F6 UTE - Track Bound EVO III - Member 3,367 Member For: 20y 11d Gender: Male Location: Strapped in and holding on Posted 16/02/07 07:21 AM Author Share Posted 16/02/07 07:21 AM Cheers FPV 521. Very nice pix I'm looking at a 30D with a 17-55mm. Seems a very good/popular combination, and the budget will go that far.. Any news on a 40D?? I'm heading to the US and Canada for Christmas, so the actual purchase can wait a few months.Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPV 521 FPV521 Member 989 Member For: 20y 3m 21d Gender: Male Posted 16/02/07 08:45 AM Share Posted 16/02/07 08:45 AM I have heard lots of stories regarding the 40D.One guy told me that its not far away due to Canon dropping the price on the 30D so have a look around as you could get a bargain and the 30D is worth having that's for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Member 225 Member For: 20y 8m 14d Gender: Male Location: Gladstone, QLD Posted 16/02/07 09:46 AM Share Posted 16/02/07 09:46 AM It was a toss-up for me between a Pentax and a Cannon EOS. The only reason I went for the Pentax was that it used AA batteries (which I had heaps of rechargables), and it used an SD card (which I have heaps of)If the Cannon had these little things I would have gone that way. They're certainly hard to beat in the Bang For Your Bucks stakes.Panda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guests Posted 16/02/07 10:32 AM Share Posted 16/02/07 10:32 AM It was a toss-up for me between a Pentax and a Cannon EOS. The only reason I went for the Pentax was that it used AA batteries (which I had heaps of rechargables), and it used an SD card (which I have heaps of)If the Cannon had these little things I would have gone that way. They're certainly hard to beat in the Bang For Your Bucks stakes.Panda←The Canons have a rechargeable Lithium Ion battery which is good for thousands of pics and recharges in about an hour so I think you've been misled.Pentax are also a good camera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shockF6 Member 478 Member For: 19y 2m 22d Location: Melbourne Posted 16/02/07 12:31 PM Share Posted 16/02/07 12:31 PM the best advice I can give on this topic is to encourage you to spend as much time as you can on this web site.Ive been using that site for years now and have spent around $8k on cameras over that time all with the help of there reviews and the real world customer feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F6 UTE - Track Bound EVO III - Member 3,367 Member For: 20y 11d Gender: Male Location: Strapped in and holding on Posted 16/02/07 02:35 PM Author Share Posted 16/02/07 02:35 PM the best advice I can give on this topic is to encourage you to spend as much time as you can on this web site.Ive been using that site for years now and have spent around $8k on cameras over that time all with the help of there reviews and the real world customer feedback.←Cheers shock. That site is what made me decide on the 17-55. Bit exxy ( I thought rc heli was exxy!! ), but a very good lens nonetheless.. Very informative website too. I might keep an eye out for the 40D and time my 30D purchase around it.. I have read the 30's are not moving very well, nor the new 400D.. OK, so when I'm away, I was going to take the lappy to offload my pix. 6.5 weeks is gonna chew memory, so is a card reader onto the lappy the best bet?? ( It's what I usually do, but didn't really want to drag the lappy over there. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 8m 1d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 17/02/07 02:42 AM Share Posted 17/02/07 02:42 AM Or get yourself an Xdrive - save lugging a laptop around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPV 521 FPV521 Member 989 Member For: 20y 3m 21d Gender: Male Posted 17/02/07 08:22 AM Share Posted 17/02/07 08:22 AM (edited) Lap tops are good if you want to review shots while you are away for a few days. Edited 17/02/07 08:25 AM by FPV 521 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmac450 Member 1,650 Member For: 18y 3m 22d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 20/02/07 11:21 AM Share Posted 20/02/07 11:21 AM I've got a 20D. Awesome camera, I just love the sport mode.I picked it up in Singapore with a 1GB card, 400mm Tamaron lens, an extra heavy duty battery, Cannon 28-80 lens and filters, all for less than the body only price of a 350D back here at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil F6 Donating Members 830 Member For: 18y 11m 17d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 20/02/07 10:22 PM Share Posted 20/02/07 10:22 PM The second biggest camera show in the world, PMA starts on the 8th March in the US. Canon will be holding a press conference on the 22nd to announce their new products. Expect anywhere from 1-3 new DSLR's to be announced, some new glass and of course 1 billion new compact point and shoot cameras.I would definitely hold off any decision for a few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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