Digital SLR advice needed please

Oneday77

I would say that lens, flash guns and accessories wise secondhand is a safe bet.
Body wise I would be very careful. Dust in the bodies from careless users is a major issue with digital SLRs, it isn't if your careful. If you can buy second hand from somewhere offering a warranty then sure but otherwise be on the look out.

ukcarper

I'd try to pick one up I went out to buy a Canon but I found it really uncomfortable to hold and bought the equivalent Nikon. I don’t think the differences are that great when it actually comes to using them.

paula.paula13

If you go with Canon there's a great choice of lenses. Their 70 - 200mm L f4 lens starts at around £400 2nd hand. The benefit is that you can get a 2nd hand Canon body (lots of people upgrading at the moment to get the 7d!) easily via ebay or local photography groups. Other good sources for 2nd hand kit are London Camera Exchange and Dale Photographic.

So you can get decent kit 2nd hand and then when you've a bit more cash in a few years time you can get a better body to go with your nice lens.

Make sure you get a Speedlite flash too.