my only reservation with that is it's a pricey body for someone starting out?

And it assumes that the overall budget for investing in body & lenses is going to be well north of ?1200-1500 initially (as I'm not sure why you'd put a cheap lenses on a body like that). That's quite a jump from the ?400 starting budget...

If wanting to spend the sort of cash you need for the 70D I'd rather go with the (say) 700D body and spend the ?400 difference on a couple of lenses to go with it - a general zoom lens (eg. 17-55 2.8 IS) and a 50mm 1.8 prime or similar to play about with. If picking these up second hand, you'd have enough to get a 70-300 f/4-5.6 zoom too I'd bet (which gives a limited macro capability to try that aspect out).

So a decent starter body and 3 decent enough lenses to learn the ropes on for the price of the 70D (without any lenses).

If she gets into it, then I'd have thought that's the time to upgrade the body (and lenses), but jumping in at the 70D seems a bit OTT for a newbie.

(Unless cash is no object of course and you're certain it's not all going to be gathering dust in a year or two)

Posted By: CWC on April 24th 2014 at 10:21:16

Message Thread

Is anyone off of on here into photography? (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Apr 24, 09:16:32
- This one's never let me down. Can't go wrong, she's bound to love it... (NCFC) - DJ Ginga, Apr 24, 17:49:42
- i am. hobby and did an a level in it for fun in spare time. i've got canon eos 400d (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Apr 24, 10:45:05
- Suggest used body, say 1100d and spend on lens, talk to (NCFC) - canary_wharf, Apr 24, 10:29:04
- I have the Canon 1100d - it is an excellent DSLR - before (NCFC) - Pixelman, Apr 24, 10:22:25
  - this^ philips cameras is excellent (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Apr 24, 10:45:34
- my missus went for a budget entry level DSLR...Canon 1100d as a bundle with extra 300mm (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Apr 24, 09:52:08
- What type of photographer is she interested in. (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Apr 24, 09:45:03
  - *photography (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Apr 24, 09:51:08
  - she's certainly interested in taking it more seriously (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Apr 24, 09:48:05
    - Ok, that's quite a good spread of genres so she'll want something fairly capable, (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Apr 24, 09:59:18
      - my only reservation with that is it's a pricey body for someone starting out? (NCFC) - CWC, Apr 24, 10:21:16
        
        Not so worried about the money (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Apr 24, 10:47:05
        
        That's fair enough, (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Apr 24, 10:26:41
      - Also with the quality Canon gear it has awesome resale value should she not continue, (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Apr 24, 10:04:08
      - u iz g8ttin old blud, innit. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 24, 10:02:30
      - Cheers mate (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Apr 24, 10:01:39
        
        thanks DE, if you need any more advice then message me on here, (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Apr 24, 10:05:05
        
        Will do (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Apr 24, 10:16:39
        
        No worries brah! (n/m) (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Apr 24, 10:18:54
- Right first things first.... (NCFC) - ghost of hucks, Apr 24, 09:44:50
- Wildlife photographer.. (NCFC) - ghost of hucks, Apr 24, 09:38:33
  - Just bought this piece of glass (NCFC) - Claygate_Canary, Apr 24, 09:59:58
    - The good old 100-400 pump..... (NCFC) - ghost of hucks, Apr 24, 10:02:51
      - Thanks for the advice (NCFC) - Claygate_Canary, Apr 24, 10:51:05
  - Very, don't want to even mention it in here lol. (n/m) (NCFC) - ghost of hucks, Apr 24, 09:45:18
  - That's some hexpensive gear. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Apr 24, 09:43:55
- I spent about that (?430 iirc) on a Canon Eos 600D, and I love it to death. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Apr 24, 09:35:18
  - ^ This book is absolute gold for anyone learning photography (n/m) (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Apr 24, 10:00:54
  - Please let it be true (n/m) (NCFC) - Upperjarroldmiddle, Apr 24, 09:36:55
- is she intending to stay at novice, or to specialise in something in particular? (NCFC) - CWC, Apr 24, 09:33:45
- Samsung NX300 (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Apr 24, 09:28:51
- Nikon D3200 (NCFC) - Buzz, Apr 24, 09:26:08
- Type DSLR into hotukdeals.co.uk (NCFC) - BigGrantHolt, Apr 24, 09:25:01
  - cheers (n/m) (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Apr 24, 09:25:45

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