Canon 350 D good for a second camera?

[diginoob]

well i have a not so good sony DSC 73-z and i was thinking of buying miself canon 350 D. i love taking photos and i was wondering if this camera should be fine for me coz im a bit new with digital cameras but i learn fast and i love taking photo. so is this camera to good or is it ok for a 2nd camera?

ps: i want to move up slowly to the best cameras coz i dont want to buy a pro camera yet coz im new with digital cameras

[BytePhoto]

Hi,

I personally think it's step in the right direction. It's a very good digital SLR camera.

[diginoob]

yeah i realy want to get a nice camera and i think canon is one of the best kind of cameras you can get if not the best

[Hosebag]

I just got this camera and I love it. Get a good lens, like one of the "L" series, but they are expensive. There is no "live" LCD preview while you take the picture, you have to use the eyepiece viewfinder, then your picture appears on the LCD after you take the picture.

[diginoob]

so i cant take photos by looking on my LCD screny? it only apears when you take the photo. im used to look at that Miny LCD screen when i take the photos:S

are all canon cameras like this?

[Rufford]

All canon digital SLRs require the shooter to look through a viewfinder. Since the image sensor is covered by a shutter, live preview via the LCD is not possible.

[koekeloer]

Not only Canon SLR cameras require looking thru the viewfinder, this is for all (D)SLR camera's.

[diginoob]

so basecly all the "good" cameras are SLR? what does this mean anyway? is there any camera that is good and can take photos tru LCD screen

ty

ps: sory coz i bumped up the old topic

[SlipNslide]

SLR stands for Single Lens Reflex. In this kind of camera one lens is used for both focusing and taking this picture. A reflex camera usually means there are interchangeble lenses.

[MikeyB]

there is a new DSLR out from Olympus which gives you a live view on the LCD screen, it's the E-330. Here's a link to a good article on it: http://www.dpreview.com/articles/olympuse330/

despite that, I'm still going to go for the 350D when I can afford it!

[digitalcam]

Once upon a time long ago and far away, I had a 35mm SLR. Then came the point and shoot digitals. Great idea because you could see your results quickly. That improved my photography tremendously. Just couldn't get the quality I wanted with point and shoot. So I picked up the 350D. Big difference!! Even being rusty on SLR operations and using the cheapo kit lens, it is a quantum leap. Can't wait to get a decent macro and a good wide angle.

[swier]

Hosebag, or any Canon Shooter.

What is considered a "good lens" or "L" series. I am looking at he Nikon D200 but it may be much out of my price range. If I were to get the Canon is there a comparable lens to the Nikkor 18 - 200mm VR lens they have just released? VR is the Vibration Reduction feature from Nikkor probably compared to the IS of Canon.

Thanks for your help
Scott

[digitalcam]

I picked up those lenses I wanted and am getting the results I expected. I chose the Canon EF 17-85 IS USM. All the good lenses are more costly but I believe the Canons are generally a bit less so on equal quality.

It does give you true wide angle coverage (equal to a 27mm lens on a full frame 35mm camera) and being an "L" series lens it's built to professional standards with high quality optics, a silent USM ring motor, distance scale and comes with a hood. usefull for landscape an portraits. For $480 at Amazon.com.

[swier]

With this EF 17-85 IS would I be able to get decent shots of my kids in there sports activities? These photos would not be a huge zoom requirement because I am usually on the sidelines coaching and shooting. This distance that I would like to have would be about 35-40 feet away with a full frame, rotated potrait, head to toe. It just seems that the Nikkor has the reach out and touch you as well as the wides and portraits covered with their 18-200mm. Does Canon have a single lens comparable to this?