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Nikon D3100 Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm VR Lens Kit (14.2MP) 3 inch LCD

  • 04-11-2012 6:43pm
    #1
    ene
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    hi,

    i have been looking through this forum trying to gain information. i am thinking of buying this camera from pixmania in dundrum.

    anyone have any experience good or bad from this shop?

    the package i am thinking of is 500euro

    includes a 8gb memory card, a case and a tripod.

    is this a good deal?

    any other cameras i should be considering?

    i have Fujifilm FinePix HS20EXR Digital Camera but i want to get into slr photography!

    thanks for any advice!


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  • #2
    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,060 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    ene wrote: »
    hi,

    i have been looking through this forum trying to gain information. i am thinking of buying this camera from pixmania in dundrum.

    anyone have any experience good or bad from this shop?

    the package i am thinking of is 500euro

    includes a 8gb memory card, a case and a tripod.

    is this a good deal?

    any other cameras i should be considering?

    i have Fujifilm FinePix HS20EXR Digital Camera but i want to get into slr photography!

    thanks for any advice!

    I'd look at a Canon 600D or Nikon D5100 for a few quid more.


  • #3
    ene
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 731 ✭✭✭ene


    my budget is pretty much stretched at 500euro as it is


  • #4
    Kenny Logins
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    Ah, depends on the extras I suppose, they could be cheap rubbish.

    The camera is €369 in Argos and qualifies for €40 cashback from Nikon.

    http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10152&catalogId=14551&langId=111&searchTerms=d3100

    http://www.nikon.co.uk/sites/cashback/offer-roi-nov12.html#about

    Leaving €171 for the extras. I'd shop around for these. ;)

    The 1100D is the Canon equivalent AFAIK, and worth checking out too.


  • #5
    ene
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 731 ✭✭✭ene


    Kenny Logins wrote: »

    The 1100D is the Canon equivalent AFAIK, and worth checking out too.

    i looked into the canon camera and found some bad reviews for it previously

    is argos a good place to buy a camera, are they good for returns?

    forgot to say in my original post in pixmania they also give you a 4 hour training course to show you all the functions of the camera... if i buy with argos would anyone know where i could find a course like this?


  • #6
    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,060 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    I've bought some electronics from Argos (Pentax DSLR, Samsung laptop, car stereo), and found them very easy to deal with when things go wrong.

    Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=d3100+guide


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