Which of these Camera`s for picture quality

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Wondered if anybody can help me from their experience choose between a Nikon D90 or a CANON EOS 500D . Im not to bothered about the video recording to be honest just Picture quality and for taking fast moving objects . Im looking for something to replace my Canon 350D but spend no more than £700.

Any advice appreciated thankyou:)
 
Fast moving objects... could you define that? Most people, me included will say it has far more to do with the tecnique and the lens you use.

If you have to upgrade the body I would get a used 40D, then you can continue using your current lenses and you'll get the advantage of 6.5fps shooting for sports and such.

Edit: Oh yeah, what lenses do you have?
 
used 40D no point staying at the entry level slr's when you can progress to the much better build, more durable serious amateur level, you can pick em up about £500 leaving you with money to save up for higher quality lenses, as it doesn't matter what body you have, if the glass is bad, the pictures will be bad.
 
You can get a 1dmk2 used for not much more if you want to go the whole nine yards.

sid
 
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Thanks for the advice , just looked at some sample pics done with the 40d and they look great .
Ive had my 350d about 2 years now and really enjoyed useing it although i have not got round to buying extra lenses i did buy a Canon 220ex flash.

Ive recently had to give up work due to health reasons and now have more time on my hands and after looking at some of the photos posted on this forum it really inspires me to want to do more with my camera .


I tried a compact Canon SX1 IS but i just didnt like it at all , i found the quality not to be as good as my 350d and wasnt happy with the indoor shots even with the flash .
 
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So you only have the 18-55mm kit lens? That's your problem, not the body... if you buy the 40D and still have the quite poor kit lens the focussing will still be slow, the images will still be soft and you'll still only have the same range of focal lengths. The advantages would be better build quality, better performance at high ISO and quicker FPS but the image quality would be much the same.

Decide what you want to shoot most and buy a lens suited to it:

Group Portraits/low light/general shooting:
Sigma 30mm f1.4 - £300
Canon 17-55 f2.8 IS - £700
Tamron 17-50 f2.8 - £250-300

Portraits / low light:
Canon 50mm f1.8 - £75
Canon 50mm f1.4 - £280
Canon 85mm f1.8 - £300

Telephoto for sports, birds, motorsport etc.:
Canon 55-250 IS - £160
Canon 70-200 f4 - £450-500
Sigma 70-200 f2.8 - £600
Sigma 150-500 OS - £700
Canon 300mm f4L IS - £800

Landscape:
Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 - £450
Canon 10-22 - £500
Tokina 12-24 - £300
Sigma 10-20 - £320

Macro:
Tamron 90mm f2.8 - £250
Canon 100mm f2.8 USM - £450
Sigma 150mm f2.8 - £450
 
I went from a 350D to a 450D. Biggest difference was the kitlens. The 350D's one is awful compared to the 18-55 with IS.
In retrospect I wish I didn't bother with the 450D and either got some new lenses - or paid a bit more for the 40D.
 
Thanks Raikiri for the lens details i will keep that handy guide for referance

So the lens is as important as the body . I should have mentioned im changeing the body as well because it has marks on the sensor which show up on light backgrounds such as sky etc and have tried cleaning it myself with a kit from jessops but it didnt work and they said it needs doing proffesionaly by Canon.
 
mick123 said:
Thanks Raikiri for the lens details i will keep that handy guide for referance

So the lens is as important as the body . I should have mentioned im changeing the body as well because it has marks on the sensor which show up on light backgrounds such as sky etc and have tried cleaning it myself with a kit from jessops but it didnt work and they said it needs doing proffesionaly by Canon.
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Surely its cheaper to clean than buy a new body?
 
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Probably cost me as much to clean as to replace the same body , based on looking around the internet a few weeks ago , so i thought i might as well upgrade the whole lot . I wanted to make sure i buy something better and if the lens included with it is much better than my 350d standard lens then thats great.
 
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After thought from reading your comments perhaps the question i should be asking is how best to get a good all round lens if such a thing exists and body for £700
that would do me best while im saving up for extra lens`s.

Thankyou again to all who have kindly replied
 
mick123 said:
Thanks Raikiri for the lens details i will keep that handy guide for referance

So the lens is as important as the body . I should have mentioned im changeing the body as well because it has marks on the sensor which show up on light backgrounds such as sky etc and have tried cleaning it myself with a kit from jessops but it didnt work and they said it needs doing proffesionaly by Canon.
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The glass is more important that the body in my view. Canon's product cycle on the xxxD is around 18months which makes it hard to chase technology and often there isn't much worth upgrading for. Spend the money on good glass :)

Blackvault
 
Raikiri said:
http://www.harrisoncameras.co.uk/page488/Digital-And-Film-Processing/Digital-Slr-Sensor-Cleaning

£35 for a sensor clean, I am sure there are others that offer the same service :)


If you absolutely must buy a body, I still say get a used 40D and a Tamron 17-50mm f2.8. The body goes for about £450-500 usd and the lens can be had for £250 new.
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im going to give a huge thumbs up to this lens, its a bargain and a half!

this was shot wide open at f 2.8
 
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Thanks to all who have replied its been really helpful .
Ive took your advice Raikiri and am going for a used 40D which i have just picked up for £500 and a Tamron 17-50mm f2.8. which im still looking for at the right price. cant wait to get clicking now ::)

I like the dog picture Stev
 
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