Re: Looking to buy a DSLR camera.
 

Can you stretch to the same camera with an additional 75-300mm lens all in at £379: http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/camera...99693-pdt.html - they're a cheap and cheerful lens with the best deal I could find on Amazon at ~£125 but with this deal you get one added to the job lot for under £100...

You may find the upper 55mm limit on the single kit lens limiting...

Looking to buy a DSLR camera.
 

I spent a little bit of time on eBay for my first dslr, got hold of a 350D in silver and mint condition for £120.

Fantastic camera and still have it along with a new 60D.

Re: Looking to buy a DSLR camera.
 

Lots of very good points made already in here so I won't bother echoing them but I will add a web address I find rather useful: http://www.camerapricebuster.co.uk/
I usually use it to gauge the price of anything new, pretty handy for accessories too.

Re: Looking to buy a DSLR camera.
 

OK here's some other advice - use 7 Day Shop for some of the extra bits and pieces. They are similar price to Ebay but everything is genuine, quick delivery, good quality on their own brand products too. And you may save on delivery costs if you buy from one place. Check them out for tripods, filters, bags, batteries and general add ons.

Memory card:

http://www.7dayshop.com/sandisk-extr...NhbmRpc2sjcD0y

Good selection of bags

http://www.7dayshop.com/catalogsearc...er=qty_ordered

Batteries

http://www.7dayshop.com/7dayshop-com...Nhbm9uKzExMDBk

Re: Looking to buy a DSLR camera.
 

Thanks for the links and info everyone. I'm going to see what money is like at the end of the month and go from there. One thing I've learned, it can be a very expensive hobby if you get seriously sucked into it.

Re: Looking to buy a DSLR camera.
 

The Cameras the same price on Jessops... and you can pay it over 6 months 0% interest with only a 20% deposit.

Makes perfect sense.

Re: Looking to buy a DSLR camera.
 

This is what I did. Makes it more bearable without paying extra!

Re: Looking to buy a DSLR camera.
 

When your busy paying off an ex's debt (long story and one where I win the worlds most stupid man) that last thing I kind of want is a bit more debt. :p But if I save enough this month hopefully I'll be able to buy the camera and pay off some more debt.

Re: Looking to buy a DSLR camera.
 

I'd say you've got a good kit list there to get you started. And enough to take some really nice pictures. As you use the camera you'll find out what you do and don't like.

For instance the longest lens I own is 85mm, and it's very rare I go longer than 50mm. This makes me something of an oddity as everyone else would have you buy a telephoto lens as a key bit of kit. What I tend to photograph is family & friends, landscapes, set pieces on a table-top. What I do need is high shutter speeds so I use a Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 and a proper flash which can be gelled, zoomed and bounced off walls and ceilings to stop people looking like deer in headlights.

Other people exist almost solely in Macro, telephoto, wide angle, whatever works for them.

This is why buying a basic kit is a good idea, there's no point buying an expensive telephoto lens if that's just not the way you see the scenes.

Just a note, like motorcycling it's easy to decide you now need lots of extra kit. You only need what you deem necessary. Much like you don't need a ZX10R, Arai, BKS leathers, Daytona Boots etc before you start riding, and frankly most of us don't ever invest that kind of money even when we get a bit better :)

Jambo

Re: Looking to buy a DSLR camera.
 

We are still your mates even though you can't ride :)