Camera for my better half

A DSLR is a whole different world to a snappy camera. Notwithstanding what Big guy said, any DSLR is going to make it easier to take great pictures.

Check out KenRockwell.com basically what he says, as mentioned above, is to spend money on lenses not camera bodies unless you have a need for the functions that come with the more expensive body.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/camera-cor...ml#post1044058 This one I found is quite cheap, or buy something secondhand and buy a grey market 50mm f1.8 from somewhere like here, as Chucaro says, brilliant fast lens that has been the basic camera lens for the best part of fifty years.

Cheers
Simon

Thanks Simon thats a great link;)

It depends what you want and what you can afford.
If you just want a basic small digital the Olympus U850SW is a great unit. Shock resistant to 1.5m and water proof to 3m. Ours has been dropped, kicked taken under water and taken underwater pics. They are a not cheap however but is my pic for this type.
I have a Canon EOS 1000 which is a great entry level SLR. The wife and kids can use it easily and has full auto. The EOS 450 is also a good entry level. Most Canon, Nikon etc are all good just personal preference and funds.
Go to your camera shop and see if you can play with a few brands and see what you like.

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Originally Posted by CraigE

It depends what you want and what you can afford.
If you just want a basic small digital the Olympus U850SW is a great unit. Shock resistant to 1.5m and water proof to 3m. Ours has been dropped, kicked taken under water and taken underwater pics. They are a not cheap however but is my pic for this type.
I have a Canon EOS 1000 which is a great entry level SLR. The wife and kids can use it easily and has full auto. The EOS 450 is also a good entry level. Most Canon, Nikon etc are all good just personal preference and funds.
Go to your camera shop and see if you can play with a few brands and see what you like.

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Thanks. Our local camera stores don't hold any stock as we are a small city with no demand. We will go to geelong or melbourne for a look when we get time. One of Trudies friends is coming on monday for a visit and does a lot of photography so she will quiz her on her thoughts.
Thanks to everyone for here thoughts and we will let you know what she ends up with. Cheers Brett&Trudie