Suggest : Canon DSLR within 35k Range

|Anish| said:
It is important as i am buying it specifically for someone who would be taking pictures in difficult angles, hence she would need that live view or whatever it is :S

Thanks for that link Janitha

PS : :ashamed: the price is 73k on the website. By the way, how old is this camera in the market ?
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What about the latest 500D for 53K MRP. (You will get it cheaper with dealers and may be with added memory etc.)
EOS 500D Kit EF-S 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 IS - Digital Cameras - Canon India
 
|Anish| said:
looks amazing, will check it out with a dealer. It also has Live view :gap:

How are Olympus DSLRs? Anyone has it here ?
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well the olympus dslr are good but the canon has the edge in image quality and the lenses are much easier to find.
about the EOS40D its a old camera older then eos450d both have the same sensor.
 
There no point using the 500D with the 18-55 lens that comes with it! You would be be better off going with a 450 and investing in a good lens. Even better jump onto the Nikon D90 if you can. The base Nikor performs better than the Canon lens.
 
To the OP & others who have suggested based on just the Specs,

Go for either the 450D or the 1000D only.

Do NOT even think about the 500D. The 500D is just Bull-shit of an SLR. 15MP cramped into the small Sensor means more Noise and degraded IQ. Also, max. usable ISO also is affected due to the Noise Issues. Only 'L Glass' will be able to satisfactorily produce good Images out of it. (Pricey). Forget the Kits lens like 18-55, even a decent lens like 28-105 or 55-250 wouldn't produce acceptable Images on the 500D. What u'll get is just Blurry Images at Pixel level. Images may be appear Good on a 15" - 22" Screen, but pixel peep it and u'll get just Blur. 15MP also means much less Buffer (Frame Rate) & much less Image Storing Capacity. HD (720p) Video will only require Gigas and Gigas of HDD Space. And thats not what an SLR is made for.

So, whats the Conclusion? Go for the 1000D or the 450D ! Why?

-- The Bang for the bucks Consumer SLRs at present.
-- Exceptionally Good IQ.
-- Lesser Noise compared to 500D.
-- Much Higher usable ISO Settings.
-- Decent Frame Rate.
 
^^ Phew ! Someone with a lot of sense. More megapixels does not mean a better picture. In most cases it results in a much worse picture. :)

Stick with the 450D or get a 40D if you wish to shoot Canon or get a Nikon D80 for 35k (body only) and add the 18-55mm VR lens to that.
 
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