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vtrdaz:
Cheers for the comments chap's ,
Andy - what do you recommend?
Darren
Blue72:
mmmmm...without being prejudice as I use Pentax anyhows....I would personally go down the Nikon route.....
My camera the K20 sits "apparently" between the 40d and 5d although the 5d is full frame so dont know how that is supposed to comapre!!!
however it is a better camera full stop.
Its nearest equivalalent and the one camera I would go for ( D700 aside :) ) is the D300 but rather pricey but a bloody brill camera.
Now the reason I will stick with my Pentax is th emake very good lenses and at less than half the price of the Nik/can stuff however I shall remain un biased for you sake!!
Canon kit is approx £750 with a decent kit lens and the Nikon equiv which is going to be D60 or even the new D90??
It does depend what you use it for as you invest in a brand.
i would go for the D60 or even D90 even though it has a few gimmicks.
Having sioad that the new Canon 50D is IMO not worth touching.
If you can get the D300.
If not get the D60 or D90
Or just buy yourself a K20D and a 16-50 F2.8 and be done with it!!
Basically dont buy from JEssops but try the cameras you like and what ever feels "right" is the one to go for.
Cameras change ALL the time so dont fall for any gimmicks. If I tried to keep up id be changing cameras every 3 mths!!!
To swop to Nikon for me now would cost over 5k!!!.
To conclude..
Its whos behind the lens that counts at the end of the day!
Im competing against togs with 24k kit adn yet with some you may as well give them a point and shoot!! if you see what i mean...
Choose you camera and get teh best lens youc an afford NOT the kit lens that comes with it..they are pap!
anyhow just shout if you need any more UNBIASED advice :)
Cheers
Andy
vtrdaz:
Cheers Andy - some interesting points there.
Basically , i'm upgrading from a Minolta 7hi - which was one of the hybrid type cameras.
I was looking for a camera that would last and that i could develop with and the 40d seemed to fit the bill ( the 450d just seemed too small for me).
Is there any reason you recommend the Nikon's over the Canon's?
Cheers
Darren
L90OOK:
--- Quote from: thermidorthelobster on January 10, 2009, 13:19:51 ---Good choice. Extra weight will help stability, it'll feel better to handle and it will last longer if you drop it (like I did my 10D a week after getting it). You'll probably have it many years so the expense will be spread out...
--- End quote ---
Is that the one you filled with water too :doh: :lol:
Boddle:
Only experience of 40D was to borrow a friends for a few shot I personelly prefered my 400D for size the 40d was to big.
I had my 400D stolen before Christmas the insurance replaced it with 1000d (which is slightly lesser 450D only 10million meg not 12Million). Personally like the Live view that it give not available on 40D or even 50D and secondly it runs SD cards which are faster that Compact Flash. I seem to recall that 40D has the ability to do raw only (which 400D was). The processor on 450D is newer than 40D and faster.
I have found so far that Canon have manage to put most of the buttons on 1000D in the right place to use and works well don't about 450D as it has a bigger screen. I guess it depends on what you intend for, You may be less happy about using the 40D for photographing out of a landy with no door top on playing in a quarry.
Think I would suggest it to go to your nearest Jessops (Photography shop) and have a quick play then look for one on E-Bay there plenty of good cheap buys on there.
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