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Ok... after much deliberating.. I finally decided on what mid range camera was to replace my 35mm gear. I've been a liong time Nikon user for 20 years, so the obvious choice was a D70. There was not really much point looking any higher at the D2x etc, cos for serious work, I use a Phase One based system... I wanted a good general purpose camera that replaced 35mm. So..... Nikon.... Damn them!!... why the great big gap in their range... a whole bunch of 6mp outfits... then nothing until the d2x.
I've spent DAYS poring over images take with both the D70, and the plastic fantastic offered by Canon in the 350d. I really, REALLY wanted to like the D70 for 2 reasons: A) It 's built better, and feels better, and B) I've already got Nikkor lenses. However.... the Canon's images are clearly superior... much less noise at all ISO setings... noticeably higher resolution... less artifacting.
I really HATE the manual operation of the Canon however... I suppose I'll get used to it, but it's such a departure from the Nikon system of doing things.
Anyway... you probably want to know what I bought then huh?
Well.. I got a 350d. At the end of the day, the image matters, and the days of the camera being a light tight box that holds your film flat are long gone I'm afraid... these days the camera has a profound effect on image quality, so I'd be a fool to get the Nikon because it looks nicer.
So far.... I'm happy with the camera's output. I Still hate it's plasticky feel however. The extra battery grip makes it feel more grown up, so I'll order one of those I think. The supplied 18~55 lens is utter rubbish though... if at all possible, buy the body only, and get a decent EF lens for it... this thing sucks!!!
Shooting speeds are easily a match for the D70... buffering is fast, and CF write speeds are pretty impressive considering teh RAWs are almost 9Mb. No Photoshop CS support for the 350d yet tho... which is odd, cos it supports the 20D.
I'll let you know more when I've played more... so far however.... it seems a great camera for the money. It is EASILY a match for the EOS20D... EASILY.... In fact, the image processor is better than in the 20D, which seems to make up for the 0.3Mp shortfall. It's just built to a price, and feels like it too... if you can live with that, I recommend.. SO FAR.... If there are any nasty sides to it, I'll let you all know.
I've spent DAYS poring over images take with both the D70, and the plastic fantastic offered by Canon in the 350d. I really, REALLY wanted to like the D70 for 2 reasons: A) It 's built better, and feels better, and B) I've already got Nikkor lenses. However.... the Canon's images are clearly superior... much less noise at all ISO setings... noticeably higher resolution... less artifacting.
I really HATE the manual operation of the Canon however... I suppose I'll get used to it, but it's such a departure from the Nikon system of doing things.
Anyway... you probably want to know what I bought then huh?
Well.. I got a 350d. At the end of the day, the image matters, and the days of the camera being a light tight box that holds your film flat are long gone I'm afraid... these days the camera has a profound effect on image quality, so I'd be a fool to get the Nikon because it looks nicer.
So far.... I'm happy with the camera's output. I Still hate it's plasticky feel however. The extra battery grip makes it feel more grown up, so I'll order one of those I think. The supplied 18~55 lens is utter rubbish though... if at all possible, buy the body only, and get a decent EF lens for it... this thing sucks!!!
Shooting speeds are easily a match for the D70... buffering is fast, and CF write speeds are pretty impressive considering teh RAWs are almost 9Mb. No Photoshop CS support for the 350d yet tho... which is odd, cos it supports the 20D.
I'll let you know more when I've played more... so far however.... it seems a great camera for the money. It is EASILY a match for the EOS20D... EASILY.... In fact, the image processor is better than in the 20D, which seems to make up for the 0.3Mp shortfall. It's just built to a price, and feels like it too... if you can live with that, I recommend.. SO FAR.... If there are any nasty sides to it, I'll let you all know.