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<blockquote data-quote="Brendon" data-source="post: 594116" data-attributes="member: 317"><p>Ok, just to clear things a bit let me elaborate -</p><p></p><p>1. DONT go for the Canon EOS 1000D. Its a good camera, BUT it does NOT cost 25k in grey like people are mentioning. It costs 26k with the old 18-55 mm lens (which is plain terrible). It costs ~29k with the far better IS lens. If you can afford 29k, go for it. But many people have said that it does not have a good grip.</p><p></p><p>2. The D40 is good, and Sangram is right in saying that Megapixels are not everything. However negatives are that the D40 does not Auto focus with older lenses so choice of additional lenses is reduced. Also with the 18-55 VR lens it is very close in price to the Sony A200.</p><p></p><p>3. The Sony IMHO makes the best sense. You can buy it from almost any shop (since it is with bill and warranty) and you get a longer 18-70 mm lens compared to the Nikon and Canon's 18-55mm lens. Oh and Sony uses both memory stick AND standard CF cards. (CF cards are recommended).</p><p></p><p>4. Good points of the Sony are the inbuilt image stabilization, good camera grip and big viewfinder. Negative points are - Lots of noise at higher ISOs (ISO 800 and ISO 1600) compared to its competitors (both the D40 and 1000D give much better images at ISO 800 and ISO 1600).</p><p></p><p>So you choose which you want. My suggestion is the Sony A200 since you will get a 3 year warranty with that for just 24k.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brendon, post: 594116, member: 317"] Ok, just to clear things a bit let me elaborate - 1. DONT go for the Canon EOS 1000D. Its a good camera, BUT it does NOT cost 25k in grey like people are mentioning. It costs 26k with the old 18-55 mm lens (which is plain terrible). It costs ~29k with the far better IS lens. If you can afford 29k, go for it. But many people have said that it does not have a good grip. 2. The D40 is good, and Sangram is right in saying that Megapixels are not everything. However negatives are that the D40 does not Auto focus with older lenses so choice of additional lenses is reduced. Also with the 18-55 VR lens it is very close in price to the Sony A200. 3. The Sony IMHO makes the best sense. You can buy it from almost any shop (since it is with bill and warranty) and you get a longer 18-70 mm lens compared to the Nikon and Canon's 18-55mm lens. Oh and Sony uses both memory stick AND standard CF cards. (CF cards are recommended). 4. Good points of the Sony are the inbuilt image stabilization, good camera grip and big viewfinder. Negative points are - Lots of noise at higher ISOs (ISO 800 and ISO 1600) compared to its competitors (both the D40 and 1000D give much better images at ISO 800 and ISO 1600). So you choose which you want. My suggestion is the Sony A200 since you will get a 3 year warranty with that for just 24k. [/QUOTE]
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