what digital SLR camera to get from USA?

Sun

Go for Canon EOS as they carry international warranty.

isofa

Been using Canon DSLRs since they were invented and never had any serious problems with dust on the sensor, if you are changing lenses constantly outside or in dusty environments then it may be a problem, but in normal usage it's not a serious issue, most modern cameras have anti-dust / shake removal systems and many advanced models have dust mapping and removal. It's a non-issue for me.

As Sun mentions many quality brands have full international warranties too, just check before you buy.

StewieGriffin

If you're novice check out the Fujifilm S9600. It's has SLR functionality but with a fixed lense and it keeps the price way down! You can get these for about £180 new in the UK now, so the US price should be tasty.

Check out the review on trustedreviews.com

MX5huggy

sam1970 wrote: »

thank you guys for all replies...i am actually a novice and not an experienced photographer and thats why i was looking for advice....i might have to change my plans after reading your comments

Stick with the dSLR anything else is just a compramise and you will forever wish you had the dSLR, every time you take a picture of the back wing of a F1 car cause of shutter lag. Cant get a photo in the dark casue the ISO won't go low enough, etc etc.

Only look at Cannon and Nikon, I am a Nikon user so no very little about Cannon. You don't give and indcation of your budget.

But I would recomend the D90 with 18 - 200 Vr Lens dust wont be a problem cause you will never need to take the lens off. Amanzon UK price £1080 It does HD movies aswell!

Too much then go for a D40 with 18 - 55 £250

mustrum_ridcully

MX5huggy, some of the things you say may have been true a few years ago but things have changed a lot with compact cameras. I have a Fuji compact camera that cost £70 that has a higher ISO than my Nikon dSLR. Good quality compact/bridge cameras also come with image stabilisation, some even come with APS-C size sensors as found in dSLRs.

In the end it's horses for courses, if you're not going to use the features of a dSLR then why buy one? I know of a couple of people wanting to switch from dSLR to a good bridge camera! Basically they found they always use auto or pre-set modes, they never change the lens, they find live-view a better than using a viewfinder and they find a dSLR too bulky.

My advice in the end is always to go to a local camera store and have a play with the different types of camera there and see what you like.

Fifer

MX5huggy wrote: »

Only look at Cannon and Nikon

This old chestnut always comes up on these threads, but most entry level dSLRs are far, far more capable than the majority of photographers will ever be.

That aside, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax, Sony and others have excellent dSLR cameras out there, some nearly as good, some as good and many better than the equivalent offerings from Canon and Nikon. Don't rule out most of the field before you do your research.

sam1970

there was a major development in the last 24 hours....currys at junction 9 of M6 (in west Midlands) had a major reopening sale yesterday (it will last till sunday) which led to motorway closure at the rush hour yesterday morning...i went in the evening and i managed to buy a canon EOS D450 for £329.99 and i will be able to claim £50 in cashback from canon making the final price £280...i thought that was an excellent deal considering that this very popular camera normally sells at £480.

Sun

Execellent deal and execellent piece of kit.

sam1970 wrote: »

there was a major development in the last 24 hours....currys at junction 9 of M6 (in west Midlands) had a major reopening sale yesterday (it will last till sunday) which led to motorway closure at the rush hour yesterday morning...i went in the evening and i managed to buy a canon EOS D450 for £329.99 and i will be able to claim £50 in cashback from canon making the final price £280...i thought that was an excellent deal considering that this very popular camera normally sells at £480.

sam1970

actually i went back today to see if i could find other bargains...all the canon D450 have gone but they have alot of Nikon D40 at £179.99 , Sony A200 at £199.99 and Olympus E420 at £259

trcooke

Well done, that is indeed a fantastic camera at a fantastic price. I have the very same camera. Take the time to have a read through the instruction manual, it's actually very useful.