Camera redux
Dec. 21st, 2006 09:07 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
plonqAfter sifting through reviews and using verbal thumbscrews to extract advice from knowledgeable folk, I have pretty much decided on the Rebel XTi. The final deciding point for me was when I learned that - in spite of what I had been told earlier - it will work with my existing AF lenses. The only issue I'll have to deal with is that the zoom factor will be a little off, so the lenses that I have will function more like an 80mm, and a 50-350mm zoom respectively. The camera comes with an 18-55 kit lens, so I will be covered over a fairly decent range.
One of the downsides to this camera is that it doesn't support spot metering - which seems a bit odd for a camera in this price range. It's the kind of thing that one can get around using exposure lock, or manual override, but it's still an annoyance. =/
The only thing that has given me pause is the very positive things I've been hearing about Nikon's new D40. It is definitely a step down from the Canon, but at $250 less, it may fall into the niche of "good enough".
It is a measure of how isolated I am in my little office here that I printed off a review of this camera with the intent of showing it to a friend who works out on the floor. (He is also in the market for a new camera, but his budget is a bit tighter than mine.) I was halfway to his desk, printout in hand, before it occurred to me that it was only 6:50, and he doesn't start work until 8. The hours pass strangely in this little room, and for some reason my internal clock was convinced that it was closer to 9. With no outside visual references, I have only the clock on the corner of my monitor to keep me apprised of time's progression.
One of the downsides to this camera is that it doesn't support spot metering - which seems a bit odd for a camera in this price range. It's the kind of thing that one can get around using exposure lock, or manual override, but it's still an annoyance. =/
The only thing that has given me pause is the very positive things I've been hearing about Nikon's new D40. It is definitely a step down from the Canon, but at $250 less, it may fall into the niche of "good enough".
It is a measure of how isolated I am in my little office here that I printed off a review of this camera with the intent of showing it to a friend who works out on the floor. (He is also in the market for a new camera, but his budget is a bit tighter than mine.) I was halfway to his desk, printout in hand, before it occurred to me that it was only 6:50, and he doesn't start work until 8. The hours pass strangely in this little room, and for some reason my internal clock was convinced that it was closer to 9. With no outside visual references, I have only the clock on the corner of my monitor to keep me apprised of time's progression.
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Date: 2006-12-21 05:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-12-21 06:04 pm (UTC)The D80 is in a totally different class, though. To be honest, in my camera shopping, the D80 is the one that I really want, but (up here at least) it's priced nearly $500 more than the Rebel XTi (which in turn is about $250 more than the D40).
In comparing the differences between the Rebel and the D80, it mostly comes down to the D80 having better ergonomics, better metering, and a few more picture control options.
In image quality, the D80 is slightly better (less chromatic noise) but not enough so to justify a $500 price difference. The big plus for the Canon is that I can apparently use my existing lenses - though I am going to pack them over to the camera store and try them out first just in case.