Do you think canon EOS 350D is the right choice?

Question

I thought between sony ciber shot R-1 and this canon and bought canon....am I right?

Answer 1

Panacea, enough already. You've been plugging the damn thing for a month now. The DSC-R1 is great, but guess what - the Canon 350D will blow it out of the frigging water.
Here's the 2 HUGE advantages of the 350D:
* A real, optical viewfinder vs. an EVF that causes you to press the shutter button 1/10 second too late... every single time.
* The ability to switch lenses. The R1 has a beautiful lens, but it's also the only lens you can use. I don't know about you, but I love low light photography and playing with shallow depth of field. An f/2.8 zoom just doesn't cut it. With the 350D, slap on a 50mm f/1.4 or (cheap) f/1.8. Do you like zooming in? the R1 only goes to 120mm. Do you like ultra-wide? The R1 only goes to 24mm (and don't tell me that you can attach converters to the R1, because A: that rather defies the point of getting a fixed lens camera and B: the R1 does f/4.8 at the long end of the zoom. If you add a tele-converter to that you'll be shooting at, what... f/5.6... perhaps f/8 with decent image quality? I hope you picked a sunny day!)
So wait, okay. Maybe I'm being too harsh. Ahem... the R1 is in fact the better camera if you don't do action shots, including kids and pets (ever), don't do low light photography (ever) and don't zoom in more than 120mm (ever). Yep, that R1 is a real bargain at $1,100.
Alina, you made the right choice!
(I personally use a Nikon D200 as a replacement for film SLR. I tried a Coolpix 8700 for two years and cursed the crap out of it's limitations.)

Answer 2

Unless you throw away the kit lens and buy a nice piece of glass for the digital rebel XT, the Sony DSC-R1 will outperform it across the board. There is no point to owning an dSLR, even an entry level one if you are going to keep that crappy lens. Which brings up the issue of cost. The R1, gives good performance right out of the box. The XT needs a new lens. The difference in cost is significant.

However, the two are really comparing apples and oranges. The R1 is a fixed lens camera (albeit one with better specifications than the XT). The real issue here is ease of use. The R1 is DRAMATICALLY easier to take good pictures with than the XT.

However, if you regularly take pictures under special conditions (ie low light, telephoto, macro photgraphy, specialized settings to get various effects) then the XT is the way to go, particularly if you are thinking of investing a couple grand in a set of various lenses.

Answer 3

Yes you made the right choice in buying the Canon. Just the kit lens is not too good, but good enough to get to know how to use the camera. Expect to pay good dollars for a better lens or two.
I myself, am just....waiting for the successor to the 350D. I am patient...lol

Answer 4

i just recently bought a canon s2-is and it works awsome... i tried looking for the eos 350 on the website, i couldnt find anything like that.

Answer 5

Right choice for what? What are you trying to achieve with your camera? What kind of a photographer are you? What are you looking for?

Answer 6

eos 350D is better on any day...