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Old 02-14-2006, 11:58 AM   #1
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Default Bought a 350D *11/12 : 70-200 F4L IS*



After many months saving money and thinking about buying an SLR, I finally did it

Bought almost everything in germany, less expensive than here (70-300 costed €630 and the kit €800 )

Yup, you'll say I buy a camera every year but this time I was fed up with compromises, my V3 was quite a good one, but its lack of zoom and the huge grain starting at ISO200 became really boring :roll:

So I went for the 350D (popular, good quality/price ratio and smaller) with the 18-55 kit (I know it's "crap" but I can't afford a better short range lens for the moment :bah and the beast, the Canon 70-300 f4-5.6 IS USM which many of you know quite well because TT also owns one

The BG-E3 batt grip and 2 more batteries are already ordered, I should get them during the next 2 weeks (fingers crossed, I need to have them for Geneva)
I also went for a Sandisk Extreme III 1GB memory card (I kept the old Sandisk CF 512MB).

One thing I won't have to buy is a tripod, my current one luckily still works great with the 350D+70-300.

Can't wait for to test that config during the next automotive event
Meanwhile I need to practice a bit and to get used to new functions

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Old 02-14-2006, 12:05 PM   #2
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Well done! The 350D owners group is growing pretty quickly these days!

I am sure you'll be VERY happy with it, even with the 18-55 and anyway I know you'll soon start saving some more for the next lense
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Old 02-15-2006, 04:44 AM   #3
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congrats for your new camera , too bad you quit the V3-club
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Old 02-15-2006, 09:42 AM   #4
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Thanks, I hope that new config will allow me to be more creative

Originally Posted by dani_d_mas
... and with some many well-prepared 'professional' JW photographers - I'm even considering leaving my Nikon D70 at home! j/k
Nah bring it there, I'm pretty sure your kit lens will kill mine
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Old 02-15-2006, 09:51 AM   #5
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Welcome to the club!


You'd better start up saving, as I'm sure you'll soon want better/faster lenses.
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Old 03-01-2006, 01:23 PM   #6
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Okay I'm finally ready, today I received the grip and two more batteries.
I read some interesting things about the grip and it's indeed a must have, especially with the consequent weight (630g) of the 70-300

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Old 03-01-2006, 01:30 PM   #7
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the grip looks great, and nice telephoto

i have a question... how long does the battery last in the 350D??? i've never run out of battery with my 20D at any event... even when taking some 300-400 pictures over a course of 5-6+ hours...

speaking of the 20D; its officially obsolete the 30D just came out (although, as far as i can tell, the only thing about it i like better is the True Spot Metering... verything else isnt that much more special... not like the move from the 10D--->20D )
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Old 03-01-2006, 01:44 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by nthfinity
i have a question... how long does the battery last in the 350D??? i've never run out of battery with my 20D at any event... even when taking some 300-400 pictures over a course of 5-6+ hours...
To be honest I still haven't used it enough to give you a precise answer, I've just been testing and testing for two weeks and had to recharge the battery only once :bah:

Now with the grip and 2 batteries in parallel it should last even longer ... TT told me that he never ran out of batteries yesterday @ Geneva and he took 500+ pics
The stabilizer and flash use some more energy though ...

Don't worry about your 20D (which will probably be a bargain very soon) the new one seems to be something like a v1.4 of the model it replaces, some minor changes only and IMO, nothing can really justify the price going up :bah:
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Old 03-01-2006, 03:12 PM   #9
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^^^
the price didn't go up... well, mabey 100$ more then i bought it for... but thats only because of the Canon rebate at the time.

like i said... the only feature that seems good to me about it is the true spot metering.

i cant wait to get myself some IS lenses! and ebay the old shitty ones
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Old 03-01-2006, 03:29 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by nthfinity
the price didn't go up... well, mabey 100$ more then i bought it for... but thats only because of the Canon rebate at the time.
Sorry, I haven't really followed the news lately.
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Old 03-04-2006, 07:20 AM   #11
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Darkel,

Neat camera mate ! Congrats, enjoy your new toy 8)

I think you have done a good job by getting the battery grip as well, it makes it easier to handle (more stability).

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Old 04-12-2006, 01:14 PM   #12
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Bump !

I had been looking for a proper bag for weeks and I finally found it : Lowepro Slinghot 100AW



:arrow: http://www.lowepro.com/Products/Slin...ot_100_AW.aspx

Everything fits perfectly in, I was afraid the 70-300 wouldn't but it's okay; this bag is really well thought, everything a photographer carries around has a precise place, no messy compartment :good:
It's a bit expensive (100€ - 120$) but it's worth every single cent IMO. Can't wait to test it in real conditions.

Now concerning pictures, as I said in the other topic, I'm a bit desperate to see any sportscar around here, and the weather isn't really what you could expect from spring ... still last month there was a big military exercise and a helicopter came in town, took those pics from the side of the field, 50 meters away.




(too bad for the cable in the last one :/ )
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Old 11-16-2006, 01:09 PM   #13
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Since everyone is getting some new toys, here's my latest upgrade ...



Yup, good old 18-55 is out I finally decided to go for the L ... building quality is really impressive, everything is so smooth :shock:

I should be able to properly test it tomorrow when I get my camera back because it's still @ Canon Switzerland (had to ask for a CMOS cleaning as there was some dirt I really couldn't take off)

BTW the 70-300 is also away, in Germany this time for the well known portrait @ 300mm problem :roll: They're changing every single element. Luckily I won't have to pay anything.
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Old 11-16-2006, 01:28 PM   #14
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Congrats, it looks very nice

Want to see pics soon!!
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Old 11-16-2006, 03:28 PM   #15
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Brillant! I whish you many nice pics with the new toy
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