Photography Part 1 - Responses

[weezawoo]

Some advice please, my birthday is next wednesday (presents are welcome ) and my parents don't know what to get me and won't buy me anything fish related, so I thought a camera is a good option but I need some ideas on what to buy. I have no idea when it comes to cameras at all.
The limit is £100 really so any half decent cameras or anyone got one 2nd hand? It needs to be pretty tho as would use it also for pics on nights out etc too! So ideally not a chunky thing!

 

[seffieuk]

No the I-phone doesn't count.

Especially as you have a perfectly capable Prosumer/bridge camera. As I think I said I did some testing for Fuji and all of their prosumer cameras are great and their SLR's are basically Nikon bodies with a Fuji chip inside so a big for Fuji.

Phew, so I dont have to run and hide with shame then cant wait for us to get started

 

[dayzofspeed]

Some advice please, my birthday is next wednesday (presents are welcome ) and my parents don't know what to get me and won't buy me anything fish related, so I thought a camera is a good option but I need some ideas on what to buy. I have no idea when it comes to cameras at all.
The limit is £100 really so any half decent cameras or anyone got one 2nd hand? It needs to be pretty tho as would use it also for pics on nights out etc too! So ideally not a chunky thing!

plenty of pink cameras on the market, have a think about what you want to get from the camera are you thinking snaps or do you want more, ebays deal of the day has had some good offers on cameras recently upto 75% off some compacts even pink ones. one bit of advice i will give is go for a camera and a tripod never saw a pink tripod tho, but maybe you can get some fluffy pink stuff and glue it on

 

[seffieuk]

HG Says:

How we getting on people?

Cameras out of cupboards done and batteries on charge

make shift tripods sorted - ive got a tripod, stuck down the side of the tank, well better just check

Photo editing programs downloaded? Yep

Oh, i'm such a goody two shoes

 

[weezawoo]

Some advice please, my birthday is next wednesday (presents are welcome ) and my parents don't know what to get me and won't buy me anything fish related, so I thought a camera is a good option but I need some ideas on what to buy. I have no idea when it comes to cameras at all.
The limit is £100 really so any half decent cameras or anyone got one 2nd hand? It needs to be pretty tho as would use it also for pics on nights out etc too! So ideally not a chunky thing!

plenty of pink cameras on the market, have a think about what you want to get from the camera are you thinking snaps or do you want more, ebays deal of the day has had some good offers on cameras recently upto 75% off some compacts even pink ones

Haha doesn't have to be pink but thats a bonus!
Well I just want a camera that will take some decent pics of stuff in my tank - thats a very sad reason! But I don't entirely know what specs I am looking for to know it will take some good pics, anything to get Tony off my back about my awful phone pics haha!
I just don't know what to look for in a camera! I guess these lessons will help immensly in using a camera properly any way

 

[dayzofspeed]

some examples of photos i've taken
sunset

wildlife macro

architectural

landscape

and although this wasnt taken by me it shows what i have done with a free photo editor (picasa)is actually my mum aged about 13 or so

i will upload one that shows my problems with aquarium photography
sorry that cant happen i deleted the crap ones sorry, just take my word for it.....i struggle
so hit me with it

 

[seffieuk]

Oh my goodness, not sure you are allowed in here with us newbies

 

[dayzofspeed]

i am a newbie in a way seffie although ive had a camera since i was a nipper, since digital came along its 99% automatic pics that i take and there is so much more i want to achieve. and like most people i take plenty of crap photos too, i reckon composition i dont need help with, but technique definately

 

[dayzofspeed]

Some advice please, my birthday is next wednesday (presents are welcome ) and my parents don't know what to get me and won't buy me anything fish related, so I thought a camera is a good option but I need some ideas on what to buy. I have no idea when it comes to cameras at all.
The limit is £100 really so any half decent cameras or anyone got one 2nd hand? It needs to be pretty tho as would use it also for pics on nights out etc too! So ideally not a chunky thing!

plenty of pink cameras on the market, have a think about what you want to get from the camera are you thinking snaps or do you want more, ebays deal of the day has had some good offers on cameras recently upto 75% off some compacts even pink ones

Haha doesn't have to be pink but thats a bonus!
Well I just want a camera that will take some decent pics of stuff in my tank - thats a very sad reason! But I don't entirely know what specs I am looking for to know it will take some good pics, anything to get Tony off my back about my awful phone pics haha!
I just don't know what to look for in a camera! I guess these lessons will help immensly in using a camera properly any way

get a tripod too

 

[HappyGeorge]

Some advice please, my birthday is next wednesday (presents are welcome ) and my parents don't know what to get me and won't buy me anything fish related, so I thought a camera is a good option but I need some ideas on what to buy. I have no idea when it comes to cameras at all.
The limit is £100 really so any half decent cameras or anyone got one 2nd hand? It needs to be pretty tho as would use it also for pics on nights out etc too! So ideally not a chunky thing!

Well get some vouchers for Argos and then in a few weeks maybe you will have more of an idea

Some nice pics there Dayz, and some good editing too particularly like the landscape.

 

[seffieuk]

When do we start HG? Owwhhh just remembered, havent put the batteries back in the camera!

 

[HappyGeorge]

When do we start HG? Owwhhh just remembered, havent put the batteries back in the camera!

Well that's why I gave you a week

Tomorrow or Tuesday evening.

 

[seffieuk]

Tomorrow or Tuesday evening.

Oh cool