So what you got!!!

I just recently bought my wife a Canon 450D. She already has Canon gear and thought the 40D was too heavy so it was the only choice really.

I've got a Fuji S5600 which I liked at the time but would prefer to go back to a compact for ease of carrying and therefore it is always with you. I think that although the SLR wannabes such as the S5600 are ok cameras I think they are too much of a compromise. You lose the ease of carrying a compact without the benefits of a real SLR.

There are another 3 Canon SLRs in the immediate family so lense borrowing can go on easily.
Interestingly the two in the family which are actual professional photographers use a 350D and a 400D. Mainly because they earn the least and were bought when they were studying. Although their pictures are amazing and they win competitions with them.
The other camera in the family is a 40D which is Dad's and is set to permanent auto which is a shame.

I'd like to get my own SLR but can't really justify having two in the house unfortunately. I already have one expensive hobby parked in the driveway.

Canon EOS350D

Canon 24-105mm F4 EF L IS (Only had this for a week or so)
Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 APO DG EX
Sigma 2x Teleconverter
Tamron 90mm F2.8 SP DI Macro
Canon 50mm F1.8 EF
Canon 55-200mm F4.5-5.6 EF
Canon 18-55mm F3.5- EFS

Soon I will probably be getting a 50D and passing the 350D on to my daughter. Just don't want to buy until they maybe drop a few hundred in price. I am sure there is probably a Nikkon that is better:p but I already have the lenses and it all seems to work.

The 18-55 lens recently died which made a wonderful excuse to get the 24-105 L. (No dear it just wasn't worth repairing it, no it wasn't that expensive, no really, ouch)

The 50mm F1.8 is the best value lens available, less than $150 and damned good quality. The Sigma and Tamron lenses are both very good lenses and considerably cheaper than the Canon equivalent.

Tim.

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Originally Posted by Utemad

I've got a Fuji S5600 which I liked at the time but would prefer to go back to a compact for ease of carrying and therefore it is always with you. I think that although the SLR wannabes such as the S5600 are ok cameras I think they are too much of a compromise. You lose the ease of carrying a compact without the benefits of a real SLR.

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Yes. I've got an S5500. The biggest pain the proverbial is the mode selection dial on top. It gets knocked to the wrong position so easily and it's easy to overlook. That means the pix come out just plain lousy!

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Originally Posted by p38arover

Yes. I've got an S5500. The biggest pain the proverbial is the mode selection dial on top. It gets knocked to the wrong position so easily and it's easy to overlook. That means the pix come out just plain lousy!

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Absolutely right on that one. I double check the position all the time.

What I get annoyed with on these cameras though is the lack of real wide angle and the anything above ISO 200-400 becomes grainy. Honestly why have a 1600 setting if it is totally unusable!

started off with
Box browning
Practrica x2 (screw in lens) - still have one of these
Kodak self developing camera
pentax mg - still have this one
kodak digital dc40(purchased the first 2 digi cameras in tassie) - backed my car over one of these, mate has the other
kodak dc50 - dont know where this is (left batteries in and coroded terminals
olympus camedia c-1400l my first digi slr - still have this one
olympus fe100 - still have this one
Nikon d40 - current user
Canon vidio camera
For a while I was using my Dads 3" negitive bellows camera (he now has it back, been put in storage).
Had a few compact 35mm jobbies along the way also
Also have boxes and boxes of slides and prints
cheers
blaze
Ps with that many camera's you would think I would know what I was doing, but still learning

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Originally Posted by Poida4x4

Like my girlfriend tells me, it's what you do with it that counts...

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Very true, all the big names Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Minolta, Olympus, Sony, Fuji etc all make good cameras so as long as you are comfortable with your gear it doesnt matter what you use but how you use it.

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Originally Posted by loanrangie

Very true, all the big names...Minolta...all make good cameras so as long as you are comfortable with your gear it doesnt matter what you use but how you use it.

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Not anymore. Konica Minolta gave it up.

I'd love an ultra wide fuji medium format or horseman... but where is the digital version :(

Today lunchtime took delivery of a Canon 450d with a 17-85USM lens :D

I've been using a Fuji S7000 at work (great makro) but decided to get into the game a bit more - so i took the plunge and bought the Canon.

Now to get to know it and all the features, but Rome wasn't built in a day....