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Originally Posted by kb100  First between Prosumer Vs DSLR
Prosumer its between Canon S5 IS and the Panasonic FZ18
In the DSLRs it gets a little more complicated...
1. Canon EOS 450D - with the IS 55mm Kit lens
2. Canon EOS 400D - with the same IS kit lens from the 450
3. Nikon D60 - with its 55mm kit lens
4. Nikon D40X - With the D60's Kit lens!
And the mother of all Q's - what ZOOM lens to buy/use along with this... without breaking my back - every which way!!
Pro's/Con's ... and CONs... 
Confucius Rules!!! |
For the Prosumeer I'd include the Fuji as well. Fuji seems to manage the get noise down to lower levels than Canon or Panny.
Handle the Nikon D60 and Canon 450D. See which you prefer. Each of them has a handling feature the other does not and hence untill you handle both dont jump.
Kit lenses have improved over the last 2 years. Especially the APS-C lenses. The old Nikon 18-70 for example was a killer VFM lens. The new Canon 18-55 IS too has garnered great reviews (I have not used one so cant confirm).
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Originally Posted by jaibir The Sony A-300/350 have live view. |
I find using live view on a a DLSR to be uncomfortable, but then I am old fashioned. I tried it with my 40D and gave up. a DSLR with a decent lens (17-55, 24-70, 70-200) just can be used in live view mode. I guess if and when body/lens weights drop and rotational LCDs become more available on DSLRs live view will make more sense.
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Originally Posted by kb100 Guruz!!.. Help here pls.. Can you help me pick the good combination here - Money no object limited to 10- 20K here and there.
One thing that is on my mind is aftersales service...Am I right in assuming maybe this is where Nikon and Canon score in India as of now?? |
Nikon has opened up a few service centers but in A.S.S Canon has many mor centers (atleast in Mumbai) than Nikon. Another object to look at is what DSLR are your friends and relatives using. One reason I chose Canon for example was becuase I would then have occasional access to all of niece's Pro Lenses so say I wanted to borrow her 70-200/2.8 for my son's school play I could.
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Originally Posted by Samurai KB, dSLRs are a money pit. Unless you are entensively using your P&S in aperture priority mode while manipulating ISO, F-stop, metering and compensation, you are not ready for dSLR.
Once you get a dSLR, you'll start wondering which lens to buy. And each of such lenses would be more expensive than most P&S cameras. |
Actually with a bit of prudence, dilligence and commom sense you will find you wont graduate to beyond 5-6 lenses. 2-3 zooms and 2-3 primes. For example on a APS-C sized system the following combo 10-20/3.5-4.5 (indoor and architechture and landscapes), 17-55.2.8 IS (geneal purpose), 100-400 (telephoto) mated to a 28/1.8 and 85/1.8 (for low light) will cover
most needs.
The
biggest advantage (even bigger than the difference in lens quality) of a DSLR is the size of it's
sensor. In the old days we used to shoot on slide film and
families would then watch these slides on projectors (my dad, aunt, and uncle were all avid photographers who used to even develop B&W prints at home). Today with DSLR, Memory chips and players like the PS3/Xbox replace this process the output of which can either be shown on a screen or large TV.
When images are blown to
40 inches+, sensor size becomes a real issue.