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Offline brett

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whats the best camera ?
« on: 23 October 2012, 23:07 »
evening all,just a quick question, the mrs wants a new camera to do her photos etc for her nail portfolio,she also wants to do some tutorial videos .question is am i better off getting her a decent camera that does some video footage or buy camcorder and decent camera,sorry if seems like a lame question but i havent got a clue lol,cheers in advance ,brett

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Re: whats the best camera ?
« Reply #1 on: 23 October 2012, 23:35 »
Some idea of budget would possibly be useful?
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Re: whats the best camera ?
« Reply #2 on: 24 October 2012, 09:08 »
Currently the best camera is the Nikon D800

http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Cameras/Camera-Sensor-Ratings

That will produce gorgeous stills and video

That said it's unlikely you'll want to spend £2K on a body and then still have to buy lenses, so an idea on budget will help.


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Re: whats the best camera ?
« Reply #3 on: 24 October 2012, 12:04 »
Currently the best camera is the Nikon D800

Errr, your source appears to be lacking quite a number of cameras, especially the 1D-X, which spanks the Nikon competition quite roundly here:

http://www.digitalrev.com/article/canon-eos-1dx-vs-nikon/MzcyODcxMTc_A

Although I think possibly we'll be talking more like 5% of the budget in this case.  :grin:
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Re: whats the best camera ?
« Reply #4 on: 24 October 2012, 16:49 »
sorry people ,£400-£500 i suppose ,well no more than that for the time being,thanks brett

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Re: whats the best camera ?
« Reply #5 on: 24 October 2012, 19:22 »
Canon 600D with 18-135mm lens, from Panamoz.

http://panamoz.com/index.php/canon-eos-600d-dslr-with-ef-s-18-135mm-f-3-5-5-6-is-lens-kit.html

Pay by bank transfer and get 5% off.

Camera comes from Hong Kong, but if you look up customer experiences goods turn up in 3-5 days and customer service looks to be excellent.

Or pay £649 for the same thing, with £40 cashback from a UK supplier:

http://www.wexphotographic.com/buy-canon-eos-600d-digital-slr-camera-with-18-135mm-is-ii-lens/p1523927
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Re: whats the best camera ?
« Reply #6 on: 24 October 2012, 20:25 »
cheers mate will have a look into it

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Re: whats the best camera ?
« Reply #7 on: 24 October 2012, 21:29 »
the one that you use regularly. I've found that lugging around dslr and lenses to be a royal pain unless I am doing a specific project. The best camera I have is the one I use the most and that is a panasonic tz10. I use that on a daily basis to capture my son with at least a photo a day. the second camera is the one in  my phone. HTH

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Re: whats the best camera ?
« Reply #8 on: 24 October 2012, 21:42 »
cool cheers mate will have a look at that aswell,thing is ,its for the other half for her nail photoshoots as she wants to do update her portfolio etc so wouldnt be an everyday camera,but may well get one of them if there good as need a new daily lol,brett

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Re: whats the best camera ?
« Reply #9 on: 24 October 2012, 21:45 »
just looked at my camera and got a samsung pl201 atm ,any good or piece of sh!te lol
thanks for all the help btw