First impressions of my 350D

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I bought it on the Friday (March 18th) and took it on holiday on the Sunday,
got back this afternoon - so no time for scientific comparisons with my G5.

I like it a lot. It's as fast as I remember my EOS600 being (I haven't used
that for a year). Has plenty of facilities for an enthusiastic amateur.
Focus is swift and accurate, I like the zone programmability. Metering seems
spot on and the flashing overexposure bit when in histogram mode was useful
for a couple of shots. A night shot on 1600 ISO at 1 second used the auto
noise reduction system - it works. It's reasonably quiet for an SLR, mirror
clunk is much lower than the EOS600 and (of course) there's no film winder
noise. I've only printed a couple of frames so far but the images are crisp
and well detailed.

What don't I like? It's build quality seems to be suspect, it's all plastic
construction will take some getting used to. Having said that, it's light
and I don't propose bashing it into walls. The kit lens is very slow, so
I'll have to go a buy something faster. (See my next post).

What extra facility would I like on it? The flip out screen the G5 has. I
have got used to taking waist level shots with the G5. However, I don't
think any of the DSLRs have such screens.

Overall - its excellent. If you're undecided about replacing your SLR with a
DSLR, don't be. Take the plunge.

John

 

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> What extra facility would I like on it? The flip out screen the G5 has. I
> have got used to taking waist level shots with the G5. However, I don't
> think any of the DSLRs have such screens.
>
Why do u need a flip out screen on a XT when you can't shoot with the LCD
anyway?

 

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Silly answer. Obviously from an inexperienced flamer. I absolutely
agree about the virtues of the flip out lcd -- and it has made a real
difference to my bottom line. Whichever dslr has that feature and a
dust killer will get my hard earned cash. Thanks for raising it.

 

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RK wrote:
> ...I absolutely
> agree about the virtues of the flip out lcd -- and it has made a real
> difference to my bottom line. Whichever dslr has that feature and a
> dust killer will get my hard earned cash. Thanks for raising it.


I do miss that feature but I've heard lots of detailed technical
discussions here about why it's an engineering impracticality with the
basic design of DSLR CCDs (I think you'd be stuck with a high noise
sensor again) plus it would add back the lag time. It probably would be
easier/cheaper/better to carry another camera for those situations. For
most shots I prefer the optical viewfinder now that I'm used to it again.

 

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"Chin Jin Phua" <cphua@nyc.rr.com> wrote in message
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>
> > What extra facility would I like on it? The flip out screen the G5 has.
I
> > have got used to taking waist level shots with the G5. However, I don't
> > think any of the DSLRs have such screens.
> >
> Why do u need a flip out screen on a XT when you can't shoot with the LCD
> anyway?
>

I was economical with words in my first post. I would like the screen to
flip out and to act as a viewfinder - I know I can't have what I want, but
that doesn't stop me wanting it.

John

 

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"Eatmorepies" <stopthere@lineone.net> wrote in
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> I was economical with words in my first post. I would like the screen
> to flip out and to act as a viewfinder - I know I can't have what I
> want, but that doesn't stop me wanting it.

There have been a couple of efforts in this direction on DSLRs, one being
the 20Da. I have a feeling we'll see this as a standard feature in the next
generation or so of cameras.

 

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In article <3aobecF6bsch6U2@individual.net>, Eatmorepies says...

> > > What extra facility would I like on it? The flip out screen the G5 has.
> I
> > > have got used to taking waist level shots with the G5. However, I don't
> > > think any of the DSLRs have such screens.
> > >
> > Why do u need a flip out screen on a XT when you can't shoot with the LCD
> > anyway?
> >
>
> I was economical with words in my first post. I would like the screen to
> flip out and to act as a viewfinder - I know I can't have what I want, but
> that doesn't stop me wanting it.

That's the reason why I still haven't bought a DSLR - lack of live
preview. But perhaps this will change in the near future.
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In article <MPG.1cb154f49b7de08098aa6e@news.supernews.com>, Alfred
Molon <alfredREMOVE_molon@yahoo.com> wrote:

> That's the reason why I still haven't bought a DSLR - lack of live
> preview. But perhaps this will change in the near future.

The view through an optical viewfinder looks pretty live to me. And it
is much better than those LCD screens or any EVF I have seen.

--
Charles

 

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On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 00:41:10 +0200, Alfred Molon
<alfredREMOVE_molon@yahoo.com> wrote:

>That's the reason why I still haven't bought a DSLR - lack of live
>preview.

Surely *live preview* is what you see in the viewfinder before
pressing the shutter release.

 

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In article <LGP1e.6878$Ab.2682@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, David J
Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.not-this-bit.nor-this-part.uk>
wrote:

> So looking down to a waist-level SLR/TLR isn't holding the camera
> properly? It's flexibility like that which swivel LCD finders bring to
> the party.....

I used to have one. I never cared much for the TLR. They were not that
flexible. When I got my first SLR at the end of my senior year in high
school I was in heaven. The SLR was flexible.

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On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 19:02:50 +0100, "Eatmorepies" <stopthere@lineone.net> wrote:

> I bought it on the Friday (March 18th) and took it on holiday on the Sunday,
> got back this afternoon - so no time for scientific comparisons with my G5.

A dangerous thing to do. If an electronic item is going to die, it usually does
it in the first 30 hours of use.

In other words, run off a few thousand pictures before taking a new camera on
holidays.

 

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In article <igee41p5knj86kl2rr3hemgl8bkocg522a@4ax.com>, cluedweasel
says...

> >That's the reason why I still haven't bought a DSLR - lack of live
> >preview.
>
> Surely *live preview* is what you see in the viewfinder before
> pressing the shutter release.

Obviously live preview on an external screen, if possible swiveling.
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Charles wrote:
> In article <LGP1e.6878$Ab.2682@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk>, David J
> Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.not-this-bit.nor-this-part.uk>
> wrote:
>
>> So looking down to a waist-level SLR/TLR isn't holding the camera
>> properly? It's flexibility like that which swivel LCD finders bring
>> to the party.....
>
> I used to have one. I never cared much for the TLR. They were not that
> flexible. When I got my first SLR at the end of my senior year in high
> school I was in heaven. The SLR was flexible.

Except for the waist-level finders. I like the EVF on my cameras
providing the SLR-style view and taking posture, but I wouldn't want to be
without the swivel LCD either for candids, macro and awkward taking
postures in general.

Cheers,
David

 

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That's when years of experience comes in.
I still remember when I shot my above the head shots ... it was way off ..
now .. hmm

=bob=

"Kevin McMurtrie" <mcmurtri@dslextreme.com> wrote in message
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> Flip-out screens and/or video out jacks do have their uses. You can't
> always put your head up against the camera. Just Friday I was trying to
> take a picture of people in a breakroom from the perspective of drinks
> in a glass door refrigerator. It came out somewhat amusing but I
> couldn't get the composure right. A flip-out screen would have been
> nice to have