF 20mm f/2.8 USM for sale.

 

[Wazzerphuk]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290887764950

Canon EF 20mm f/2.8 USM for sale.

Sold already. Hoorah for Buy It Now and people that pay instantly!

 

[Fweddy]

Nice. Why were you selling? Not giving up on photography I hope!

 

[Wazzerphuk]

No, just don't think I'll really need it now I have the 24-70 II.

250ish quid or an extra 4mm in reserve? Will use the money more than the lens probably

 

[TdC]

new toy 7-14 f4 114 deg fov! 0o

 

[caLLous]

http://www.andyrouse.co.uk/index.php?page_id=174

Mega-fap. Now someone lend me £10k pls.

 

[Wazzerphuk]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290945686833

Fur sale

 

[caLLous]

I thought it was going to be a 5d3.

 

[Wazzerphuk]

I thought it was going to be a 5d3.

It's currently with Canon getting fixed (I hope)

 

[caLLous]

:\ What happened? Did it catch your AIDS?

 

[Wazzerphuk]

Power would keep cutting out... hoping it's a warranty fix. Should be.

 

[megadave]

Camera noob requesting camera nerd's help!

I'm backpacking around Asia for 6months+ starting in November so want a camera, however I know next to nothing about cameras and therefore I'm at the mercy of you camera nerds, i'm a noob but i'd still like some quite nice pictures.
Obviously backpacking I don't want anything too cumbersome, big, or expensive as it could easily be lost or stolen. Second hand seems the way to go, and I don't to spend more than £100-150.

I looked at the canon eos 400D mentioned above but unsure due to its size, someone recommended me a panasonic DMC-GF2 but i thought i'd ask here first. Any tips please?

 

[TdC]

I'm backpacking around Asia for 6months+

I hate you. Also : get a system camera like mine : Olly OM-D. Get the 12 or 17 mm olly lens. Easy to carry, easy to mess about with, awesome pics.

 

[Hawkwind]

My 13 yr old is getting very interested in cameras. So I went and got him a Nikon starter pack for 2700 DHS at a local store doing a Ramadan package deal. Camera, 3 lenses, Flash and a a Case Logic bag:

Nikon 3200D
Nikon Macro lens but can't remember the details
Nikon AF-S 18-55MM VR Lens
Nikon AF-S 55-200mm F/4-5.6G VR
Nikon Flash unit SB 400

He did not put the down in Sri Lanka and managed to fill up 16Gb cards 4 times over Now he's back in UK and doing the same there.

Q. Is there anything else I should get that would help - Filter etc?

 

[TdC]

tbh I'd say get some cheerful UV filters for the lenses to basically protect tbe front element, which will certainly prolong their lives. if that many shots are being taken, I'd guess that the best way you can help out is with more SD cards, storage infra like a USB3 portable hdd and ofc extra battery packs. other than that, I'd advise letting Mr 13 run with that kit until he hits the limitations and can point out what the benefits of upgrading will be and how much of a gap your wallet needs to cover hehe ;-)

 

[Fast]

Guys, the gf has bought me a Nikon D3200 for my birthday and a couple of lenses What editing software should I use? something that's beginner friendly. I would like to crop, sharpen etc.

 

[Raven]

Gimp

 

[Fast]

Yer, I had gimp on my works pc. I found it complicated.

 

[Raven]

The other option is photoshop but that's pretty expensive.