Entry level DSLR for around £250

[97BlackC5]

As per the title of this thread, is this possible? I was thinking Nikon D3100 or possibly Pentax, any other suggestions/recommendations , btw it's not for me but for my 14 year old son.

[mrdemon]

sell you a mint 40D for about £150 with low shutter count.

[MysteryLemon]

Will easily pick up a Nikon D80 for that money with accessories and a couple of lenses. Better than a more modern entry level packed full of useless features and art filters.

[natben]

Panasonic Lumix G Series G5 for around £250ish great camera.

[flat-planedCrank]

I'd stick with Nikon / Canon. Lots of used gear with a 6 month warranty - http://www.mpbphotographic.co.uk/

They have D3100 for £169, maybe a Nikon 18-55mm for £142 as well? Bit over budget there (like every time people buy camera gear )

[MysteryLemon]

flat-planedCrank said:

I'd stick with Nikon / Canon. Lots of used gear with a 6 month warranty - http://www.mpbphotographic.co.uk/

They have D3100 for £169, maybe a Nikon 18-55mm for £142 as well? Bit over budget there (like every time people buy camera gear )

Body a reasonable price but £142 for an 18-55? seriously? You can get them used for £60. You would be much better going for an 18-70mm anyway which wont cost much more. £142? jesus.

[Janesy B]

You can buy a new D3100 with 18-55 VR for £279... £20 cashback makes it £259.

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/cameras/digital-camer...

[chopper602]

You could buy my used D5000 with kits lens for £200

[DanoS4]

I got an EOS 450d. Paid about £200.

VERY happy with it so far.

Dan

[RizzoTheRat]

Have London Camera Exchange got a branch near you? they were very helpful had a had a decent range of second hand stock when the Mrs bought her DSLR.

[The_Jackal]

You might as well just get a new D3100 as they are dirt cheap now. No worries about secondhand plus a warranty to boot, and you can buy them anywhere. It may be a starter camera but technology moves on quickly and it will still produce amazing pictures once you learn how to use it.

[Hoover.]

I got an EOS 450d with an 18-200 lens it's grate for me.... was happy with 400d which I lost, only to find it a month after i got a replacement .. with 18-55 lense and 18-250 optical stabilised lense

[ambuletz]

Looks like you can buy a D3100 for about £260-270 new. Is a person better off buying a new entry level DSLR or get a used, slightly older mid-range DSLR. I'm aware that entry/mid-top level cameras differ in terms of having to go through menus vs having buttons all on teh outside of the camera. What about IQ? Or will the difference only really be noticable for a pixel peeper.

[The_Jackal]

It will be perfectly fine for your son. All current DSLRs take great photos when use correctly.

[Gad-Westy]

chopper602 said:

You could buy my used D5000 with kits lens for £200

Damn good deal this. It's what I started with, and very happy I was too.

[DannyScene]

I got a Nikon D3100 to upgrade from my Nikon 995 (used the 995 for around a year but I was desperate to upgrade)

I absolutely love my D3100, could I have gone 2nd hand on an older camra and got more camera for my money probably yes but I got a good deal I think

D3100, kit lens, battery grip, 3 batteries and 2 x 16GB SD cards for £230 - A close friend had bought it, took around 300 images on it and went back to his original camera (can't remember what model he has though)