Proper Camera for Daughter (turning 15)

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So my daughter seems to be interested in Photography.

What camera can I get her, not point and shoot, but also won't cost me an arm and a leg if this is just a phase she's going through...?

Please keep in mind that the only thing I know about cameras it that my S6 has got an awesome one, and take cool braai pics.

Thanks.
 
Look at some of the bridge cameras. If I was choosing for someone wanting to learn, I would definitely look at a camera in which aperture, shutter speed and ISO could be set manually.
 
Maybe I should get something cheaper, and send her on a photography course of some kind... what do you guys think? Maybe that will help her to figure out if this is a phase, or a real interest.
 
I would suggest a bridge camera.

Maybe something like this: http://www.takealot.com/canon-sx520-ultra-zoom-digital-camera-black/PLID34165886

If she really wants to take photography further, then you can look at DSLR with the bottomless pit of spending on lenses. :twisted:


When you decide which route you are going, take her to look and also get a feel for the camera. You will get 2 or 3 cameras that is well priced and specced and decision is then difficult. But when you hold it some just feels right in terms of weight, reaching all the buttons, etc.

When I bought my Nikon, I could not decide between the Canon and Nikon based on the price, etc. After playing with the 2 for a couple of minutes, I preferred the Nikon.
 
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What do you want to achieve? Just have something for her to take nice pics with, or something to learn more advanced stuff with?
 
faniedry said:
Maybe I should get something cheaper, and send her on a photography course of some kind... what do you guys think? Maybe that will help her to figure out if this is a phase, or a real interest.
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A course and a second hand beginners dslr would be a good place to start.
 
bwana said:
A course and a second hand beginners dslr would be a good place to start.
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Good call.

That being said, just check that the dslr has decent iso range. I have an old EOS400D and sent my wife on a course with it, and she really battled with some of the night/low light shooting stuff because max ISO on that camera is 800.
 
Sinbad said:
Good call.

That being said, just check that the dslr has decent iso range. I have an old EOS400D and sent my wife on a course with it, and she really battled with some of the night/low light shooting stuff because max ISO on that camera is 800.
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1600 but you can double it with a firmware hack.
 
Sinbad said:
What do you want to achieve? Just have something for her to take nice pics with, or something to learn more advanced stuff with?
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She wants to take nice pictures (nicer than a phone can take) and initially asked me for a Polaroid, just because she wants physicals. I convinced her that a nicer camera would be better, where she could first decide what she wants to print, and then get them printed (and not print them by default). I'm thinking if she is serious, and that this could be a interesting hobby for her, she could benefit more from a photography course and a good (better than a phone) camera.
 
bwana said:
1600 but you can double it with a firmware hack.
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mm.
Could have been 1600... but image quality really suffered - lots of noise. Can only imagine what it'd be like at 3200. Link to hax please? :D
 
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