Nilla opened this issue on Jan 29, 2004 ยท 9 posts
Raven_427 posted Mon, 02 February 2004 at 5:08 AM
Are you using a Digital Camera? Yep m'am :-) What brand did you buy? Canon Make and model? 300D Price range? 1000 Euro (1100 with Kit-Lens) How many mega pixels? 6.3 What kind of photography do you shoot? Anything thats not on the trees by three ;-) Ease of use? Reading the manual twice is inevitable Did you read the manual? Yep, four times till now ... but keep in mind, that this one has been my first SLR .. so i do have a lot to learn. What does the camera record on? Compact Flash and Micro-Drive .. didn't try the last one ... Is this method cost effective? I think so .. (?) What kind of battery/batteries does your camera take? Li-Ion. 400 shots if it's not to cold. In bad weather (as we had these days ... ) a battery grip with two of em will easily last 200 shots (without flash) which i think is really good for -5C. Do you consider this Cost effective? Yep .. Because of using the LCD a lot less then non-SLR digi-cams, the 300D will last a lot longer with the same amount of battery-power. Using IS-lenses reduces that advantage somewhat. Would you consider this camera a good value for your money? You have to pay more to get more .. so (to me) this is right what i wanted to get. Would you recommend this camera to a friend? That depends on what that friend is trying to get. For some people a Sony F828 or Minolta A1 fits better, other can be happy with an Ixus so i don't think a "yes" can be the answer to that question. To a friend, trying to shoot what i shoot and being able and willing to spend "some" money, i'd recommend her .. of course. But you know that already Brenda :-) Is this camera a D-SLR? Yep Pros and Cons? Anything else you would like to add? I'd like to add one thing: keep in mind, that on a D-SLR (as on any SLR) the real money goes to the lenses. The cam itself is just the beginning ... And: if one wants to buy her, he or she should take a careful look on the 10D too. The 300D can't do some things the 10D can and one has to decide, if that's worth another 500 Euros.