hi and good day to all sifu~ merry christmas ~

im buying a dslr for myself as self learning lesson as i have passion in photography it also my hobby ......so many people suggest me to buy a low end dslr to get start

first of all, i got my budget around rm2000 ..... think mostly can get some beginner standard camera ....

i got choice in my mind already which is sony ( SLT-A58K )

so i need u guys to help me .... i need recommendation for the dslr camera ( any brand that can fit to my budget )

thank you

This post has been edited by imnick: Dec 24 2014, 09:40 PM

Must it be Sony? I personally is using Nikon D5300 thought

no la ..... recommendation for any brand .....

just that i got sony as my choice in my mind ....

maybe you can refer to some older topics that asked the same question as you

tq bro

Maybe you should consider about mirrorless camera which is less bulky and the performance is on par with dslr.

Guys how about 2nd hand nikon D7000 vs sony SLT-A58K ??

Cam give some commend about this 2 camera comparison

Why not a mirrorless camera like the Sony A6000 instead??

Any special requirement??
Budget?

might wanna try before buying instead of asking and shotgun buy whatever the people are telling you to buy. You might regret after purchasing it with your money.

because trust me, I've done the same thing with my 550d, d7000 and regret it because it doesn't suit my taste, I've only heard/ experienced from other people's perspective.

now I own 5d2 and loving it, sure it does cost abit more money but for the sake of my taste, I get the pleasure of knowing that I get my kind of camera.

take my advice with a grain of salt or not.. its up to you. Just don't regret your purchase later.

budget around around 2000 .... can stretch abit if want

of coz i need to try it myself before i buy.....

i just want to see which people recommend the camera that might suit me with that range of budget ...

thanks and respect to your advice

really appreciate it

Used Canon EOS 60D / Nikon D7000 would be great, RM 2k could get you a body with 18-55 kit lens.

thanks bro

i got a price from a dealer .....

used canon 60d + 18-135 with 1900

used nikon d7000 + 18-55 with 2100

For a newbie, is best to get new DSLR rather than second hand as you won't know the condition of it.
Also, best is to test out the model you intend to buy.
You need the warranty in case of problem, like I just dropped my 16-35mm recently and it become not smooth during zooming. Send it for checking and they repair it without any cost. Just some loose screws inside.
If DSLR, the shutter mech maybe the first to go and it is not cheap to replace/repair.

sound so dangerous .......

That's why all the "pros" here always ask you to get second hand stuffs, this is for them to dispose their junks at higher price.
As if sell to dealers, the price are much lower.

supersound, I suggest you keep your nonsense to yourself.

second hand stuff doesn't mean they're in bad condition.
second hand stuff doesn't mean they're out of warranty.

So if a person follow your advise and get a problem equipment, are you going to responsible for it?
Am I talking nonsense? You have no ground to judge me. If you are willing to pay TS's lost when problem arise, then you have your ground to judge my so-called nonsense statement. Else, your statement are more suitable to be labelled as nonsense.
https://forum.lowyat.net/DisputeResolutionCorner
If all sellers are honest, then why you still getting 122 pages of dispute?

This post has been edited by supersound: Dec 25 2014, 12:45 PM

Pot calling kettle black, in your post you were already judging the "pro" and have generalized all the "pro" having ill-intent.



You probably didn't realize that the advice of used / new depends on situation and it's a mix. You may browse the other threads before concluding "all the pros always ask you to get second hand stuff".

As for used items, the fact is that there are used items that are in mint condition and work very well, over the decade there have been so many who bought second hand and with great value.

ADVICE is a piece of information given to help one makes decision, the decision is ultimately the buyer or seller's to make hence responsibility is on their part, as long as the advice given is not wrong. If you actually did stay around the forum long enough, you would've seen great advices given through the years when it comes to used item purchase and had no problems.

Your example of a dropped 16-35 is a bad one actually. You were just lucky that screw lose and they can fix it, you fail to highlight that warranty DOES NOT cover damaged caused by user negligence, which actually your case falls under it.

And if you want to use 122 page dispute resolution to argue, might I also point out to you that it's also 122 pages over 8 years. That comes to less than 16 per year, with many of the disputes actually solved. So even if we go by and reserved 25% settled cases that comes to 12 unsettled per year, that doesn't mean it won't be settled.

12 cases of dispute per year vs 1054 pages of garage sale main section, not counting sub-forums.

And you think buy new at shop the shop sellers are honest? LOL. Think again.