15-10-15, 08:16 PM
It's all down to personal preference me thinks.
I know nothing of Nikon cameras and only about the Canon and Panasonic cameras I own.
Yup there's loads of second hand stuff out there, but I would be wary of e-bay. I'll only buy from a private individual if I can see the goods before I part with cash.
There are plenty of reputable dealers that sell used cameras and their descriptions are usually very accurate, plus they will give you a warranty and if the camera or lens arrives and you ain't happy you can just send it straight back.
Mifsuds, Ffordes are two I have bought used gear from. Camtech also looks worth a look. WEX is also selling used gear now and should be worth a punt.
Get yer stuff together bit by bit. I mean it's easy to spend 400 quid on a tri-pod or a simple set of filters. So build up slowly.
CSC? Yup I've got one. Bought the original CCS camera back in 2010 (as an end of line deal to try out) the Panasonic G1. Now replaced with a GH3 sporting a Panasonic 12-35f2.8 Basically use it for hill walking and days out when I can't be bothered with the big bulky Canon stuff.
CSC can be small and fiddly and I can work much faster with a full size camera but when weight and size counts the CSC is brill and the results are pretty darn good. And despite the size I can still just manage to work it with gloved hands in winter.
I think this photo tells you what you need to know about CSC. 12-25f2.8 on the Panasonic is equivalent to the 24-70f2.8 on the Canon.
![[Image: 13937053116_9abd28fb5d_z.jpg]](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7235/13937053116_9abd28fb5d_z.jpg)
G1 with 14-45 kit lens on the left, Canon 5D with 24-70f2.8 and GH3 with 12-35f2.8 on the right.
I know nothing of Nikon cameras and only about the Canon and Panasonic cameras I own.
Yup there's loads of second hand stuff out there, but I would be wary of e-bay. I'll only buy from a private individual if I can see the goods before I part with cash.
There are plenty of reputable dealers that sell used cameras and their descriptions are usually very accurate, plus they will give you a warranty and if the camera or lens arrives and you ain't happy you can just send it straight back.
Mifsuds, Ffordes are two I have bought used gear from. Camtech also looks worth a look. WEX is also selling used gear now and should be worth a punt.
Get yer stuff together bit by bit. I mean it's easy to spend 400 quid on a tri-pod or a simple set of filters. So build up slowly.
CSC? Yup I've got one. Bought the original CCS camera back in 2010 (as an end of line deal to try out) the Panasonic G1. Now replaced with a GH3 sporting a Panasonic 12-35f2.8 Basically use it for hill walking and days out when I can't be bothered with the big bulky Canon stuff.
CSC can be small and fiddly and I can work much faster with a full size camera but when weight and size counts the CSC is brill and the results are pretty darn good. And despite the size I can still just manage to work it with gloved hands in winter.
I think this photo tells you what you need to know about CSC. 12-25f2.8 on the Panasonic is equivalent to the 24-70f2.8 on the Canon.
G1 with 14-45 kit lens on the left, Canon 5D with 24-70f2.8 and GH3 with 12-35f2.8 on the right.