Best DSLR Cameras
Canon EOS 6D
Love it. Great full frame camera – Great camera for video. I use it as my main camera. Maybe not the best for photography? Only con is doesn't have 4K. But i'm not using 4K anyway. Great value for money Show details
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ2500
I can't fault this camera for my needs – I've had many cameras over the years, having bought my first cheapie in 1968. They've all been good for their time and suited me fine as an amateur… Read more
photographer who doesn't put much time or effort into his photos, but expects good results nonetheless. I recently retired and ventured into the world of DSLR's and that opened up a whole new interest for me, but I got a little wearisome carrying around different, heavy lenses and a big bag. I looked into bridge cameras and after doing quite a lot of research and reading a lot of reviews (especially those on ProductReview.com.au) I purchased the Lumix FZ2500 and I couldn't be happier. I'm not very techie when it comes to photography and I'm only speaking as a layman when I say this camera has it all for me. Great lens, great support and instructions, beautiful photos and easy to use.
Nikon D7500
Brilliant – I went from a Nikon D90 to a Nikon D5500 a year ago. While that camera has great image quality, is light and has a great LCD, I was never really… Read more
happy with the controls.
I decided to add a Nikon D7500 to the collection as I could not afford the D500. Let's just say the D7500 is outstanding value for money and the image quality is fantastic. Great for low light work and lenses like my old Sigma 150-500 which wasn't happy on the D5500 are a joy to use again.
The AF is excellent and the speed is fantastic. The controls are where they should be.
Note everything is perfect, The menu could do with some improvement and the weather sealing seems to have gone, especially around the card reader door.
Value for money - excellent. Performance - excellent. Weight - a step up from the D5500 but lighter than the D500.
Canon 5D EOS Mark IV
I Love this Camera – Call me old fashioned liking a DSLR when everyone is going mirror-less but, I have my reasons for that mainly to do with the viewfinder. I have owned… Read more
every 5D and I have to say that the Mk4 has the features that the Mk3 should have had such as built in GPS, NFC and WiFi. Having said that the camera feels and performs well in this competitive world and whilst it is large and heavy compared to a mirror-less body, at least it feels like value for money.
The other issue as cameras get smaller is that they don't fit my hand and I find that I'm holding them with two fingers but, not the Mk4, it fits my hand very well. Also with a DSLR there is space for quick access buttons and they haven't disappeared into a menu like on some cameras.
I could write on about the features on the camera but, this review would get pages long so I'll tell you about the only thing I dislike, the dual card slot. With the Mk3 the camera stuck with your choice to be the main card to save to and when you removed the card it would switch to the other card until you put the card back and it would switch back to the main card again. Not with the Mk4, if you remove the CF card it switches to the SD card but, when you put the CF back it stays on the SD and I find this absolutely irritating because you only notice when your continuous frame rate falls because you've switched to the SD card.
This is a great camera that only has one silly issue and I would recommend it to anyone wanting a top quality DSLR.
Canon EOS 90D
Not fit for purpose! – WE Bought this camera for my Photo Booth business for $1,873, Arrived Mid February 2023. This is the 6th Camera we have bought for our Business and… Read more
the first that has a problem. We tested it before sending out to it's first Photo Booth Job where it is supposed to run for hours at a time. The Camera froze within 20-30 Minutes of it's first Photo Booth use. We had to refund client in full. On retesting the new Camera over and over again at home, We found that the Camera would work fine for the first 20 minutes to 40 minutes and then freeze up over and over again, Which is why we were lulled into a false sense of security of all being OK when we first tested after buying and before sending out to it's first photo Booth show. My Husband got in touch with Canon and sent it back to New south wales for testing with an email explaining they must run the camera for at least a few hours as it freezes at different times. My husband also explained this to various customer service people over this time seemingly in an Asian Country...Not Australia . My husband was speaking to people apparently in the Philippines even though he asked to be put through to Customer care in Australia. We sent The Camera off to Sydney from QLD at our own cost of $71 and hoped that someone will get back to us as we are losing $Thousands from having no Camera to put in our photo Booth. 5 weeks later my husband phoned as we hadn't heard back and again got put through to the Philippines only to speak to someone who really had no idea what was going on and no Idea that the Camera was supposed to be tested for continuous use of a few hours due to freezing at different times. My husband was told that it was tested and works fine but not tested for any length of time as we requested, He was told someone will get back to us and that was a few days ago and still no answer, meanwhile we are still losing $money which my husband explained to the Guy. My husband also told him I would like to talk to the Sydney Office as this is where our camera was sent to. So we spent nearly $2000 for a new camera to put in our Photo Booth to carry on our Business and have nothing to show for it, Just a Refund we had to pay back to my Client and an empty photo Booth Shell that we have no camera for. We think we should get our money back in full seeing that this Camera isn't fit for the purpose we bought it for. Canon won't let us speak to anyone in Australia therefore we can't pin anyone one person down to get to test this camera Appropriately ( Hours not Minutes!) When/If Canon get around to sending our New Unused camera back, 100% we will not have the ability to use it for what it was bought for as it will freeze again and again as before! We will be writing to the ACCC and Consumer Affairs and share this review around as much as possible until we either get a full Refund or Canon actually tests our Camera and finds out why it keeps freezing, rendering our business purchase of this Camera unfit for purpose. The Worst after sales service we have ever come across!