Wilksy II Posted March 12, 2019 Report Share Posted March 12, 2019 Hello PW’ers My Auntie has kindly offered to buy my daughters a camera a piece for Easter, as she thinks the older one (13) has quite an eye for a picture and the 9 year old just so she isn’t left out, she has set a budget of £150 and £50 respectively so my question is, does anyone of you fine folk have any recommendations as to what to go for? I’ve have a quick google but one is pretty much the same as another to me, I guess something simple to use and best quality for the budget, also if you think a perfectly good camera can be had for less that would be great, thanks for reading and I look forward to reading any advice you are able to offer kind regards wilksy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted March 12, 2019 Report Share Posted March 12, 2019 Second hand bridge cameras make great tools for learning photography! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted March 12, 2019 Report Share Posted March 12, 2019 +1 for a bridge camera! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossy410 Posted March 12, 2019 Report Share Posted March 12, 2019 Bridge is defo a good starting camera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilksy II Posted March 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2019 6 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Second hand bridge cameras make great tools for learning photography! 5 hours ago, panoma1 said: +1 for a bridge camera! 5 hours ago, Mossy410 said: Bridge is defo a good starting camera Thanks very much for the advice folks, that’s given me a bit more focus (pud intended) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted March 12, 2019 Report Share Posted March 12, 2019 At that age . I wouldnt get them owt with too many manual controls .auto everything Just get them enjoying the process of taking pics with instant feed back and success. Focus (more puns ) on composition first .and shoot in good daylight not indoors at night . Set a little project .so photos of the pet . Or their friends. Possibly get a cheap small printer so they can put the pics in an album or on their bedroom wall . These are the things that will fire your kids creative ideas . Not a load of tecno stuff about iso and aperture. That can come later A little rule i try to stick to .is When you see a subject and take a few shots of it .10 or so . When you get home and have a good look at them .delete all the rubbish and save only 2 of the best images .these are the only ones that matter . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilksy II Posted March 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2019 18 hours ago, Ultrastu said: At that age . I wouldnt get them owt with too many manual controls .auto everything Just get them enjoying the process of taking pics with instant feed back and success. Focus (more puns ) on composition first .and shoot in good daylight not indoors at night . Set a little project .so photos of the pet . Or their friends. Possibly get a cheap small printer so they can put the pics in an album or on their bedroom wall . These are the things that will fire your kids creative ideas . Not a load of tecno stuff about iso and aperture. That can come later A little rule i try to stick to .is When you see a subject and take a few shots of it .10 or so . When you get home and have a good look at them .delete all the rubbish and save only 2 of the best images .these are the only ones that matter . Cheers Stu I’ll bear that in mind when we figure out which cameras to get them, seen a canon bridge camera in Argos for £149 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washerboy Posted March 13, 2019 Report Share Posted March 13, 2019 Fuji Bridge camera can be bought for that money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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