Nikon D3000 Digital SLR Camera (18-55 mm VR Lens Kit) £369.00 @ Amazon

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  killerDeal3 years, 4 months ago #1Show comment toolsReply

  I am new DSLR world but i do have a crave for it. Can someone suggest which camera to go for from the following and where would i find the best deal:
  1) nikon d3000
  2) canon eos 450d
  3) panasonic lumix g1
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  goodgrr3 years, 4 months ago #2Show comment toolsReply

  try http://www.camerapricebuster.co.uk/ for price comparisons.
  
  I'm just about to go for the Nikon D90 (but buying in America when I'm over there for the Super Bowl next week). Suits my needs (gig photography/budget)
  
  I find Ken Rockwell's reviews to be sound advice.
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  ccnpkid3 years, 4 months ago #3Show comment toolsReply

  Try Nikon D5000
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  tallpete333 years, 4 months ago #4Show comment toolsReply

  Been this a while now. Got it for £380 from amazon a few weeks ago then £30 Nikon cashback on top. Great camera.
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  bigsky3 years, 4 months ago #5Show comment toolsReply

  From Ken Rockwell:
  
  "... it's the worst DSLR Nikon has ever made."
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  moorjock3 years, 4 months ago #6Show comment toolsReply

  bigsky

  From Ken Rockwell:
  
  "... it's the worst DSLR Nikon has ever made."

  
  Reason being ?
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  goodgrr3 years, 4 months ago #7Show comment toolsReply

  like all things you can take a line out of context. Read the full review
  
  Different cameras suit different people, what may be downsides for some won't affect others.
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  Tripletrouble3 years, 4 months ago #8Show comment toolsReply

  The D3000 is a very good camera in my opinion and I'd buy it again over the others asked about. I also have a 55-200mm lense and the pictures are superb.
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  paul.jacobs3 years, 4 months ago #9Show comment toolsReply

  Same price at Jessops + Quidco
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  leighbeef3 years, 4 months ago #10Show comment toolsReply

  most decent photographers say that KEN ROCKWELL is a nobhead and after reading some of his reviews i agree ! Hes too much about the science of photography and not the art of photography.
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  goodgrr3 years, 4 months ago #11Show comment toolsReply

  He may not be for all, however he does say:
  
  

  Photography is art. It's abstract. Therefore it's difficult for many people to grasp. It's easy and lazy to think a camera makes the photos. It's easy to blame bad photos on a camera. When you get better you'll realize you would have been better off to pay more attention to your images and less to your camera.
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  wh4313 years, 4 months ago #12Show comment toolsReply

  Not voted hot or cold but ve some rep for sharing here.
  
  For 100£ more you can get a D5000 (which is a better camera with more features like video, titlt screen, better sensor etc) from Amazon. Basically its the same deal as nikon 50£ casback (instantly paid by amazon). just my 0.002$...
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  sburley3 years, 4 months ago #13Show comment toolsReply

  Don't think the D3000 really came with anything new and seemed quite expensive at the time for new 'entry level' camera, though at this price it's probably a good deal. Personally having already got a Nikon D50 and Canon 30D DSLR (£399 from Play a year back) and finding it hard to see real benefits (for the price asked) in many of their new releases, I'd go for the Panasonic just because it's a bit different to the norm.
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  scoff3 years, 4 months ago #14Show comment toolsReply

  paul.jacobs

  Same price at Jessops + Quidco

  
  
  It is £379 at Jessops but is £369 at Dixons plus 3% quidco = £358 ;-)
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  rocky013 years, 4 months ago #15Show comment toolsReply

  My suggestion would be to go for any Nikon , if they have self motor built in the body.So that in future if u planned to buy any third party lens like makes of Sigma or Tamron.They work fine.
  
  I had a nikon d40 which is a fantastic camera ,since it doesn't have a self motor and it doesn't do auto focus with third party lens.So sold it
  
  Now have a canon 1000d and recently got a Sigma 18-200 and i am loving it :).....
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  charlie brown3 years, 4 months ago #16Show comment toolsReply

  I generally find useful advice on dpreviewer. Here's a comparison of the cameras you've selected plus D5000 (I think I've got the models you're referring to otherwise you can select them or others yourself) http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sidebyside.asp
  
  http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare_post.asp?method=sidebyside&cameras=nikon_d3000%2Cnikon_d5000%2Ccanon_eos450d%2Cpanasonic_dmcg1&show=all
  
  I use Ken rockwell reviews for lens and cameras, finding he gives very good ones.
  
  I currently use a Nikon D80 that I've had 2+ years and love it.
  
  Charlie Brown
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  ascen3 years, 4 months ago #17Show comment toolsReply

  goodgrr

  try http://www.camerapricebuster.co.uk/ for price comparisons.
  
  I'm just about to go for the Nikon D90 (but buying in America when I'm over there for the Super Bowl next week). Suits my needs (gig photography/budget)
  
  I find Ken Rockwell's reviews to be sound advice.

  
  
  remember get a global refund form from the seller, some offer it, means you get the tax back when you leave!
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  The_Atomic_Fart3 years, 4 months ago #18Show comment toolsReply

  rocky01

  My suggestion would be to go for any Nikon , if they have self motor built in the body.So that in future if u planned to buy any third party lens like makes of Sigma or Tamron.They work fine.
  

  
  
  Sigma lenses that are marked as HSM (Hyper Sonic Motor), work fine with any Nikon body.....
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  diverse3 years, 4 months ago #19Show comment toolsReply

  rocky01

  My suggestion would be to go for any Nikon , if they have self motor built in the body.So that in future if u planned to buy any third party lens like makes of Sigma or Tamron.They work fine.
  
  I had a nikon d40 which is a fantastic camera ,since it doesn't have a self motor and it doesn't do auto focus with third party lens.So sold it
  
  Now have a canon 1000d and recently got a Sigma 18-200 and i am loving it :).....

  
  
  The D5000 & D3000 do not have motors in the body of the camera so only newer AFS lenses AF. The D90 upwards have inbuilt AF motors.
  
  I bought a D5000 but preferred the D90 so went with that. There was a huge recall on the D5000. Allegedly the D3000 has good tutorials (but you could buy the set of Scott Kelby introduction to digital books @ Amazon for £15 for all 3 anyway!!)
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  ascen3 years, 4 months ago #20Show comment toolsReply

  wh431

  Not voted hot or cold but ve some rep for sharing here.
  
  For 100£ more you can get a D5000 (which is a better camera with more features like video, titlt screen, better sensor etc) from Amazon. Basically its the same deal as nikon 50£ casback (instantly paid by amazon). just my 0.002$...

  
  
  i have the d3000 and in a newbie dslr person, absolutely love it.
  
  i agree with wh431, if you can afford to go for the d5000 it would be worthwhile, not because it has liveview but because the sensor is better (better pictures at night).
  
  if you do decide to go for the d3000, you wont be dissapointed! and i don't feel like i went for the poor mans alternative :)
  
  personally id go for a canon or a nikon over the panasonic, purely because theres shed loads of lenses for them

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