nextshot
newbie
Reged: 15/09/2008
Posts: 18
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I live right on the fabulous Great Marsh and the ocean on the east coast. I have drawn some of the things I've seen but I really have always wanted to get more into photography. I don't know what camera would be the best one to get for what I want. I may need more than one in the end, I suppose. I want to capture incredible seascapes, gorgeous sunsets over the marsh and still be able to get detailed close-up shots of the various bird, animal and insect life that abounds here. My little cheapie HP doesn't cut it for the detail that I want to capture.
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daft_biker
Action Man!
Reged: 11/10/2006
Posts: 7662
Loc: Doon the glen
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Sitting comfortably? I think a Canon 1D mk3 is the "best" camera for wildlife....a couple of grand for one of those. A long lens for birds and other big wildlife...about five grand each for the (really) good Canon ones! You could spend another grand on a lens for landscapes and again on a macro lens for insects.
Silly money! 
Do you have a budget in mind? There are far more affordable options than the top quality stuff mentioned above.
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beejaybee
Marvin
Reged: 18/07/2007
Posts: 4966
Loc: Really Here In Name Only
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I think a Canon 1D mk3 is the "best" camera for wildlife....a couple of grand for one of those. A long lens for birds and other big wildlife...about five grand each for the (really) good Canon ones! You could spend another grand on a lens for landscapes and again on a macro lens for insects.
Very nearly true ....
... a Canon 5D (£1200) and a plastic bag (to keep the rain out) will be very nearly as good as a 1D mk 3 for this purpose. A reasonable macro lens for a beginner (rather than a super-specialist like daft_biker) will run to around £300. There, I've saved you £1.5K already!
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Benchista
Wich Tyler
Reged: 11/08/2000
Posts: 37842
Loc: Everywhere and nowhere, baby
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I suspect you're both barking up the wrong tree - a couple of clues suggest to me the prices need to be in greenbacks...
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beejaybee
Marvin
Reged: 18/07/2007
Posts: 4966
Loc: Really Here In Name Only
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a couple of clues suggest to me the prices need to be in greenbacks...
Near enough, then, despite the "official" exchange rate the price tag conversion rate is close enough to unity. At the moment. Don't be surprised if it's £10 to the dollar this time next year, though.
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Overread
old hand
Reged: 17/01/2008
Posts: 947
Loc: UK; Suffolk
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Its definatly one of the most costly areas of photography to get into - the long lenses are not cheap and the rest of the kit you need (hides, walking boots covers) can also add up to a hefty sum as well.
But don't look to the body first - look to the lenses. A top range lens on a beginner level body will perform surprisingly well and its far better to invest in lenses (which tend to not only keep their value, but are also not upgraded at annual rates!) so a 300mm f2.8 will keep its value and its quality for far longer than a 1D body.
MY advice for starting out since you like landscapes and macro is to follow those two first - since the lenses needed are cheaper (heck for the same price as a single long telephoto lens you can get yourself a camera body, macro lens, teleconverters, tripod, flash and some more!) Macro is very addictive and hard to tire of easily (least that is my finding).
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