Canon 350d or 400d?

[BRIAN C]

Hi every one, being new here please bear with me,i've read all of your comments on the canon 350-400 and i still dont know which to buy. Iam moving up from a Fuji s5500 which
is a great camera as it was my first digital 1 and now i have the spare cash to get something much better but as i've already said confused would be a under statement any help would be much appreciated, also where to buy from with the best deal thanks to any of you who help me.

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by BRIAN C

Hi every one, being new here please bear with me,i've read all of your comments on the canon 350-400 and i still dont know which to buy. Iam moving up from a Fuji s5500 which
is a great camera as it was my first digital 1 and now i have the spare cash to get something much better but as i've already said confused would be a under statement any help would be much appreciated, also where to buy from with the best deal thanks to any of you who help me.

the 350D is a great camera but for my money the 400d is better - so decision wise it depends on the price difference -if it is less than 100 notes difference (and ballpark is 50 ish) i'd say get the 400 , if its more get a 350 and use the dough you save to get a second lens.

[Kev Lewis]

Buy the cheapest and spend the rest of the money on more important things like high quality glassware.

[Boddie]

I have had both and they are both great. I would say the 400 is worth £50 more. Any more and, like Kev says, put it towards a decent lens.

[AlphaZeroOne]

Having started with the 300D I have jumped straight to the 400D. I think that the improvements and extra features of the 400D is worth it. But, as I am finding out by listening to the guys on this site, the lense is the most important. I am saving my pennies up for a Bigma just as soon as I can. IMO you will get more out of the 400D but the 350D is still a very good buy.

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by AlphaZeroOne

Having started with the 300D I have jumped straight to the 400D. I think that the improvements and extra features of the 400D is worth it. But, as I am finding out by listening to the guys on this site, the lense is the most important. I am saving my pennies up for a Bigma just as soon as I can. IMO you will get more out of the 400D but the 350D is still a very good buy.

there is a big difference between the 300D and the 400D thats for sure - I started with a 300D too and though it was ground breaking at the time , it suffers poorly by comparison with any modern DSLR

however the gap between the 350 and 400 is much smaller - basically just the sensor and the vibration sensor cleaning. If you can get a 350D at adecent price then you wont be disapointed - however you will need to be quick as they are not in production anymore and only a few are left (of course there are also loads of second users bodies kicking about due to people upgrading to 400s and 30s)

[Ollie]

Originally Posted by Boddie

I have had both and they are both great. I would say the 400 is worth £50 more. Any more and, like Kev says, put it towards a decent lens.

I'm the same as Boddie, I have both, and yes the 400D is worth 50 notes more, but at the end of the day if you are on a budget go for the cheapest body as the photo quality is determined more by the lens than by the body.
Roger

[BRIAN C]

Ok thanks to you all, now having read a bit on the new nikon D80 i might go for that unless you tell me otherwise eg pound for pound the canon works out a better deal, as you can see i dont know what to buy!

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by BRIAN C

Ok thanks to you all, now having read a bit on the new nikon D80 i might go for that unless you tell me otherwise eg pound for pound the canon works out a better deal, as you can see i dont know what to buy!

go to jessops and try them out in the hand - however leave your cards at home on the first trip so you cant be pressured into buying without thinking it through - either option is excellent but you need to check out how they feel in your hands, there is also the Nikon D40to consider and remaining stock of the D50.

I cant comment on the nikon - but the canon kit lens is bobbins , so if you buy a canon buy body only and get a different lens to go with it such as the sigma 18-55 or if you can afford it the 17-85 IS