another which is best digital camera thread

right to cut a long story short i lost my new £130 digital camera at darley moor sports center when i was really really pi$t it was only about a week old and also contained a 8gig memory card with various embarrassing drunken pictures

anyhoooooow

i'm now in the market for a repacement but i want it to take good fast bike photos at the races and very close up piccys crystal clear, now i know jack about cameras really so what advice can all you camera boffs give me so i buy the right one? i aint got a never ending budget but i can be quite flexible up to about £300 (i will try not to loose this one)

kwak.

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by kwak zzr

but i want it to take good fast bike photos

IMHO you want a DSLR or a Bridge type camera that allows you manual control of the shutter speed.

With your budget if you want to go down the DSLR route. I'd have a look on ebay for a 2nd hand / reconditioned camera.

anymore info fizz? best makes, models? or just any digital SLR?

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Browse...7C14419497.htm

a few here for £300 - £350 mark

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by kwak zzr

anymore info fizz? best makes, models? or just any digital SLR?

I can only recommend what I have.. I have a Nikon D40, which was superseeded by the D40x. Its the entry level Nikon DSLR, it has a full auto setting on it which is handy if you are just using it for snaps or whilst you get used to the camera setup.

Cannon do an equivalent but I'm not sure what the model is...

You've seen my pics that I've posted on here... all taken with my D40, but.... and heres where it gets expensive to get good pics of bike racing you are more than likely have to invest in a decent telephoto lens and they arent cheap. But they are worth the money.

Your other option is to by a DSLR with a kit lens ( normally 17 - 55mm ) which does give some flexability and is good for taking snaps etc etc and then when you are off to watch the racing hire a lens for the weekend.

Can't believe no one found it and handed it in !!!!

[Littlepeahead]

Get a second hand Canon EOS 350D, second hand lenses, and a decent memory card. Try to get the zoom lens as a USM as this focuses faster for action shots and a Sandisk Extreme III memory card will also ensure your camera can take the maximum frames per second.

This camera has the green square idiot setting that does it all for you so you can get drunk and take photos at parties, the modes that let you set it up for sport, close ups etc or fully creative modes. It's easy to use, not too heavy and you can get brilliant results, but because Canon have now brought out 2 newer models there are lots of decent second hand ones on the market. I keep mine as a spare or when I can't be bothered to use my pro lenses which are heavy.

Ebay will have plenty, but also try LCE:

This camera and the standard lens is £289.99, plus the extra zoom lens at £129, plus the memory card from 7 day shop and you have everything you need. Though it's worth investing in a monopod for the track days. That is a bit over you £300 budget but check out any camera shops near you for the same sort of kit. And buy cheap clear filters for your lenses, or ask the shop to add them in for free if you are cheeky. Far easier to replace a scratched/beer covered filter than buy a new lens.

http://www.lcegroup.co.uk/SHdetails.asp?Item=13561

http://www.lcegroup.co.uk/SHdetails.asp?Item=13313

http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/prod...ucts_id=101183

http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/prod...ducts_id=99657

For mega close ups you need to buy a macro lens, which is pricey, but as a compromise get some close up filters to play around with.

http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/defa...o=SEARCH&comp=

If you don't mind second hand you could do worse than checking out the forsale section on Talkphotography.co.uk

Always a good few deals to be had there, If you go Nikon, i have a 70-300mm lens forsale, bought it when i got my d70s and later upgraded to a Nikon, hardly had any use and is in the box with paper it came with.

Rob.

whats a bridge camera?



rob: i dont mind second hand i'll check that site out.