panzerpunk
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cire07 said:Hi guys,
I haven't been to COMEX yet, but i'm also hankering for a DSLR... torn between Nikon and Canon at the moment... a fren of mine mentioned Canon's CMOS being superior over Nikon's CCD? Should that be a concern?
My 1st SLR (film, not digital), was a Canon AE-1... abt a decade ago... haha... so kinda sentimental over the Canon brand... but curious over what makes pple choose Nikon over Canon instead... any comments?
All this 350D... 400D... D80...30/40D etc etc... it's starting to max me out...
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Max 2.8 said:You are right about that. 400D is a buy and regret later kinda camera
Max 2.8 said:I chose D80 purely for perfromance, features that appeal to shooters thats been shooting for awhile. Just basics alone, metering & grid will be helpful when shooting.
Max 2.8 said:Not trying to say 400D no good, but in the long run D80 will be more useful when buyer starts to pickup photography skills. And its comes with a useable and useful kit lens :bsmilie:
thw said:Also, spot metering is an over-rated and practically useless feature, just like mirror-lock-up on the Canon DSLRs.
even landscape and product shooterskross said:imo, these are some of the most important functions for a macro/nature shooter.....
thw said:I have the 350D and absolutely do NOT have the buy-and-regret-later syndrome. As a matter of fact, after handling the 400D, 30D, D80 and D200 today, I am certain I will pick the 400D again if I am starting from scratch. Why? The weight and size are just excellent.
A matter of opinion when comes to handling. Some prefer big cameras while some small. In general, mature shooters would prefer bigger bodies as it allows the body to be stable when snapping and hence preventing handshakes during slow speed shooting. Some pp regret the light weightedness of the camera after some time. For me 350D is just too small and when u mount the L lens, it became imbalance resulting in strain of the wrist. The front part is just too heavy for the hands to hold properly. This also happens even when I was using my 30D body. Problem only resolved when I mount the vertical grip.
thw said:The grid lines on the D80 turn out to be USELESS because they correspond to the quarter positions rather than the rule of thirds.
CreaXion said:A matter of opinion when comes to handling. Some prefer big cameras while some small. In general, mature shooters would prefer bigger bodies as it allows the body to be stable when snapping and hence preventing handshakes during slow speed shooting..
CreaXion said:For me 350D is just too small and when u mount the L lens, it became imbalance resulting in strain of the wrist. The front part is just too heavy for the hands to hold properly. This also happens even when I was using my 30D body. Problem only resolved when I mount the vertical grip.
CreaXion said:Can u imagine in a comunity function where u shoot hundred of table shots and u have to realign them in photoshop:sweat:
thw said:I find it harder to keep camera stable when it's too heavy. The same irony applies to the 70-200 f/2.8 IS lens.![]()
I agree when you try to mount a heavy lens on the 350D body, it feel very unbalance and awkward.
But as you say, some prefer smaller cameras while others want something light. I use my camera mostly when travelling and therefore appreciate smaller bodies more than the heavy ones.
thw said:Leveling and aligning seems very easy to me. Hmmm...
CreaXion said:That will explain a lot cause u are not involve in professional photography. Can u imagine every week u have to bear with the imbalance weight when shooting events?
:bsmilie: haha I believe most of your comments are misleading to the newbies too. I'd safely say ALMOST all the newbies are not involved in professional photography, so they will never have the issue of imbalanced weight etc..CreaXion said:Not everybody have the eyes to start with. I for one have difficulty aligning. It took me quite sometime and now I am independent of the grid lines. Therefore, your talk abt grid lines are misleading to newbies.
unseen said::bsmilie: haha I believe most of your comments are misleading to the newbies too. I'd safely say ALMOST all the newbies are not involved in professional photography, so they will never have the issue of imbalanced weight etc..
In fact, I believe most newbies would not be able to afford expensive lenses, so your statements are further misleading. They're more likely to be buying consumer lenses, with which a heavy body is a chore and is more likely to destroy their shots, granted that they're unlikely to have been carrying 2kg of camera equipment to shoot before their 1st dSLR.
With the mindset of a newbie going from a small PnS with which they can get excellent photos (and more often than not, better photos than 1/2 the dSLR users in CS), a heavy camera is likely to be unweldy. Experienced photographers often fail to consider that.
Don't think anyone will admit it, but carrying a heavy camera + heavy lens kills a photographer faster than a light camera + heavy lens. Even more true if the photographer is a new SLR user.