Camera upgrade, Spec me up please...

[oO Stevie Oo]

Howdy,

I think its time to retire the D80 to the old back up bin,
Really fancying a completely different change after playing with my mates Canon 550D the other day,

From what I've seen Canon lenses tend to be abit cheaper compared to Nikon ones of the same spec although I could be talking poo there as I've only briefly gazed at them,

The lenses I have for the Nikon are 18-135mm (kit lens), 70-300mm Nikkor zoom lens, and a f/1.8 50mm on the way but it was cheap and cheerful, so nothing really flash or un-replaceable.

Video recording would be nice, but not essential,
also a flip out screen for those spine bending moments could be useful

Budget is around 800-900 notes and would be looking to buy in the next few months,

If a Canon is suggested, my current needs means I'd like a nifty fifty (f/1.8 or wider) and up to 300mm zoom lens, within budget would be nice but near as would also be appreciated.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions

Peace

 

[oO Stevie Oo]

Just noticed how cheap 600D's are, anyone got any experience with them? what's the sensor like?
I only ask the D80's sensor loves to overexpose lol

And as I don't really know Canons,
Whats the difference between, the 600D and Rebel T3i bodies? or are they the same thing? lol

Cheers

 

[oO Stevie Oo]

cheers all,

I did briefly look at the D7000, and the D5000 for the swivel screen thing,
The only thing that threw me on the D5000 was the fact its a 13.5MP (I think), but its in the same price bracket as the 600D which in my eyes is a much better camera, not to mention being 18MP (self surprise as I've always been Nikon biased lol)

I didnt really conciser the lens aspect as I said, nothings really unreplaceable, the zoom lens is a budget lens and the kit lens is about 4 year old.

 

[oO Stevie Oo]

hmmm, maybe I was swayed by the MP of the 600D
I did read somewhere that MP is only a fraction of it, the D80 is only 10.4MP (I think) and it still produces pretty good shots,

I suppose the wise thing would be to stick with Nikon, does the D5000, D5100 nad D7000 have to body focus motor thing?

 

[oO Stevie Oo]

noisy like?
I've herd good things about the newer model Nikons with higher ISO's and less noise,
Although the D80 can only handle upto 400 max for my type of quality