DSLR Stranded!!!

[PolMac]

August 18, 2007 at 5:00 pm

I am considering buying a SH DSLR. My plan is to buy a good SH body and superb lens.

Here is were I hit a brick wall.

Ten years ago I knew every camera. I had a Canon T90, Contax 167 , Bronica 67 (Still have) etc
Now what do I buy as I am stranded between technologies…

A camera has too feel solid in the hand, not plastic. Good image quality and iso range, excellent metering (spot – I like the zone system) I have reviewing some of the options in dublin and they are:

Nikon D70
Nikon D100
Canon 20D
Canon 350d

Is their any point in buying these less than new cameras or do I buy a Nikon D400 and put a better lens on it

Any opinions or help would be appreciated

[IOP]

August 18, 2007 at 5:21 pm

If you’ve a Bronica in your collection then I would suggest either the D100 or 20D. But to be honest you’re better off going for either a D200 or a 30D as the prices for these current “Semi-Pro” cameras have flattened out considerably in the last six months or so and they are an improvement on their previous versions (much improved in the case of the D200),

Dave

Edit: I don’t think the 20D has spot metering – but I’m open to correction on that

[PolMac]

August 18, 2007 at 6:03 pm

Thanks for that

The 30D looks interesting (http://canon30d.org/) and within budget. On the lenses I have mainly used prime lenses are the newer zoom any good?

edit 20d v 30d http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/tech/report/200603/table2.html

[IOP]

August 18, 2007 at 9:24 pm

PolMac wrote:

On the lenses I have mainly used prime lenses are the newer zoom any good?

The modern zooms are certainly better performers than their 70/80’s ancestors but your experience of film cameras remains the same – prime (or ‘fixed’ as we called them in the old days) lenses still give better better quality for their focal length compared to the zooms at the same focal length,

Dave