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February 11, 2014 10:12:07 AM

Im in the market for a camera at the moment, lately I have been doing a lot of in home projects and such that i am very proud of. But lately have I just not been satisfied with the pictures that my Galaxy S3 have been taking of these projects. I will also be going on a few big vacations this year and i would really like a good camera to capture some of that.

I don't really need a heavily feature rich camera seeing as I am really just a beginner in photography, i don't plan on doing any sort of professional use just personal. I really don't plan on doing that much if any video recording(the only thing I can think of using it for is maybe my next watercooling project that I am slowly working on).

I currently have a budget of around $200, i can extend it by a little if i must but I would really like to stay around that budget. I have been told a few different things by some friends but I would like to get a broader opinion, one of my friends just told me to get a nicer point and shoot and the other says I should look into get a older used DSLR with just a standard 18mm-55mm lens. what do you think I should pick up?

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February 11, 2014 5:57:03 PM

A Point & Shoot camera will serve your needs well!

Choose a good Nikon P&S from here: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/
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February 11, 2014 6:03:26 PM

http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/compact-digital-cameras/

There are thousands of cameras.

You may take some time to see what kind of camera you like and keep the product page in your bookmark, wait some commercial pro time like xmas or blackfriday to see the lowest price and pay.

I have a cannon ES500, however I did not use if often and it think its a waste of money.
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February 19, 2014 1:20:08 AM

Point and shoot is better for u but I don't think $200 around camera will exceed S3 obvious. Maybe you need to know more about how to shoot with your smartphone than buying a cheap P&S
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February 19, 2014 4:27:57 AM

mhirt34 said:
Im in the market for a camera at the moment, lately I have been doing a lot of in home projects and such that i am very proud of. But lately have I just not been satisfied with the pictures that my Galaxy S3 have been taking of these projects. I will also be going on a few big vacations this year and i would really like a good camera to capture some of that.

I don't really need a heavily feature rich camera seeing as I am really just a beginner in photography, i don't plan on doing any sort of professional use just personal. I really don't plan on doing that much if any video recording(the only thing I can think of using it for is maybe my next watercooling project that I am slowly working on).

I currently have a budget of around $200, i can extend it by a little if i must but I would really like to stay around that budget. I have been told a few different things by some friends but I would like to get a broader opinion, one of my friends just told me to get a nicer point and shoot and the other says I should look into get a older used DSLR with just a standard 18mm-55mm lens. what do you think I should pick up?


Hi mhirt - a point and shoot isn't going to help you grow as a photographer - and an out-of-warranty DSLR could cost you more money than you have if there are problems.

If you want to get serious about photography with a $200 budget, I would get a $199.99 Pentax Q interchangeable lens camera.

This little camera can produce images like these: http://www.flickr.com/groups/pentax-q/pool/

You can also buy inexpensive adapters for this camera for classic Canon FD and Nikon lenses that you can pick up for not a lot of money. The Canon FD adapter is $20, for example - and a Canon FD 50mm f1.8 lens is $40.

If you can extend you budget by a few $ and want a larger sensor camera that can produce images like these: http://www.flickr.com/groups/canon_eosm/pool/

...then I recommend a $246 Canon EOS M body with an $18 Canon FD to EF M adapter and that $40 lens.

Shooting with a manual lens will help you learn the fundamentals of photography more quickly - and the DSLR-sized sensor of this camera will produce great images.

Hope this is helpful!

Bill
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