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"David J Taylor" <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.not-this-bit.nor-this-part.uk>
wrote in message news:jpB%d.2675$Ab.53@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> Dino wrote:
> > "David J Taylor"
> > <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.not-this-bit.nor-this-part.uk> wrote in
> > message news:aOA%d.2648$Ab.1389@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> >> Dino wrote:
> >>> "Dino" <dino_avdic@du.htnet.hr> wrote in message
> >>> news:d1mjcg$vt$1@ls219.htnet.hr...
> >>>> I am planning to buy that SLR with kit lens so is that good buy?
> >>>> Right now have Powershot A70 and i am little bit more into
> >>>> photography but i don't want to spend so much money. Is that lens
> >>>> (18-55) usable for someone like me (amateur) but still want to get
> >>>> better pictures.(especially lower light - concerts and so on)?
> >>>> Sorry for my English, i'm not from USA. I'm from Croatia,
> >>>> Dubrovnik.
> >>>>
> >>>> Or is it better to buy Panasonic FZ20 (36-432) or Minolta A200 to
> >>>> have one good all-round package?
> >>
> >> The snag with the "kit" lens in the very small aperture. Ideally,
> >> you would want a DSLR so that you can get a high sensitivity (high
> >> ISO), plus a lens with a wide aperture (small f/number e.g. f/2.8)
> >> to capture the most light. It is an expensive and heavy combination.
> >>
> >> David
> >>
> >> So, that's not ideal combination for amateur? I mean 300D + kit
> >> lens?? I
> > suppose it's much better than A70 .
>
> It depends! If you are trying to smuggle a camera into a concert
> undetected the A70 is smaller, and might not look like a "professional"
> camera if it were discovered. It would not take such good photos, though.
> What is it exactly that is most important to you.
>
> Leo has recommended that an f/2.8 lens with the 300D is desirable, if good
> low-light performance is essential.
>
> David
>
>
I'll use it for time to time at concerts. Mainly for nature, people etc.
Sometimes sports, maybe. Money is really big problem so i am buying kit lens
and i am just wondering is that good for every day use (that means sometimes
concerts). I suppose that even kit lens will make much better pictures at
concerts then A70 (i'll try to get inside with 300D). At least little noise
at ISO 400 and 800. From my hand, for the beggining.