DSLR camera.

syblue

Have been looking at the exact 2 for a couple of weeks , going for the FZ45 , just waiting for price to drop , Jessops code and then Quidco works out at £258 , plus fil a form on the panasonic web site you get 3 yrs free warranty.
Let me know how you get on.

welda

How does one go about getting these further reductions reductions ie: "Jessops code and then Quidco works out at £258"

Noted on how to receive extra warranty. Yes I'll let you know how I get on tomorrow, I should manage to pass in on way home from work?

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syblue

Shop online at checkout use code VOUCHERSANDDEALS5 , sign up to quidco (google) and you get 6% of you money back.

yashica_boy

If you go for the fuji look on the fuji uk web site they do recons with 6 months warranty at good prices & you may find the HS10 a bit cheeper

boliston

I have recently used Clifton Cameras http://www.cliftoncameras.co.uk/ and they were very efficient and would certainly use them again.

When you say "get a bridge camera as it's for the missus" has she actually said if she wants a DSLR or a bridge, as although they look similar there is a world of difference between a bridge and even an entry level DSLR like the D3100/D3000 (Nikon's current entry level range).

A bridge cam typically has a very small sensor with a large "crop factor" (sensor size compared with a trad 35mm film cam) and I note the Lumix DMC-FZ45 has a 5x crop factor, compare with only 1.5x for a typical entry level DSLR. Cramming so many pixels into such a tiny area can create a lot of noise (ugly graininess) when shooting in low light, and also you will not get those nice portrait shots with blurred background that you can get with a DSLR.

The price of a bridge cam is often not much less than an entry level DSLR so probably worth checking what the missus is really after.

Quenastoise

Marking - I need to upgrade when I can afford it

welda

boliston wrote: »

The price of a bridge cam is often not much less than an entry level DSLR so probably worth checking what the missus is really after.

Last few months have been very difficult for Mrs W, I'm really looking for a quick fix for her, take her mind from pending issues, focus on taking better pictures. Then hopefully spend time thinking of what pictures to take next, then play around with editing on the pc, this is my theory, hopefully it will work?

So, something not too difficult to use, but a camera that has more bells and whistles than our old Sony Cybershot.

I appreciate your reply thought.

Thanks.

welda

syblue wrote: »

Let me know how you get on.

Didn't make work today, nor Jessops. Big thaw arrived indoors with some water damage, !!!!ed off at the mo, on a positive note, could have been worse.

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ajuk

DSLRs are a big jump over any compact, if you decide not to get a DSLR, I wouldn't bother spending much money on some over prices "bridge" camera.