YEKCIM
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Apr 25, 2005
Anyone here using a K/M 5D with the 18-70mm kit lens? I've narrowed my digicam search down to thirty or forty cameras... That is an exaggeration, but not by much. There are *so* many models, from so many manufacturers, and it is really bewildering. Almost as confusing as trying to plan a trip to Mickey's World! So many choices...so many tradeoffs.
Anyhow, I'm mulling the relative merits of less cost/more portable/less capability vs. more cost/more bulk/more capabilty. On top of that, I already own a bunch of Maxxum lenses for my old film Maxxum. That, combined with the price point ($600AR, online) is making me think that I really need to take a serious look at the 5D, instead of a P&S (Canon A610/620) or "Megazoom" (Canon Pro1 or S2 IS, or Sony H1).
Our present "family" digicam is a lowly Canon A75 3.2MP/3X Optical P&S and we have been very happy with it. It is also our first digital, so we are still learning. My wife and 7YO daughter fight over the A75, and I use the 2.2MP still capability of my Canon Optura 30 camcorder which, when the light is good, actually does a pretty good job; however, when the light is not optimal, the results suffer considerably.
Anyhow, if anyone has comments directed specifically to this camera, or helpful comments/suggestions of a less specific nature, I'd appreciate hearing them.
~YEKCIM
Anyhow, I'm mulling the relative merits of less cost/more portable/less capability vs. more cost/more bulk/more capabilty. On top of that, I already own a bunch of Maxxum lenses for my old film Maxxum. That, combined with the price point ($600AR, online) is making me think that I really need to take a serious look at the 5D, instead of a P&S (Canon A610/620) or "Megazoom" (Canon Pro1 or S2 IS, or Sony H1).
Our present "family" digicam is a lowly Canon A75 3.2MP/3X Optical P&S and we have been very happy with it. It is also our first digital, so we are still learning. My wife and 7YO daughter fight over the A75, and I use the 2.2MP still capability of my Canon Optura 30 camcorder which, when the light is good, actually does a pretty good job; however, when the light is not optimal, the results suffer considerably.
Anyhow, if anyone has comments directed specifically to this camera, or helpful comments/suggestions of a less specific nature, I'd appreciate hearing them.
~YEKCIM