Non-motoring > Numpties DSLR Buying / Selling
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New Fri 6 Mar 15 09:13 
 Numpties DSLR - WillDeBeest
In any case, whatever camera you buy, if you want it for the US I strongly recommend that you cruise the US sites, buy it there and get it shipped to a US address ready for you.

With most consumer goods I'd agree but not in this case. If you want the camera to record the trip, you will want to be thoroughly familiar with it before you go. The whole point of an advanced camera is that it's, well, advanced. It will have idiot modes but they won't get the best out of it, so you will need to spend some practice time with it at home before you rely on it for something you can't repeat.

Size does matter too. I still like my Pentax *ist-D, although it's nine years old and has been eclipsed in terms of megapixels and modes by newer models. It's compact for a full, mirrored DSLR, and does the basic photo functions very well. The best Pentax lenses are also very good indeed, and even the cheaper ones get the Super Multicoating that makes them the best into-the-light lenses I've used. There isn't the choice you get with Nikon or Canon but how many do you really need? They'll also fit the Samsung body that Which? likes.

But the SLR isn't the be-all-and-end-all that it once was. Some of the compact system cameras are just gorgeous, especially Fuji's X-mount series. You can get close to the best of all worlds, with combination optical and electronic finders, large sensors and interchangeable lenses without the bulk of an SLR.

A bridge camera, on the other hand, is close to the worst of all worlds; you get the bulk without the step up in quality. And it won't make you look like a Japanese tourist; it'll make you look like Zero.
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