Perhaps you could tell me if i am missing something?

Dragan

Right, i have put more thought into what new camera to buy than Alexander the Great put into his campaigns ( or Oliver Stone put into that film! BURN! ).

I keep coming back to the Canon 1000D and can think of no reason why i shouldn't buy it.

Perhaps some of the more experienced people could help me and let me know if this camera has any glaring weaknesses that i am missing in my noobishness?

From what i can see of this camera the kit lens is decent, the quality holds up well at higher ISO's ( something that my current bridge falls down on making live gigs very difficult ) and the picture quality from samples i have found across various situations and lightings is very, very good.

Camera would be used for portraits, landscapes, gigs, studio work and most likely quite a bit of fast movement sport/street performace ( think MMA, BJJ where i would be close to the subjects rather than soccer/GAA etc and parkour ).

Basically i am financially ****ing hopeless so need to set my target and start saving.

Halp me!

Please?

nilhg

Does it have spot metering? That was one of the tricks Canon used to pull with their entry level bodies, I'd imagine spot metering would be invaluable for gigs.

Paulw

2 things you need to consider

a) the camera
b) the lenses you'll use on the camera


So, a) 1000D. Looks like a decent entry level Canon camera. It has all the usual functions and features.

If you plan to upgrade to a different body later, remember that the 1000D uses SD cards, while almost all the others use CF.

For sport, you will generally want a faster burst rate than 3fps. The 40D has 6.5 fps, 50D has 6.3fps. That will make a major difference when you want to capture a burst of action. Just something to think carefully about.

Otherwise, I can't see a reason for you not to buy.

b) lenses - the kit lens is basic but fine. You can always buy more and better lenses in future. These can then be used on any body you upgrade to, although remember that EF-S lenses can't be used on the top end models (5D, 1D, 1Ds series cameras).

TheNorthBank

The 1000D does NOT have spot metering whereas the 400D/450D do.

Edit: My mistake, thanks to SineadW for pointing out that the 400D doesn't have spot metering.

Morrisseeee

Jut an idea:

Why not consider an Olympus E-series.
Good entry level camera.
Very Good kit lens.
Image stabilization built into body.
Live View.
Buy an adapter or 2 or 3.
Try out old primes, from Nikon, Olympus OM, Pentax.
Have fun trying to pick them up on eBay or wherever.
This is bound to keep you occupied for quite a while !!

sineadw

400D doesn't have spot metering - 450D does.

Basically from what I understand the 1000D is a hybrid of the 400D and the 450D, but at a budget cost. Its an entry level DSLR. Absolutely NOTHING wrong with that. Most people will agree I'm sure that its the glass that counts more than the body anyway, so you can buy this and save, then get yourself some decent lenses as you move up the range and THEN buy a better body. Its the path most people take anywhoo.

I think its a great idea for an all round camera (although, relatively speaking, you're not going to get fantastic results in all your mentioned shooting preferences). Its a tool for learning, and then you chose a specialist body when you fall in love with a particular type of photography and want to spend the big bucks on a body..

Covey

I've a 40D and soon a 5D (hopefully) and just bought one for my brother in law and am mighty impressed with it. Has most functions one would need.

Pound for pound great value and more than ideal as first dslr.

Eirebear

sineadw wrote: »

400D doesn't have spot metering - 450D does.

Basically from what I understand the 1000D is a hybrid of the 400D and the 450D, but at a budget cost. Its an entry level DSLR. Absolutely NOTHING wrong with that. Most people will agree I'm sure that its the glass that counts more than the body anyway, so you can buy this and save, then get yourself some decent lenses as you move up the range and THEN buy a better body. Its the path most people take anywhoo.

I think its a great idea for an all round camera (although, relatively speaking, you're not going to get fantastic results in all your mentioned shooting preferences). Its a tool for learning, and then you chose a specialist body when you fall in love with a particular type of photography and want to spend the big bucks on a body..

Thats pretty much as spot on an explanation as you will get.

Im going to copy and paste it whenever i get asked the same kind of question from now on!

Dragan

Thank you all for the help folks. I know kit question like this are a pain in the ass.

Eirebear

Dragan wrote: »

Thank you all for the help folks. I know kit question like this are a pain in the ass.

Not at all, we all have them sometimes and we would all complain if we never got an answer.

I think all people generally ask is that the person asking the kit question does a little research themselves before the start a "what camera" thread.
Which you obviously have done.