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im look a buying my first dslr camera just want some advice on what is a good camera and lens, i will spend 1000 at the most. thanks is anyone can help me
http://www.kogan.com/au/shop/cameras/dslr/?order_by=price
Just get canon or nikon and youll be right mate. For a lens start out with one of your regular 18-55 and shoot or video heaps see what you like and you'll soon learn what lens you may want after that :)
I'd recommend spending a little more on the body outright and getting just the normal shitty lens (18-55) and going from there. You'll regret getting a shit body later on if you go the cheap option, thats what I did and now I wish I had of thought about it earlier. Maybe the 60D (intermediate level, not full frame but good quality nonetheless) or something if you know you gonna get into it and you can get some better lens later on.
Goodluck mate!
Are you shooting photo or video? 60D isn't a bad choice for either, you can pick up a 50mm f/1.8 with it for around $800 all up. If you're shooting photos then you could invest the remaining $200 into some cheap flash equipment (Yongnuo/Cactus trigger setup & cheap flash perhaps). You won't need anything 'better' (see:more expensive) than a 60d or intermediate range camera. Truth be told any DSLR nowadays is good...don't let the $400 price tag fool you, you can get decent photos from it without any doubt. If you went the cheaper option you could grab yourself a fisheye with the setup. Samyang/Rokinon 8mm fisheye's do well for their price.
Personally if I had $1000 to buy my first setup I'd look at something like a 600d (~$500) with a 50mm 1.8 (~$100) and a Rokinon 8mm fisheye (~$350). Maybe spend a little extra on some cheap Cactus triggers and a couple of Yongnuo flashes. I was rocking a similar setup for ages, and although it's cheap, I found it could do the job.
Walker knows whats up. ^ Good advice. Most beginner to intermediate cameras will have similar HD video capabilities and not a huge difference in photo quality.
Also Walker, just looking at getting myself some flash gear, as I previously shot photog and havent had the money or the opportunity to use flashes. I am gonna go down the yongnuo road, and was thinking of getting some yongnuo triggers too, but cactus sound pretty good price wise. Just wondering what set up you'd recommend on a budget?
On Kogan the price is only 40 difference.
Im a Canon man myself, but the Nikon D7000 would probably be better for photography than the Canon 60D (the equivalent)
One thing I do feel I need to point out to you though is that the movie capabilities of the Canon are considerably better, faster frame rate at a better quality at 720p the canon can go up to 60fps, whereas the nikon is at 30fps.
But if you are only gonna go photos, the larger sensor on the nikon is gonna produce great photos.
If you wanna compare this website seems to show whats important http://snapsort.com/compare/Canon_EOS_60D-vs-Nikon_D7000/specs
The canon is $40 cheaper at Kogan.com.au also.
But if you prefer Nikon and have access to nikon gear from a friend or family member or something like that, just go with what you want!
The one I linked earlier (Kogan.com.au) is where ive bought from before, good price point and VERY reliable with me so far.
http://www.eglobaldigitalcameras.com.au is ridiculous on price, much lower than any other site. But I've never bought from them, but ive heard theyre ok. But it looks a bit dodge, but the price is unbeatable. Maybe scope around the web to see what other people say about eglobal, but id recommend Kogan to anyone.
I'm a Canon guy too, I know next to nothing about Nikon cameras to be honest, but you probably won't notice any difference between them if they're directly competing cameras. Nikon make a great fisheye though (10.5) if you want to look into that..
Depends how cheap you're going President Franklin, but I've used the Yongnuo 622C triggers quite a bit and they've been great for how cheap they were. You can get a little extra out of them syncspeed-wise if you're flash does high sync speed. They're a lot sturdier than some Cactus v4's I had a while back, and they're reliable. Just don't go spending a stupid amount of money on PW's...I have a couple of Yongnuo YN-560/568 flashes, which are basically a cheaper model of the Canon 580EX. They've held up well. Otherwise just go for some super cheap ones and see how you go. I used $40 flashes for good year before I bought anything remotely 'good'.
alright sweet i looked at Kogan.com.au good price for me there, what i think about 18-105mm lens... i never buy len before
Cheers walker! Was gonna go Yong 565 so I can use it as a half decent on camera flash if i need to, and then go super cheap for any other off camera flash duties! Thanks for the advice on the remote triggers, wasnt gonna go near Pocket wizards!! atleast not now. Will need to decide between Cactus n Yongnuo triggers now, but need to get a few $$ together first.
