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which DSLR?
#1

This may double up on some of Julian's thread, especially under the section "2. What camera would you like to have, and why?",
but I would like to know;
If you were looking to buy a DSLR right now, which would you get, and why?
Please be realistic (I'm not saying that buying a 1Ds Mark II is unrealistic, but only put it if you really are seriously interested). (I'm starting to remind myself of that guy at camera solutions [the camera shop I don't like - where I asked for a lens and he asked if I was serious!] yuk!! Never go there) hehe
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#2

I'm seriously interested in two cameras, amazingly enough one of these is the Kodak DSLR which looks quite decent (although I haven't read much in the way of reviews) the other contender might be the 1D MKII which looks like a great all rounder.
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#3

I've got my eye on the Pentax *ist DS... probably because it's the most affordable, and not too shabby features wise either. Paired with a Tamron 28-75 f2.8 Di... sweet! Big Grin
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#4

Probably the 1DmkII if I were to seriously upgrade. For my use there is not enough improvement over the 10D to jump to the 20D.

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#5

slejhamer Wrote:Probably the 1DmkII if I were to seriously upgrade. For my use there is not enough improvement over the 10D to jump to the 20D.

No use for a second body? I'm finding with doing weddings that its one of the handiest things but a much higher resolution would be the biggest boon for me in that regard hence the 14mp Kodak.
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#6

I was thinking of getting a 2nd body;
to put my other lens on when I get it (hehe)

and would like something that is 'better' than the 300D Smile So was looking at 20D Tongue
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#7

20D's primary advantage over the 10D (and thus the 300D too), besides the extra 2 megapixels, is better flash metering. Canon scrapped the old ETTL and came up with the creatively named ETTL-2 system, which supposedly won't be as easily tricked by specular highlights as the former system.

Anyway, my current body gets me by... Wink

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#8

i would want a 20D as well .. if i had csh ... maybe you can buy 2 adam ^__^ and maybe theyll discount for you a bit
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#9

At the moment, if I were buying again, I would still buy a Rebel... The guy I shoot with has a 20D and the pictures are identical, the low light performance of the 20D isn't much better... but then I tend to manually focus for a lot of thigs, so the autofocusing isn't letting me down.

Maybe after I've had the rebel for a year or so I'll be looking for something bigger and "better".
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#10

I've seen pictures from 20D which made me think that it's high-iso performance was Big Grin
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#11

I love my D70 and would buy it again, but what do I know I am new to this thing. Tongue

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#12

At the time I bought my 300D, it was because I wanted a DSLR, and it was the best value for money at the time.
I think that if it were a few months later, I might be on the Nikon boat! Tongue
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#13

I also just got a D70. shopped around a bit, and mostly got it for the speed. It seemed to shoot faster and i was able to change setting faster than most other models i looked at. Most of my photos are sports/outdoors.
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#14

I've got a D70 too. It was not much of a decision, I had Nikon lenses already. If I had the money, I'd buy the D2X, though. Smile

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#15

Wow! So many D70 users Big Grin hehe';

Welcome to shuttertalk snownow Big Grin Big Grin
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#16

G'day snownow! Welcome to Shuttertalk! Do share some photos if you have some! Big Grin
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#17

not likely to be getting a dslr any time soon, but would definitely be interested in the konica-minolta 7D.

am using a km A2 at the moment, really like the way the buttons and everything are laid out, and i think the 7D would be similarly easy to use. and even more importantly, it has built in anti-shake... not a big fan of flash photography, so enjoy the idea of what would be possible with iso 1600 or 3200 with a fast lens and a 2-3 stop advantage in handholdable shutter speeds...

if it *does* come down to using a flash, the minolta wireless flash system also gives a lot of nice flexibility for no extra cost. play around with it a fair bit with my A2, so it's definitely useful, not just a gimmick.
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#18

The Rebel XT looks good for me. At the rate manufacturers are bringing out new models, I think buying a cheap model and upgrading each year would be better than buying a 20D and upgrading every two years.

I want one of those!
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#19

The fact the VF on the XT only covers 90% of what the sensor sees will stop me buying it. I'll stick with the 100% Rebel until the 30D I think.
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#20

Is that so Craig?

I was under the impression that all DSLRs didn't have 100% frame coverage...

I thought it was a carryover from the film days...
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#21

If the rebel doesn't I'm surprised I have never noticed it.... and I have deliberately shot frames with things right to the edge4 and they have turned out fine...... though maybe I am hallucinating?
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