I am sorry if this is the wrong place to ask for help.
Currently I am using the most awful point-and-shoot camera which produces horribly blurry and noisy photographs and does not even give me the option to take uncompressed pics. As much as I am enjoying going out and taking a bunch of photos in new places; I feel like I could quadruple my enjoyment if the end product wasn't painful to look at due to the horrible picture quality.
So I need your help to choose a brand spankin' new camera for me to use. I am open to any suggestions; however I am preferably looking for a DSLR which is friendly for beginners, yet also has functions and modes which even pro's would be happy with, so in other words I am looking for a camera which is beginner friendly, not "too" pricey, but is also relatively future proof so I won't need to upgrade any time soon.
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[–] bulksalty 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
The good news is just about any DSLR (or most film SLRs) will meet your requirements.
For first DSLRs I'm a fan of buying used, and the further back you go (even moving up the value chain) the more depreciation will have happened and the less you'll pay if you sell later. My own experience was after the first year with an DSLR, I had a much better idea of what I really wanted and was able to buy a camera that I'm very happy with (even as it gets quite old now).