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Great Starter DSLR

Started Dec 1, 2012 | User reviews thread
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jpoese New Member • Posts: 1
Great Starter DSLR

This was wonderful starter DSLR for me. It introduced me to the digital photography world and takes great all around photos. It allows a new user to learn and then advance to using the manual settings. Price is what drove me to purchase this camera origanally in a kit. It was a 10mp entry level camera that I could learn with and not break the budget. I would recommend it a good camera for students to start out with, instead sinking a ton of cash into a model you can upgrade to later.

I used this camera for about 3 years and put an estimated 120,000 clicks on it with not a single problem. It feels extremely light after using newer cameras, but it isn't built like a pro model either. Adding a battery grip made it much more comfortable to use. Battery life was excellent, giving me at least 1000 clicks per charge. After adding the grip I never could run it dead from a full charge, unless I used alot of flash. I still throw it in the bag as an emergency back up to the other 2 bodies I use.

Problems:

I learned quickly that this was not the camera I would need to shoot sports due to a slow burst mode and an ISO that toppped out at 1600.

 jpoese's gear list:jpoese's gear list
Canon EOS 7D Canon EOS 60D Canon EF 50mm F1.8 II Canon EF 28-135mm F3.5-5.6 IS USM Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM +19 more
Canon EOS 1000D (EOS Rebel XS / Kiss F Digital)
10 megapixels • 2.5 screen • APS-C sensor
Announced: Jun 10, 2008
jpoese's score
3.0
Average community score
4.4
bad for good for
Kids / pets
okay
Action / sports
poor
Landscapes / scenery
okay
Portraits
acceptable
Low light (without flash)
awful
Flash photography (social)
okay
Studio / still life
unrated
= community average
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