Thinking of buying a Canon Eos 1100D any advice help please?

Question

I'm thinking of buying a Canon Eos 1100D because its at a price where i can afford and pleased with but I have other cameras in mind like a Nikon and another canon. for example these camera kits below.

Nikon D5000 2 Super Kit - Digital camera - Lens (Nikkor AF-S DX 18-55mm & Nikkor AF-S DX 55-200mm) - 12.3 MPixels - Black (689,00 €)

Canon EOS 550D Kit - Lens (Canon EF-S 18-55MM IS) - Digital Camera DSLR (799,00 €)

Nikon D3100 Kit - Lens (AF-S DX VR NIKON 18-55mm) - Digital Camera DSLR (545,00 €)

The thing is I like the 1100D but I know its not as good as the 550D so I was thinking which lens would be good to buy to over ride the Performance of the Canon Eos 550D if I am thinking of buying a 1100D, if there is please tell me.

I was also thinking of buying the Samyang 500 mm f/8 Preset ED IF MC(for wildlife) with the Canon Eos 1100D and a good lens that would over ride the performance of the 550D. It it be worth buying all the kit or just buying a 550D kit and maybe thinking of buying a better lens later. please help and share your thoughts.thanks.

Answer 1

Right, firstly. Don't get that Samyang 500mm F8, F8 means that your aperture will be very very small and it will be letting in very little light. Which means you'll have a slow shutter speed. Slow shutter speed = camera shake/blur in pictures and you wont be able to free time in a picture.



You want "fast" lenses. These are lenses with wide apertures. F4, F2.8, F1.8 etc. No higher than F4 I'd say.

If you like the 1100D then go ahead and get that, with it I'd say, get the kit lens and a Canon 50mm F1.8. That'd be a good start. Then look to save up for longer lenses with wide apertures if you want to do wildlife photography.

eg: Canon 100mm F2, Canon 70-200mm F4, Canon 70-200mm F2.8, Sigma 70-200mm F2.8.



Canon lenses can be very expensive, especially their L lenses (their best lenses) so third party lens manufacturers like Sigma, tokina and tamron do really good cheaper lenses.

The important thing is that you want lenses with wide apertures! - don't forget that.

Answer 2

Cleaning - Wipe the camera with a lint-free cloth, this works with the lens too. 18-55mm - A basic lens which runs from wide angle to short telephoto. It's a good lens to get you started. Battery - Charging will take around 2 hours (you have to remove the battery and put it in the charger provided) and a charge will last around 300 shots, you'll have to charge the battery before you start, and that's a good time to read through the manual. These figures are average. Protection - I keep my camera in my gadget bag when not in use. Cases can be useful but they're always in the way when you come to shoot. Just remember you're carrying a camera and use a little common sense. ALWAYS use the strap. Memory Card - SD type. 4GB is perfectly adequate ( buy 2, just in case) it doesn't really matter for stills, but you need a class 10 for video, your dealer can advise you. Internal storage is worthless and any card has to be formatted in the camera before you use it.. If your computer doesn't have a card reader, it's a good idea to invest in one - it's faster than plugging in the camera. For editing, I use Picasa. It's a bit basic, but it's a free download.

Answer 3

You should buy Canon Eos 1100d



The new Canon EOS 1100D is a 12.2 Mega-pixel entry-level Digital SLR camera . It is targeted at the beginners who want to shift from compact digital camera to the DSLR . It can be expertly handled by anyone and allows great-looking photos to be taken with ease and style.It is excellent in low-light shooting situations and simple to handle and operate.

Features:-



* On-screen Feature Guide

* Creative Auto and Basic+

* HD video capture

* ISO 100-6400 sensitivity

* Wide-area 9-point AF system

* 63-zone iFCL exposure metering

* 6.8cm (2.7”), 230,000-dot screen

* Use with all EF and EF-S lenses

Answer 4

You have lots of questions so I'm going to address only one of them.



One thing you say is this camera is "better" than that. What does that mean? Technically yes,

but what you need to understand is that what better actually means ins the photographer who really understands the equipment. A truly "good" photographer with a 1000D, which I own, can out shoot an amateur with a 550D any day of the week.



The equipment isn't nearly as important as skill.



Based on my experience with my 1000D I recommend the 1100D. Mine is an excellent camera.