Which Digital SLR

**scrambler** · 27th November 2007, 01:25 PM

Like everyone else I was too late getting to this ...

I would highly recommend for anything less than semi-pro use what I bought as the cheapest digital SLR I could find :

http://www.camerahouse.com.au/produc...1%20Megapixels

6.1 MP is fine unless you want poster prints, has shake reduction, full manual mode, etc, etc ...

AND FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH YOUR EXISTING LENSES

The only digital SLR which will use ANY lens from the film range of the same manufacturer.

PS: I did the camera stores over and no-one had Pentax. I bought mine at Big W of all places. The Camera stores wanted to sell whatever they had in stock, whether that had the features I wanted or not (e.g. I wanted a "user interface" similar to a Canon film SLR)
Downsides on newer designs: weighs more, "only" 6.1 MP

Pluses for anyone: price esp for features
Pluses for you: lens compatibility.

**Captain_Rightfoot** · 27th November 2007, 01:49 PM

I have a nikon d80 and are happy with it. I've always had nikon slr's and I couldn't handle the little snappy cameras. Too frustrating.

At anyrate it's the guy behind the camera that makes the shot. I don't think the brand has much effect at all

**Bushie** · 27th November 2007, 03:54 PM

I've got a Pentax K10D, and very happy.

How much do you want for your old Pentax lenses??

You wont be able to use them on the Nikon but they'll work with my K10D

Martyn

**MickG** · 27th November 2007, 04:38 PM

Originally Posted by Bushie

I've got a Pentax K10D, and very happy.

How much do you want for your old Pentax lenses??

You wont be able to use them on the Nikon but they'll work with my K10D

Martyn

Chasing anything in particular Martyn? I have a sigma, pentax and vivitar lense plus a cable release, flash and filter.

**Hymie** · 27th November 2007, 05:08 PM

Olympus E300 and E500 feature a great dust reduction system which is a must have in SLR Digitals.

**5teve** · 28th November 2007, 08:44 AM

yeah im too late too... but im just considering one... and have looked extensively at the K10D due to its inbuilt shake reduction / dust reduction.. availability of second hand lenses and the fact its also classes as weather resistant!

Thanks

Steve

**hiline** · 28th November 2007, 10:04 AM

i have a finepix s9500 works well for me

super Macro mode.........

http://www.letsgodigital.org/html/re...s9000_EN1.html

review here

**dmdigital** · 28th November 2007, 10:13 AM

You all missed the point!

Any new DSLR you buy should be a Nikon!

Bold statement, but it's perfectly logical and has nothing to do with one camera being better than any other.

Nikon makes a D3, Land Rover makes a D3

So that way you can start posting about your new D3 and no one will notice.

**hiline** · 28th November 2007, 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by dm_td5

You all missed the point!

Any new DSLR you buy should be a Nikon!

Bold statement, but it's perfectly logical and has nothing to do with one camera being better than any other.

Nikon makes a D3, Land Rover makes a D3

So that way you can start posting about your new D3 and no one will notice.

good point mate

**timaus13** · 30th November 2007, 05:22 PM

I hope u find this tip helpfull.
Buy a couple of 512mb sd cards to allow u to save pics to more than one sd card.
If u get a dodgy sd card u will not lose all pics.
Also look at purchasing a second batt?
One other item I would recommend would be a HP Photsmart printer very small but takes sd and other cards as well as prints 6x 4 prints.
cheers.
PS being digital u can shoot heaps and be picky about what u keep?

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