28/12/11 The new camera is really really good, everyone
says how bad the kit lenses are but if these are the results from a
bad lense... I have also ordered a 50mm f1.8 prime lense so cant
wait to try that out. I will post some pictures in the next day or
2.
21/12/11 Camera ordered, I went with the Canon
550d/Rebel T2i as I got it for a bargain price
here. I went with the kit lense since it was only a few pounds
extra with the lens and should be good to start with. Next purchase
has to be a prime lens, we shall see how things go at Christmas :)
Hopefully I will be able to start posting some pictures
soon.
18/12/11 Christmas is coming up fast now and everyone is
so busy, inlduing me. I have just tried to look for anywhere that
is selling a nikon D3100 at a reasonable price and noticed that it
is out of stock almost everywhere. A little research discovered
that a cruicial Nikon factory was flooded in the recent Thailand
floods. This means that there is very limited stock of some Nikon
cameras. Looks like I need to either wait a couple of months or
choose something else. I am looking at the Canon 550D/Rebel T2i as
an alternative. The quality looks to be at least as good but not
quite as easy to control. I had a quick look at the Sony A35 also
but everyone says the picture quality just isnt as good .... I will
just have to keep looking and maybe hit a shop to have a feel of
them.
3/12/11 The auction (from the news section) is now upto
£255 with 24 hours still to go. That along with Christmas money
will pay for my camera and lense. Starting to feel a lot like
Christmas!! :)
27/11/11 I am starting to auction some old stuff on Ebay
to raise some cash for my camera purchase. Check out my
ebay listings here.
15/11/11 I have drawn up my list of items I need to
purchase to start with listed below along with where I found them
cheapest today. I will be purchasing these just after christmas to
get the sale prices so hopefully I will save some
cash.
Nikon D3100 £399.99
A bag to keep it in £15.99
Memory cards (2 x 16Gb) £31.00
35mm f1.8 lense £164.95
The choice of a 35mm lense to start with is due in no
small part to Jared Polin at froknowphotos.com, my favourite review
of the D3100 is at his site here.
13/11/11 I have decided which camera to buy and its the
Nikon D3100, no matter what I read there isn't a camera I see that
would be better suited for my first foray in to DSLR. I will be
buying the D3100 with the 18-55mm kit lense to start me off and
need to decide on the extras I will need. I will details the extras
I am thinking about later.
12/11/11 Well its officially christmas season as
everyone has just put there prices up and the average cost of the
cameras I am looking at have increased by £30. I think I might just
save my money for the sales just after christmas. Still favouring
the D3100 as the reviews are all positive e.g. http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond3100/
6/11/11 Last nights fireworks were very good, but it
would have been even better if I had a decent camera to capture the
event. We had our own fireworks to set off in my in laws garden.
Once they were done then we walked round the front of there house
to watch the big fireworks from Glasgow Green.
2/11/11 I am currently in the process of choosing a
camera for Santa to buy me. I am really liking the look of the
Nikon D3100 as it looks like a great starter camera. I could also
go for something a bit more mid range with the Nikon D5100 or the
Canon 550d, but I am not sure I should take the jump straight to a
higher level when I don't really know that much about the subject
yet.