(17 Apr 2014, 9:08 pm)marxistafozzski wrote If i win 40 million tomorrow night...I will be buying the absolute best camera money can buy

(17 Apr 2014, 9:12 pm)northern156 wrote Buy me one as well mate!

(08 Jun 2014, 1:52 pm)Tom wrote What does everyone think of this photo taken with my new camera? Any tips/improvements would be welcome

(08 Jun 2014, 1:54 pm)northern156 wrote I like it! What camera is it?

(08 Jun 2014, 1:55 pm)Tom wrote Sony NEX-6

(08 Jun 2014, 1:58 pm)northern156 wrote Is it a DSLR or compact? Looks like a mixture of both from a quick Google search!

(04 Jan 2015, 5:13 pm)MurdnunoC wrote I'm interested in buying a camera (and potentially taking up photography as a hobby) so I'm looking for suggestions as to what to buy.

Ideally, I would like a DSLR and I'm prepared to pay around £300-400. However, because I'm a absolute novice, is it worth buying one? Should I settle for something less?

As well as photos, I'd like to shoot the occasional video too. Most DSLR cameras appear to do both, but is the quality any good?

I would also like to know what the battery life is like on DSLR cameras?

Give me your recommendations.

Cheers.   

(04 Jan 2015, 5:21 pm)Dan wrote I very rarely have to charge my D5100. In the summer I was going out from sunrise until the very last bus of the night on some occasions and I think I went about three days without charging it - and I'm rather trigger happy and take between 3 and 5 shots of one bus as it approaches (to ensure the destination display comes out).

(05 Jan 2015, 11:20 am)MurdnunoC wrote Thanks for the advice.

Although this is way out of my league (as of yet), I would like to produce shots which could be 'blown-up' like a large print picture. From what I understand, if this is attempted using a 'normal' camera, shots have a tendency to become distorted and pixelated when enlarged. Will taking shots with a DSLR prevent this from happening?

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(07 Feb 2015, 3:07 pm)Jimmi wrote Hi, I am currently looking to replace my little Sony DSC-WX200 camera with a DSLR camera, although I am completely clueless on cameras.

I would like to know if images are less likely to come out blurred than they probably would on my compact Sony camera (especially with moving buses). And would the image quality be noticeably better than my photos on my current camera. Downside to a DSLR from what I can see is that you can't zoom in, unless you fork out a fortune for lenses so I would probably just have to crop all my photos before uploading to Flickr.

I'm currently not sure how much I want to spend on a camera right now but I'm probably looking at around the £300 - £400 mark, having a quick look at the Argos catalogue one I'm currently looking at is the Nikon D3200 which costs around £270 in the Argos catalogue and Currys website, this one probably would be a good call for me but I am also having a look at the Nikon D5200 but it costs around £450 although Currys have it for £429 but I'm not sure if I would want to spend this much on a camera and would be worth the extra £150 over the Nikon D3200.

I want to know what you think I should do and which I should go for, or if you have any other camera suggestions.

I plan to keep my Sony DSC-WX200 camera for when a DSLR would be too bulky to carry and it still comes out with some great quality photos especially in the summer - this being one of my favourites.

(13 Feb 2015, 12:17 pm)Jimmi wrote I have just bought the Nikon D5100 from Jessops

Safe to say my wallet is certainly feeling an awful lot lighter than it did when I woke up this morning (especially as I got product care and accessories Inc. bag).

Looking forward to it arriving soon!

Tomorrows outing's photos will be taken on my Sony DSC-WX200 (providing I go out which I should be, especially after I've planned it out and everything).

(13 Feb 2015, 12:43 pm)Tommy_1581 wrote I'm surprised its not empty   



Did some of the money get loaned from the bank of Mum & Dad?   



I might upgrade to a proper camera, next year. My Samsung lasted May - November before getting replaced! 

(13 Feb 2015, 4:01 pm)Malarkey wrote Still cant get my head around paying over £200 for a Camera despite being quite tempted by the Nikon D3200 with 18-55mm VR Lens for £299 at Jessops, so lets do a little comparison, nothing major between my Samsung ST72 and Dans Nikon D5100.

(13 Feb 2015, 4:01 pm)Malarkey wrote Still cant get my head around paying over £200 for a Camera despite being quite tempted by the Nikon D3200 with 18-55mm VR Lens for £299 at Jessops, so lets do a little comparison, nothing major between my Samsung ST72 and Dans Nikon D5100.


Cost: Samsung ST72 4.5-22.5mm Lens £50 (Asda) - Nikon D5100 + 18-55mm + 55-200mm VR II Lenses £389.97 (Jessops)
Megapixels: Samsung 16.2 - Nikon 16.2

One of my Photos - https://www.flickr.com/photos/adammalarkey/16176369700/
One of Dans - https://www.flickr.com/photos/danielgrahamm/16355419972/
Note both Photos were taken in the same spot and same lighting conditions in the interest of fairness.

So is it worth it?

(13 Feb 2015, 4:57 pm)aureolin wrote April fools day already?

Try looking at the technical specs of each camera properly.

(13 Feb 2015, 5:13 pm)Tommy_1581 wrote Dan's camera brings out the colour more than your ST72.

(13 Feb 2015, 5:46 pm)Malarkey wrote Just a bit early for that Aureolin, in all seriousness what would I be paying £300-£400 for exactly, as to me there doesnt appear to be that many differences.
Anything else?, admittedly Colour quality is alot better on the D5100.