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500 budget bridge cam

  • 10-10-2012 12:23pm
    #1
    brokenarms
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,387 ✭✭✭


    Was at World super bike in France over the weekend.

    I brought my 1000d , kit 18-55 and my 35mm f2. Its what I have.

    My brother brought his lumix super zoom bridge.

    His camera took better photos of the action . He got right in there , then later on he took great pics of landscapes and people.

    His camera did it all and was nice and small.

    To get what he got I would have needed a bag and about 2k euros worth of gear.

    I do get great photos in the right conditions , but I cant be bothered anymore with the expense and carrying of stuff.

    Its all for sale on adverts with the hope of getting a good secondhand super zoom bridge camera. http://www.adverts.ie/lenses/canon-35mm-f2/2181883


    I was thinking of the Nikon Coolpix P510 or maybe with a bit of bargain hunting, a fugi film x-s1

    What would be your advise and what should I look out for?

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    Splinters
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 885 ✭✭✭Splinters


    Your camera is capable of taking great pictures, your 18-55 kit lens is a pile of ****e though. I honestly wouldnt let that put you off DSLR's. Just get rid of that awful lens and buy a better one, you wont even have to spend huge money on one. Surely that makes more sense then downgrading your camera and limiting yourself to one fixed lens.


  • #3
    Hogzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,544 ✭✭✭Hogzy


    The Tamron 17-50 f2.8 can be bought quite cheap nowadays. Get the NON VC one. Its sharper.


  • #4
    gsxr1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,167 ✭✭✭gsxr1


    Researching like mad over the last few days.

    Love my camera but just cant afford to spend the money on glass.

    Going to try the Fugi x-s1


    http://www.ephotozine.com/article/fujifilm-x-s1-bridge-camera-review-18445

    looks like a better camera than my own in nearly everything.

    I dont think it will be a down grade.


  • #5
    nucker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 790 ✭✭✭nucker


    Depends on what the OP is using his kit lens for. I have known people to take even better photos than me, in even conditions that are really hard to take photos i.e. low light situations


  • #6
    gsxr1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,167 ✭✭✭gsxr1


    I found this straight forward comparison site .

    http://snapsort.com/compare/Canon_EOS_1000D-vs-Fujifilm-HS30-EXR

    Sensor size seems to be the disadvange of a decent superzoom over a crop dslr.


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  • #7
    gsxr1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,167 ✭✭✭gsxr1


    Got a Fugi Film HS30 on amazon for a song. Just got to wait for 5 days now. :eek:

    Going to keep the dslr till i at least get it fixed after my repair job went terribly wrong. :(

    Just cant tell the missis till I at least get her drunk


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