New entry-level 1000D DSLR from Canon

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Ok, so according to the official Canon site, the 1000D should be available next month. I'd like to know what the official difference is between this camera and the 400D. What real differences are there and how much difference would there be in terms of quality, cos AFAIK, it is both 10MP. The only thing I could notice was the increase in frames per second. I'm currently checking out reviews at this site but my knowledge in this area is rather limited, so I don't really know what I'm looking at. I am planning a major shopping spree in the coming weeks - I'm going to purchase a bigger telescope and I hope to get myself one of these SLRs. I can then attach the camera to the telescope and take some awesome pics of the universe. Advice appreciated. TIA.
 
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bwana, koffiejunkie and Idmelsa, I'd appreciate any advice you guys may have for me. Should I wait for the 1000D?
 
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bwana, koffiejunkie and Idmelsa, I'd appreciate any advice you guys may have for me. Should I wait for the 1000D?
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Based on what they say I may also look at the 1000D...I'm off to New York later this year and will probably visit B&H.
 
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I'd wait and see a) what the price point for the 1000D is like and b) what happens to 400D pricing.

Apart from that I'm wondering if the live view mode of the 1000D might not be of use to you if you're hooking it up to a telescope. I personally cant say for sure but I'm sure someone who has a 40D or 450D might have a useful comment?

Looking at a comparison the 400D has a higher fps and will take a burst of 10 RAWs compared to the 1000Ds 3 but if you're shooting jpg (why you would ever do that is beyond me anyway) then there is no limit on the 1000D.

Tough call
 
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Based on what they say I may also look at the 1000D...I'm off to New York later this year and will probably visit B&H.
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You're going to the Big Apple? Nice :D
I just want to make sure I invest in the best one available. How long are you going to be there? Are you going there on vacation or other?
 
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I'd wait and see a) what the price point for the 1000D is like and b) what happens to 400D pricing.

Apart from that I'm wondering if the live view mode of the 1000D might not be of use to you if you're hooking it up to a telescope. I personally cant say for sure but I'm sure someone who has a 40D or 450D might have a useful comment?

Looking at a comparison the 400D has a higher fps and will take a burst of 10 RAWs compared to the 1000Ds 3 but if you're shooting jpg (why you would ever do that is beyond me anyway) then there is no limit on the 1000D.

Tough call
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Thanks. I'm not gonna use it only for the telescope, but I would probably be using it a lot for astrophotography. What did you mean in your last paragraph? I plan to capture them as RAW images and then probably process them to JPEGs at a later stage. What does that frames per second actually mean?
 
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Thanks. I'm not gonna use it only for the telescope, but I would probably be using it a lot for astrophotography. What did you mean in your last paragraph? I plan to capture them as RAW images and then probably process them to JPEGs at a later stage. What does that frames per second actually mean?
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FPS just means how quickly the camera will take a continuous burst of photographs when you hold the button down

1000D:
JPGs - 3fps until the camera card is full
RAW - 1.5fps 5 in a row before it has to take a break and write to the card

400D
3 FPS and it will take 27 JPGs or 10 RAW and then write them to the card.
 
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Oh ok, I see. If I understood correctly, it would seem that the 400D is better in that respect(FPS)? If the price is around R8000, which camera would you rather opt for? The 1000D has a few features that the 400D doesn't have, but the 400D does seem a bit better in other areas.
 
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If both were priced exactly the same I'd probably go for the newer 1000D if I didnt have any legacy peripherals (battery grip, CF cards, etc).

To tell the truth I'd definitely go for the 1000D over the 450D as a starter camera. If the 400D's price point decreases dramatically that would sway me in a different direction altogether though.
 
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mercurial said:
Ok, so according to the official Canon site, the 1000D should be available next month. I'd like to know what the official difference is between this camera and the 400D.
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Scroll up, I posted the link.

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how much difference would there be in terms of quality
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Probably none. See the various photography threads where the 400D and 40D have been discussed. The Digic-III processor is faster and more efficient, which will probably give you slightly improved battery life (I still haven't found a 400D owner who runs batteries until they're empty to do a comparison with the 40D) but from everything I've read, I doubt that there's any real difference in picture quality.

mercurial said:
bwana, koffiejunkie and Idmelsa, I'd appreciate any advice you guys may have for me. Should I wait for the 1000D?
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I'd wait to see the difference in price. If they're very close, I'll probably take the 1000D, for one reason only: bigger viewfinder. If the 400D is significantly cheaper, I'd get that and spend the rest on glass.

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Apart from that I'm wondering if the live view mode of the 1000D might not be of use to you if you're hooking it up to a telescope. I personally cant say for sure but I'm sure someone who has a 40D or 450D might have a useful comment?
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I haven't invested in a telescope yet (I might, one day) but I find Live View to be more of a gimmick than anything really useful. The only times I've actually used it was when I wanted to take a picture from an awkward angle, like from the ground aiming upwards, but even then, turning my head upside down still gives me a more satisfactory view.

If I knew I was going to take a lot of shots where I'd be viewing it at a weird angle, like on a telescope, I'd invest in an angle finder instead.
 
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Hmmm... I'm look into either the Canon.. 1000D or the Nikon D40 as my first DSLR.

At the moment I'm favouring the D40. I like the on-board image processing (Vivid) of the D40, when I want to use it as a P&S.
 
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