Which should I buy?

[MikeC]

I've been offered a Canon 350d with either of the following lenses:

18-55mm (£250 all in)
18-200mm (£340 all in)

I was originally looking at the 1000d (brand new) with 18-55mm lens for around the £350 mark. What should I go for? The £250 option is very appealing!

 

[vibrio]

don't bother with the 18-200 its a pretty s**t lens

 

[Revels]

Neither of those.

Both are average at best. Buy the body and get a 50mm f1.8 for about £80.

 

[MikeC]

How much should I offer for just the 350d body? Its in good nick. Crouchie, any links for the f1.8 matey?

 

[Teshi]

Go for 350D for one main reason - CF cards.

Faster and if you end up upgrading bodies in the future, higher end are all CF card based. Canon 1D's allow you to use both SD/CF or only one.

1000D is still great but even smaller than the 350D and takes SD which is fine unless you plan to upgrade in the future.

I have about 100gb worth of CF cards which I built up when I had my 400D. I would be uberpeeved if I had to switch when I upgraded.

I would grab the 18-55 since when you start off, a 50mm will be a bit uncomfortable since you will have one lens with NO ability to zoom unless you move your feet.
Something to think about.

 

[Andy.]

How much should I offer for just the 350d body? Its in good nick. Crouchie, any links for the f1.8 matey?

I think you'd probably get a bite for anywhere between 100-150. Nobody wants them any more.

It's also important to know how many shots it has taken. 350D is only good for 50,000 shots.

 

[swordjo]

If you sign up to TalkPhotography, there is a boy on there who sells cheap Canon lenses which come with a full warranty. I'll try and find his name. Also you might get a nice decent 2nd hand camera on there for less.

There is a boy selling a Nikon D80 for £225.

EDIT: His name is Kerso, he does them for £75 delivered.

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=185895

 

[Marky_]

I'd go straight for the 1000d.

 

[GeordieClioDriver]

1000D gets my Vote.

also the 18-200 is a dog of a lens!!

 

[Ay Ay Ron]

I got the 1000D as an insurance replacement for my eos30 (film) and i'm pretty happy with it tbh. It came with the standard lens (18-55) but i also have a sigma70-210 and a tamron19-35. On the look out for a good macro and a better replacement for the sigma lens.

 

[unofficialPete]

The big question.

What version of the 18-55? If its the Mk1 non-IS, get the 18-200 IS, people are calling it a dog of a lens but for a first lens, I'm sure its stella, massive reach, convenient and with IS to boot.