Needing Professional Camera [+REP]

[GommeInc]

I assume you are speaking about a D-SLR. You will not get a D-SLR (a good one like Nikon/Canon) for under £350 - £400.

D-SLRs are complicated to get used to, and as a photographer I am still learning. Maybe a 'hi-zoom' would be the better option for you, such as a Fujifilm Finepix S series?

No they're not :S The editing is the only hard part :S

I suggest you ignore Darren completely, anyone can buy a D-SLR, they are not special cameras... They're cameras, they're not special equipment like a jack hammer or other heavy machinery which only trained people can use. If you want to learn how to use an SLR, get an SLR and not one of these annoying cameras that zooms and focuses for you, how are you going to learn through that?!

I suggest something small, like the Nikon D-50. Photography teachers (who are photographers like the students) always tell you to get a Nikon D-50, because it's the best camera to get for the early SLR student. You could get a D-80 if you want, by a D-50 is smaller and not too advanced, but that depends on what you plan to do.

That is professional photography

Noo... What it is, is:

That is photography

Photography is photography, calling a photo professional is like calling a well painted painting a profesional painting. You don't hear about professional photographers or professional artists, you hear about FAMOUS ones, which is what gives the idea of "professional."