Cameras

Hi all,

So with some holidays and weddings coming up we're looking to get a decent camera, so that we can take lots of nice pretty photos. Plus I like gadgets and playing around with things and a camera with lots of buttons sounds cool.

I especially want one with a decent zoom, and not so fussed about a pocket sized compact camera because we tend to use our phones for photos out and about, this will be for holidays and major events and taking to the woods and for nieces and nephews and mother in laws

One I like the look of is the Fujifilm HS20

http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/fujifilm_finepix_hs20exr_review/

And looking to spend up to £300 really. Is that a good camera? should we be looking at specific makes? any other advice?

Cheers!

This site is a great resource:

http://www.dpreview.com/

Honestly, with the way camera phones are going these days, I'd probably recommend using those for ultraportable snapshot use and investing in a full blown DSLR that you can grow with for years and years.

I have a Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera from 1974 that I would be willing to sell.

  On 11/21/2011 at 2:31 PM, jhonny said:

Hi all,

 

So with some holidays and weddings coming up we're looking to get a decent camera, so that we can take lots of nice pretty photos. Plus I like gadgets and playing around with things and a camera with lots of buttons sounds cool.

 

I especially want one with a decent zoom, and not so fussed about a pocket sized compact camera because we tend to use our phones for photos out and about, this will be for holidays and major events and taking to the woods and for nieces and nephews and mother in laws

 

One I like the look of is the Fujifilm HS20

http://www.photograp...hs20exr_review/

And looking to spend up to £300 really. Is that a good camera? should we be looking at specific makes? any other advice?

 

 

Cheers!

check out MFT. an older-generation body (like GF1) and some basic lens for start.

then later get some glass.

2nd hand nikon D3000? (or a new one for just a little bit more with standard kit lens). then you can get a better lens later.

thanks for your help guys, i took on board the comments about an MFT camera, and am looking at getting a twin pack GF3 which comes with a 14mm and 14-42 lenses. Can get it for £390 which seems really good value for what you get.

is 14-42 the new (super thin) one? in any case, i think that's a very good price. beware though, GF3 isn't the best "manual" camera - due to lack of physical controls. imho, the GF3 makes the most sense in combo with the new (the thin) 14-42 lens.