photography question

briggie · 15-10-2010, 11:48

sheila has said i can have a new camera for my birthday ( monday ) , id love a new dslr , but her budget is £150 , so its not really a option , my question is , ive seen a nice nikon bridge camera ..... whats the difference ? and picture quality /features as oposed to the nikon d series ?

thanking you in advance

pete

clivvy · 15-10-2010, 12:05

no idea about the bridge. u wont get a good dslr for £150 but you can get a very godo point and shoot for that,

try this site, i like them a lot

http://www.trustedreviews.com/filter...22&submit.y=15

briggie · 15-10-2010, 12:08

ive been looking at the nikon L110 bridge camera , but the cheapest i can find is £170, is it any good ? reviews seem very good

Terranical · 15-10-2010, 12:53

I've got a Nikon D60 DSLR which cost around £300 when new a couple of years ago - a cracking camera, and I would have thought obtainable used for around your maximum budget, try a look on eBay - some photographers are notorious for wanting more and better features, so good s/h cameras come up all the time - in fact this Nikon, which the wife bought me for Christmas, is the only camera we have bought new for many years, both of our pocket cameras, and those of our grandchildren bought last year, have been used ones bought from eBay. The way I look at it, by buying used you get a better camera than if you spent the same sort of money on a new one.

patbhoy · 15-10-2010, 13:12

Here are a few ending on fleaby soon.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sony-Alpha-DSL.../170550364868?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sony-DSLR-A100...item27b5b3a95c

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/sony-a200-DSLR...item255e21c09e

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-Sony-Alpha...item3a5f691cfc

kbekl · 15-10-2010, 15:03

personally with that sort of cash i would look at the fuji finepix s series i have an old s5700 and is a great camera, i use it for all my fish photo's always given good colour and is easy to use

R1cho · 15-10-2010, 16:23

http://photography.shop.ebay.co.uk/D...=p3286.c0.m301

R1cho · 15-10-2010, 16:29

cheap dslr here http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Olympus-Camedi...item415349db55

iceman · 15-10-2010, 18:37

i was in the same situation, i eventually bought the pentax k-x with 2 lenses,

first thing i done was gather all my old camera's and anything else i did not want and sold them on fleabay which increased my budget and now own a dslr.

i owned 2 fuji camera's in my time and i thought they were great bridge camera's until i took a photo with the dslr and realized i wasted so many years taken average photo's.

if you are still on a tight budget a friend had a Panasonic Lumix camera and was impressed as a bridge camera.

larson · 15-10-2010, 19:05

save your money you will only take pictures of cb's and sally

briggie · 15-10-2010, 19:10

i allready have a old zenith 35mm slr camera , and a pentax af super (35mm ) , and a ricoh caplio rr30, but ive always wanted to upgrade but could never afford it , i love to take landscape shots

R1cho · 15-10-2010, 19:42

As a photographer i have to say not all shots taken with a bridge camera are bad, they just aren't very good for fast moving shots as you always have a slight delay. The best bridge camera I have come across is one i actually own its the olympus sp560uz and i used it to take the pic attatched, maybe i am biased though as all my equipment is olympus even down the the lenses i use lol however saying this, you still cant beat a good dslr, i highly recommend the olympus e420 as a beginners dslr as they are easy to understand and use and if you can find one of these in your budget range snap it up they are well worth the money and extremely hard wearing, i still have my e420 and use it when `out n about` in the car.

Deleted account DD · 15-10-2010, 20:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by briggie

i allready have a old zenith 35mm slr camera , and a pentax af super (35mm ) , and a ricoh caplio rr30, but ive always wanted to upgrade but could never afford it , i love to take landscape shots

I know the feeling, ive got a Pentax spotmatic, a canon A1 , a canon Ae1 a motor drive and an assortment of lenses..................

35mm

just cant bear to part with them.

11redrex · 15-10-2010, 20:31

Damn, thought it said pornography.

R1cho · 15-10-2010, 20:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by 11redrex

Damn, thought it said pornography.

15-10-2010, 11:48	#1
briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473	photography question sheila has said i can have a new camera for my birthday ( monday ) , id love a new dslr , but her budget is £150 , so its not really a option , my question is , ive seen a nice nikon bridge camera ..... whats the difference ? and picture quality /features as oposed to the nikon d series ? thanking you in advance pete

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15-10-2010, 12:05	#2
clivvy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Huddersfield Vehicle: Terrano 03 LWB Posts: 6,947	no idea about the bridge. u wont get a good dslr for £150 but you can get a very godo point and shoot for that, try this site, i like them a lot http://www.trustedreviews.com/filter...22&submit.y=15

15-10-2010, 12:08	#3
briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473	ive been looking at the nikon L110 bridge camera , but the cheapest i can find is £170, is it any good ? reviews seem very good

15-10-2010, 12:53	#4
Terranical Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Resident in Bristol, Terrano in Spain Vehicle: 1994 Terrano 2.7TD SWB Posts: 1,398	I've got a Nikon D60 DSLR which cost around £300 when new a couple of years ago - a cracking camera, and I would have thought obtainable used for around your maximum budget, try a look on eBay - some photographers are notorious for wanting more and better features, so good s/h cameras come up all the time - in fact this Nikon, which the wife bought me for Christmas, is the only camera we have bought new for many years, both of our pocket cameras, and those of our grandchildren bought last year, have been used ones bought from eBay. The way I look at it, by buying used you get a better camera than if you spent the same sort of money on a new one.

15-10-2010, 13:12	#5
patbhoy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Bridge of Weir, Scotland Vehicle: Nissan Patrol GR SE 2.8TD Posts: 526	Here are a few ending on fleaby soon. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sony-Alpha-DSL.../170550364868? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sony-DSLR-A100...item27b5b3a95c http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/sony-a200-DSLR...item255e21c09e http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-Sony-Alpha...item3a5f691cfc

15-10-2010, 15:03	#6
kbekl Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Manchester Vehicle: Ford Maverick 2.7 LWB GLX Posts: 1,519	personally with that sort of cash i would look at the fuji finepix s series i have an old s5700 and is a great camera, i use it for all my fish photo's always given good colour and is easy to use

15-10-2010, 16:23	#7
R1cho Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Wales Vehicle: 1997 LandCruiser Colorado Posts: 4,201	http://photography.shop.ebay.co.uk/D...=p3286.c0.m301

15-10-2010, 16:29	#8
R1cho Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Wales Vehicle: 1997 LandCruiser Colorado Posts: 4,201	cheap dslr here http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Olympus-Camedi...item415349db55

15-10-2010, 18:37	#9
iceman Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: northern ireland Vehicle: nissan terrano 2.7 tdi Posts: 218	i was in the same situation, i eventually bought the pentax k-x with 2 lenses, first thing i done was gather all my old camera's and anything else i did not want and sold them on fleabay which increased my budget and now own a dslr. i owned 2 fuji camera's in my time and i thought they were great bridge camera's until i took a photo with the dslr and realized i wasted so many years taken average photo's. if you are still on a tight budget a friend had a Panasonic Lumix camera and was impressed as a bridge camera.

15-10-2010, 19:05	#10
larson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: moomin vally Posts: 1,138	save your money you will only take pictures of cb's and sally

15-10-2010, 19:10	#11
briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473	i allready have a old zenith 35mm slr camera , and a pentax af super (35mm ) , and a ricoh caplio rr30, but ive always wanted to upgrade but could never afford it , i love to take landscape shots

15-10-2010, 20:31	#14
11redrex Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: East Anglia. Buh. Vehicle: 1997 LWB Maverick 2.7TDi Posts: 1,377	Damn, thought it said pornography.