I bought my EOS300d about four years ago now and I have nothing but great photographic experiences with it. It was my first digital camera, I opted for the DSLR EOS because I wanted something a bit more serious than the average point and shoot and also I have an EOS620 35mm with zoom lenses, 2X adaptor and flash gun which of course all go on the 300d no problems. I have used to camera in SE Asia, I used it to get some great pictures at Formula One, I used it to get great pictures of wild life, I used it to get great pictures of ancient buildings and ruins, I have used it to get great pictures of people and heve never ever had a problem with the exception of Cambodia during the wet season when the camera fogged chronicly...
Even now four odd years on I am still using the original battery, it may not hold the same length of charge anymore but it still takes care of business.
I wouldnt swap this camera for anything other than a 5dmkII or 1dsnIII, I like the heavet weight of it, it feels like a camera should.
Strengths:
Its still going relentlessly after four years of shooting
Great product for the money, and an ideal cam for the beginner. Plenty of options to get you going on the photography learning curve.
I did have some major noise issues with longer exposures, even at low ISO settings, but overcame them by using shorter shutter time. Cant use Ansel Adams old techniques with a digicam eh
If you have realistic expectations of what an entry level D-SLR can do, then you will not be dissapointed with this one at all..
I shoot only RAW so the write times are rediculously slow.
Strengths:
Price, EOS system compatability, everything generally.
Weaknesses:
Low ISO range, Slooooooow start up and writing times.
i bought this 300d when its 1st came out.ive also bought about 15 diff canon lenses for it thru the yrs.till now its i only use it as my back up cam, its seems to known for blown highlights.colors are neutral, but kinda dull looking compare to my fuji s2 pro.for what it worth, its only good enough for the starter, its an ok cam, nothing to praise about..most canon consumer lenses made for it are also ok..i had both canon IS lenses, like the 28-135mm and the 70-300mm, but i sold them both, they werent worth thier price either.i found that when i've used the nikon lenses on canon 300d w/adapter ring, all manual setting, pics turned out much better.i think canon ccd was made to just good enough in sharpness, never crispy , razor sharp. i always have to fit my pics w/csfotoshop. to add more contrast and help out color saturation, plus add usm..
its an average cam, nothing special about it.
Strengths:
its an ok cam for any starter fotoman.good batts life, i use w/batts grip.
Weaknesses:
ccd is weak in details contrast, not too sharp, no matter what lens you try.blow hilites.
Price listed in Canadian as of about 2 years ago. (student discount)
My introduction to SLR photography. Being an art student, and often working in digital mediums, I opted to purchase the Digital Rebel due to price and the features. It opened up a world I never knew of. I only wish I could afford a camera with a larger CCD, and get wider shots out of my lenses. It makes telephoto shots more capable though. Being digital made learning SLR photography MUCH faster, than learning on film. Now i'm going to buy a film canon, and use it for probably 10% of my shots. Great buy, and the new Rebel 2 has an even higher MP, so even better.
Strengths:
Learning SLR photography digitally is great.
great image quality and feature list for the price.
lenses interchangable between 35mm EOS bodies too
Weaknesses:
wish i could have a bigger CCD (buying film camera for this reason)
depth of field preview button sticks sometimes when camera's on it's side on a tri-pod (solitary case i think)
wish it had a prism viewfinder, image is quite dark. got used to it eventually though.
the canon software bites. i know importing the raw files directly into photoshop probably isn't as high of quality too.
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old old minolta film SLR
Fujifilm S602Z prosumer 3.1 mp
Great entry level SLR for the price. I have finally transitioned from the point and shoot types to the edge of a professional product. Although this product doesn't have all the features of its big brother 20D, the image quality is stunning (even with my new 75-300 IS Lens) and it was very easy to learn right out of the box. I am upgrading to the 20D in about a month. I photograph airshows and the Digital Rebel will still be used, mainly for my wide angle shots. I'm not letting this one go anytime soon. Highly recommended!
Strengths:
Price, ease of use, image quality (awesome), battery Life and accepts almost any Canon EF Lenses.
Weaknesses:
Plastic? Not my choice in construction, but the camera itself more than makes up for this
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Kodak point and shoot...does this fit the category?
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