psight said:
I just went to check out some cameras and I guess the cameras around my budget brand new are the Nikon F55 (yeah i actually found it, haha) and the Canon EOS 3000V for about $500.
What do you guys think of these 2 cameras?
Or should I just convince my parents of getting a second-hand one instead? I know there are a lot of good offers second-hand, but my parents are paying, you see, and they want the warranty and stuff. =/
F55 limited function, and I not sure about 3000v.... What I know is F 55 lense is f/ 3.3 and canon one is f/4..... No depth of field preview button for F55 (300X have)....
For me, I jump into a 300X (around $500 like this from MS).... It is the Latest.. Sept 04.... It have 6 customise function, and you can do second curtain flash, and you also can do wireless flash set up with this camera too when you use ST-E2 with 420/550/580 flash..... 550 and 580 can be used as a Master controller too for a wireless set up... and it have E-TTL II.... Nikon cannot do this wireless set up with F55, and I think only their digital series can do this....
The above are part of the reason I jump into the 300X camera... as I was in your position recently... But the kit lens is not so great.... 28-90mm, I have vignetting when I play with the aperture, and so, if you play with the function, a better lens should be on your plan...
If you can afford, maybe the EOS 30 is ideal too.... but if this is your first new EOS.... get something reasonable, and then, play with it... and when you are more confident, upgrade to better ones.... maybe by then, digital price will crash.. who know.....
I think 300X is much better than F 55 in my opinion, but I am only a newbie too, so better listen to others too...