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BeLoved 
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Posted: 15 October 2009 at 11:59am |
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I am hoping to get a SLR camera for my birthday & christmas combined. I have been looking at the Canon 1000D as there seem to be some good specials including extra lenses and memory cards etc. We would be getting it on Interest free HP so that we can pay it off, so needs to be from a store that offers that kind of thing.
My question is for all the amazing photographers out there (Daizy, Kaiz etc) is there a particular camera you would recommend, what do you use? maybe there is something cheaper than the Canon???? I am looking at Canon SLR's as this is what I had 15 years ago when I did photography at school.
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noodle
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Posted: 15 October 2009 at 12:32pm |
Im not a pro but I have that camera and LOVE it!! so easy to use and takes really nice pictures! what a cool birthday/xmas pressie!! 
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Posted: 15 October 2009 at 1:06pm |
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I have a Nikon D60, I like it a lot. Except it doesnt have a bracketing function (With some cameras you can take 3 images in one go and it will give you 3 different exposures to ensure you get a correct one)
It makes up for it with the RAW formatting function, so you can adjust the exposure after you've photographed.
I have heard great things about the Canons too!
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Posted: 15 October 2009 at 1:54pm |
I have a Nikon D40. Its not to bad although the lens that came with it is pretty average and I am dying to get a new one.
Cannons I have heard are also great, especially if that is what you are used to.
OMG Kylie, I only just realised that out about the RAW function and exposing. It all makes sense now 
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my4beauties
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Posted: 15 October 2009 at 2:05pm |
I have a canon - love it! And I'm an amatuer by far, but it still takes good photos for me!!
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Posted: 15 October 2009 at 2:27pm |
Canon girl here too. No complaints...except I still have to take the pictures, so even through the camera is AWESOME, I sometimes...am NOT! 
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Posted: 15 October 2009 at 2:53pm |
Canon fan here too. We have the 400D and we  it Although like Surfergirl sometimes Im not the best operator
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Posted: 15 October 2009 at 4:22pm |
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Canon for me too. I upgraded from the 300D last year to the 40D. I also have a Canon Ixus compact for every day use which I love to bits.
Check out dpreview if you want to compare specs etc.
What I did when I upgraded was to wait for the new Canon to come out then bought the outgoing model much cheaper. I am not a pixel junkie, 10mp was plenty for me, no need for the 15mp they were introducing, and I saved me nearly $1,000 on the deal.
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Posted: 15 October 2009 at 4:47pm |
Nikon D60 here and we LOVE it!! Although my Mum who is really into photography has a Nikon D90 which I love even more
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Posted: 15 October 2009 at 4:54pm |
I have the Sony a350. I love it. We bought it from a camera shop (rather than a department store) who sells both the Sony and the Canon and he totally talked me out of the Canon. I was all set to buy the Canon before talking to him.
It was slightly cheaper than the Canon and had some better functions I think, can't remember his reasoning. The Sony was for a twin lens kit, he also threw in a card and extra battery, so we got a really good deal in the end.
Remembered one thing he said - the Sony can take lenses from other brands, whereas the Canon can only use Canon lenses
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Posted: 15 October 2009 at 5:10pm |
That's not strictly true...my Canon has a 200m Sigma lens on it right now 
A friend has that Sony and loves it.
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Posted: 15 October 2009 at 8:34pm |
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Canon all the way for me.....have the 400D and LOVE it. Easy to use, takes great pics.
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Posted: 15 October 2009 at 8:46pm |
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Canon! cheaper lenses if you want to upgrade in the future
Even though im an ammature the pics still look really good.
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Posted: 15 October 2009 at 9:05pm |
 kaiz231 wrote:
I have a Nikon D60, I like it a lot. Except it doesnt have a bracketing function (With some cameras you can take 3 images in one go and it will give you 3 different exposures to ensure you get a correct one)
It makes up for it with the RAW formatting function, so you can adjust the exposure after you've photographed.
I have heard great things about the Canons too! |
How mush are these cameras worth? ...I hate going nto electronic shops, they do the whole pressure sellign thing!!
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Posted: 15 October 2009 at 9:22pm |
Jaxnz1 wrote:
Canon all the way for me.....have the 400D and LOVE it. Easy to use, takes great pics. |
I had a 400D as well and loved and it takes really nice photos. I had to do a insurance claim on it and upgraded to a 500D and it is just as good. Dh is SLR junkie and from what I could remember is to stay away from the 1000D as they weren't as good.
Go to dpreview dot com as they have got reviews on them
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