350D vs the 30D

mmelgar · #1 08-09-2006, 08:50 PM

I do mostly family photography, kids sport, landscapes and of course my macro work. I am thinking of upgrading to a DSLR. I have anumber of lenses from my canon EOS film camera so I plan to stick with a canon system. I am looking at the 350D and 30D but I'm not sure the 30D is worth paying nearly double the price of the 350D. Any comments or suggestions?

timmciglobal · #2 08-09-2006, 09:03 PM

Well...

Kids sports you gain the higher FPS and deeper buffer but in general the 30D isn't much of an upgrade over the XT in terms of image quality more in terms of specific "need" and build quality upgrades.

Tim

Rex914 · #3 08-09-2006, 11:04 PM

The 20D is priced between the 350D ($650) and 30D ($1200) at just under $1000 right now if you think that paying double isn't worth it.

dandcp · #4 08-09-2006, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Rex914

The 20D is priced between the 350D ($650) and 30D ($1200) at just under $1000 right now if you think that paying double isn't worth it.

Where do you find the 20D for under $1000? I assume body only? I was thinking of getting the 18-55 kit with it.

Rex914 · #5 08-09-2006, 11:45 PM

Body only. It's been hovering betweem $980 and $1020 at Buydig.com for the past month. Today, it's at $1020, but it should drop below $1000 again within a few days.

aparmley · #6 08-10-2006, 11:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mmelgar

I do mostly family photography, kids sport, landscapes and of course my macro work. I am thinking of upgrading to a DSLR. I have anumber of lenses from my canon EOS film camera so I plan to stick with a canon system. I am looking at the 350D and 30D but I'm not sure the 30D is worth paying nearly double the price of the 350D. Any comments or suggestions?

Comments -

I believe the 30D to be worth double the XT. No question about it. I own both.

Suggestions -

I suggest you answer the following so we can better assist you:
What kind of budget do you have and what lenses do you already own?

Scott6 · #7 08-10-2006, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by dandcp

Where do you find the 20D for under $1000? I assume body only? I was thinking of getting the 18-55 kit with it.

its all about the glass dude. Dosnt matter what camera you get, it you gimp it with cheap glass there all gonna suck. (or not be as good as they can be)

ie... spend the money you would on a 30d, but spend it on a XT and good peice of glass.

Hughey · #8 08-10-2006, 02:41 PM

I have both cameras and use a 100-400 4.5/5.6 L and 70-200 2.8 L. I find for sports the 30d is a far superior camera. The smallest advantage is the ability to set the ISO to 3200 (if you do any indoor or night youwill find this a great addition). I am not a professional so I don't know all of the specifics but from my view point the 30d is a better camera withfaster processing and better use of the focal points (I had too many soft pictures with the XT that I do not now have). I would not suggest the kit lens as a previous poster suggested the glass is critical.

snap · #9 08-10-2006, 03:13 PM

The 30D does have technical improvements over the XT. Are they important? It depends on the photographer.

For a technical discussion:

http://www.bobatkins.com/photography...xt_vs_20d.html

http://www.bobatkins.com/photography...0D_review.html

mmelgar · #10 08-11-2006, 07:39 AM

Thanks for all the help. As far as the indoor sports it is part of the reason I'm upgrading from a bridge camera so the extended ISO on the 30D might be worth it if the images are usable. Does anyone shoot at 3200? can you print anything larger than a 4X6 when using such a high ISO?

Thanks