What camera??

GT60

Hi
I am looking for a new camera but do not have a clue on these new thangle digital things. I have been using my camera phone.

My old camera is a Nikon F80 with a 28 - 200mm lens.
What i want is a camera that will do basic shots, some portrait, close up and the odd landscape or distance shot but not with the price tags i have seen of £300ish plus.
Generally good camera that you can take anywhere. Maybe a compact???
If it is another digital slr can i use my film lens with it?

Thanks Niall

GT60

I have just seen these
http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/product/950600#productInformationSection

http://www.jessops.com/Directory/catalogue.ashx/categoriesLT;jessops_1/categoriesLT;jessops_1_9?fh_location=//jessops/en_GB/isvisible=1/categories<jessops_1/categories<jessops_1_9/manufacturername=sony&fh_start_index=0&fh_view_size=20&xslp_filterType=simple

Advice please thanks niall

KxMx

I got a FujiFilm Finepix A850 just under a year ago, very happy with it, does everything I ask very well.

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niall24 wrote: »

I have just seen these
http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/product/950600#productInformationSection

http://www.jessops.com/Directory/catalogue.ashx/categoriesLT;jessops_1/categoriesLT;jessops_1_9?fh_location=//jessops/en_GB/isvisible=1/categories<jessops_1/categories<jessops_1_9/manufacturername=sony&fh_start_index=0&fh_view_size=20&xslp_filterType=simple

Advice please thanks niall

The better options are generally Panasonic Lumix, Canon Powershot or IXUS and Fujifilm F series including the F200 which is more expensive at over £150. At under £100 I'd look for a cheaper Lumix or Powershot preferably with no more than 10 megapixels but Canon and Panasonic (and some Fuji models) have the sensor technology to better cope with higher megapixels (lots of megapixels and small sensors are a recipe for problems). Having said that most decent makes can produce reasonable quality pics in decent light especially if your only interested in printing normal photo sized pics.

Key thing is to look for reviews of a chosen camera. There are many extensive reviews with sample images which illustrate how good a camera is doing close ups, in low light, whether the lens creates much distortion, whether you get much purple tinging in areas of high contrast and how much noise is introduced.

paula.paula13

I've had several Fuji's - the most recent one being an S8100fd. They all take fab pictures and are light enough to carry out and about. The S8100fd is 400g - which compares to around 2kg for my Canon eos 7d when it's wearing it's lens and flash. Hardly portable!

GT60

Hi just to let you all know i ended up with the canon powershot sx 120is and even got it for £120 in the end..
thanks niall

yashica_boy

why? you could have got a Nickon DSLR body & used you 28-200mm lens that you already have

GT60

the lenes is a tamron would that still work?
plus i cannot get a nikon dslr for £120
and the oh can use the powershot my only gripe is you dont get a full printed manuel just a bloody CD fat lot of use that is in a park or up a mountain and if you had no pc..................
thanks Niall

pastmybest

mealticket wrote: »

hello all

i have a panasonic FZ5, great camera but i cant get any depth of field, 'cos i don't know how to. any one got a quick answer please?

Unless DSLR impossible with a compact or bridge type of camera.

I read this soemwhere as I wanted DOF and now regret going for a bridge camera.

GT60

mealticket wrote: »

hello all

i have a panasonic FZ5, great camera but i cant get any depth of field, 'cos i don't know how to. any one got a quick answer please?

Have you not got a manual override on it so you can use either manual or aperture priority?
Thats another reason i went for the canon it has all the settings

Niall

pastmybest

mealticket wrote: »

sorry, never heard the term bridge camera. i think it's classed as an SLR and i can alter shutter/aperture/exposure but dof eludes me. thanks

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicfz5/

Yes it is a compact, NOT DSLR, but also known as a bridge camera.

It will not get DOF and I get this by using gaussian blur in Photoshop.

Something to do with the sensor size I think but hope someone will come along and explain more soon?