Camera 500D - Good All Round Dslr With Hd Video

When you read reviews like this, you're decidingcoupled with the convenience and economy, and
between models and wondering which one to buy.now quality of digital rather than film. I can't
It's therefore frustrating when so many reviewsreview it in comparison to other digital SLRs,
seem to be wildly contradictory. I guess thebecause I have no experience of them, but I'm
reason for this is because many (maybe most),certainly very pleased with it, with no negatives
are from people not being very subjective, andso far.
many from people who have no wide knowledgeI bought it with the 28-55 "kit" (so called cheapo)
of the item type, so their comments have to belens, but find that excellent, especially with the
taken with "a pinch of salt" !image stabilisation as well.
So I'll start by blowing my trumpet and say that"Old" photographers may not realise that they can
I've been "doing" photography for nearly 50 years.easily and cheaply use most of the classic prime
Processing, film, SLRs the whole nine yards.lenses (pentax, nikon, olympus etc), by buying a
After dozens of 35mm and Medium format filmcheap adapter ring, which can also incorporate an
cameras, I've had about a dozen digital, and aelectronic chip to retain the "auto focus" beep,
couple of "bridge" (fixed lens" SLRSs). This is mywhich is very useful as DSLRs no longer have split
first interchangeable lens digital camera, now thatand micro-prism focusing screens. Using say, an
they have come down to a reasonable price.old Olympus 50mm f1.8, which can be bought SH
I've had the Camera 500D for just over a monthas cheaply as around £20, the quality is as good
now, and I'm very pleased with it. I now have theas an "L" series professional Canon lens, albeit
versatility of my Pentax SLR system back,having to be focused and apertures set manually.