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KM Maxxum 5D |
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9 | 52.94% |
Canon Digital Rebel XT/350D |
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4 | 23.53% |
Olympus E-500 Evolt |
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4 | 23.53% |
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Yes, I want to be able to evaluate the DOF in camera, BTW Do Kit lenses that comes with Canon or Nikon are any good ?
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And of course the light coming through is dramatically reduced. DOF preview is useful in certain types of advanced flash applications. I personally don't think it's a feature you'll miss. I would hazard that 95% of photographers don't even use it and 99.9% of the time it's not used even by photographers who do use it occasionally. |
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So I can I see if something is in focus or not
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Is good idea to scratch off the minolta off ur list since it's shutting down and selling the leftovers to sony (the minolta's sensor is sony), and stick to something that will still be covered for the next few yrs.
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I think this is a good thing for any one buying a KM slr, as I have a friend that works for KM and they have been making some very strange buisness decisions. The proof of this is how long it took them to come out with a DSLR. Minolta's tech support has not been so great. I had my 35 mm serviced and they did not fix some of the things I asked. Sony wants a peice of the action but seemed to be having problems coming up with a body/lens solution. Sony is in a much stonger situation than KM has been in many years. I give KM about another 7 or 8 years and it will be gone alltogether. Shame to becasue I love my Maxum 7000. But I will be going Canon 20D (or its replacement) or Nikon D200, but I am looking for more than the KM 5D will offer. I do like the idea of the on body stabilization. Could really lower the cost of long lens pucheaces, and work on an ultra wide, as there are none that are stabilized. (such as the 10-20 range).
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My preferred cameras are the Nikon D50, the KM 5D, and the Canon EOS 350d. If you wanted to do in-camera DOF evaluation, you can eliminate the Nikon D50. I'm not sure about the KM 5D, but the Rebel definately has the DOF preview. However, I know that I won't need the DOF preview when I get my camera, so I plan on getting a Nikon D50. They're all good, really. The D50 is $649.99 and the KM 5D is $669.99? at www.newegg.com. That's for the kit with the lens. Also, the KM 5D has a $50.00 mail in rebate, so it ends up being $619.99 with the lens! Amazing prices!
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However, the problem has now become the fact that there are not many KM 5D's in the retail supply line. Most large suppliers are already out of stock, as of today (01/27).
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From a image stabilisation standpoint:-
My opinion is if someone gets the KM 5D, they sould have to 'write' off this camera when they upgrade the body to something bigger as the additional lenses you would buy do not have IS. With the Canon, you would of course spend £700 on the body and a good 17-85 IS lens (compared with the £500 of the KM 5D). The Canon in some respects 'forces' you to invest that little bit extra in your initial purchase..... |
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