Advise for digital camera slr?

Question

http://www.ipelagos.com/pd_canon_digital_rebel_xt_8mp_digital_slr_camera_with_ef-s_18-55mm_f35-56_lens_black.cfm

Can anyone tell me if this is a good camera? It costs 360 euros and it's cheap, so i want to know how good it is.

I dont want anything very professional but i want a good quality camera for photography as a hobby.

Or do you have anything else to suggest?

Thanks.

Answer 1

it is not most recent of the canon EOS  camera but not a bad camera for starting out here is a in depth review of the camera

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos...

Answer 2

both the canon and Nikon are quality camera however, for beginners i recommend a camera with a stabilizing feature as well as it should have a higher digital and optical zoom and lastly, go for a higher mega pixel

Answer 3

I'm not a canon fan I personally own the Nikon D80

Answer 4

Both Canon & Nikon cameras are excellent brands so either one would be a good choice. Other quality brands with affordable DSLRs include Olympus, Pentax & Sony.

My preference is for Olympus, a smaller, more innovative company that makes very good quality cameras with superior quality "kit" (basic, low cost lenses) compared to most other brands.  Their E510 model has Image Stabilization (IS), Dust Control and Live View on a 2.5" size display screen.  I do not know the Euro price but US $ price with 14mm-42mm lens is about $550 or with two lens kit which also includes a 40-150mm lens (more telephoto capabilities) for about $650.

This compares to US $560 for the camera you are looking at which is an older (I believe discontinued) model.

Here is a link to a fairly unbiased review of the Olympus camera.

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2007_revi...

You can find reviews of many other camera models by clicking on the Review Menu button at the bottom of the page on this link.  Note that some camera models are not available in all areas of the world or may have different model names. Canon, in particular, uses various model names for the same camera in different markets.

You may also check out the following site designed mainly for first time DSLR buyers.

http://www.digital-slr-guide.com/index.h...

Hope that helps.

You can email me if you have specific questions about your choices.

Good luck.

Answer 5

Good Morning, Did you know that the canon digital rebel xt was a bestselling camera in its day? Anyway, yes, the canon rebel xt is a great beginner DSLR camera. Lets discuss some of the pros. and some of the cons. of this camera:

Pros

Price- It's price, it's under six hundred dollars

Size- It's not a big DSLR at all, and it's not bulky

Resolution- It has eight effective pixels. ( 8 Megapixels)

status lcd- a feature not seen on most starter DSLR's.

Cons

Screen- It's one point eight inches- which is kind of small

grip- the grip isn't that comfortable.

Those are the only two i can think of. Well, you asked for suggestions, so here is my suggestion, the nikon d40 SLR

http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-Digital-18-5...

that's the camera i have, and i love it, i couldn't wish for a better camera. It can do it all. You should get that if you don't like the digital rebel.

Regards

God Bless

Nathan