This is for people who know a bit about SLR cameras!?

Question

Hi everyone,

I'm intending to buy a Digital SLR camera. I have included some links to the ones i'm interested in. Would you be able to look at them and tell me which one is worth it?

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5606344/c_1/1%7Ccat_9555976%7CDigital+SLR+cameras%7C9555995/Trail/searchtext%3EDIGITAL+SLR.htm

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/0560966/c_1/1%7Ccat_9555976%7CDigital+SLR+cameras%7C9555995/Trail/searchtext%3EDIGITAL+SLR.htm

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5591143/c_1/1%7Ccat_9555976%7CDigital+SLR+cameras%7C9555995/Trail/searchtext%3EDIGITAL+SLR.htm

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/0561329/c_1/1%7Ccat_9555976%7CDigital+SLR+cameras%7C9555995/Trail/searchtext%3EDIGITAL+SLR.htm

Thank you ever so much for your time and help :)

Answer 1

I use canon equiptment so I am biased towards canon , depending how serious you are then if you can then 400d ,

as a medium start out camera , but check out which camera magazine to get some comparisons

Answer 2

dont get an olympus whatever you do, they are good camera's but they use the four thirds mount and getting lenses for it are a bugger unless you dont mind spending lots of money on an olympus lens, I'd recommend the samsung GX20 which is exactly the same as the pentax k20 only a fair bit cheaper the specs are best you can get for the money + you can use any pentax lens that has been made since the 1970's.

Answer 3

Which? reviewed 3 of these 4 in April.  I can't figure out how to paste the report in (email me if you want it) - but the totals were:

Canon 400D   74%

Olympus E-410   66%

Sony Alpha 200   67%

The 450D was too new to review.

However, their Best Buys was Canon 350D, along with 5 other that were all priced over £700.

HTH.

Answer 4

Hold on... I'll find a link for you...

Edit:

OK, I spent months poring over reviews myself, and even playing with various dSLRs in camera shops, and this is what I went for:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-OLYMPUS-E510-D...

E-510 and 2 lenses. Fantastic camera. I have not been disappointed.

Anyway, out of your choices, the E-410 gets my vote. But the E-510 is nicer to hold and has optical image stabilisation. I haven't had a bad picture yet.

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

Answer 5

http://www.jessops.com/Store/s74405/0/Di...

The New Olympus 420 with 2 lenses.

I shoot Pentax. If you want to see the results, message me, and I will send you a link to my profile on RedBubble.

Good luck with your choice.

Answer 6

These are entry level cameras. They are all about the same. I wouldn't choose Sony. Sony has a very sort experience in SLRs all though Sony uses the technology which bought with Minolta. Just choose the one with the lens that suits you better.

*Note that Canon delivers the best dSLRs for professional use at the moment. Nikon and Olympus haven't played their "big card" yet.

Answer 7

I am a Nikon user and stand by it. It offers good, easy to use, reliable and cheap cameras. At present I am using a Nikon D80 which I bought last year. It is a very good camera and i am impressed by the results. I hope you would take this model into consideration while researching for which camera to buy. Do have a browse through the link attached below.