The popularity of the Canon 400D

you won't be sorry if you get the 400D, i have one myself and i love it. i had a Nikon D70 before and i honestly was never satisfied with that one. besides you can't really go wrong with Canon :-)

Yeah, of course I won't be sorry... from all the things I heard and read and finally I'm also using a Canon SLR... :)

I *think* I read that they will keep the 400D in production, maybe as an even more entry level slr. I'm shooting a 20D right now, but beginning to browse for the next greatest and cheap body. Oddly enough, I'm also looking to purchase another film SLR, (currently have an EOS 650) - maybe an older T-90 that can use FD lenses, or maybe go for the gusto and pick up EOS 1N somewhere...

Have to admit though, I do not miss scanning film at all! But I do miss, at least a little bit, developing my own b/w, something about the suspense, and the craft involved is something digital cannot replace. Though, I won't be going 100% back to film anytime soon either, lol. Good luck in your quest and keep up the stunning work...

Yeah, I don't miss scanning at all neither... oh, still need to do it (except I pay a little more at the photo shop). =) And yes, I also never will stick to film 100%, but I still will keep it and play with some, if I gt the chance... Ah, and thanks for the kind wishes!!! :))

Yes, of course it's not only 'what' you use, but 'how' you use it, Keisha... as MacKey above mentioned, it's just also about some functions and stuff that make it easier to deal with them... And of course you can do great things, even with old film cameras, the film is of course an importrant factor too. As for DSLRs or SLRs in general I only can say that it also makes sense, if you really learn about what you can do with them and not only to have it as a kind of subject of prestige... as some just do it, buy a lot of great cameras and only do selfportraits with their various cameras in the pic to present them, hehe... =)

I use the Nikon D40x which is affordable, especially in a kit (one of the most popular kits includes the Nikkor f/3.5-5.6 18-55mm, which is a pretty versatile lens) and will deliver quality photos, on a par with the 400D, anytime.

The least positive aspects about the D40x are: 1. replacement batteries are twice as expensive as those for other Nikon bodies. 2. There is no compatible battery grip.

Owning more than one SLR when you're not a pro - especially models that are equivalent (in terms of quality and megapixellage) - is, if I may be so blunt, wasteful. Especially when any pro will tell you that it's not the camera, it's how you use it. A point & shoot may yield stunning results (the Canon point & shoots really deliver).

Some photographers go on their field shoots with a couple of cameras so they don't have to change lenses all the time. Lenses are the one investment that counts. Bodies become obsolete. Lenses actually gain value over time. I've noticed that the longer the focal distance, the more you will have to pay for a second-hand lens. Same with f stops: larger aperture = more expensive lens, first- or second-hand.

Nikon and Canon are the industry giants of the consumer/prosumer market and, short of Hasselblads or Mamiyas, you can't get any better.

I'd like to see those people who delight in "camera porn" buy a $25,000 Hasselblad just to show off...

Thanks a lot for your info!! :) Think I'm gonna stick to Canon though... my feeling tells me there are more advantages (price is for example an important factor for me and canon is for example compatible for sigma lenses..).

And yeah, guess you're very right that it makes not much sense to own more than one SLRs... unless the other one(s) have something to offer you can't find with a normal one, and what is hard to achieve through ps. And I think there's more than just hasselblad or so.....

Yeah, also guess it's more convinient to just have different cameras for different lenses... but it will take me some years to be able to have that... =)

Canon is a great brand and you couldn't go wrong. However, Sigma does make lenses for Nikons - that, or I have hallucinated my telephoto/macro lens....

But I would advise you to get Canon lenses whenever you can - I am not 100% happy with my Sigma, and I know of people who aren't, either.

=) Hmm, maybe you have hallucinated... :-P Hehe, no I just didn't know 'til now... but good to know.

Thanks also for the tip with the Sigma lenses... will keep it in mind.