dun.ask said:D80 or 400D. tried both at the comex. they seem very similar to me, other than (of course) the lens difference, and (hence?) the price difference.
are there any other major differences?
Both, IMHO, are equally important ... In fact, whether u can hold the cam well is often the deciding factor in whether u can get a nice picmidicity said:So, do u buy a camera to hold well, or use it as a tool to take nicer pictures b4 postprocessing?
midicity said:So, do u buy a camera to hold well, or use it as a tool to take nicer pictures b4 postprocessing?
flightspeed said:yah actually this was what i told my colleague too but his reply was " if u dont like wat u hold , wat makes u think u can take beautiful pics with it?"
When i held the 400D my fingers have to be very near each other , whereas when i held the D80 my fingers can be comfortably spread ard the cam. I n thinkin of getting the 400D and add the batt pack , dunno if this helps ?
flightspeed said:yah actually this was what i told my colleague too but his reply was " if u dont like wat u hold , wat makes u think u can take beautiful pics with it?"
When i held the 400D my fingers have to be very near each other , whereas when i held the D80 my fingers can be comfortably spread ard the cam. I n thinkin of getting the 400D and add the batt pack , dunno if this helps ?
wiz23 said:Both, IMHO, are equally important ... In fact, whether u can hold the cam well is often the deciding factor in whether u can get a nice pic
:think: should be Canon's CMOS vs Sony's CCD...:bsmilie:creampuff said:The 400D beats the D70s hands down, even though the former is lighter and more plasticky build wise. Megapixel count wise the D70s can't match the 400D and they are very similar pricewise. Didn't even see a D50 anywhere! And I think that Nikon are trying to let go of existing stock of the D70s, what wiith all the freebies to sweeten the deal. Personally I don't think the D70s is that great a deal. Heck even the 350D, Olympus or Pentax can match it and cheaper too.
Obviously if one compares the D80 to the 400D (both with kit lens), there's a $600 difference, which to me makes the Canon more attractive, even though the D80 kit lens has a wider range.
Then again the comparison is between cameras with Canon's CMOS vs Nikon's CCD sensors.
nothing important. as long as the camera is :thumbsup: then it is :thumbsup:wats the diff between cmos n ccd ?
Dont forget that D70s defaults to sRGB Mode Ia instead of Mode IIIa. Mode Ia is less vibrant but produces more pleasing skin tones. So a comparison would only be fair if both D70s and 400D were set to the same color mode.flightspeed said:The 400D's pics looks so much more vibrant n colorful n sharp compared to the D70s IMHO .
flightspeed said:When i held the 400D my fingers have to be very near each other , whereas when i held the D80 my fingers can be comfortably spread ard the cam. I n thinkin of getting the 400D and add the batt pack , dunno if this helps ?
creampuff said:The 400D beats the D70s hands down, even though the former is lighter and more plasticky build wise. Megapixel count wise the D70s can't match the 400D and they are very similar pricewise. Didn't even see a D50 anywhere! And I think that Nikon are trying to let go of existing stock of the D70s, what wiith all the freebies to sweeten the deal. Personally I don't think the D70s is that great a deal. Heck even the 350D, Olympus or Pentax can match it and cheaper too.
Obviously if one compares the D80 to the 400D (both with kit lens), there's a $600 difference, which to me makes the Canon more attractive, even though the D80 kit lens has a wider range.
Then again the comparison is between cameras with Canon's CMOS vs Nikon's CCD sensors.
ExplorerZ said:nothing important. as long as the camera is :thumbsup: then it is :thumbsup: