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This is for my mother, she has always wanted to go on a course so i decided i will buy her a camera and get things moving along.

Looking for entry level i am assuming, what make? and where in jhb can/should i go to buy it?

I do not want to read a million threads i just a quick answer so i can go tomorrow :D.

Got 5-6k not even sure if that will be enough.
 
Two birds one stone but iirc some of the nikons (d3000 and d5000) come with a free intro course.

Check out sacamera or orms for prices on the canon 1000D and the nikon d3000.
 
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bwana said:
Two birds one stone but iirc some of the nikons (d3000 and d5000) come with a free intro course.

Check out sacamera or orms for prices on the canon 1000D and the nikon d3000.
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aye have her go feel it in shop to see which she likes best... t hey are basically the same cam so which ever feels better in her hand :)
 
Killer - I got the D3000 last month and I only have one word for it - WOW.

Seriously amazing shots! I couldn't have made a better choice.
 
Another happy D3000 user here, new to SLR's. It does work precisely like an entry-level item, since it has reduced functionality. However, there's the bonus of being able to use better lenses later. I'd search around for the R7,000 bundle including the 18-55mm and 55-200mm lenses, along with the "free training", which is essentially a training CD AFAIK. I've learnt loads through websites and a good SLR book, so it's not that important.

If she is the type who'll want more control over the functionality, then perhaps consider a Canon 1000D or 450D.
 
flarkit said:
If she is the type who'll want more control over the functionality, then perhaps consider a Canon 1000D or 450D.
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What can't you control on the D3000? Or do you mean the direct access buttons on the back on the Canons?
 
noxibox said:
What can't you control on the D3000? Or do you mean the direct access buttons on the back on the Canons?
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Off the bat, I've only managed to set the shutter-speed to 30sec using shutter-priority. I've only be able to get the aperture to f/22 using aperture-priority. The ISO menu has values for 100/200/400/800/1600, which isn't very granular IMO. Admittedly, I still need to familiarise myself more with full manual settings, but that's my impressions. I'm not criticising the Nikon in the least, since I love it to bits!

Canon's direct access buttons do seem to give the user greater ease-of-use once one is familiar with the camera and SLR settings.
 
flarkit said:
Off the bat, I've only managed to set the shutter-speed to 30sec using shutter-priority. I've only be able to get the aperture to f/22 using aperture-priority. The ISO menu has values for 100/200/400/800/1600, which isn't very granular IMO. Admittedly, I still need to familiarise myself more with full manual settings, but that's my impressions. I'm not criticising the Nikon in the least, since I love it to bits!

Canon's direct access buttons do seem to give the user greater ease-of-use once one is familiar with the camera and SLR settings.
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I think 30 seconds is fairly common. If you want longer you need to use Bulb which I think is only available in Manual mode.

The aperture is a lens limitation.

As far as I know the 1000D and 450D have those same ISO settings.

Not viewed as criticism. I was simply wondering what was not available on the D3000 (like mirror lockup and depth of field preview for example).
 
No one mentioning the Sony alpha 12MP and above range. Hmmmm. i was thinking of picking one up this year.
 
flarkit said:
Another happy D3000 user here, new to SLR's. It does work precisely like an entry-level item, since it has reduced functionality. However, there's the bonus of being able to use better lenses later. I'd search around for the R7,000 bundle including the 18-55mm and 55-200mm lenses, along with the "free training", which is essentially a training CD AFAIK. I've learnt loads through websites and a good SLR book, so it's not that important.
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Errr. Free training is a 4-5 hr course by one of the Nikon Pro photographers, I went to the one at the Stellenbosch school of photography.

flarkit said:
Off the bat, I've only managed to set the shutter-speed to 30sec using shutter-priority. I've only be able to get the aperture to f/22 using aperture-priority. The ISO menu has values for 100/200/400/800/1600, which isn't very granular IMO. Admittedly, I still need to familiarise myself more with full manual settings, but that's my impressions. I'm not criticising the Nikon in the least, since I love it to bits!

If she is the type who'll want more control over the functionality, then perhaps consider a Canon 1000D or 450D.
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The 1000d is exactly the same afaik.
You have full control in manual(BULB etc)

450D is in another leage at R7500+.
 
PostmanPot said:
Have you seen the entry-level build quality?

Worse than Canon 1000D. :D
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lol. I had a Canon EOS400 which i sold.

The Sony attracts me cause of the built-in stabilization which I've always felt made more sense than putting it in the lens which bumps the price up to your average c-Class merc.
 
flarkit said:
Off the bat, I've only managed to set the shutter-speed to 30sec using shutter-priority. I've only be able to get the aperture to f/22 using aperture-priority. The ISO menu has values for 100/200/400/800/1600, which isn't very granular IMO. Admittedly, I still need to familiarise myself more with full manual settings, but that's my impressions. I'm not criticising the Nikon in the least, since I love it to bits!

Canon's direct access buttons do seem to give the user greater ease-of-use once one is familiar with the camera and SLR settings.
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Flarkit on the D60 you can change all those things if you allocate that function to the buttons situated all over the camera manually :)
 
Brawler said:
Errr. Free training is a 4-5 hr course by one of the Nikon Pro photographers, I went to the one at the Stellenbosch school of photography.
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Ouch, someone lied to me then. Was this also with the D3000 kit and where did you shop?
:o
 
flarkit said:
Ouch, someone lied to me then. Was this also with the D3000 kit and where did you shop?
:o
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It was the standard voucher in the box with any D3000 kit. I got the 18-55VR kit from HiFi Corp.
 
I also got the voucher in that Gold Box with the standard lens. :D
 
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