And Green Fire, 18-105 would be a fine lens as it will give you a bit more zoom. But personally I say save your money and go the 18-55 and get out and shoot shoot shoot until you know what you want. You may want something wider, or something with more zoom. Just get a decent body with the 18-55 and try out as much as you can before spending a few more dollars on lens'.
Thats my advice, but look up reviews and find out what you want for yourself too. At the end of the day I cannot tell you what you want.
alright thank you TimFranklin4presiden that sounds good.. i just seen nice price on the d7000 with 18-105mm so i just ask about the lens. thanks very good help here cheers
agreed with everything everyone has said
cheap flashes and triggers are definitely the way to go
if you can swing it, something with 5fps or faster is good for sequence shots (60D is 5fps)
so personally i'd go for the 60D with the standard 18-55mm, a cheap 8mm fish, some cactus triggers and and cheap flashes.
all that would probably put you at like $1000
(you could hold off on the fish for a while to save the $300?)
BTW i used to work for a company that owned eglobal, and i can vouch for their legitness
(cheap: very short warranty though)
Ups for vouching for Eglobal, glad to hear it as I would like to save some $$ on my future purchases and was wondering about whether they legit.
i ended up buying a d7000 awhile back now and im very happy with it. so i have noticed canon seems to be more popular... so what im asking is it a personal preference thing or is one made better than the other? and why you choose to go nikon or canon over the other.. if there is any little difference or advantages at all?
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green fire 00:11 23/Oct/13
im look a buying my first dslr camera just want some advice on what is a good camera and lens, i will spend 1000 at the most. thanks is anyone can help me
TimFranklin4presiden 09:47 23/Oct/13
http://www.kogan.com/au/shop/cameras/dslr/?order_by=price
Just get canon or nikon and youll be right mate. For a lens start out with one of your regular 18-55 and shoot or video heaps see what you like and you'll soon learn what lens you may want after that :)
I'd recommend spending a little more on the body outright and getting just the normal shitty lens (18-55) and going from there. You'll regret getting a shit body later on if you go the cheap option, thats what I did and now I wish I had of thought about it earlier. Maybe the 60D (intermediate level, not full frame but good quality nonetheless) or something if you know you gonna get into it and you can get some better lens later on.
Goodluck mate!
walker94 10:29 23/Oct/13
Are you shooting photo or video? 60D isn't a bad choice for either, you can pick up a 50mm f/1.8 with it for around $800 all up. If you're shooting photos then you could invest the remaining $200 into some cheap flash equipment (Yongnuo/Cactus trigger setup & cheap flash perhaps). You won't need anything 'better' (see:more expensive) than a 60d or intermediate range camera. Truth be told any DSLR nowadays is good...don't let the $400 price tag fool you, you can get decent photos from it without any doubt. If you went the cheaper option you could grab yourself a fisheye with the setup. Samyang/Rokinon 8mm fisheye's do well for their price.
Personally if I had $1000 to buy my first setup I'd look at something like a 600d (~$500) with a 50mm 1.8 (~$100) and a Rokinon 8mm fisheye (~$350). Maybe spend a little extra on some cheap Cactus triggers and a couple of Yongnuo flashes. I was rocking a similar setup for ages, and although it's cheap, I found it could do the job.
TimFranklin4presiden 11:26 23/Oct/13
Walker knows whats up. ^ Good advice. Most beginner to intermediate cameras will have similar HD video capabilities and not a huge difference in photo quality.
Also Walker, just looking at getting myself some flash gear, as I previously shot photog and havent had the money or the opportunity to use flashes. I am gonna go down the yongnuo road, and was thinking of getting some yongnuo triggers too, but cactus sound pretty good price wise. Just wondering what set up you'd recommend on a budget?
TimFranklin4presiden 14:00 24/Oct/13
On Kogan the price is only 40 difference.
