canon 350d

jamoor

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350d Camera and 18-55mm lens with a 58mm hoya UV Filter
is this any good?
what does the 18-55 on the lens mean?
will i be able to shoot macro shots with it?

tamron 28-300mm xr di lens
also whats the difference between the lenses?
 
You have lot to learn but we all start at the bottom.
The Canon 350D is a superb camera but as a beginner it will be a long time before it is the limiting factor.

The 18-55 is not a proper Macro lens (1:1 life size) but it has a reasonable close focus distance. There are dedicated Macro lenses if you find it limiting but these cost £300 and up.
 
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You have lot to learn but we all start at the bottom.
The Canon 350D is a superb camera but as a beginner it will be a long time before it is the limiting factor.

The 18-55 is not a proper Macro lens (1:1 life size) but it has a reasonable close focus distance. There are dedicated Macro lenses if you find it limiting but these cost £300 and up.
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I want to take pictures of jewelry and watches, I dont think i will need something too extravagent for that will I?

any other sites where i can learn some info?
 
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thats what i meant, what about 350d is that the best?
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its not better than a 20D but it's a good bit cheaper. What sort of use do you have for these pictures. Is it for largeprints, small prints, web use, auction site? You might not actually need a dslr.
 
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thats what i meant, what about 350d is that the best?
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essentially the 350 is a smaller version of the 20d and with fewer features and obviously less money. Probably ideal for a beginner who wants a DSLR. Though if you prefer Nikon to Canon then the D50 is good and fairly cheap if you search.
 
I would strongly advise against buying a 350d now, or any other DSLR equivalent.

Get yourself a nice compact with full manual features (like the Fuji S5600) and learn.

Can't say that enough, learn the basics...get reading the guides on the Internet. Don't see this as having a go, see this as me saving you several hundred pounds now on something you won't be sure of using come getting it out the box and being clueless how to use it at all.
 
No point spending mega money on camera equipment if you don't know what you're doing in my opinion. I'd do as tom suggested and buy a cheaper camera first and actually experiement and see if you enjoy it, there's no point going and buying all the equipment if you have no idea what it does :)
 
I think the other are being a bit harsh. While you don't currently know much about photography, there is a lot of fun learning. The best way to learn would be to join a club or go on some classes either adult education or an NVQ course. If you don't have the time for that then look check out the stickys as there is an online couse you can take which gives a good overview of most parts of photography. Also you could see if the other could recomend some books.

With regards to which camera to pick i would go for either the Nikon D50 or the Canon 350D both of these are the begineer level SLR camera in the companies ranges. Both of these camera can take great shots and until you can master one of these then it not worth going for a better model.
 
You want to buy my 300D for £700 - it's better than the 350D*

*Where better means physically bigger.

On a serious note, have fun learning all about photography - but start small and work up. Buy a 350D and a lens, and study the manual. You don't really need to know all the ins and outs as full auto mode is very capable, but if you're going to take better-quality photographs and understand how to use the camera well then you'll get much more out of it - if you intend to just use auto and don't want to learn all the techie stuff, then I'd recommend getting a compact digi cam for now and see how it goes :)
 
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I think the other are being a bit harsh.
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I beg to differ. While I can only comment from my own experience of photography so far...and how much money I personally can afford to give out on these things, why spend up to £1000 on initial gear, when the same learning curve can be gained by spending less than £250 and developed much more simply because some of the complex decisions that only apply to SLR's are taken away.

If you are just getting involved in Photography, and don't understand focal lengths, apertures, shutter speed's, ISO's at the ground level...then really sway away from DSLR country for a bit!!

Buy a Digi-cam with fully manual features for roughly £250...take 1000's of photo's over the space of a year...do lots of reading...sell Digi-cam for probably not a great loss in price...buy DSLR :)
 
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if you want something with some huge zoom and manual features then the panasonic lumix are nice or the fuji long zooms (not the S5000 for me though) canon S2 IS etc
for the money you will get a lot more out of them

if you want the whole shebang, then get a 350D DSLR
they are a lovely little camera to start you off, however they are serious kit and not as accessible as an more limited non-DSLR camera.
with the DSLRs you have to think about other lenses., the kit lens is so limiting for all your bits and pieces, it has no great zoom, low light is limited and macro isn't that great...the point though of this is that you can add these abilities later on. So 600 quid for a 350D is not the whole price, but the starting price.
Go into a shop and try out the canon.panasonic and fuji options and get some advice from someone showing you the cameras. or grab someone who has these things.
an ixus 50 (i have the 55) is equivalent to an APS camera.
very basic but a nice piece of kit to have in your pocket.
do some more research before you splash out....however if you have loads of money, then just go for the 350D and grow with it.
 
DizMatt said:
if you want something with some huge zoom and manual features then the panasonic lumix are nice or the fuji long zooms (not the S5000 for me though) canon S2 IS etc
for the money you will get a lot more out of them

if you want the whole shebang, then get a 350D DSLR
they are a lovely little camera to start you off, however they are serious kit and not as accessible as an more limited non-DSLR camera.
with the DSLRs you have to think about other lenses., the kit lens is so limiting for all your bits and pieces, it has no great zoom, low light is limited and macro isn't that great...the point though of this is that you can add these abilities later on. So 600 quid for a 350D is not the whole price, but the starting price.
Go into a shop and try out the canon.panasonic and fuji options and get some advice from someone showing you the cameras. or grab someone who has these things.
an ixus 50 (i have the 55) is equivalent to an APS camera.
very basic but a nice piece of kit to have in your pocket.
do some more research before you splash out....however if you have loads of money, then just go for the 350D and grow with it.
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The 350D I have been offered is £500 with the uv filter, 1gb sd and bag which is an ok price I guess.
 
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