I'm looking to get a Nikon 3100, it's good for beginners apparently. I had to decide between that and Canon 1100D which also fits in my budget £300 ish. Anyone got one? Suggestions would be good. I've always been into photography and finally I can afford to buy one now. Looking to start it off as a hobby, and if there's enough people who likes my work then I might start making small money off it. Had good reviews on my photos so far so I thought I'd take one step further and get a proper camera.
I have a Nikon D3200 and its the best camera Ive ever had. I've had it for two years and still producing quality images.
Yeah I brought Nikon D3100. Quality camera, I went to abandoned building yesterday to take some pictures and the SD card got broken. Odd. So I've lost all of the pictures I took oh well, getting two SD cards and SD card reader for the ipad today.
I have an old Olympus OM-4T, tried the new ones and they just don't feel as good as the older ones or have the depth plus the pictures look a lot better through film than digital
Feels like a kids toy to me, oh got that wrong I will do over till I get it right! With a SLR you have to make sure you get the right shot. Also unless you buy a real top DSLR the dynamic range is nowhere near as good
Yeah i brought two class 10 16gb SDHC cards. £11 each, decided against buying a sd card reader and thought a laptop would make more sense. So I decided to look in PC world and exactly same SD card were £25 ridiculous. The salesman is a prick - I said I'll have anti virus with that laptop and he's like yeah, you also need a USB to back it all up, and this and that etc. so I just walked out So I ordered a HP 250, a basic laptop but it'll do for now.
That's an attitude often held by film purists, but not one I can agree with. I use exclusively digital kit these days, having "served my apprenticeship" as it were on film. I've worked as a photographer at a large number of equestrian events, including the Edinburgh Horse Trials, and trust me - when you're trying to capture a horse over a jump, you've either captured the shot or you haven't. There is no asking the horse to just do it again, and as such there is no lower level of skill required. When I'm taking shots, I'm often required to have the images with the client in a far shorter time-frame than traditional film process would require, and shooting digitally drastically reduces costs (which in fairness are even more prohibitive to the amateur than those who make money with their camera). That's not to say that there isn't a certain charm to film photography. There is a real feel about a photo taken on a film camera, in the same why that vinyl records have a distinctive character. Perhaps my perception is skewed because I use a couple of high end bodies with top quality lenses, but I certainly don't think there's any drop in quality with digital when compared to film - certainly not for the size of images used in most practical applications, anyhow.
I totally get the whole commercial use of a DSLR now, if I did it for monetary reasons I would use a digital myself. But as someone who just does it as a hobby then nothing beats film. I also think your view is a little off because you do use the top end market of DSLR, your average model hasn't advanced the hobby for me, its set it back. It requires little skill to get a decent photo with these things as all the work is done for you.
Good, it being less skilled is a good thing. The top photos will always be produced by the top photographers, however, more people can take good shots these days. No photographer sees this as a bad thing at all. More photos in the world is ace.
You have to be absolutely spot on with film. No mistakes and no second chance for a shot. For me digital has so many advantages over film now it seems silly to compare them.
Although have a Nikon D810 which is outside of of your budget, one thing I have learned over the years is that a decent final image apart from PP, is all about the glass. My wife has the much cheaper D7100 but over the years has purchased decent glass - to be quit frank, after PP, there's hardly any difference in the final product. The only reason I have the D810 is for the very large 36MP's and the ability for huge prints which is needed for my work.
