If you have the budget the 60D is a much better buy.

Thanks, I'll take a look

Chewbacca on the prowl.

Or perhaps a good quality second hand 40d or 50d

Regardless of which make / model you choose it is important to actually hold a camera in your hand before purchasing it.

The ergonomics are of vital importance.

My film cameras were always Canon and so, naturally, Canon was my first choice when making the move to a DSLR.

That is until I held the Canon in my hand and made a direct like-with-like comparison with the Nikon equivalent.

For me (and it's important to stress that - FOR ME) the Nikon was a far more comfortable (and therefore efficient) handful. Others have had exactly the opposite experience.

YMMV, as they say. But you need to be satisfied on that point.

agree with what you say, but I was the opposite, much preferred the Canon, was looking at the 60 but it was just too heavy (even just the body), couldn't imagine it with a big lens on and walking/skiing. 600 was no real advantage (other than a moveable screen that seemed a bit pointless for the extra cash) over the 550.

The best thing I did do was get extra filters for all of my lenses and a jacket with pockets for each of them, new lens to be bought soon but I don't want to have converters/extenders so I am not sure what lens to go for.

or might just get a Go-Pro helmet cam!

Can anyone recommend a good but affordable flash for the Sony alpha series? Thanks

Well I think I'm going to go for the 600D but I'll make sure I check it out in the shops before buying

Scooter Nik wrote:Can anyone recommend a good but affordable flash for the Sony alpha series? Thanks Some Metz and Vivitar strobes here, seem yo get decent results for the outlay too.

Scooter Nik wrote:Can anyone recommend a good but affordable flash for the Sony alpha series? Thanks Some Metz and Vivitar strobes here, seem yo get decent results for the outlay too.

Cheers Graeme, I know they can get a bit pricy, I just need an angled one for covering gigs and the like.

Gigging with no flash:





Skatoons 26-11-11

Can't avoid camera shake when you're in the middle of a dancefloor with a camera in your hand a fairly long exposures, but flash just takes all the colour detail out of them