soundwave Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 I'm thinking of dipping my toe into the world of DSLR as I'm pushing my trusty TZ-7 Lumix to its limits. which would be good affordable entry level unit that wouldn't make me wish I'd bought something a little better in a 6 months time. I'm particularly interested in concert/festival photos so decent low light pics at high shutter speeds at a 5-15m distance is paramount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elusive4 Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 I'm thinking of dipping my toe into the world of DSLR as I'm pushing my trusty TZ-7 Lumix to its limits. which would be good affordable entry level unit that wouldn't make me wish I'd bought something a little better in a 6 months time. I'm particularly interested in concert/festival photos so decent low light pics at high shutter speeds at a 5-15m distance is paramount. a used, canon 1D (4MP)...the battery life will suck. the ISO performance is shit. but the sensor ... my god, the sensor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremymacgregor87 Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 I'm thinking of dipping my toe into the world of DSLR as I'm pushing my trusty TZ-7 Lumix to its limits. which would be good affordable entry level unit that wouldn't make me wish I'd bought something a little better in a 6 months time. I'm particularly interested in concert/festival photos so decent low light pics at high shutter speeds at a 5-15m distance is paramount. any of the entry-level nikon or canon dslr's should have pretty high and clear ISOs now. $500 should get you a pretty decent body, another $300 for a 30/50mm if you're after a good low-light lens (f/1-2). too much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ansgaria Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 I just found out that I haven't got enough cash for the D7000 house this month, since buying it will leave me with next to nothing for the rest of the month. I can't live another month without that camera - or well, I have to. So I've been shooting film and polaroid. I just sent two rolls of 35mm film off to development. I can't wait to see the result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundwave Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 I'm thinking of dipping my toe into the world of DSLR as I'm pushing my trusty TZ-7 Lumix to its limits. which would be good affordable entry level unit that wouldn't make me wish I'd bought something a little better in a 6 months time. I'm particularly interested in concert/festival photos so decent low light pics at high shutter speeds at a 5-15m distance is paramount. any of the entry-level nikon or canon dslr's should have pretty high and clear ISOs now. $500 should get you a pretty decent body, another $300 for a 30/50mm if you're after a good low-light lens (f/1-2). too much? yeah that's the range I was expecting, someone mentioned a D90 to me which you can still find new but cheaper being an older model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundwave Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 actually I've just seen how much the D90's go for which is just a little high for my budget is it better getting a D3100 with a good lens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goffer Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 What is your budget for lens and body? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundwave Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 What is your budget for lens and body? under £500 tho I'd be happy all in for £400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest uptown devil Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 more than enough to get a nice setup.. i bought a d5000 kit set with a 17-55mm and a 55mm-200 for around $800 i think.. if i could re-buy my camera though, i would have bought a used body and spent the extra dough on just one nice lens to start. you can get all the kit lenses really cheap on craigslist anyway because no one ends up keeping them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goffer Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 You can also look into the mirrorless approach, whether that be the NEX series or micro 4/3 series... I would recommend the NEX due to the larger sensor. The NEX-3C, or maybe even the 5n if you shop around, falls into your budget with a 18-55mm kit lens. The NEX series is quite something... the sensor is up there with the D7000 and there have even been reports of it having better ISO performance. Another huge advantage to the NEX is they have the ability to adapt to basically ANY lens out there (with adapter of course). Only downside is they have a P&S mentality to them, function wise. Performance wise though, they can rival just about any other crop sensor DSLR out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elusive4 Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 canon 1D used 4MP CCD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kokoon Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 canon 1D used 4MP CCD why'd you want a CCD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goffer Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 CCDs tend to have better IQ and better noise performance... the buggers are power hungry though. Dont know how a sensor from 2001 will stand up to the CMOS sensors of today though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braintree Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Bought a used Panasonic Lumix today for $40. It's a standard point and shoot, but I can't believe I got it for so cheap. Score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganus Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Bought a used Panasonic Lumix today for $40. It's a standard point and shoot, but I can't believe I got it for so cheap. Score! this is my camera until I can afford to buy a better one, and just to warn you, it is incredibly sensitive to being blurry, and is absolutely terrible in low light. the only time when it works really well is outside in bright daylight on a tripod/rested on something, and then you have to use the timer so that you're not touching it when it takes the photo, because it will wobble when you hit the button. also I would say it's forte is closeups. it can look really sharp on macro. otherwise it's pretty cheap looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goffer Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 My NEX-7 finally arrived a few weeks back... interesting rig it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosmachine Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 so, i got a new phone, and it doesn't have a hardware camera button, you just tap the screen. it sucks because you can't really push on the screen without inducing camera shake, and one-handed shooting is basically impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mirezzi Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 My NEX-7 finally arrived a few weeks back... interesting rig it is. Nice try, goffer; do tell more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goffer Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Welllllll.... I have it fitted with an M mount adapter so I can mount my rangefinder glass on it... the adapter also has a helicoid so I can now close focus my rangefinder glass too :) Comparing it to the Nex-5n, it's much prefered. A little bit larger, built in EVF, and more dials so I dont have to fuss with the menu much. Still not as much fun to shoot as my TLR or rangefinders, but for digital it'll do :) Noise performance is impressive given the amount of megapixels... I'd say just as good as my old fullframe D700. DSC00181 by akagoffer, on Flickr One of my first shots with it: DSC00231 by akagoffer, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goffer Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Got a nice bonus and bought one of these guys: Fuji GF670 At my going rate I might hit large format sometime in the next 2 years. I started with a 1.5 crop digital camera, then went to full frame digital, then full frame film, then medium format 6x4.5, then 6x6, now 6x7... next step is 4x5" then evenutally I might look something like this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRiP Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 sweet jesus - those Fuji's cost quite the pretty penny Have you taken any photos with it that you could post? i've been considering picking up a decent small rangefinder that I could (in an ideal world) take everywhere I go...but i've invested a good bit'a cash into my SLR m42 lenses collection that for me to buy a new type would seem counter productive...time shall tell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest yanG Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 my fave camera is the lomo LC-A. I've got a few shots up @ http://www.lomography.com/homes/yawn i love my nikkor 50mm 1.4 too but i have no camera for it anymore, i should get some second hand nikon reflex... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mirezzi Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Got a nice bonus and bought one of these guys: Fuji GF670 At my going rate I might hit large format sometime in the next 2 years. I started with a 1.5 crop digital camera, then went to full frame digital, then full frame film, then medium format 6x4.5, then 6x6, now 6x7... next step is 4x5" then evenutally I might look something like this: Don't be hatin' on my 1.6 crop, you racist! i love my nikkor 50mm 1.4 too Pretty much the best lens ever. $100 used and does the trick for 80% of portrait needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbpete Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Just got myself a macro lens last week (Canon 100mm f2.8 USM), still very much a beginner with that lens type and my shaky hands from medication are not the very best of friends with it in all but the best of lighting conditions. This came out OK though - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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