what is the best value digital slr now? what should i get?

John U

John U

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I want it to take action shots of mountain biking but also some landscape photography and other general stuff.

i have been checking out the canon 350D and the konica minolta 5d.

i want to spend arond $1,300 for starters including lenses (i have found a shop in the city that will do this deal for either). i have been using a canon powershot s1 is but want to have a go with an slr.
i have a minolta film slr which is 2 years old and have a couple of attachments for that (mainly a polariser)

is the gear/tecnology good enough/cheap enough to take the plunge now or should i wait a bit longer?

is the canon 350D 3fps quick enough to get good action shots?

is the minolta image stabiliser a gimmick?
 
donthucktoflat

donthucktoflat

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the 350D is a great little camera. the image stabilizer on the minolta is a bit of a gimmick as you won't really need it unless you are using longer telephoto lenses (upwards of a 300mm lens) and most of the better telephoto lenses will have one built in.

personally, i'd go the canon as they have a great rep in terms of their DSLRs.
 
parallax

parallax

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Even though they're great value, my biggest quirk with the 350d is that they're way small. It's hard to hold it properly when you're working without a tripod.

But if most of your photos are taken using a tripod, it's a ripper deal.

my $0.02
 
shirtz

shirtz

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350d is the go. if u wanna save a bit of cash ive seen 300ds for 750. still a top camera. nikon d70 is also a good camera. is the D50 its new version? havent read a review on it, but if its an improvement of the d70 it would b a ripper
 
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vien

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i recommend the canon 350d. I just bought one last week, i got the black 350d for 1299, cause i run a business i can claim back the gst so that's cool. It ends up being around 1180.

The image quality is awesome. Make sure u get a memory card with a min. of 2gig (and with the fastest write speed u can afford).
 
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Mongo001

Cannon Fodder
Cams

Canon 20d get a package off ebay (new or 2nd hand) after you sus it out well. This is what I did I ended up spending $3500 but you can get a cam body for under $800 and lenses your better off spending alot on cos thats where the quality of flicks comes from.


Even if a 20d doesnt suit just get a canon they are the best man
 
Atomizer

Atomizer

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Here's the best deal to start your system off with; IMO anyway. A little over budget ($1548.00 for body, lens and 1-2Gb memory card) but better than spending a bit less $$$ on a lot less as a result.

http://www.d-d-photographics.com.au/canon400d.htm



http://www.photozone.de/8Reviews/lenses/canon_2485_3545/index.htm

Not Canon's best lens but the best Canon option at the budget you're working with and with a zoom range to suit most shooting situations. Factoring in the 400D's 1.6x crop sensor you've got less wide-angle than is ideal (but with more telephoto as compensation) but at least it's a sharp lens and relatively distortion-free compared to other lenses in this price range.






Look also at a 1-2Gb Sandisk Ultra II or Extreme III CF card to top it off and you should be more than happy with this as a starting point.

http://www.d-d-photographics.com.au/memory.htm
 
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