canon eos350d

[losixxx]

been offered a brand new one cheap and have been thinking of getting a DSLR anyone had one/used one....
not looking at jimmy standard pic's..just better than my 5mp sony standard digital

anything else around thats better but not silly ££££??

[mole2k]

The 350d is a good solid entry level dlsr. More than capable of taking professional looking photographs.

[Stu]

Originally Posted by losixxx

..................not looking at jimmy standard pic's..just better than my 5mp sony standard digital...............

Unless it's low light conditions the 350d will take the same pictures.

[losixxx]

would something like the 400 or 450 give me any major benefit over the 350 picture quaility wise? also seen the sony

http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/pro...SONY-DSLRA200K

that seems a good spec

[Stu]

Originally Posted by losixxx

would something like the 400 or 450 give me any major benefit over the 350 picture quaility wise?

No - they are as good as the same camera.

[jimmy]

Some of my best photos are from my D70 - the 350D is by all accounts a 'better' camera in terms of megapixels and probably noise as well. So there's ya answer. Learning how to use it is far more important than a couple of extra mega pixels.

[mole2k]

the 350-400-450 are all very similar, they just do minor updates to the model every 18months. Using the camera properly is a lot more important than a fancier camera.

[CAClark]

Originally Posted by Stu

Unless it's low light conditions the 350d will take the same pictures.

I'd say low light isn't a major problem for Canons, never has been with their CMOS sensor. My ex wifes 300D is way better than my Nikon D200 in low light.

Cheers!

[losixxx]

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