Im a Canon man myself, but the Nikon D7000 would probably be better for photography than the Canon 60D (the equivalent)
One thing I do feel I need to point out to you though is that the movie capabilities of the Canon are considerably better, faster frame rate at a better quality at 720p the canon can go up to 60fps, whereas the nikon is at 30fps.
But if you are only gonna go photos, the larger sensor on the nikon is gonna produce great photos.
If you wanna compare this website seems to show whats important http://snapsort.com/compare/Canon_EOS_60D-vs-Nikon_D7000/specs
The canon is $40 cheaper at Kogan.com.au also.
But if you prefer Nikon and have access to nikon gear from a friend or family member or something like that, just go with what you want!
TimFranklin4presiden 21:09 24/Oct/13
The one I linked earlier (Kogan.com.au) is where ive bought from before, good price point and VERY reliable with me so far.
http://www.eglobaldigitalcameras.com.au is ridiculous on price, much lower than any other site. But I've never bought from them, but ive heard theyre ok. But it looks a bit dodge, but the price is unbeatable. Maybe scope around the web to see what other people say about eglobal, but id recommend Kogan to anyone.
walker94 21:50 24/Oct/13
I'm a Canon guy too, I know next to nothing about Nikon cameras to be honest, but you probably won't notice any difference between them if they're directly competing cameras. Nikon make a great fisheye though (10.5) if you want to look into that..
Depends how cheap you're going President Franklin, but I've used the Yongnuo 622C triggers quite a bit and they've been great for how cheap they were. You can get a little extra out of them syncspeed-wise if you're flash does high sync speed. They're a lot sturdier than some Cactus v4's I had a while back, and they're reliable. Just don't go spending a stupid amount of money on PW's...I have a couple of Yongnuo YN-560/568 flashes, which are basically a cheaper model of the Canon 580EX. They've held up well. Otherwise just go for some super cheap ones and see how you go. I used $40 flashes for good year before I bought anything remotely 'good'.
green fire 21:55 24/Oct/13
alright sweet i looked at Kogan.com.au good price for me there, what i think about 18-105mm lens... i never buy len before
TimFranklin4presiden 22:43 24/Oct/13
Cheers walker! Was gonna go Yong 565 so I can use it as a half decent on camera flash if i need to, and then go super cheap for any other off camera flash duties! Thanks for the advice on the remote triggers, wasnt gonna go near Pocket wizards!! atleast not now. Will need to decide between Cactus n Yongnuo triggers now, but need to get a few $$ together first.
And Green Fire, 18-105 would be a fine lens as it will give you a bit more zoom. But personally I say save your money and go the 18-55 and get out and shoot shoot shoot until you know what you want. You may want something wider, or something with more zoom. Just get a decent body with the 18-55 and try out as much as you can before spending a few more dollars on lens'.
Thats my advice, but look up reviews and find out what you want for yourself too. At the end of the day I cannot tell you what you want.
green fire 01:14 25/Oct/13
alright thank you TimFranklin4presiden that sounds good.. i just seen nice price on the d7000 with 18-105mm so i just ask about the lens. thanks very good help here cheers
alisterio 02:30 25/Oct/13
agreed with everything everyone has said
cheap flashes and triggers are definitely the way to go
if you can swing it, something with 5fps or faster is good for sequence shots (60D is 5fps)
so personally i'd go for the 60D with the standard 18-55mm, a cheap 8mm fish, some cactus triggers and and cheap flashes.
all that would probably put you at like $1000
(you could hold off on the fish for a while to save the $300?)
BTW i used to work for a company that owned eglobal, and i can vouch for their legitness
(cheap: very short warranty though)
TimFranklin4presiden 13:11 25/Oct/13
Ups for vouching for Eglobal, glad to hear it as I would like to save some $$ on my future purchases and was wondering about whether they legit.
green fire 23:08 18/Apr/14
i ended up buying a d7000 awhile back now and im very happy with it. so i have noticed canon seems to be more popular... so what im asking is it a personal preference thing or is one made better than the other? and why you choose to go nikon or canon over the other.. if there is any little difference or advantages at all?
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