which one?

[clivefrancis 0]

well, no doubt you lot have been asked this a thousand times before so here is 1001:

 

I currently have a C5050 and Oly housing but I am lookinto going full DLSR :roll:

 

prior to going digital i have never had any photo experience (but i am thinking of a college course on photography) so i started with the Oly C920 and then the C3040 and now the C5050 (samples of my work can be seen on my site: www.the-deep-blue.co.uk and i feel i have progressed sufficiently now to take the big step and go for a mans camera :wink:

 

now as i am still learning and i have a DS-50 i would like to keep it TTL if possible and not go manual, but i must then i will have to learn.

 

to start with i will just get the camera and use it to death on dry land learning and practising (untill i can afford a housing and ports etc etc)

 

the camera would be used for normal family stuff but would also be used for landscapes (not ultrawide (weitwinkel) just normal), wildlife and macro stuff.

 

i would like it to be of printable quality (mags etc.... you never know it might get published one day)

 

budget wise it is around the £1,000 mark and i am looking for the best camera i can get in that range (that also has a reasonably priced housing) and taking in to account the cost of adding lenses etc later (which are the best priced Canon or nikon fit?)

 

I have been looking and have seen the usual suspects:

 

Fuji S2

Canon EOS 300D

Cannon EOS 10D

Nikon D100

Nikon D70

 

I have read really good reports on the Sigma SD10 but no housing at the moment.

 

so what would you go for and why?

 

or would you recomend another?

 

remember KISS as i am new to DSLR talk and terms.

 

many thanks

 

clive

[james 0]

The only camera that meets your criteria and is available right now is the Canon 300D

 

Aquatica offer a housing for this camera (not started shipping yet) which they claim offers TTL control.

 

Please read my article in the Features section of this site to get some more information - look in the "Wiseman Beginner Column).

 

Cheers

James

[clivefrancis 0]

i thought the S2 did TTL, maybe i read it wrong

[james 0]

Yes, but the S2 does TTL but it is selling for $1650 right now so does not meet your criteria.

 

Cheers

James

[clivefrancis 0]

in the UK thay can be had for around the £1,000 mark, so it is a contender

[jocko 0]

That's because the damm exchange rate is around 1.87 dollars to the pound

 

Exiled Scot in California :evil:

 

By the way using manual only on the 10D is pretty straightforward and not a hassle at all.

[NLAVD 0]

I just got back from a week using the 300D in an Ikelite housing. I sort of missed the TTL control on macro shots but for the most part, it wasn't much of a bother. I shoot mostly wide angle where TTL usually fails misserably any way.

 

The system that I have fits your criteria in all ways save TTL, and it certainly works well. Give it a look.