Hi..I want to buy a DSLR. Im a beginner. Need an advice which model is the most suitable for me and easy for me to use. I never use the DSLR before. The budget is around RM 2-3k. Hope the expertise can help me make choose the best model.

Thanks

what brand your friends use? go for the brand your friends using as you can borrow lens and get tips and guides from friends. helps in socializing too

I am no expert, but I think for a beginner who are used to smartphone, you will love Canon 80d for the tilted touch screen and Dual pixel cmos AF during live view. If budget is a constraint, can go for a used 70D, almost equally good.

Some of my friends used the Canon and Nikon..thanks for the tips.:-)

just get entry level canon or nikon dslr....use the rest of the money to buy lenses and accessories..

Canon 80D & 70D are beyond my budget bro..haha..but looking for used 1 maybe can meet my budget. Will keep looking for that model. Thanks :-)

why not canon 760d?

Any specific model u can suggest? Read the specs already make me pening bro..haha..dunno which 1 is for beginners..found some article suggest the D5300,3300 for Nikon. Try to find any comparison with Canon models..hope I can find some articles. Thanks bro..

The body itself cost me around RM2700..not included the lens..haha..hope I can get full set below 3k..hehe

best is to go to youtube..watch all those reviews about the model u r interested in...

for me..last time i bought d3100 for photography subject..great entry level camera....

I got my 700d with kit lens for below rm2k with gst

and 50mm for 250
yongnuo 560 mk4 flash for 350
and tripod for 299

This post has been edited by hightechgadgets8: Jun 22 2016, 10:21 PM

If you prefer a smaller body then do explore mirrorless system like Sony, Panasoinc, or Olympus..

some of these body will even allow you to use lens from yesterday body.. with minor adaption.

What ever option you choose, important is you feel comfortable with the product and happy to have it beside you to use at any moment. Popular votes does not equal to what you are comfortable with.. what you have invest in today if possible must be able to grow with your future needs unless you have deep pockets.

this one is ideal but usually not possible.

If you are shooting same range, well good luck - your friend would likely be using his / her lens.

Want to borrow? If he / she is using or is a precious item, very unlikely you get to borrow.

In fact the above post isn't true at all because all you actually need to do is join a group of users with the same brand and go for outings.

You don't have to go with what your friends have because that's not the best way to go about. You should go with the brand YOU are comfortable with, in terms of ergonomics and interface.

What your friends using may not be the best choice for you.

Just buy the brand that you find you "click" best with and join group outings.

Many years ago we have LYN Photography group outing. During those outings we often try out one another's lenses and camera. Poison session, even have makan session where cameras are all on the table.

Sigh all noob reply ... Godlike setup

Canon 5d mark 1 (10 year old) 1500
Canon EF 50m 1.4 900
YN xx Mark 4 300
64gb CF card 100

Just put P and centre spot and all your picture will be like professional.

This post has been edited by mewhoyou: Jun 22 2016, 11:43 PM

XXXD will give you 1 good shot out of 30 and 5D mark 1 will give you 25 good shot out of 30

@din66 - As ChinWY pointed out, have u thought of Mirrorless, smaller body but dslr quality. Example, Sony a6000 with kit lens, price is around 2.3k at the moment. Or Fujifilm XA2 that came with twin lenses package that cost around the same price. I tried carry a nikon d7000 in my bag but found that it was really big and bulky. Somemore, I find it quite intimidating pointing a big dslr at my friends for casual shots and they usually shy away especially when i topped it up with a nikon sb 700 flash. Since you are asking suggestion for a beginner dslr, I assume you simply want a camera that can take better picture than your smartphone/tablet. If I am right, I think you wont regret getting a mirrorless instead of a dslr. Quite a few friends I knew which started with a dslr has either replaced them with mirrorless or let their dslr sit on the shelf collecting dust.

Bokeh fag?

Sony A6000? You will feel bringing DSLR a burden after the hype. Mirrorless alleviates this problem by reducing the weight, size and increases the versatility, while maintaining the image quality.

This post has been edited by kingkingyyk: Jun 23 2016, 08:24 AM

Yup, mirrorless are really nice .............But

1. sometimes you still have to go with DSLR because till now no mirrorless is able to match DSLR in terms of AF speed + accuracy + battery life.

2. battery life sucks, that's the most major annoyance of mirrorless systems so far. 300 - 400 shots per battery. Total # shots gets much reduced if you chip a lot.

Still go for the old workhorse or stay put with IPong. Others in the middle are waste of time.

1) Yes... for moving subjects, the tracking AF is still better.
2) Extra battery or powerbank

But the EVF is useful when you only can see pitch black from OVF...

There's always live view for DSLR
Call me old school, but i still prefer OVF than EVF though lol

Yeah, but the AF will be very slow for models without dual pixels.
EVF also show the exposure compensation you made in real time and focus peaking.

There are times where OVF is better though, i.e. motion tracking. That remains for DSLR directory. I feel mirrorless is the better choice in other fields.

This post has been edited by kingkingyyk: Jun 23 2016, 12:36 PM

Have you ever encountered situation where you thought you have captured something after looking through viewfinder just to realised everything is pitch black because you forgot to set shutter speed from 1/4000? That is ovf and more likely to develop habit of constantly checking on live view after every shot. Evf less problem on that unless you just want to check sharpness.

However if you doing burst shot or on fast moving subject, ovf is superior.

This post has been edited by DaddyO: Jun 23 2016, 01:55 PM

EVF has improved a lot already. Last time, like my Fuji S7000 - wah EVF is so laggy.

Nowadays EVF is so good, the inexperienced will think they're viewing through OVF.