Suggestions required for Canon DSLR Camera

[Umar19]

Hi,

Respected Members,

Hope you are fine. I need your suggestions regarding camera. I have a 650 Euro budget. In this range suggest me some models. Also I am beginner to this thing. Thanks

Waiting for your kind suggestions.

Best regards,

Umar

[amatula15]

I got lucky, Ebiggs!

I was considering high end point and shots when I went for my first digital camera. 

I purchased one but didn't like the lack of stabilization.
The store clerk suggested the Canon SL1 and here I am 6 (?) years later still with it and I will keep it.

Enjoy! Annie

[Tronhard]

Hi Annie:

Sorry for the confusion - I lost the plot of the thread there!  Glad we are having this conversation though!!!

[ebiggs1]

"...here I am 6 (?) years later still with it and I will keep it."

Never stop kido! I am 7 (?) years and still love doing it.  MOF, I learned more about Photoshop after I retired from Hallmark than I did in the 40 years I worked there. At Hallmark we had "folks" that did that for us.  It was amazing to see how much they knew and how fast they were. Pressing the shutter button is only, and maybe not even, half of making  a great picture.

[amatula15]

Ebiggs, that's awesome you worked for Hallmark!

I use paint.net now since I got a new PC. I want to learn layering, etc. Maybe I will get Photoshop or Lightroom -- expensive though with the monthly fees. So maybe paint.net will be sufficient (plus Canon's raw converter).

Enjoy!

Annie

[ebiggs1]

"Maybe I will get Photoshop or Lightroom..."

You can't use LR alone. It is more grared to a database. It will do a lot but it is not a full photo editor.  PS includes Bridge which will do exactly and everything LR will do. I hate the monthly rental of software too but at $9.99 for the Photographer's package which is LR and PS it isn't a bad deal.  Especially if you remember and factor each PS or LR update was $100 to $120 bucks every year or so.

In the end PS is where it at.  There is all the others than there is Photoshop.  BTW, you can start and stop that subscription as you wish. The package, however, is figured on a yearly subscription.   You can still use the software for viewing after you stop paying.

[littleorme]

I've recently bought my first Canon camera; a 70D -very pleased too.

I also have a couple of lenses from my old Olympus e20, which I would like to use again - if it is feasible.

Despite looking everywhere I've not found any adapters to fit the lenses which have a 62mm thread, to my camera's mount.

Any advice would be very welcome.

Thanks.

[ebiggs1]

"Any advice would be very welcome."

Welcome, maybe not because it isn't a good idea.  If it is possible it will yield just so-so results. Even very poor results. Sorry.

20 year old camera lenses did not have to have the resolution that your 70D requires to get the best top notch results. That is because they only had 4 or 5 MP to supply info to.

I would not be surprised that someone does make an adapter but I don't know who or where it might be.  Save your money and buy current DSLR lenses for your 70D.

[littleorme]

Thanks for your response and advice. I just wondered if there was any mileage left in those lenses.

I accept what you are saying. I'm in my ninth decade but still have a lot to learn - if only I can keep up with developments! 

Cheers.