New to the photography exchange and looking for some guidance.

I'm looking to upgrade my equipment, on a tight budget so shopping in the second hand market. The camera will be used mostly for holiday photos but I'm also looking to give astrophotography a try. I'm bouncing between two cameras. Either the Panasonic DMC-FZ200 Or the Canon EOS 500D

I'll be getting either camera second hand. The Canon comes with 6 months warranty, the Panasonic comes with 1 year warranty.

I know the EOS has a bigger sensor and more megapixels (12 vs 15) but the FZ200 has a constant F2.8 aperture through the entire 25-600mm focal length. The best lens I can afford to get for the EOS is the kit EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 IS II. I also know that the FZ has a very fast focus (my current S2980 takes an age to focus and my wife hates it lol).

I've seen some of the astro shots taken with the FZ online and they are very impressive so I know it can handle those types of shots.

Will I notice a great deal of difference getting the 500D for the types of photography I want to do?

Hope someone can help.

Thanks

Alex

I'm looking to upgrade my equipment, on a tight budget so shopping in the second hand market. The camera will be used mostly for holiday photos but I'm also looking to give astrophotography a try. I'm bouncing between two cameras. Either the Panasonic DMC-FZ200 Or the Canon EOS 500D.

I'll be getting either camera second hand. The Canon comes with 6 months warranty, the Panasonic comes with 1 year warranty.

I know the EOS has a bigger sensor and more megapixels (12 vs 15) but the FZ200 has a constant F2.8 aperture through the entire 25-600mm focal length. The best lens I can afford to get for the EOS is the kit EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 IS II. I also know that the FZ has a very fast focus (my current S2980 takes an age to focus and my wife hates it lol).

I've seen some of the astro shots taken with the FZ online and they are very impressive so I know it can handle those types of shots.

Will I notice a great deal of difference getting the 500D for the types of photography I want to do?

New to forum and looking for some guidance.

I'm looking to upgrade my equipment, on a tight budget so shopping in the second hand market. The camera will be used mostly for holiday photos but I'm also looking to give astrophotography a try. I'm bouncing between two cameras. Either the Panasonic DMC-FZ200 Or the Canon EOS 500D

I'll be getting either camera second hand. The Canon comes with 6 months warranty, the Panasonic comes with 1 year warranty.

I know the EOS has a bigger sensor and more megapixels (12 vs 15) but the FZ200 has a constant F2.8 aperture through the entire 25-600mm focal length. The best lens I can afford to get for the EOS is the kit EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 IS II. I also know that the FZ has a very fast focus (my current S2980 takes an age to focus and my wife hates it lol).

I've seen some of the astro shots taken with the FZ online and they are very impressive so I know it can handle those types of shots.

Will I notice a great deal of difference getting the 500D for the types of photography I want to do?

Any help / suggestions would be great.

Thanks

Alex

New to the photography exchange and looking for some guidance.

I'm looking to upgrade my equipment, on a tight budget so shopping in the second hand market. The camera will be used mostly for holiday photos but I'm also looking to give astrophotography a try. I'm bouncing between two cameras. Either the Panasonic DMC-FZ200 Or the Canon EOS 500D

I'll be getting either camera second hand. The Canon comes with 6 months warranty, the Panasonic comes with 1 year warranty.

I know the EOS has a bigger sensor and more megapixels (12 vs 15) but the FZ200 has a constant F2.8 aperture through the entire 25-600mm focal length. The best lens I can afford to get for the EOS is the kit EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 IS II. I also know that the FZ has a very fast focus (my current S2980 takes an age to focus and my wife hates it lol).

I've seen some of the astro shots taken with the FZ online and they are very impressive so I know it can handle those types of shots.

Will I notice a great deal of difference getting the 500D for the types of photography I want to do?

Hope someone can help.

Thanks

Alex