Hmm, best UK place to get a Canon 550D?

moonrakerz

jayme1 wrote: »

, but I'm not the one buying it so I don't have to know anything about photography

.............but you are offering "advice" to someone who wants to spend hundreds of pounds on a camera ?
I need to think about this one ................

jayme1

meh, I know enough to know that most (if not all) people wouldn't just 'buy a DSLR for the hell of it to take photos', which when reading:

I really REALLY want one...lol

I'm definitely getting one for ... well, I dont know why, cause I want it

is definitely the impression I got, since most people would at least know why they needed or wanted a DSLR before they bought one,
but hey if the OP want to spend their hard earned money on it then fine, who am I to try to offer money saving advice on a money saving forum by trying to demonstrate that a DSLR is way more complex than just a simple point and shoot, who cares if I got a term slightly wrong, my point still stands.

hey perhaps the OP just wants it for an ornament

wba31

jayme1 wrote: »

meh, I know enough to know that most (if not all) people wouldn't just 'buy a DSLR for the hell of it to take photos', which when reading:

is definitely the impression I got, since most people would at least know why they needed or wanted a DSLR before they bought one,
but hey if the OP want to spend their hard earned money on it then fine, who am I to try to offer money saving advice on a money saving forum by trying to demonstrate that a DSLR is way more complex than just a simple point and shoot, who cares if I got a term slightly wrong, my point still stands.

hey perhaps the OP just wants it for an ornament

I bought a DSLR in order to learn how to use it. My previous experience was a 4 hour trip in Scotland with a pro photographer who taught me basics and got me shooting on my own. I bought a Canon 10D with a basic lens for £200 (second hand) and have used it for a year now. I have bought the Canon 50mm fixed focal length lense, which is amazin, and I am looking to buy the Sigma 10-24mm (i believe) lens for wide angle shooting. I read books on photography and watch pros on youtube and am slowly slowly learning. But the only way im changing from a point and shoot photographer to a creative photographer is by having a DSLR and practicing. So i would advise the OP to go for it, i would recommend buying a 2nd hand camera first if unsure of ability like i did, but if they already know they want to do it and can do it then why not buy a 550d?

Chimpofdoom

I bought one because I "wanted one" and it never leaves my side (except for when working/gym/obvious reasons).

*kat* my first advice would be, get what you want, but your first lens should be this Fantastic piece of kit for the lens and every budding photographer should have a 50mm (it does feel cheap.. but the quality is better than the kit lens).

Next advice would be to buy these books I've had my camera for well over a year now and bought the books recently... wish I had bought them sooner, some awesome tips in there!

Also if you do have any photographer friends, then they are an invaluable asset! My OH's brother in law is a wedding photographer and he's always giving me tips about what to get, how to take certain photo's etc!

vax2002

Canon 7d, 60d, 550d 600d 1dmkiv
All have grainy images at iso 200+
The noise is acceptable beyond Iso 1600 because you expect it but from a professional point of view it is unacceptable to have pattern noise in J-peg output images at iso 200, 400, 800