Camera for GCSE photography

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[vernon]

Ask your son's photography teacher.

 

[pplpilot]

Any camera that will allow full manual overide. An entry level slr will cover all and some...

 

[MichaelW2]

Does the school have loaner lenses? Which fitting ?

 

[Crackle]

Is he doing video a well?

 

[accountantpete]

Minimum is a Canon 1D X with Canon EF 200-400mm f4 L IS USM with Internal 1.4x Extender Lens

http://www.wilkinson.co.uk/canon-eo...sayraoQBxog1LPYtl3j1foGhfuWd-MJrbyBoCc7fw_wcB

 

[pplpilot]

Minimum is a Canon 1D X with Canon EF 200-400mm f4 L IS USM with Internal 1.4x Extender Lens

http://www.wilkinson.co.uk/canon-eo...sayraoQBxog1LPYtl3j1foGhfuWd-MJrbyBoCc7fw_wcB

Pft! To bulky and only f4! Leica m9 and an f0.9noctilux is the bare minimum. Bloody amateur photographers.

 

[ScotiaLass]

The students doing GCSE Photography when I was at college required a 35mm film camera and an optional basic SLR with full manual settings.
Ask your sons course tutor.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Spend any more than £60 and it's poncy.

 

[ufkacbln]

A quick Google:

Oaklands School:

GCSE PHOTOGRAPHY – CAMERA REQUIREMENTS

As you are aware your child has chosen to study GCSE Photography from September 2015. The study of this course will require students to take photographs outside of lessons and though this can be done on any camera it would be useful for students to have a camera of their own that they can use both in and out of lessons.

In lessons students will have access to a Canon EOS 1200D Digital SLR camera however they will not be able to take this equipment home. It would be advantageous for students to have their own camera that they can bring in to lessons. There is no need to buy anything as complex or expensive as a Digital SLR. A bridge camera in the £100-200 price range such as the Canon PowerShot SX520 would be more than adequate. If you would rather buy a different camera for your child to use you are more than welcome to do so as long as you are happy for it to be brought to school for use in lessons. Please however ensure it meets the basic specification outlined below. The school provides lockers for students and any camera brought to school should be securely stored by students in lockers or the lockable cupboard provided in the Art Department for this purpose. We would advise that parents ensure that personal possessions are adequately insured.

Minimum spec of Camera

The camera must have the capacity to shoot in the following modes:

· Manual

· Aperture Priority

· Shutter Priority

It should also use a standard 2GB/4GB SDHC or SD memory card (size 3cm x 2.2cm) as we will use these to transfer images from the camera onto the school computers. If their camera uses a different sized card, students will need to bring in their own camera cable or a memory card adapter.


Please note that it is not a requirement of the course to buy a camera, school equipment will be provided for lessons.

As above see what the teachers suggest.... and what the school can provide

There is also an argument that as they settle in to the course then their skills will improve, they will have more experience.... and a better idea as to what they want / need

NOt of course forgetting tings like hand size at this age which can limit choice

 

[raleighnut]

It was all Pentax in my day.

 

[hoopdriver]

Pft! To bulky and only f4! Leica m9 and an f0.9noctilux is the bare minimum. Bloody amateur photographers.

I'd be looking at a Hassleblad H5D-60 - the poor kid's going to want to make enlargements, isn't he? And if they're doing any video work, a Phantom Flex is an ideal starter...

 

[Moon bunny]

Just make sure he has the most expensive and desirable in the class, You do not want him to be mocked and bullied so you? Then give him a good thrashing for not choosing subjects with no expensive equipment requirements.

 

[Tin Pot]

The students doing GCSE Photography when I was at college required a 35mm film camera and an optional basic SLR with full manual settings.
Ask your sons course tutor.

In my day you'd be lucky to be able to spell photography, we wouldn't dream of a camera.

 

[ScotiaLass]

In my day you'd be lucky to be able to spell photography, we wouldn't dream of a camera.

I still can't spell it without help from the auto correct
I was lucky enough to be given a 35mm Pentax camera from my uncle in Australia. He had got a new model and knew I was interested in photography so sent it home with my grandfather, who had been over on holiday. I was 16 and so thrilled! I still have it today