Lens or new camera

[webmonkeyuk]

Im not sure what to do as i was thinking of getting a canon 10-22mm or 17-40mm lens to replace the kit lens on my 300d but then i got thinking how about getting a 350D and keeping the kit lens for now as tbh i dont think the lens is all that bad for its price and i seem to cope with it, but is it a bit pointless just upgrading to the 350D as i guess theres not a whole lot of difference between the 2 body's? what would you guys do

 

[Tomsk]

New lens.
Then save up for the 30D's successor if you get an EFS (10-22 etc) mount or a FF if you get a EF (17-40, L ) mount.

 

[AdWright]

Im not sure what to do as i was thinking of getting a canon 10-22mm or 17-40mm lens to replace the kit lens on my 300d but then i got thinking how about getting a 350D and keeping the kit lens for now as tbh i dont think the lens is all that bad for its price and i seem to cope with it, but is it a bit pointless just upgrading to the 350D as i guess theres not a whole lot of difference between the 2 body's? what would you guys do

I haven't used the 300D but from what I've read, it seems that the 350D isn' that huge a jump, so personally, I would invest in a lens and upgrade the body at a later date

 

[webmonkeyuk]

cant see my self spending probably £1000 plus on a camera though

 

[AndyBorzi]

i would go for the lens'. 300D is still a good camera! You won't notice the extra 2MP for most photos.

I tried a friends 350d the other day and found it too small for my hands to use comfortably.

 

[webmonkeyuk]

yeah thats what i was thinking 2mp isnt gonna make any difference with the size i work in. just gotta decide on a lens now

 

[Diskbox]

i`m in a similar boat, but i want to get rid of the kit lens, dont like it anymore, isnt crisp enough, need to find a nice replacement lens, one that can maybe do macro`s better, but i dont know what to look at.

 

[xolotl]

Definitely get a new lens. The image quality between the two cameras will be very similar. Its only in high ISOs where the 350d is noticeably better.

Remember the lens makes the image, the camera is only capturing it. Oh, and lenses don't depreciate as much either.

 

[Psilonaught]

my lens cost almost twice as much as the body - I foud out the hard way that it's the lens that makes the difference

 

[Col_M]

I'd say go for the lens as well.

 

[Joe T]

I'd say go for the lens as well.

me too

 

[Richard T]

me too

me 3

 

[SDK^]

In this case the lens is the one to go for