A family member asked to recommend a decent starter DSLR for an upcoming trip. Found this which seems fairly good considering the 50mm sells for £100 on its own. I gather the 18-55mm Canon now bundle is not image stabilised anymore (however, with the 50mm f/1.8 this should not be an issue in low light). JL also include a 2-year warranty, and Canon are offering a free photo book.
***Update*** it seems that John Lewis are now out of stock of this bundle, however, the same can be obtained from Jessops for the same price (not sure about warranty with them, however, a possible 3.03% TCB available too)
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ElGofre to Adidas.Addict
17 Apr 173#19
Another vote here for the "f**k the 75-300mm lens" crowd, it's a crap lens and all it serves to do is disappoint you when you realise you want to be able to take high quality shots with a tele. Get this kit, or just a basic 1300D/100D kit and save for the 55-250mm STM.
What's your budget?
snoopy18 to moby_matt
17 Apr 173#4
Don`t do it in my opinion, the 75-300mm is an awful lens, while the 50mm is a great lens.
Better to put the £20 towards a 55-250mm.
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liambrewer01
17 Apr 17#1
Great little camera for the money, a family member got one a few months ago with the same package through Jessops and they couldn't be happier with it.
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stephenashforth
17 Apr 171#2
The deadline for redeeming the photo book has been extended to 16 May.
moby_matt
17 Apr 171#3
Can get a 75-300 lens instead of the 50 for another £20 here
snoopy18 to moby_matt
17 Apr 173#4
Don`t do it in my opinion, the 75-300mm is an awful lens, while the 50mm is a great lens.
Better to put the £20 towards a 55-250mm.
FoSho to moby_matt
17 Apr 17#6
I know very little about lenses but the JL one is f1.8 and the Currys is f/3.5-5.6. Is one of these better or are they able to produce markedly different results? Looking for a decent little DSLR to take on holiday to USA and not sure which to go for. Will be taking shots of national parks and general scenery, but I'd also like to be able to play with shallow depth of field so the f1.8 one would be better for that right? Whereas the 300mm would be better for long distance and scenery? Sorry I'm pretty useless with this.
brilly
17 Apr 17#5
i wouldn't say the 50mm is an indoor lens, its nice but too long for general usage inside
skdotcom to brilly
17 Apr 171#25
I agree. I bought the 50mm for portrait shots indoors, but unless you are in a very large room you are too close to get anything other than head shots. I prefer the 40mm pancake lens.
UK2004
17 Apr 171#7
Better than Nikon d3300?
amour3k to UK2004
17 Apr 17#23
Wouldn't mind the answer to that too?.
Is the OP's Deal better than the Nikon D3300?, thanx. :-)
Pretty much spot on and answered your own question :smiley:
The 50mm is amazing for portraits and shallow DOF however doesn't leave a lot of flexibility for long range shots. As a Prime lens (fixed focal length) it will be a case of "zooming with your feet". I have the 50mm 1.8 and it's a beautiful lens that takes razor sharp shots with lovely DOF but I couldn't have it as my only lens. 75-300mm will give you that flexibility to shoot long range, but I echo the previous comment by snoopy18 and would go for the 55-250mm. It's worth saying that 50mm+ on an APS-C you will struggle to get everyone in during a group shot indoors in a smallish room, so you'll probably have good use of the 18-55 too. Eventually I sold both my 18-55 and 55-250 and got the Sigma 18-250 which is an awesome lens, but a bit pricier at £300ish.
I'd say, as a beginner, having the 18-55, 55-250 and the 50 will be an excellent range of reasonably priced lenses to cover most bases.
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***Update*** it seems that John Lewis are now out of stock of this bundle, however, the same can be obtained from Jessops for the same price (not sure about warranty with them, however, a possible 3.03% TCB available too)
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What's your budget?
Better to put the £20 towards a 55-250mm.
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Better to put the £20 towards a 55-250mm.
Is the OP's Deal better than the Nikon D3300?, thanx. :-)
http://www.cameracomparisonreview.com/2016/03/11/canon-1300dt6-vs-nikon-d3300/
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/349-canon-eos-1300d-dslr-camera-with-18-55-mm-f-3-5-5-6-75-300-mm-f-3-5-5-6-lens-2656466
Some good tips in there of you are thinking of buying this camera
The 50mm is amazing for portraits and shallow DOF however doesn't leave a lot of flexibility for long range shots. As a Prime lens (fixed focal length) it will be a case of "zooming with your feet". I have the 50mm 1.8 and it's a beautiful lens that takes razor sharp shots with lovely DOF but I couldn't have it as my only lens. 75-300mm will give you that flexibility to shoot long range, but I echo the previous comment by snoopy18 and would go for the 55-250mm. It's worth saying that 50mm+ on an APS-C you will struggle to get everyone in during a group shot indoors in a smallish room, so you'll probably have good use of the 18-55 too. Eventually I sold both my 18-55 and 55-250 and got the Sigma 18-250 which is an awesome lens, but a bit pricier at £300ish.
I'd say, as a beginner, having the 18-55, 55-250 and the 50 will be an excellent range of reasonably priced lenses to cover most bases.