Beloved EOS 300D, R.I.P.

<p>Hi Everyone,<br>

My EOS 300D has finally given up its will to shoot after 5 years of hard knocks and drops, it's really done me proud. So I'm in the market for a new camera! not too sure what I should go for though?<br>

Usage - Mainly point and shoot family shots, then on the off chance I'll be doing a little sports and landscape work. I've got some lenses, the Canon 50mm, 70-210mm and Tamron EF Zoom which gets the most use.<br>

What should I do, go for another EOS body maybe the 1000d or 450D, or maybe the G10 which I quite like the look of? Need to get back into photography and make more time for something I really enjoy doing. You're input will be much appreciated.<br>

Amit</p>

 

<p>G10? Are you thinking about selling your lenses and other dslr stuff or more like buying 1000D + G10?</p>

<p>1000D, 450D and 500D are pretty much the same as 300D, just faster and with more resolution (and 500D's video). Pick any.</p>

<p>Hi Kari, <br /> Thank's for your message,<br>

I wish I could buy both, I'd like to have a powerful compact that I can keep with me most of the time without all the extras of my old DSLR but it's good to have the full control of a DSLR.<br>

Don't need video so 1000D, 450D and 500 I guess, but which one? I'm on budget as well so I was thinking G10 cause it's cheaper but I don't want to lose out on performance.</p>

You could also pick up a second hand 300D, 350D or 400D. They're insanely cheap, and if you were satisfied with your 300D, why spend more? It'll also enable you to use your CF cards, unfortunately Canon switched to SD cards for the 450D and newer. (going for a 300D will mean you can also re-use your batteries).

<p>Actually 1000D body is <em>cheaper</em> than G10... at least here.</p>

<p>BJ has a point. If you were happy with 300D then used 400D will feel nice and new, it's pretty much the same camera as 1000D, just lacks live view.</p>

<p>Although the G10 is a great camera, it's still a P&S so shutter delay will be long, certainly longer than your DSLR. I looked up your pictures and some of them will be next to impossible to do with the G10.<br>

Just get either the 400D or the 1000D, and start making pictures again.</p>

<p>Go for a new XSi. Bigger LCD, 12 Mpixels, better viewfinder, etc. $584 on Amazon...</p>

<p>Appreciate all your feedback, I knocked the G10 on the head was looking at the 1000D or 400D. Mentioned it to friend that I'm in the market and he's given me an offer on a 450D/XSI that I can't refuse. Hopefully getting it this weekend.<br>

<br /> Thanks again, should be posting soon.<br /> Take care<br>

Amit</p>

<p>I'd pick the XSi.</p>

<p>I'd pick the XSi too. In fact I did.</p>

<p>I've been using a 350D (moving to a 500D today) and was surprised by how much I like the 1000D. We bought a 1000D as a second camera because my wife complained that she never gets to touch my camera because I'm always using it.</p>

<p>Although I promised my wife to not take it over, I couldn't resist trying out the 1000D. The programming is more intelligent than my 350D was (when in P mode, with auto ISO), so it is easy for beginners to shoot without having to think about it. That's not you, but it's nice for my wife who doesn't know the ropes of the DSLR, and its nice when we let someone else take a few photos of us. It's also nice for me when I'm just doing snap shots and don't like to think about what the camera is doing too much. I like the menu system and button layout better, and the bigger LCD screen is quite nice.</p>

<p>There are only two downsides that I see to this camera- they're both deal killers for me, but they don't matter much to my wife and may not matter to you. First, it is a slug if you're doing burst shooting in RAW. It's fine for a single shot, and it's fine for bursts in JPEG, but I really notice the slowdown in RAW. I do that a lot, so this is not the camera for me. Second, it can't use the wireless remote, you'd have to use a cable release. Again, I do this enough that not having it would be a deal killer for me.</p>

<p>Otherwise, it exceeds, or at least equals, the 350D in every way. If you can live with its limitations (which might not even be limitatations for you, depending on how you shoot), it is a wonderful little camera and I don't hesitate to recommend it.</p>