joy boy
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Hey guys,
First time in this thread, and I really didn't want to sift through 1600 replies to find the answer. So excuse me if I'm the billionth person to ask this.
Recently, I've been getting my hands on some Digital SLR's that people have had, like one's from school, and one's that organisations have had. And now I've come to understand just how lame a point and shoot is. So, I'm really interested in upgrading to a beginner's level DSLR. I've had a look round, and I'm starting to understand the different things I should be looking for, like a high ISO, and a fast shutter speed. I had a look through the Canon site, and they couldn't help me much, but when I jumped on the Nikon site, I found a few video's that walked through and compared their different camera's. Basically, I thought that the Nikon D3000 would be suitable, because it's well within my price range ($500-$800).
Firstly, do you think this would be suitable? On the basis that I mainly like to use nature in my shots, however I want to be able to use it for group photo's (mainly for army cadets), and of course riding.
I've been told that it all comes down to Lenses. Obviously in conjunction with my taking 'needs' ^^^. What should I be looking at? I'd rather keep it as cheap as possible, but if having 2 lenses is an ABSOLUTE necessity, then I can afford it. But if I can do almost the same job with a single one, then let me know. Remember, beginner, I don't need a full $30'000 worth of kit, that a professional would see as a necessity.
And finally, would it be worth it buying a wireless flash thingo (haven't researched them much yet ) straight up, or wait until I can just get my head around the basics of the DSLR.
Thanks,
Joy Boy
First time in this thread, and I really didn't want to sift through 1600 replies to find the answer. So excuse me if I'm the billionth person to ask this.
Recently, I've been getting my hands on some Digital SLR's that people have had, like one's from school, and one's that organisations have had. And now I've come to understand just how lame a point and shoot is. So, I'm really interested in upgrading to a beginner's level DSLR. I've had a look round, and I'm starting to understand the different things I should be looking for, like a high ISO, and a fast shutter speed. I had a look through the Canon site, and they couldn't help me much, but when I jumped on the Nikon site, I found a few video's that walked through and compared their different camera's. Basically, I thought that the Nikon D3000 would be suitable, because it's well within my price range ($500-$800).
Firstly, do you think this would be suitable? On the basis that I mainly like to use nature in my shots, however I want to be able to use it for group photo's (mainly for army cadets), and of course riding.
I've been told that it all comes down to Lenses. Obviously in conjunction with my taking 'needs' ^^^. What should I be looking at? I'd rather keep it as cheap as possible, but if having 2 lenses is an ABSOLUTE necessity, then I can afford it. But if I can do almost the same job with a single one, then let me know. Remember, beginner, I don't need a full $30'000 worth of kit, that a professional would see as a necessity.
And finally, would it be worth it buying a wireless flash thingo (haven't researched them much yet ) straight up, or wait until I can just get my head around the basics of the DSLR.
Thanks,
Joy Boy