If you have the budget the 60D is a much better buy.

Thanks, I'll take a look

Chewbacca on the prowl.

Or perhaps a good quality second hand 40d or 50d

Regardless of which make / model you choose it is important to actually hold a camera in your hand before purchasing it.

The ergonomics are of vital importance.

My film cameras were always Canon and so, naturally, Canon was my first choice when making the move to a DSLR.

That is until I held the Canon in my hand and made a direct like-with-like comparison with the Nikon equivalent.

For me (and it's important to stress that - FOR ME) the Nikon was a far more comfortable (and therefore efficient) handful. Others have had exactly the opposite experience.

YMMV, as they say. But you need to be satisfied on that point.

agree with what you say, but I was the opposite, much preferred the Canon, was looking at the 60 but it was just too heavy (even just the body), couldn't imagine it with a big lens on and walking/skiing. 600 was no real advantage (other than a moveable screen that seemed a bit pointless for the extra cash) over the 550.

The best thing I did do was get extra filters for all of my lenses and a jacket with pockets for each of them, new lens to be bought soon but I don't want to have converters/extenders so I am not sure what lens to go for.

or might just get a Go-Pro helmet cam!

Can anyone recommend a good but affordable flash for the Sony alpha series? Thanks

Well I think I'm going to go for the 600D but I'll make sure I check it out in the shops before buying

Some [url=http://bit.ly/upOz7nMetz and Vivitar strobes here[/url, seem yo get decent results for the outlay too.

Cheers Graeme, I know they can get a bit pricy, I just need an angled one for covering gigs and the like.

Gigging with no flash:





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Can't avoid camera shake when you're in the middle of a dancefloor with a camera in your hand a fairly long exposures, but flash just takes all the colour detail out of them

Well I went for the Nikon d3100, and I'm suitably impressed so far. Playing about with it at the moment and learning how to use it properly (in the past I've always had point and shoot camera's), so there's a lot of terrible shots but some I am quite happy with for a beginner. Obviously not to the standard of some on here!

I got it with the 18-55 lens so will be saving up for a better one soon hopefully

Went on a night time photography course around Manchester last night.

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Will you have a look if you get half a chance and let me know what you think please guys and gals

Also don't know if anyone is interested but a friend of mine is selling his Nikon D5000 DSLR 12.3 megapixels, SD card, leads, battery and charger, instruction manual, boxed. Body only, for £300-£350.
Or Will consider selling lens as well. Nikon lens 18-55mm VR (kit lens) £350-£400 with body.

It's only a few months old, but his upgraded to another Nikon so is looking to sell this.

Very nice set, I enjoy night photography, light trails, etc, thinking of going out to shoot the Christmas lights this weekend.

I particularly liked the cobbles shot, very 'Corrie'

Well I am from Salford

Don't worry, someone has to be

What do you want for Christmas?

What about a camera with FPS rate of . . .

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Yesterday one of the cats managed to knock my Olympus E1 complete with attached FL-36 flashgun, off the table. Camera and flashgun parted company via a broken hotshoe assembly. I thought I was going to be in for another couple of hundred to replace the gun, until I found this website: [url=http://www.uscamera.com/uscamera.com[/url

This guys sells camera and flashgun parts for most popular makes, he also has an eBay store, if that's preferred. Result was I've ordered a new shoe assembly, although some delicate soldering will be required, at less than £40 delivered, I'm happy with that.

So if you've got a broken flashgun, battery compartment door etc. he's well worth a try

Just sent request off. The battery flap on my flash unit for my Fuji underwater strobe broke off and I couldn't believe that Fuji didn't do a replacement, but said I had to by the full rig again !!!

Hope this guy can help.

From this morning:

I throw down a real challenge for all you excellent photographers - a shot of the International Space Station passing Jupiter, which it will do at approx. 17:36 tonight (if you are lucky enough to have some clear sky to the south)

Anyone up for it? (For a sky chart see my Follow that star thread)

Well the flashgun repair worked fine. The part arrived on Christmas Eve and I finally got around to replacing it yesterday. The good news was there was no soldering required, it was just a question of unplugging and re-attaching a molex

Well I'm loving my Canon 600D.

Will pop some photos on when I have time

Any resident owners of a Fujifilm or Olympus point and shoot camera? My Panasonic has died and since it will cost £75 to repair I'm inclined to buy new. Wondering if anyone has any particular comments to supplement other research. Specifically looking at this sort of spec as I want decent optical zoom and HD video (preferably 1080p). www.amazon.co.uk/Fujifilm-FinePi ... 588&sr=1-3 www.amazon.co.uk/Fujifilm-FinePi ... 588&sr=1-9 www.amazon.co.uk/Olympus--10-Dig ... 88&sr=1-10 www.amazon.co.uk/Olympus-SP-610U ... 94&sr=1-29

