Camera Advice

Why would you buy a stolen camera?

Cannon cameras are considered pretty junky..exspecially the package deals..

fuji is better

how the heck can you get a 40D for $400? It's just out and an updated version of the 30D - selling for around $1300 - body only.

ken griffey jr wrote:

Cannon cameras are considered pretty junky..exspecially the package deals..

I've had a Canon for 5 years, and I don't know how many times I've gotten compliments on my pictures. I believe the model I have (3.1 megapix) may actually be better than the newer Canon models. I experimented with my mom's newer Canon and mine on a trip to Mount St. Helens, and my pictures turned out better. I don't know why this is (?).

I'll see your "alas" and double it . . . because I haven't the vaguest idea about "d" cameras, except that I hear they are as a class beginning to show resolution and other qualities that may make me go over to them--may.

But as to the classic slr cameras Canon was an eminently respectable camera and was the choice of many top professionals. Really, when it comes to--came to, alas--distinguishing between the product of lenses of the ilk of Canon, Nikon, Olympus and Fuji (the latter two being my choices for sport picture chasing), you'd have to be a fine jeweler with ocd to know which was which. Fpor general purposes you can very likely get yourself the Canon and rest assured that--IF you use it well!--you will get good pictures. Some of my best running photos were done on a Vivitar slr with a huge ugly old zoom lense.

jimE

Canon makes great cameras, whether film or digital. Other good digital makers are Kodak, Sony, Panasonic (Leica lenses), Nikon, Pentax .....they're all pretty decent. If you want a simple solution look at some of the better point-and-shoot SLR style cameras. I have a Panasonic with a 35-420mm zoom lens and 10megapixel sensor, Leica lens. Can be had for $500-600 these days. Takes great pix, is fully auto or manual.

The only issue I have with digital is the slow cycling time. You can maybe get off a shot every 1-2sec, unless you have an expensive SLR like a Nikon D2H. For action and sports film still rules IMO. My old Nikon F80 can rattle off 4 frames a second, any old F5 can do 8fps. Check out ebay, can likely get an F80/F100 for $400 with a good zoom.

this thread has garnered unfortunately poor responses.

the OP would be far better served going to a digital photography forum.

www.dpreview.com

is one good one. there is an entire message board dedicated to the 40d as well as detailed reviews of many of the latest dslr's, including the 40d.

as one example of the inaccurate information in the responses thus far, the 40d shoots up to 6 frames per second. there is a world of difference between digital point and shoot cameras and digital SLRs.

I researched the 30D vs. the Rebel Xti extensively last summer - including trying them both - I ended up w/ the Rebel Xti body w/ a Canon 50mm 1:4 lens (almost half the price of the body). Aside from the body differences, I'm thilled w/ the combination. It's my first foray into the digital world - the software is great, too. (I still use my 1976 F1, but slide film is increasingly expensive and difficult to find.)