Canon EOS 1000D Body Only
Posted by Notcot on May 25, 2010 in Photography |
Product Description
With a 10.1 Megapixel CMOS sensor and technology inherited fromCanon’s professional models the EOS 1000D offers EOS imaging powerin an affordable easy-to-use package. In Live View mode use the bright 2.5†LCD to frame and takeshots from awkward angl
- 10.1 Megapixel CMOS sensor
- Up to 3 frames per second continuous shooting
- Continuous shooting until memory card is full
- 7-point wide-area AF system
- EOS Integrated Cleaning System keeps image sensor clean
- Bright 2.5″ LCD with Live View mode
- DIGIC III processor for rapid operation and superior imaging
- Customisable Picture Style image processing options
- Compatible with SD/SDHC memory cards
- Compact, ultra-lightweight body
- Compatible with all Canon EF and EF-S lenses and Speedlite EX flashes
This is an excellent camera and my first DSLR. I upgraded from a compact 5MP Kodak Z series and I was thinking of going for the EOS 450D. After reading reviews & going to a local photography store, I was told that it wasnt worth the extra money for a first DSLR as many of the features of the 450D are lended to this camera. So I decided to get this one along with a Tamron 70-300mm F4-5.6 Di LD Macro lens. My pictures are the snowy ones above and I think i’ve got some fabulous results. The controls on the camera are easy as pie to use, I’ve got big hands and have no problems gripping it or pressing buttons; there are even different colour themes on the LCD to suit your taste. The auto function is good for general picture taking in daylight or even low light conditions however I always switch to manual for low light. I have a standard kodak tripod but personally I don’t think the camera needs one even at maximum zoom or in low light.
Battery power is tremendous. I’ve been snapping away for weeks now with and without the flash and must have taken 4-500 pics and the power indicator is at 50%. One thing is for sure if you take this baby on a 2 week holiday you wont need to take its charger.
As for extra lenses, its hard to find a good inexpensive short focal length but most people tend to like the Canon 50mm which is sold on Amazon. Remember that an excellent camera with a bad lens is just as good as a cheaper camera with an excellent lens.
Rating: 5 / 5
OK, so the price is a bit steep on launch, but that’s what you pay for being an early adopter. Having at one time or another owned a body from every level of Canon’s range I can happily say this one has not dissapointed. Purchased as a replacement for a 350D the first few days with it have been a satisfying experience.
It’s a little plasticy and would benefit from the battery grip, particularly with larger lenses, but the picture taking side of things appears excellent. The image quality is splendid as we are all used to from Canon and the ergonomics are great.
If you have the pennies you can’t go wrong !
Rating: 4 / 5
Excellent product delivered promptly. Already having a film based EOS system and lenses I wanted to “upgrade” to digital. The digital body is fully compatible with my existing kit and performs very well. The detailed specification listed helped make my decision to purchase.
Rating: 5 / 5
I treated myself to the Canon 1000D kit complete with the EF-S 18-55 kit lens for Christmas (my ‘To Me, From Me’ present) and I’m not disappointed. I wouldn’t describe myself as a photography buff at all and prior to buying this camera used a neat little Canon Powershot compact. So why change? Having initially pooh poohed the idea of a Digital SLR as far too complicated and too much of a ‘serious’ camera for me, I was persuaded otherwise by someone who had the Canon 500D and having been persuaded that it was just as easy to use as my point and shoot with full auto settings (and it was when I tried it) I was won over by the difference in quality of the photos. I did some research via ‘Which’ and the Canon 1000D came out tops as a ‘best buy’ in terms of picture quality and ease of use. In fact most of the digital SLR’s came out with top ratings for ease of use so don’t be put off as I was by the fact that it looks a ‘serious’ camera. Picture quality is excellent, the kit lens supplied takes great shots and there is a full auto set-up which makes it as easy to use straight out of the box as your compact digital ‘point and shoot’ camera, but the possibilities are endless and I can guarantee you will end up taking some really professional shots. Another tip – buy the ‘Dummies’ guide specifically for this make/model by Julie Adair King – if shutter speed, exposure and ISO all sound FAR too technical this great book will help to make sense of it all in a very easy to follow, no-nonsense kind of way. Yes you can keep it on the ‘auto’ setting and take great pictures with it but as Julie says with this camera, that’s like having a Porsche on a treadmill and never taking it out on a real road! Go for it, you’ll be glad you did!
Rating: 5 / 5
This is a nice camera when it works. Two issues to be aware of. We bought it on the basis that we already had a film EOS with Canon-compatible lenses (Sigma) and we had been assured that the lenses should be fully interchangeable. Well, they are not. Sometimes they work but often you get an error code (I think this was 001) and the camera will not shoot. Consequently we went out and bought two replacement Canon lenses, which worked fine. Then a different error code started turning up (099) which is not the lenses but some other problem and we have had to send the camera off for repair. There is considerable correspondence on this on a forum-type website we came across and it seems to be a problem that Canon digital SLRs have had for some years and still it has not been fixed! Beware.
Rating: 3 / 5