My shutter is kaputt. (goodbye, 300D)

EFS 18-55mm II
EF 28-135mm IS

I'm an idiot.
I should get the 40D! Duh!
 
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ldmelsa said:
EFS 18-55mm II
EF 28-135mm IS
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Thought you had a 70-300 IS too?

ldmelsa said:
I'm an idiot.
I should get the 40D! Duh!
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For the going rate these day it's a helluva lot of camera. That said, the two lenses you mention are hardly the kind of glass that should making switching a definite no. But then, you have Canon film bodies too, so sticking to Canon makes more sense in my humble opinion.
 
koffiejunkie said:
Thought you had a 70-300 IS too?
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No


koffiejunkie said:
For the going rate these day it's a helluva lot of camera.
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It's a fantastic camera. You have to spend twice that to get a better camera. It is also much more comfortable to hold than the 450D.


koffiejunkie said:
That said, the two lenses you mention are hardly the kind of glass that should making switching a definite no.
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The 18-55mm II is cheap but the 28-135mm IS is a solid lens. I know a professional photographer that bought the 28-135mm IS when it came out, for his 35mm camera. Today he is still using that lens on his 5D and he switches all the time.


mercurial said:
I'm gonna go for the 450D at the end of this month :D
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Dude! Get the 40D. :) It's just so much more camera for your money. The 450D feels like a toy compared to the 40D.
 
ldmelsa said:
Dude! Get the 40D. :) It's just so much more camera for your money. The 450D feels like a toy compared to the 40D.
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Too much money :( It's like an extra R5000 altogether with the kit lens. Is there really that much of a difference between the two?
 
ldmelsa said:
It's a fantastic camera. You have to spend twice that to get a better camera. It is also much more comfortable to hold than the 450D.
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That was one of my biggest concerns. Between the nice-to-hold cameras, there were only two that I could afford, the Canon 40D and Nikon D300. I kinda leaned more towards the Nikon, but at the time the D300 was about £350 more expensive and really doesn't offer anything extra to justify the price.

ldmelsa said:
The 18-55mm II is cheap but the 28-135mm IS is a solid lens. I know a professional photographer that bought the 28-135mm IS when it came out, for his 35mm camera. Today he is still using that lens on his 5D and he switches all the time.
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I wasn't really commenting on the quality of the glass as much as the price.

mercurial said:
Too much money :( It's like an extra R5000 altogether with the kit lens. Is there really that much of a difference between the two?
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It's all about build quality and features. The 40D feels a heck of a lot more solid than the xxxD range. It's also semi weather sealed. I was on an opentop bus tour this weekend, and it was raining on and off all the time. I felt much better about having the cam out with me.

mercurial said:
Just found this lovely link with comparisons between the two - http://www.dpnotes.com/comparisons/canon40dxsi450d.php
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One thing I should point out about ISO, the 3200 is in "extended" mode, which is basically some electronic trickery, not really another stop of real sensor sensitivity. The downside to it is that it's far more noisy than ISO 1600, especially when you have a very dark background.

Other than that I agree with most things in the article, except two:

1. Comparing to the Nikon D60 is completely irrelevant for this article.

2. Info display. You don't have to press the info button twice one every image. You do it just once and the preview display stays in that mode. There are four different modes of display too with various levels of information.

The big advantage for me on the 40D is that almost every shooting parameter can be set without going into the menus. Just about everything is adjustable without taking your eye out of the view finder.
 
mercurial said:
40D I presume?
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That's the one. Having said that, I'm sure the 450D gives the same image quality.

bwana said:
Does your camera shop let you hire out equipment?
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No, they let you play with it in the parking lot. Just stick your card in the camera and there you go. Not really a scientific test, but it's enough to find out that the 40D is a semi pro camera.

koffiejunkie said:
I wasn't really commenting on the quality of the glass as much as the price.
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I don't follow.
You said something about switching?
I'm not catching on today. :p
 
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You mentioned thinking about the Nikon D40. Since you don't have a working Canon DSLR, I guess buying a Nikon DSLR could be perceived as switching? :)
 
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