After searching for the "perfect" digital SLR camera, I am finally in possession of what I consider to be very close to perfect, the Canon EOS 450D (also known as the Rebel Xsi).
Its a beauty isn't it???
I read a million (well, not quite) reviews and was leaning towards a Nikon as I have previously used Nikon manual cameras and I still have the glass, filters, etc. The Nikon D200, D400 and D700 and D60 all impressed me quite a lot. But I was convinced by these two reviews of the Canon 450D:
DP Review of Canon 450 D
DC Resource of Canon 450D
Along with the camera body, I also received the 18-55mm lens, which I have been trying out, to my satisfaction, and the 55-250mm lens, which is still in the box! I figured that one lens is enough to start with!
The big selling points for me were the very large LCD screen, the image-stabilizer technology, the small size and light weight, the 12.2 mega pixels (just in case I like my photographs enough to enlarge them for display in my house), and of course the reputation for excellent image quality. The only thing that is completely unavoidable with digital SLR's is the complexity of the camera itself and the software that it comes with. I spent my first day with the camera sat on my living room floor for roughly 5 hours while I identified and inspected the pieces it came with and read the first 20 or so introductory pages of the manual. So far, I can take photographs with the automatic default settings on, yay! It makes me pine for my old manual Nikon (or even my ancient Olympus OM-10 which was so faithful to me). Film cameras seemed so much more straightforward...
To assist in my learning of digital photography, I have purchased this highly recommended manual, received in the post today!
At first glance, this book seems very straight-forward which is such a relief!
Watch this space for evidence of just how great this camera turns out to be! (or Watch this space to see my best efforts to figure out an incredibly complex but beautiful SLR camera!)
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