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.

[losixxx]

thanks for all the pm's and help,

just wondered if anyone has or had a go with the canon 40d

with the cash back canon are doing at the moment i can get the 40d with 17-85 lense for £700 which is cheaper than a 450d and lense

[neiloliver]

I got my Canon 450D and 17-85 f/4.5-5.6 IS USM today. 70-200 coming next month.

working my way through the manual... have managed action shots of cat so far (4-legged purring type, not Schumacher).


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[losixxx]

well gone and done it, ordered myself a canon 40d with 17-85 lense plus the 70-200 f4L just can't afford to go out now and use it

[jimmy]

haha, you've come a long way from "not looking at jimmy standard pic's..just better than my 5mp sony standard digital" I'm not a big canon buff, but that's undoubtedly a rather nice setup!

[losixxx]

just don't tell the wife how much it cost

[Stu]

That's the shizzle - you will not be dissapointed with it.

[losixxx]

might just have to come to a national now too badger u 2 on how to use the settings

[neiloliver]

Well done Chris! We can compare lenses now!.. even though they are the same... Still waiting for my 70-200 F4L.. it should be here any day now though. You know what they say, a Body is for Christmas but L glass lasts forever!!

[OldTimer]

And you said to me Chris you did not want to spend much lol, if you need any help let me know.

[losixxx]

Originally Posted by OldTimer

And you said to me Chris you did not want to spend much lol, if you need any help let me know.

you might regret saying that m8 but thanks for the offer..

[Chris Green]

Wow. good choice. A bit different to the 350D that was being discussed here!

Keep us posted with how you get on with it.

[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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