Discuss the Canon 450D here!!!

ldmelsa said:
Don't you sleep? :D



:p
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I'll refer you back to an earlier response in another thread . . . I have kids (who both happen to have flu atm so . . . no, not recently. :()
 
 
I can't see why anyone would want to use live view instead of the viewfinder. Except maybe when the camera is on a tripod and it's difficult to get your eye on the viewfinder.
 
koffiejunkie said:
I can't see why anyone would want to use live view instead of the viewfinder. Except maybe when the camera is on a tripod and it's difficult to get your eye on the viewfinder.
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It can help when you're doing manual focusing as you can zoom in on whatever you're looking at. It was one of the things that attracted me to the 40d for macro, but I've never used it ;)
 
If anyone is looking Macro is stocking the 450D for r10999.00 :eek:
 
. . . . and r6000 more than I paid for my 400D - think of the nice glass I could get with that. :eek:
 
koffiejunkie said:
What's your next glassy purchase, bwana?
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With whale season coming up perhaps a 1.4x or 2x extender.

Otherwise I'm pretty happy with what I have - just need to concentrate on taking pictures and honing my post work.
 
I'm happy with what I have for now too. Although IS would have been nice on the 70-300. I think my next purchase is going to be a flash.

But then, if Canon decides to drop a 24-105L f/2.8 or faster onto the market, I'll lay my money down...
 
koffiejunkie said:
I'm happy with what I have for now too. Although IS would have been nice on the 70-300. I think my next purchase is going to be a flash.

But then, if Canon decides to drop a 24-105L f/2.8 or faster onto the market, I'll lay my money down...
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Haven't got any lenses with IS - managed so far without it so I think I can manage a while longer yet with my tripod, Pod, and bottle-top pod . . . having a steady hand doesnt hurt either :)

I do love my flash though even if it is a bit of a beast. :D
 
Can you guys explain to me why you should use a bought flash rather than a popup one? I know it's much better, but why exactly?
 
I wasn't interested in IS - just happened to get it with the 24-105. I must admit I like it in some situations. Handheld in low-ish light with the 70-300 get's a bit tricky. I'm more interested in faster versions of both lenses though. That isn't any bigger (yeah yeah, I know...).

Which flash do you have?
 
Pooky said:
Can you guys explain to me why you should use a bought flash rather than a popup one? I know it's much better, but why exactly?
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Direct light from a popup flash (or even a dedicated flash unit) can leave the subject washed out and red-eyed.

You have a lot more control with a separate unit that you can bounce off walls or the ceiling thereby giving you a nice indirect light source.

Have a look at this site - http://strobist.blogspot.com/
 
Speaking of flashes - I know it's not always a good idea to use your old film days flash on the new bodies (trigger voltage is too high, fries some cameras). But is it OK to put a modern flash on a old flim camera? I just got my K1000 today :D
 
koffiejunkie said:
Speaking of flashes - I know it's not always a good idea to use your old film days flash on the new bodies (trigger voltage is too high, fries some cameras). But is it OK to put a modern flash on a old flim camera? I just got my K1000 today :D
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Dunno - all my film cameras are different brands to my digital so never the twain shall meet.
 
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