Looking to get into photography

Genius. said:
A mate of mine just bought a Canon 450D on gumtree. He paid R5700 for it. Owner was upgrading, had the camera for 4 months. Brand new with reciept and everything.

Lucky bugger!
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Damn! That's a good offer. Was it still in good condition?
 
Four months? He must have bought it the day it was released overseas. Seems strange that the guy would upgrade to it and never use it.
 
bwana said:
Four months? He must have bought it the day it was released overseas. Seems strange that the guy would upgrade to it and never use it.
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Some folks think you need the biggest and the best to get the results (and then their pics still look crappy :D).
 
BigAl-sa said:
Some folks think you need the biggest and the best to get the results (and then their pics still look crappy :D).
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I try to spend as little as possible on my gear. That way if the photos dont come out I can blame the equipment. :p

J/K - :D
 
mercurial said:
What's the whole USM thing? Is it some kind of motor that is part of the lens? What is the benefit of it?
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Ultra Sonic Motor. They seem to be faster, quieter, and will often let you manually override the focusing without having to flip a switch.
 
USM (or HSM/SDM/SWM depending on your manufacturer) is a definite plus, especially on bigger lenses. I find the lack of it on my 35mm lens (small and light) doesn't bother me at all, but on the 70-300 I can definitely feel its absence compared to the Canon 24-105L and Sigma 10-20mm

Worth the money on heavier lens, in my opinion. Especially if you intend to use any sort of focus tracking.
 
koffiejunkie said:
USM (or HSM/SDM/SWM depending on your manufacturer) is a definite plus, especially on bigger lenses. I find the lack of it on my 35mm lens (small and light) doesn't bother me at all, but on the 70-300 I can definitely feel its absence compared to the Canon 24-105L and Sigma 10-20mm

Worth the money on heavier lens, in my opinion. Especially if you intend to use any sort of focus tracking.
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I see. It makes sense. I guess when you're zooming at 300mm, there is a lot of "shake".
 
What do you mean by "zooming at 300mm"?

Yes, there is a little bit of shake, but that's more because my 70-300 is not stabilised.
 
mercurial said:
When you adjust the lens to zoom in at 300mm.
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You mean focus? You can't zoom in when you're a 300mm on a 70-300mm lens.

If you're wondering if he lens mechanics causes shake, the answer is no. It's silky smooth. Remember that 300mm on a 1.6x crop factor is really the same as 480m - the smallest movemets show up quite strongly in the viewfinder.
 
koffiejunkie said:
You mean focus? You can't zoom in when you're a 300mm on a 70-300mm lens.

If you're wondering if he lens mechanics causes shake, the answer is no. It's silky smooth. Remember that 300mm on a 1.6x crop factor is really the same as 480m - the smallest movemets show up quite strongly in the viewfinder.
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I think focus is what I meant yeah :)
 
hello gents

just a short note to say thanx a million for all the great advise i have gotten from this and other threads in here. i am also in the market for my first d-SLR and all the advice, hints and links here has made the research much easier.

now as soon as september rolls around i shall be making the purchase... dont ask me which one i settled on coz as soon as i think i have made up my mind i read something else thats sparks interest.... sigh

but thanks again and yeah i'll be back to say what i finally bought...
 
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