buying a digital SLR camera

[sara3]

please help! my daughter is after a digital SLR camera for her A level photography course.

can anyone please suggest the best place to buy/ bagging a bargain/ what to look for or avoid?

they're so expensive! this is low budget so no more than £300-ish.

thank you kindly :o)

[tamborine]

blimey - school kids have expensive taste

http://www.which.co.u...sony-alpha-200/review

[chris1970]

Try the shop named london camera exchange ,just google to find your nearest one.

[dustypuss]

Try this site . But at £300 I think your looking at second hand camera shops . Also look at EBAY

http://www.jessops.com/

[sara3]

tambo, you're not kidding but she'll be paying most of it herself. thanks for the link, will take a look.
chris, never heard of them (and why would I? lol) but will also look, thank you.
helen, good advice.. we have a Jessops in town, thanks to you too :o)
dusty, I'd be too scared to spend that much on Ebay (though have bought my own camera on there, it seems too risky). thanks for the link.

[dustypuss]

If your buying on line this place is not bad

http://www.warehousee...CamerasAndLenses.aspx

[sara3]

thanks dusty, that looks like a good link.

I suspect we'll do the Jessops thing, then look online.

thanks all :o)

[yogi-bear]

Hi sara,

You mentioned Jessops, so they are a good option....i've provided a link for you to have a look at.....

http://www.jessops.com/

or you can try these too...

http://www.pcworld.co...omepage/?int=left_nav

http://www.comet.co.u...merasCamcorders-_-Tab

http://www.currys.co....photography-38-u.html

and here's a link to Chris's choice.....good shop, if you have a local one

http://www.lcegroup.co.uk/

Good luck, sweetheart and have a great weekend

love yogi xxx

[cazzz1975]

the sony digital SLR is truly an excellent camera!!

[dustypuss]

I think that most of her weekend is going to be taken up looking at your links Yogy

[sara3]

oh dear, this is doing my head in now! thanks for the links yogi, have a fab weekend yourself xx

cazzz.. any particular model?

[cazzz1975]

I have the sony a200, its an entry level digital SLR, the quality of the pictures are excellent, the internal battery is rechargeable, it has loads of features and is very easy to use, it is also a lot cheaper than the big camera brand names.

I would recommend it!

[Slapshot]

Before you jump, you need to find out exactly what she needs in terms of function rather than just picking up something cheap. I do some instruction at a local college in Photography and the kids use Canon 450's just now because they are damn good value for money and some of the best cameras around for the money. They also provide a huge amount of function that help the youngsters learn more abot the cameras and how to use them to the best effect. Personally I have 4 Canon slr's an EOS 1DS mk 3, two 1d mk 3s and a EOS 7 that I'm testing. You cannot eat Canon for price and function (and yes I've tried most of them!!)

[Slapshot]

that should be BEAT rather than eat!!

[sara3]

thanks cazzz, will check that one out.

slapshot, I think that's a bit pricey. the school won't recommend a camera so we'll be looking for a good "all-rounder" I think! thanks for the advice.

thanks again helen :o)

[alavahalf]

Here's the best priced Sony A200 I can find at the moment http://tinyurl.com/yl2whko

You cant go far wrong with a Sony..

[tamborine]

look here:

http://www.swoopo.co.uk/

[sara3]

thank you ½ :o)

tambo, that's way confusing, lol!