Just got my Eos 450D

[TCR4x4]

I know, old news, but new to me.
First impressions.. wow its small, even compared to the D90 I had previously. Light too. I thought it didnt have a battery in. I looked, it did.

Must admit after having 4 Nikon cameras ranging from bottom to top of the range, the canon seems a little plasticy and the controls such as the scroll wheel are no way near as smooth as the Nikons.

The buttons are a little fiddly, and the menu doesnt seem very exhaustive. I cant seem to find any setting to keep the viewfinder display on longer, might just be me ***?

Oh and the zoom on the 70-200 f/4 goes the wrong way

However, the ISO performance is better than I expected and for the money I paid, its more than worth it.

I may consider upgrading to a 40/50D in the future as I really miss a top LCD, and a higher fps would be useful but this will see me good for a while .

 

[Just Dave]

congrats on the new camera Tom

 

[SarahLee]

I cant seem to find any setting to keep the viewfinder display on longer, might just be me ***?

It's just you ! :razz:
That option is definitely there, I haven't got my camera to hand at the moment, but if you still can't find it I'll have a look later.

The fact that it's small and light is what drew me to the 450d in the first place. I have ridiculously small hands (seriously, we had to have my engagement ring made to size because it's a child's size) so it's a perfect fit for me. I also find that the buttons and dials are perfectly placed for my thumbs when I'm holding it.

 

[trencheel303]

Must admit after having 4 Nikon cameras ranging from bottom to top of the range, the canon seems a little plasticy and the controls such as the scroll wheel are no way near as smooth as the Nikons.:

I'd agree with this. I've held my boss's D60 and it feels literally just like a lump of metal. Really solid, in fact I'd say it's comparable to how my 1Ds feels. The entire XXXD range though do have that plasticky " might break " feel to it, as do their kit lenses. I feel that with Canon in order to get great build quality you have to spend a lot of money with them.

 

[TCR4x4]

Something else that is odd, is the buffer only ever lets me take 2 shots in continuous mode, no matter what settings quality wise. Its definately not the card, a sandisk extreme 3 8GB 30mb/s

Any ideas? its kind of annoying