DSLR..looking for advice

[brandy]

hiya guys,
thinking about upgrading to a dslr, any sugestions on a good starter one?
and what programs to start out with?
advance thanks on any help!

[cemmts]

Nikon D40x (£260)

http://www.europe-nikon.com/product/en_GB/products/broad/1115/overview.html

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond40x/

or


Canon 1000D (£280)

http://www.canon.co.uk/For_Home/Product_Finder/Cameras/Digital_SLR/EOS_1000D/index.asp

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos1000d/

Both good starter Digital SLR's think some offer £30 cash back the canon has had some good rewrds.

Camera buying guide
http://www.dpreview.com/learn/?/Guides/dslr_buying_guide_01.htm

[North Light]

brandy,

Cameras given by cemmts are good starting points, as is the camera buying guide. Nikon D40X might be getting more difficult to get, look at D60.

Canon and Nikon are the two big players in the field, you will find lots of good info on Nikons on Thom Hogan's site, http://www.bythom.com/

New prices in the Uk, look at this site, http://www.camerapricebuster.co.uk/

If you have not used a dslr before, go to a good camera shop and try the cameras out, the real differences in image quality between the major manufacturers is relatively small, what is important is that you "get on" with the camera.

S/w, try this thread http://forum.caithness.org/showthread.php?t=61246.

Hope this helps.

[tjc]

I got myself the D60 as I`m pretty new to DSLR photography and I would say it`s a cracking camera for starting out.

I`m still getting used to it but the more I pick up/learn the better it gets.

Just thought I`d say...

:)