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This thread seems to appear every day, so, heres the dealio!

Digital SLR's

Canon 400D -

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Nikon D40 -

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Olympus E410 -

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Sony A200 -
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COMPACT CAMERAS

Canon Ixus 970IS -

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Olympus X840 -

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Nikon Coolpix S210 -

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There should be enough there for you to look at, and if theres not enough there, use the search button as this has come up a billion and one times.

My advice with the SLRs is go for either the nikon or the canon, but try before you buy, they work very differently and some people get on with one brand, but not the other.

As for the compacts, i'd go for the Nikon coolpix personally.


Can this be stickied, so that this doesn't have to be posted every other day?

Mikey xx

D40 ftw

The D50 is a better camera than the D40 or D40x, and is worth getting over them both, as it has a better sensor.

And that's exactly what rider has posted... they're all aimed at people coming from compacts.

He's right aswell

The d50 is the predessor (sp?) to the d40, and also aimed at the compact upgrader, so to speak.

Fuji S series are an excellent starter if you dont want to go for an SLR, but want an SLR style camera with full manual settings, apperture and shutter priority and all the rest.

Most come with a 18-55mm lens as standard, apart from the sony which comes with an 18-70mm. These should do you fine to start with, as you take more and more shots you'll be able to decide if you need a bigger or smaller lens. 

hey just been looking at the nikon d60 as the bundle im looking at has 90quid cash back on it. just wanted to know what other people thought about this camera over the canon eos400d which is what i was also looking at getting?

cheers