| Camera 500D - What can I say? | | | | instruction book which comes with the camera is |
| If you are looking for a DSLR, look no further! | | | | well set out and easy to read. The pictures I |
| I recently bought it, with standard 18-55 mm lens | | | | have taken have turned out pretty well and |
| kit, and also used 10 year old EF lenses from my | | | | because I brought a Zoom lens at the same time |
| film EOS 300 as well. It works a treat. | | | | I have managed to get close-ups of birds by use |
| I took it to a wedding and took about a thousand | | | | of cropping photos to identify them better. |
| photos. | | | | I would recomend this camera to any-one who |
| After seeing initial results on the camera display | | | | like me has limited skills but would like to do |
| screen, there was a Q to get more portraits | | | | better. |
| done and people were offering to buy it off me | | | | Thought long and hard as an enthousiastic point, |
| then and there! | | | | click & shoot user of compact digital cameras to |
| Having seen the results on PC and HD TV, I am | | | | upgrade to the next level by buying a DSLR |
| stunned. | | | | camera. I conducted a reasonable amount of |
| And I am not a professional photographer and | | | | research and eventually opted for the Camera |
| can not use most settings except the auto ones. | | | | 500D and haven't regretted it for a second. Even |
| Get it, get a decent case and a couple of good | | | | in full automatic mode the quality of the |
| SDHC cards and off you go, you wont be | | | | photographs are quite stunning, however, to get |
| disappointed. | | | | the best out of the camera (or any camera for |
| Camera 500D - From A Novice | | | | that matter) is to spend time learning how best |
| I have very limited photographic skills, but the | | | | to use it and the relatively simple controls makes |
| Canon Camera 500D is a joy to use. I had never | | | | this a fun experience with the Camera 500D. The |
| used a SLR Camera before and have found the | | | | kit is definitely value for money, however, as you |
| fact that you can use this camera on auto setting | | | | progress it is very tempting to add to the kit with |
| and manual a joy, I am hoping to try out the | | | | additional lenses, filters, external flash etc and |
| manual settings soon going very slowly. The | | | | while this is all great fun the $$$ mount up. |