a 50D might be aa bit out of your budget if you only want to spend 3-400 on the body.

kona, the 20/2.8 is an awesome lens. its cheap too. id def recommend that to replace the 18-55.

there is a good inexpensive wide zoom, the sigma 10-20 is around the same price as the canon, but its alot slower at f4. still pretty good image quality imo

konadora

Singapore66364 Posts

September 17 2010 11:19 GMT

#42

but i might need the f/1.8 for 28mm, since on the XTi ISO1600 is pretty nasty. and it's rather slow too.

Froadac

United States6733 Posts

September 17 2010 22:40 GMT

#43

Hmmm. I'll look on Craigslist/ebay/amazon and chekc back.

Froadac

United States6733 Posts

September 18 2010 03:21 GMT

#44

Here are the prices:
EOS 350D: $600 new, $295 used
EOS 400D: $800 new, $350 used
EOS 450D: $530 new, $395 used
EOS 500D: $580 new, $510 used
EOS 40D: $1000 new, $550 used
EOS 50D: $950 new, $720 used
Nikon D40: $700 new, $260 used

phosphorylation

United States2935 Posts

September 18 2010 04:57 GMT

#45

i am sure you can do better than 350 used for 400d
i got one for 290 around a year ago with 5 batteries and kit lens

konadora

Singapore66364 Posts

September 18 2010 05:32 GMT

#46

used 400D for 350? lol

you can probably get it around 250~300USD nowadays, i bought mine at SGD500 earlier this year.

Froadac

United States6733 Posts

September 18 2010 05:37 GMT

#47

On September 18 2010 14:32 konadora wrote:
used 400D for 350? lol

you can probably get it around 250~300USD nowadays, i bought mine at SGD500 earlier this year.

I'm trusting amazon rofl.

konadora

Singapore66364 Posts

September 18 2010 11:31 GMT

#48

try searching for a photography community or something, one good example for singapore's would be clubsnap (google it up), lots of good deals for buying/selling 2nd hand stuff. there may be one in your area?

Froadac

United States6733 Posts

September 18 2010 15:34 GMT

#49

OK, thanks. I'll look into all of this.

Froadac

United States6733 Posts

September 19 2010 05:58 GMT

#50

How good is 30fps for video? I"m considering getting hte dslr instead of a dedicated video camera (teh video would all be very casual)

konadora

Singapore66364 Posts

September 19 2010 06:39 GMT

#51

i haven't tried out video with the DSLRs seriously, only just some casual plays with a prime and focusing around. Can't really comment on that, but quality is excellent. Just remember to take A LOT of CF cards with you, preferably a few 8GB CF cards. 3.5 minute video at 1920x1680 is around 400~500MB.