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Nothing against the Canon's or Nikon's or Sony's all pretty good these days.
I had an Olympus OM2n film camera for years so just stuck with them when I went digital. Not quite as wide choice in accessories as the Can's and Nik's but the lenses are smaller and lighter so great for me to carry when out walking.
Trevor
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My first digital camera was an Olympus and for a 2mp one it was great I regularly printed A4 from it with excellent results - however it committed suicide when it spontaneously leapt off my desk with the lens extended and knocked it off. Insurance replaced it with a Nikon "bridge" camera that was just too complicated and user unfriendly to me. Thankfully it packed up after a couple of years (as did an identical one belonging to a friend) and I went for a DSLR and as I had an EOS film camera and lenses it made sense to carry on down that road. First with a 400D (but I didn't like losing the wide angle end of lenses as I use 12-24mm quite a lot and 18-36mm isn't quite the same) and then with a 5D as it's "full frame" and 12mm really is 12mm.
That is why I wouldn't go with either Olympus or Sony, they have a smaller sensor than even the APS size sensor Canons and Nikons and although that gives a long lens advantage it really compromises the wide angle end that I use most for both film and digital - it's handy to have the same image range for both mediums.
I used the Canon Ebay site for the 5D purchase and got a body for less than £900 when the cheapest High Street price was over £1300.
If anyone is after a HD projector they come up from time to time on there and I've bought a XEED SX7 (street price almost £4k) on behalf of a photographic group for under a grand.
Giving advice on cameras is like giving advice on girlfriends. It is very rarely listened to and can often offend. Still, nothing daunted, I will plough on.
I have been a Canon/Nikon man all my life and if money is not an issue that's the route to go (just spend the next week arguing about which is best).
However, with my 4 year old Canon bust, I needed to replace but, as I have stopped work, budget is very much a consideration. Everything that the Canon proponents have said is quite true but remember that you really do need two lenses minimum to cover most situations so you should allow for this in your calculations.
I ended up buying the 2 lens Olympus E450 kit here for just under £400.
Stanner is quite right in what he says but if you are prepared to shoot a little lower you will be more than satisfied. I have been enormously impressed by the build quality, the results and most particularly by the size as it's so easy to carry around.
Within 30 minutes of receiving it, I shot down town and took this picture with the 300mm (equivalent) lens at full stretch. The speed was only1/125 sec which was really far too slow for this situation, so there must have been a bit of camera shake, and it was not the highest quality mode but have a look below. I've inserted a blow up in one corner to give you an idea of what to expect.
Another vote for Canon. I've progressed from the 350D up to the 40D and have got some cracking pictures from both. At the moment I'm steeling myself to splash out on a really good L series lens.
You will get sound advise as well on there. Should you join I am also G2EWS on their. Should you buy at least you will have the backing of the forum members and in general they are an honest bunch because everyone knows everyone else.
There are other forums but this is one of the largest in the UK.
So for example here is a camera for sale - I am not recommending it as I am not a Canon buff, but Stew - Artona will advise:
I've decided to put my 40D up for sale as I'm finding all my serious photography needs are covered with my Contax G2 and Bronica film cameras. Includes original box/discs/manual, body cap, original Canon battery, charger and Canon strap. It has a couple of scuff marks, but these are purely cosmetic. I've had the camera for almost 2 years and used it in a variety of environments, but not in the rain.
Shutter count is around 17000. Works without any problems - for pics taken with the camera, just check my Flickr photostream
Price is £430 incl RMSD but open to reasonable offers. Also willing to part exchange for a Canon G10/G9 or similar level compact (ie Panasonic LX3/TZ7) - let me know what you have
I definitely agree you should try handling different models before you decide what to buy.
I didn't try the Nikon before taking it as a replacement for the Olympus and got to hate it as it had loads of hidden overlapping menus that just got confusing after a time. I find Canon's intutivity matches mine better than any other I've tried.
I also found that Sony Ericssons suited me better than Nokias ( a shame as my daughter used to work for Nokia ) and cameras are like vans - if you don't get on with the layout you will never get to like them.
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I would suggest the eBay is too fraught with dangers for the uninitiated photographer as there are a lot of bad cameras and problems out there!
That's why I posted a link to the Canon Outlet site as it is equipment direct from Canon UK - I know someone who declined to use it and bought a 400D elsewhere to save about £10. When it arrived it was a US spec Digital Rebel Xti without a UK warranty and the UK manual on Disc.
Canon Ebay Outlet stuff is UK spec, UK supplied and UK warranty.
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I've decided to put my 40D up for sale as I'm finding all my serious photography needs are covered with my Contax G2 and Bronica film cameras. Includes original box/discs/manual, body cap, original Canon battery, charger and Canon strap. It has a couple of scuff marks, but these are purely cosmetic. I've had the camera for almost 2 years and used it in a variety of environments, but not in the rain.
Shutter count is around 17000. Works without any problems - for pics taken with the camera, just check my Flickr photostream
Price is £430 incl RMSD but open to reasonable offers. Also willing to part exchange for a Canon G10/G9 or similar level compact (ie Panasonic LX3/TZ7) - let me know what you have
RMSD ????? what the heck is that? I thought it was Root Mean Square Deviation at first but then twigged it stood for Royal Mail Special Delivery.
£430 for a 2yr old 17000 clicks 40D no warranty & apparently no lens -
It should be possible to pick a so called "reconditioned" one with full warranty from Canon for close to that.
Have a Canon Digital IXUS 960IS but the shutter lag is causing me real problems.
I have taken this up as a hobby so am looking to upgarde to an digital SLR type camera, with lens change options, no shutter lag and continuous shooting option.
Thoughts please together with costs - we are assuming £400-600 or is this not enough???
Have a look at the Panasonic GF1 K. Your head will always buy a Canon and I have had many thousands of pounds of EOS equipment in my time, but if you want a camera that will let you use everything that you will read about digitally in magazines, without having to be technical yourself then have a good look at this camera. I was taking pics in some cavities the other day of some lintels. The twist screen meant i could hold the camera above my head and see the image, which using the live view displayed what would be my result, do that with a Canon.
It uses the micro 4 thirds system and is lighter and smaller than anything Canon make. If you intend studying photography formally and doing weddings etc get a Canon otherwise buy the Panasonic.
Another vote for Canon from me. I bought a eos 1000d and love it.Before you buy go online to camera review sites such as cnet.co.uk and compare the ones that you are interested in. I checked on line prices and found that John Lewis offered the best deal.
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