Time for my first DSLR

[Westie]

Been thinking about this for sometime - at present I have a reasonably good point and shoot camera, but it is very limiting in terms of what I can do - want to be more creative in the shots I take and am looking for my first dslr.

 

Any views on the Sony Alpha 100? It looks like it would fit the bill - good entry level camera and a few features that might justify me buying it over the Canon 350d (plus the fact that my old 35mm camera is a Minolta, so the lenses I have for that would not be redundant).

 

I would like to try and limit the total bundle cost to about £750 inc. kit lens and a reasonable memory card of about 2-4gb.

 

I'm not aiming to go semi-professional, but want something that I can play and progress with.

 

Any tips/views much appreciated!

[Chippy]

Been thinking about this for sometime - at present I have a reasonably good point and shoot camera, but it is very limiting in terms of what I can do - want to be more creative in the shots I take and am looking for my first dslr.

 

Any views on the Sony Alpha 100? It looks like it would fit the bill - good entry level camera and a few features that might justify me buying it over the Canon 350d (plus the fact that my old 35mm camera is a Minolta, so the lenses I have for that would not be redundant).

 

I would like to try and limit the total bundle cost to about £750 inc. kit lens and a reasonable memory card of about 2-4gb.

 

I'm not aiming to go semi-professional, but want something that I can play and progress with.

 

Any tips/views much appreciated!

 

 

might be worth checking out the recent A100 review on DPreview:-

 

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sonydslra100/

 

certainly looks interesting. I have a sony point and shoot and the results are pretty good for a compact, so if that's anything to go by the DSLR should be great.......I love those old style dials on the A100 too!

[Elton]

Westie,

 

I've got a 300D you can look at. Might even let you touch it.

 

2 gig memory card cost me about £35.

[Westie]

Westie,

 

I've got a 300D you can look at. Might even let you touch it.

 

2 gig memory card cost me about £35.

 

Thought that was you, loitering outside my house, taking covert pictures. You dirty dog.

 

I wouldn't mind a butchers. I'll have to pop in to drink your beer.

[Puzzled]

For that price you should be able to find a good deal on a Canon 350D - and if you're converting from a 35mm SLR to digital you would find the 350D hard to beat IMO.

The only drawback is the amount of memory you need to handle 8 million pixels - but I think the quality makes up for this.

[Elton]

Thought that was you, loitering outside my house, taking covert pictures. You dirty dog.

 

I wouldn't mind a butchers. I'll have to pop in to drink your beer.

 

LOL You'll have to be quick. Village legend (well, my neighbour) says that there's never any cold beer here because it sinply doesn't get the time

[flibb]

If your thinking of getting a dslr go to a shop and have a play. I had decided on a pentax then used one and found its ergonomics didnt suit me, also tried the canon, but ended up wit h D70.