Nikon's answer to Canon 300D. About time too. Most Nikon users are bitching about no DSLR options below S$2000.
But ISO from 200 to 1600? Hmmm... Noise control better be good.
Cheers,
Nikon's answer to Canon 300D. About time too. Most Nikon users are bitching about no DSLR options below S$2000.
But ISO from 200 to 1600? Hmmm... Noise control better be good.
Cheers,
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I think the D70's spec has improvement over the D100... so maybe its a model to replace it? and cheaper as well... at $999 w/o body. Will be interesting to see what canon will do next
ya, iso starts at 200.... but the 30 frames buffer is *drool* plus got built-in grip
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30 second to 1/8000 shutter, combined electronic/mechanical, so flash sync is 1/500!
1005-pixel Color CCD Matrix meter.
1.8" color LCD.
Auto rotation of images (while viewing, too).
20 frame buffer, 3 fps.
5-sensor CAM900 AF module.
M, A, S, P exposure modes, plus 7 scene modes (Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, Night Landscape).
I-TTL support (up to three wireless groups, flash value lock, ala D2h).
N80-like On Demand gridlines in viewfinder
18mm eyepoint (-1.6 to +5 diopter adjust), 95% frame coverage at .75x magnification.
Exposure compensation and ISO setting in 1/3 stop (or 1/2 stop).
anyway, nikon has that nice nikor 12-14 mm...
but for canon users with a canon system... too expensive to convert anyway.
This may potentially start a war :P
I'm contemplating between Canon 300D and Nikon D70 (March?) and would like to get some opinions on both. Pricing seems very competitive between the two.
I currently dont have a DSLR so I dont have a baseline benchmark to make comparisons to. Is there anything that I should look out for? I've always been under the impression that Nikon body is more hardy and that its firmware are superior. True? Or some mumbo-jumbo which I didnt filter properly ?
Thanks!
ckchua
buy according to which system you like.
ie: the lens and accessories, resale value.
the body will upgrade in future. ie: Canon's response to the D70 will be a next gen 300D when the time is right, for now they may either lower price or decripple the firmware.
if they lower price, then you must consider that the 300D is currently retailing for $1850 including lens and the D70 when its released will be retailing for around $2100/$2200 .
so when canon lowers the 300D price with kit to eg: 1650.. which would you choose?
Most people say the CCD is the same as the D100 one, so its noise output/image quality will probably be slightly inferior to the 300D.
the D70's kit lens is an 18-70 .. compared to canon's 18-55 though
the only crippling of the 300D that is mildly annoying is
a) FEC crippling : you have to use software +usb cable to work around or use a Speedlite 550EX
b) UnSelectable AI servo/One Shot AF : even this has workarounds, just annoyances.
c) UnSelectable Metering modes: you get only partial control over metering modes.. there is no spot meter and depending on whether you are in basic/manual/creative mode and whether your press * button, what kind of metering you get. (not really a huge issue)
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/re...essage=7460939
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Thanks for the inputs, Chris. Will think hard abt it, and do more research
BTW, can I assume the shots at your gallery are all taken with 300D ?
Trying to see 300D results first hand, you see ?
ckchua
check out www.dpreview.com which has/will have comprehensive sample shots with test charts with all the challenging lines and shadings, etc.
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yeah. mine is with 300D. not sure you can find canon ones here.
look into the lens selections, flash selections and third party offerings..
both canon and nikon have large user bases, so resale value is fairly stable.
Thanks to both!
ckchua
[quote:c521796232="ckll"]This may potentially start a war :P
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both are in a perpetual price war.
both canon and nikon are comparable.
dslr gets obsoleted in about 2 years or so. so you cannot compare a recently released body with another body which was released 6 months earlier.
go to a photographic system retailer and test some of these bodies. get a feel of what you really want.
Yes sir! Thanks.
ckchua
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