Any resident owners of a Fujifilm or Olympus point and shoot camera? My Panasonic has died and since it will cost £75 to repair I'm inclined to buy new. Wondering if anyone has any particular comments to supplement other research. Specifically looking at this sort of spec as I want decent optical zoom and HD video (preferably 1080p). www.amazon.co.uk/Fujifilm-FinePi ... 588&sr=1-3 www.amazon.co.uk/Fujifilm-FinePi ... 588&sr=1-9 www.amazon.co.uk/Olympus--10-Dig ... 88&sr=1-10 www.amazon.co.uk/Olympus-SP-610U ... 94&sr=1-29

Quote ="Diavolo Rosso"Any resident owners of a Fujifilm or Olympus point and shoot camera? My Panasonic has died and since it will cost £75 to repair I'm inclined to buy new. Wondering if anyone has any particular comments to supplement other research. Specifically looking at this sort of spec as I want decent optical zoom and HD video (preferably 1080p). www.amazon.co.uk/Fujifilm-FinePi ... 588&sr=1-3 www.amazon.co.uk/Fujifilm-FinePi ... 588&sr=1-9 www.amazon.co.uk/Olympus--10-Dig ... 88&sr=1-10 www.amazon.co.uk/Olympus-SP-610U ... 94&sr=1-29'" I have had the Fuji S7000 for several years now, its the forerunner of the two that you have highlighted. Apart from a dodgy memory card (nothing to do with the camera) I haven't had a minutes trouble with it, it can be used Idiots Mode (ie, me) where everything is set to auto and you just line up the photo and press the button, but its also got plenty of manual over-rides for the geek in you. The only down side is that its not a compact camera, you can't slip it in a jacket pocket for instance, and if you're only using it in Idiot Mode (ie, me) then maybe you're paying too much for a point and shoot camera ?

Quote ="Diavolo Rosso"Any resident owners of a Fujifilm or Olympus point and shoot camera? My Panasonic has died and since it will cost £75 to repair I'm inclined to buy new. Wondering if anyone has any particular comments to supplement other research. Specifically looking at this sort of spec as I want decent optical zoom and HD video (preferably 1080p). www.amazon.co.uk/Fujifilm-FinePi ... 588&sr=1-3 www.amazon.co.uk/Fujifilm-FinePi ... 588&sr=1-9 www.amazon.co.uk/Olympus--10-Dig ... 88&sr=1-10 www.amazon.co.uk/Olympus-SP-610U ... 94&sr=1-29'" I have had the Fuji S7000 for several years now, its the forerunner of the two that you have highlighted. Apart from a dodgy memory card (nothing to do with the camera) I haven't had a minutes trouble with it, it can be used Idiots Mode (ie, me) where everything is set to auto and you just line up the photo and press the button, but its also got plenty of manual over-rides for the geek in you. The only down side is that its not a compact camera, you can't slip it in a jacket pocket for instance, and if you're only using it in Idiot Mode (ie, me) then maybe you're paying too much for a point and shoot camera ?

Quote ="Diavolo Rosso"Any resident owners of a Fujifilm or Olympus point and shoot camera? My Panasonic has died and since it will cost £75 to repair I'm inclined to buy new. Wondering if anyone has any particular comments to supplement other research. Specifically looking at this sort of spec as I want decent optical zoom and HD video (preferably 1080p). www.amazon.co.uk/Fujifilm-FinePi ... 588&sr=1-3 www.amazon.co.uk/Fujifilm-FinePi ... 588&sr=1-9 www.amazon.co.uk/Olympus--10-Dig ... 88&sr=1-10 www.amazon.co.uk/Olympus-SP-610U ... 94&sr=1-29'" I have had the Fuji S7000 for several years now, its the forerunner of the two that you have highlighted. Apart from a dodgy memory card (nothing to do with the camera) I haven't had a minutes trouble with it, it can be used Idiots Mode (ie, me) where everything is set to auto and you just line up the photo and press the button, but its also got plenty of manual over-rides for the geek in you. The only down side is that its not a compact camera, you can't slip it in a jacket pocket for instance, and if you're only using it in Idiot Mode (ie, me) then maybe you're paying too much for a point and shoot camera ?

Quote ="Diavolo Rosso"Any resident owners of a Fujifilm or Olympus point and shoot camera? My Panasonic has died and since it will cost £75 to repair I'm inclined to buy new. Wondering if anyone has any particular comments to supplement other research. Specifically looking at this sort of spec as I want decent optical zoom and HD video (preferably 1080p). www.amazon.co.uk/Fujifilm-FinePi ... 588&sr=1-3 www.amazon.co.uk/Fujifilm-FinePi ... 588&sr=1-9 www.amazon.co.uk/Olympus--10-Dig ... 88&sr=1-10 www.amazon.co.uk/Olympus-SP-610U ... 94&sr=1-29'" I have had the Fuji S7000 for several years now, its the forerunner of the two that you have highlighted. Apart from a dodgy memory card (nothing to do with the camera) I haven't had a minutes trouble with it, it can be used Idiots Mode (ie, me) where everything is set to auto and you just line up the photo and press the button, but its also got plenty of manual over-rides for the geek in you. The only down side is that its not a compact camera, you can't slip it in a jacket pocket for instance, and if you're only using it in Idiot Mode (ie, me) then maybe you're paying too much for a point and shoot camera ?