DLSR

I have a point and shoot camera , but going to take a jump into the slr world and just wondering what is a decent camera for the price. Got my eye on the Nikon D60 and the canon 450. cheers stevie

I've had the nikon D40x for 6 months and it's great. A friend has the D60, which replaced the D40x, and he's more than happy with it. The sports mode is great for getting shots of fighting fish. It's hard to beat Nikon lenses

have the canon 400d and its dead on and easy to use to i would imagine the 450d will be a good buy

Can't complain with my Sony Alpha 100

I have a point and shoot camera , but going to take a jump into the slr world and just wondering what is a decent camera for the price. Got my eye on the Nikon D60 and the canon 450. cheers stevie

Hi Stevie,

Both of these camera's are pretty good, you'll get excellent results with either. At the end of the day its down to personal choice. Here's a useful debate that might help you choose
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read. ... e=27175665

There are other options and you'll probably get any amount of these. The best advise I can give you is to consider lenses as well, these have a big part to play. Most DSLR's take decent photo's once you have the right lens.

Regards, James.

cheers lads. I decicded on the D60 and currently ordered one there. should be arriving in the next couple of days. It looks and feels the business.

The D60 is a great camera, I use the D80 myself, there's not much difference. I would definately recommend getting some filters, Polarized filters for shots of fish in the sea are great. Also, for lovely landscape pics, sunrise or set on the beach, pick up an ND grad filter . A 2 stop should cover you for a lot of situations in the short term. You will be amazed at the difference in depth and colour you can get in the sky with one of these filter. However, photoshop can do a pretty good job also. You can get a hard edged one if your horizon is fairly flat, such as the sea, however, if you have rocks or anything else uneven on the horizon, you would be better with a soft edged filter.

Have fun with it, the possibilties are endless!!

The D60 is a great camera, I use the D80 myself, there's not much difference. I would definately recommend getting some filters, Polarized filters for shots of fish in the sea are great. Also, for lovely landscape pics, sunrise or set on the beach, pick up an ND grad filter . A 2 stop should cover you for a lot of situations in the short term. You will be amazed at the difference in depth and colour you can get in the sky with one of these filter. However, photoshop can do a pretty good job also. You can get a hard edged one if your horizon is fairly flat, such as the sea, however, if you have rocks or anything else uneven on the horizon, you would be better with a soft edged filter.

Have fun with it, the possibilties are endless!!

Couldn't agree more...
Get a Circular Polarizer and some Graduated filters.

Get your filters here www.formatt.co.uk Get the grad kit.... Get the 85mm set. Then get yourself a Cokin filter holder off Ebay... €100 quid should see you well set up.

Kev

cheers lads, all info appreciated

Just to update I got the D60 and I have to admit I'm impressed at this wee gem. I have been exploring the various effects the variables create. Its alot to come to terms. You can now find the camera coming out in every location and changing the shutter speeds, aperature levels, flash levels. .. .. etc. The VR Lense Is amazing and I'd say its doing a lot of work but I still need a tripod for the those longer shutter speeds.
I ordered those filters and I have been informed that they have arrived today.
I will try and get some pictures at the weekend that show the quality it can produce. . lol. well i will take pictures anyway.

Mac are you a professional photographer

Dad's using a Nikon and seems very pleased with it. He does mainly landscape and seascape. Few photos on his gallery (taken with various cameras) ...

http://www.ndukes.net

Your dad's pictures are class sir, Thats the kind of pictures I wana be taken!

Mac are you a professional photographer

I wish mate...I wouldn't be sat here in the office on this glum Monday morning if I was. The wife has a Family Portrait Studio in Dunshaughlin, Co Meath

I am a keen amature, mostly landscape stuff, but have done a a good bit of portrait stuff including a couple of weddings. I'll put a post up for the use of the filters this evening if I get some time...

Kev

good man thanks kev. got a couple of books to try and get the grips with the camera but its really trail and error at the minute with taking a dander in different light scenarios and which way i think the light should look like. I took the camera with me on saturday fishing and got a couple of pictures I thought look ok. I will try and post some up for ya to have a look at if you wouldnt mind casting a wee eye over them and telling how they look. cheers stevie

Ho Hassle Mate.

Kev