Hello
I know this is the sort of question that gets posted regularly and I have had a good trawl through some of the previous responses.
Would like to purchase a first DSLR and working on a budget £500-£600, from what I have seen I like the look of the Canon EOS 400D for about £400 on Amazon + Canon 75mm-300mm f/4.0-5.6 III USM lens for about another £150. Does this sound like a good combination to start with or should I be looking at a different lens? If so what is available in my price range. I just want to take some reasonably good bird pictures for myself, my previous SLR was a Pentax P30 which hasn't seen the light of day for a few years!
On a similar subject, am also looking for a good book for a beginner, once again on Amazon have seen the following two books:-
The Birdwatcher's Guide to Digital Photography (David Tipling)
RSPB Guide to Digital Wildlife Photography (also by David Tipling)
Can anybody recommend either of these books or suggest others?
Many thanks.
Mike
The 400D was my first DSLR and is a great camera for starting into digital photography.
RSPB Guide to Digital Photography is a good book to have. Another one I like is "Photographing wild birds" by Chris Gomersall. On the technical side Andy Rouse is good. I've just bought his "Understanding Raw Photography" and if it's written in the same manner I would recommend his "Digital SLR Masterclass".
Just be prepared to enter a world which has no limits! (including spending)
I like Scott Kelby, though his sense of humor might not be to everyone's liking. Currently reading:
"The Adobe Photoshop CS 3 book for digital Photographers", Scott Kelby, ISBN-13: 978-0-321-50191-2
"Photoshop CS3 for Nature Photographers", Ellen Anon and Time Grey, ISBN: 978-0-470-11989-1
Above titles are, of course, assuming that you will use Photoshop.
One a more general level, also by Scott Kelby: "The Digital Photography Book". Pretty good, but I am afraid that I don't have the ISBN number at hand.