Need advice on buying, 10D or Rebel Digital?

[bringerofthedead]

Should I buy the cannon 10d or buy the digital rebel? I am a full time student trying to get a major in hpotography, and this would be my first digital slr. Advice please...

[RichardtheSane]

My advice would be buy the best you can afford.
You get a lot more camera with the 10D, but you alos have to buy a lens.

[bringerofthedead]

what are the major differences between the 2?

[CyberDyneSystems]

Sturdier construction and a host of advanced and manual options.

I have said before,. if the Digital was rebel was available at that price I would have gotten it instead of the 10D,... as cost was a major factor for me.

But, I have also said before that I am glad that it was not around,.. as I would be looking to upgrade to the 10D. Many of the exposure Vs. Focus feature settings are limited on the rebel. The 10D is far more flexible in this area.

I would think as a student that these manual control options would be quite important.

[minicooper]

I am a student, and have also been looking to go into the digital SLR area. I bought my 10D last week, even when I knew that a cheaper option would be available soon. I'm glad I went for the 10D- it allows alot more function than I can see the 300D will, and for not a huge amount more.

[Belmondo]

If you're going to be a professional, then you need the tools. The 10D will cost you more initially, serve you better over the years, and be worth more in the used market when it comes time to trade up.
If these are important factors, then the choice is clear. If not, you're probably not serious about photography as a career.

Just the opinions of an outsider.

Good luck whatever you do.

Tom

[bringerofthedead]

thanks everyone. you guys have all helped me decide, and im going for the 10d.

[Vegas Poboy]

I'm a also a student that just started here (Vegas) in the spring of 03 and made some half thaught of purchases trying to be cheap. All the pros that I've met suggest if this is going to be more than a hobby go for the best body possible and then build your lens on your needs. I tried to say I was only a hobbiest and got hook in hard. So now I have some third party stuff I have to pawn on someone else due to low trade in value. Anyway go for the 10D & as you progress with the knowledge the camera will more than pay for itself.

[DAMphyne]

VegasPoboy, do you have any problems with the Tamron 28-105 on your 10D? I use it on my D30, no problems, it won't focus correctly with my 10D.
Granted it's not a super lens, but portraits of old people don't need to be "Tack-Sharp" anyway. I'm gonna go ahead and get a Canon lens.

[Vegas Poboy]

damphyne wrote:
VegasPoboy, do you have any problems with the Tamron 28-105 on your 10D? I use it on my D30, no problems, it won't focus correctly with my 10D.
Granted it's not a super lens, but portraits of old people don't need to be "Tack-Sharp" anyway. I'm gonna go ahead and get a Canon lens.

I've had the camera a week and just been jumping from lens to lens no real test until your question. The answer is it focus with no problem the lens was purchased in Dec. 02 but it will be up for sale next week when I go back to school. It was not as sharp as the Canon 50mm 1.8 or the Sigma EX 28-70mm 2.8 and I don't really have a need for this lens (another impulse buy). Like yourself I'm going with Canon Lens. The first will be the 70-200mm f4, then the 17-40mm f/4

[RichardtheSane]

and im going for the 10d.
Welcome to the club :)

[danphoto1]

If you can afford the 10D go for it. I love mine. Set the best glass that you can afford. You will have that a lot longer than the camera

[helid0ctor]

Don't forget that your success as a photographer depends mostly on you and not the camera. Either of those bodies will serve you very well. The camera is the means to the end and not the end itself. "Upgrading" is what has made corporate America very very rich....

[Lunatique]

Hey, I'm about to make the decision between the 300D and 10D too, and I'd like to know some specifics.

You guys say that the 10D offers more advanced features--but WHAT are those features exactly, that makes the 10D a better choice for a serious photographer? I glanced at the specs of both and they almost look identical to me???

[RichardtheSane]

Here are a few fairly major differences. The maximum burst. 10D= 9 frames 300D=4 frames - for me that would present a problem, as it would for many photographers.
Another is the metering. With the 10D you can manually set the metering mode in any shooting mode, with the 300D it is set automatically by the shooting mode.
Also there are no custom functions on the 300D, I use most of the custom function on my 10D at some stage or other.
Individually the differences don't seem like much, but added up they make the difference between a consumer camera and a entry level pro camera.