point and shoot to SLR?

Hi there!

I have been using a Canon Ixus 400 with a Canon DC-800 housing for the last few months, but I'm starting to think that I either need to get hold of a strobe (or two) and a wide angle lens to do the shots I want... OR upgrade to an SLR setup.

So do I spend a bit less money on some new accessories or go the whole hog and blow my student loan on a dSLR with housing, strobes, etc!?..

:?

I reckon that I would want to upgrade to an SLR anyway in the end.

Any suggestions on a relatively cheap, but good quality (not asking too much am I!) SLR setup. I want to do both wide angle and macro photography... Are there any "multi-purpose" wide/macro lenses I could use to get started before upgrading to dedicated lenses for each?

Sorry, many questions!!! Any advice much appreciated.

Cheers!

Hi,

I wrote an article about this which I think might be interesting for you. Click on Features, then on Wiseman Beginner Column. "Upgrading to a DSLR." (at the bottom)

http://wetpixel.com/module-pagesetter-view...-1-pid-10.phtml

Cheers

James

Regardless of what you go with...you'll need a strobe or two.

That's all there is to it.

~Matt Segal