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Trevor

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I bought my first SLR in 1967, and have had several over the years. I still have 2 Pentax MX's and numerous lenses - all worth nothing. Some years ago I ventured into the digital world with a Canon compact, and have now moved up to a Canon Ixus D850, about size of a packet of fags, fits in my shirt pocket, and is always with me (well, nearly always!). In consequence I have taken masses of photos that I would never have got with the SLR because a: I hadn't brought it with me or b: I had the wrong lens on at the time or c: it was in my rucasc and by the time I had got it out the picture had evaporated.

Knowing I had to photograph a friend''s daughter's civil partnership ceremony this year (Friday, so I hope the weather improves) I bought a DSLR, a Nikon D40. In so doing I got ripped off by Nikon's cashback scheme - how was I to know that giving cash back was the last thing on their mind? However, it performs well, and the controls are intuitive, as they should be. The point of all this typing is - the results from the 2 cameras are indistinguishable.

Would I buy a DSLR if I wasn't doing a wedding? NO!

And for those who are going to ask why I bought the SLR, the wedding photographer needs a certain amount of "puff" to get people to pose - and a tiny compact doesn't cut the mustard. (and to be fair, there other advantages, but none that overtake the compact's versatility