Sep 19
If my priority is limited only to portraits and landscapes, which camera should I buy between Canon EOS 40d and Sony Alpha a350 ? Or is there any other better choices? Please also tell me which model’s lenses are cheeper?
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Wow, you just missed the Canon Instant Rebate on the EOS 40D by a few days! They were giving $200 instant cash rebates up until July 19th.
To answer your question, I would go with the Canon EOS 40D. It’s a great camera! Sure you could spend less, and get, say, the Rebel Xsi – but why? Especially considering there is such a small price difference between the two? Personally, I would get the EOS 40D – Body only. Forget the kit lens. There are generally two different kit lenses offered on this camera. But, from what I have read, neither is all that great. Not bad, but not great either. For more information on the lenses available for the EOS 40D, follow this link:http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/dig…
But no matter what, the best policy is to buy the lens that was made for the camera. If you have a Canon, buy Canon lenses. ANd so on…
BTW, if you want to save some money on your 40D, or the lenses, you can get up 20-25% off at the moment. I don’t want to say anything else because I do not want to make this sound like spam (it isn’t), but for more information, research the following on Google: “Live.com cashback, ” “Canon cashback live.com,” “ebay cashback live.com,” or go to http://www.slickdeals.net and search for “live.com cashback.” You may need to look around a bit but you’ll find it! Well worth the effort! These should point you in the right direction. I’ll leave it at that…
I hope this helps!
You could also go with the Nikon range of cameras.
As far as lenses go…sony/minolta’s are not cheap at all and they’re limited in types in comparison to the ones available from canon/nikon. In fact, if you got the Sony, you usually have to go and get a Sigma brand lens in order to get the lens that you need. Sigma makes lenses that can be used on canon/nikon/sony and are usually cheaper than the branded lenses…however there are quality differences so you should go online and heavily research them before purchasing.
The problem with your picture specialties is that the lenses required by them are somewhat disparate. Since most SLRs (except the most expensive ones) are not full frame…you need to buy special lenses for landscapes (wide-angle with a low mm range)…for portraiture, I would recommend lenses with a large aperture. You can get both types with the Nikon/Canon ranges.
The Sony has an expensive body because the auto focus is built into the body instead of the lenses. The advantage to that is that it will make the individual lenses cheaper than with other brands. That said, I’d go with the Canon over the Sony. I’ve played around with both Canon and Sony cameras and I find that the Sonys feel very toy-like. Also, Sony isn’t as well established so you’ll find that your selection of lenses is much smaller.
Theres a lot of ‘Brand Illusion’ around when it comes to cameras.
ANY brand of DSLR will take good pictures, it comes down to how many features are built in. Here Pentax score the most by far, but its lens quality that really matters, again Pentax score high again any K mount lens will work, lots available cheaply. Anti shake built into the camera so every lens you fit is anti shake, can you see where I’m heading with this?
At the end of the day go to a dealer and TRY them, whats the viewfinder like? It should be bright and clear. Does it feel right in your hand? Do the controls fall naturally under your fingers? These questions only you can answer.
Chris
Well.
If you want to think well ahead, go for a Pentax K20D.
The Pentax PK mount has been around for a long time, with no plans to change it.
A Sigma lens 70-300 macro will cost less than £100, and gives great results, while the Pentax ‘kit’ 18-55 lens, also gives great results.
Good luck with whatever you choose.
Just for portraits and landscape? That’s easy. Pentax, they have great prime lenses for the price. But don’t take my word for it or anybody else’s for that matter.http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.a…http://anandasim.blogspot.com/2008/07/wh…