Good and cheap DSLR

devil-80

Hi.

I'm looking for good DSLR camera which one i should choose:

Nikon d3000 or canon 1000d . I need it for pics of landscape,trips etc
or should buy fz38 and this one should be enough for me.

Is it worth it to pay more for DSLR maybe the difference in pics quality are not so big.

Thanks

ColmDawson

It's 'DSLR'. That should help with googling.

I don't have experience with either of those cameras, but I'm sure someone will be along soon...

Sleepy

If you're just looking for a point and shoot camera, you'll get plenty of decent bridge cameras which'll do the job perfectly well for you.

Generally, the advantages of a DSLR are the level of manual control you can get, the ability to buy a wide range of lenses and the size to which you could print an image taken on one acceptably.

The drawbacks are size, weight and expense.

For example: if you bought the Canon 1000d with it's standard kit lens (the 18-55) you'd have the equivalent of a 3x zoom on a bridge/compact camera. To extend your zoom range in either direction (i.e. wide angle or telephoto) you'd need to buy additional lenses. I'm sure the d3000 has a similar range with it's kit lens but I'm a Canon user so don't know the details.

You don't need a DSLR to get great pictures and if the camera's just going to be left in auto mode you'd get far better 'bang for buck' by buying a mid to high level compact or bridge.

Thecageyone

As stated already, depends on whether you're looking for total control, or just decent image quality. the sensor in dslr cameras will always create image quality that will win over p&s cameras of the same resolution. You also have full manual controls and there's the option to add on lenses.

P&S cam's often come equipped with super zoom capabilities, I have a fuji s1000fd myself, it's got 12 x optical, but also good manual controls. But to be honest, there is noticeable dip in quality on images taken at full zoom. Also a lot of point and shoots that have 10 x zoom or more, start from a very wide angle, but still only zoom to say, 70mm dslr equivalent. This is because they try fit everything into the one lens, macro, wide angle, zoom ... the glass in dslr lenses will be superior.

Look around for a second hand dslr, unless it is something pocket-sized you're after, and only to be used in auto-modes.

Just to strengthen my point, in a review for the Olympus E-P2, a very expensive 4/3 cam the size of a point and shoot, the reviewer says re: Image quality -

"IQ is not quite to the standard you can buy for less money in a more traditional DSLR. It is, however, acceptable for general use"

On Performance: "A solid and versatile performance in a compact body, but traditional DSLRs will edge the performance scales in terms of speed and durability"

This is an £899 camera they're talking about, much higher end than most point and shoot models on the market, yet even still they say a much cheaper DSLR will out perform it and have better image quality.

hbr

devil-80 wrote: »

Hi.

I'm looking for good DSLR camera which one i should choose:

There is no easy answer to that question.

devil-80 wrote: »

Nikon d3000 or canon 1000d . I need it for pics of landscape,trips etc

Both are well regarded as entry level DSLRs. Read the reviews and look
at the sample photos before you make your choice. Just to complicate
things further, Olympus and Sony have some nice cameras in the same price
range.

devil-80 wrote: »

or should buy fz38 and this one should be enough for me.

Possibly. I have the FZ28 and it is an excellent camera.

devil-80 wrote: »

Is it worth it to pay more for DSLR maybe the difference in pics quality are not so big.

Thanks

A good bridge camera or entry level DSLR will produce excellent
images in daylight conditions or indoors with a flash. The DSLR
will give superior results under low light conditions ie: night shots
or indoors without a flash. The DSLR will be faster (more shots per
second and faster startup time).

Advantages of the bridge camera:
Smaller and lighter than a typical DSLR
A bit cheaper to buy.
Comes with a zoom lens that would be a very expensive extra for the DSLR.

Also consider a used DSLR. Many camera freaks like to have the
latest & greatest gear, so you will often find good SH cameras at
reasonable prices.

Good Luck.

devil-80

Thanks for advices guys. I think Ill buy fz38 because that will be enough for my needs dont want to spend too much money for lenses for DSLR but from other side i can have it sony a230 with DT 18-55 F3.5-5.6 so choice its very hard :-)

forbairt

I've the FZ28 ... and find it great for everything I've thrown at it ...

That said .. low light conditions it can get slightly grainy .. I believe its the same issue with the FZ38 ..

The FZ38 however will give you pretty great video as well