pierre_ghazarian

<p>My card reader is out because of that... Now I'm extremely careful with my camera.<br>

Thanks for advice !</p>

<p>I'm a beginner in photography but like you I don't have much money. I recommend you to get used material in good condition. I paid approximately 500 € to have :<br /> Canon EOS 20D <br /> Canon EOS 300 <br /> Praktica MTL-5B <br /> 2 adaptors to mount m42 on Canon EOS <br /> 18-50mm Sigma DC f:3.5/5.6 (EOS mount) <br /> Canon EF 28-80 mm II f:3.5/5.6<br /> Canon EF 75-300 mm II f:4/5.6<br /> Yashica Yashinon 50 mm f:2 (m42)<br /> 135 mm Pentacon auto f:2.8 (m42) <br /> 50 mm Pentacon auto f:1.8 (m42) <br /> 28 mm Hélios auto f:2.8 (m42) <br /> 55 mm Chinon auto f:1.7 (m42) <br /> 300 mm Super Marexar f:5.6 (m42) <br /> 70-210 mm Sigma (m42) f:4.5 <br /> Hansa 2x converter (m42) <br /> Prinz Varifocus zoom close-up lens <br /> Flash Luxon 122a <br /> hoya filter ND x 4 49 <br /> hoya filter ND x 8 49 <br /> toshiba protect 52 <br /> Aluminium cheap Tripod<br /> With old lenses you have very good results for the price you've paid... about 10 € the lens and as good as an EF-S but with manual focus... For macro you'll need to get an EF 100 mm (also for portrait), 60 mm is good but not useful because you'll need to get very, very close. For night photography you don't need a lens with autofocus, use a basic 50 mm from old cameras. The aperture reach 1.x and the lens costs nothing. For large prints search an old full-frame like the EOS 5d (used) and get Genuine Fractals. I used it once and the result was amazing.The 50D is not very good (about the noise) , the 40D is better and the 20D is 'the cheap version'. I like the 5 D. I tried it once. The AF is fast and very very precise and you can aim without a flash light when the light is low... The crop-sensor means bad aiming... I'd like to have a full frame apart my 20D. My Praktica is better for landscape and that's very disappointing. If I had the choice I would buy a 5D... But my parents have 5 children and the photographic stuff isn't their priority. [-)<br>

I recommend you to get a 20D. It's fast and the results are sufficient for studying purpose (I paid 350 € for a mint 20D). And you can get good lenses...<br>

I know I'm not a good adviser about photography... But about saving money I'm good... <br /> (Be tolerant with my English, I'm a 14 years old bad student who lives in Belgium... Sorry if I made faults. I did my best)</p>