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Nick4X4:
simple answer dont go too cheep a good lens not kit lens as most are plastic lens and also get yourself down to a camera shop as some mite suite one person and not another,
i'm a nikon user (got big hands) but some find them too big and heavy

just my 2p worth

p.s. get yourself on a good camera forum where thay use many cameras so it's not all one sided ;)

muddyoffroader:
argos page, 469, item number 1.

i have got one and its cracking. some guy even offered to swap his digi nikon which is about 800 quids worth for mine.

SteveGoodz:
Of course, the quality of the picture is ultimately dependent on the ability of the person using it  :dance:

I would endorse Nick4x4's - another Nikon abuser  :clap: - advice to go and check out the options at a camera shop.

There are plenty or independent and unbiased reviews on www.dpreview.com

For Nikon (they're not the world-wide number one camera seller for nothing) try www.nikonians.org

waveydavey:
I have a Canon EOS 300D - five years old and if it were still available I would buy the same one in a  heartbeat.

Much as the comments made are fair I personally believe that once you get used to it the DSLR does get much better pictures and the flexibility is there to play around a lot more. You learn quickly as you can look straight away and see if you have it right or not.

I also find that with the DSLR the picture quality is so much better that the lack of proper Macro doesn't matter; you step back; zoom in, don't get the same glare and then cut the bit you want out on the PC to get eh close up.

The bit I 100% agree with is pixels - unless you are shooting RAW and really blowing up to huge proportions then after 6 is really little more than marketing.

No offence to anybody but photographers think that nobody else knows how to use an SLR - its really not that difficult if you have a basic understanding. OK I am no photographer and I rarely use it in manual but it certainly gets much better picturs than a  Point and shoot.

JimP:
I'm shooting with a Sony A350, got to say that for the money it's a awesome bit of kit! adn the fact that old minolta 35mm AF lenses fit saves a hell of a lot of money!

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