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Hello all ,

I got 30D and looking for another body for my son (14year old) to learn and practice ,also it's maybe good for me to have another backup .

I shop alot and found the 350D is cheap ,but I don't know much about that camera .

Anyone here had 350D ? Would you recommed 350D ?

Thanks all .

The 350D is definitely reccomended as a starter DSLR.

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Thanks ,but I would like to heard input from experience people who owned 350D .

QX56, the link I gave you is very credible but im sure more 350D owners will chime in soon.

okay, I had 350D for 1 year. It wasn't my starting point exactly, I owned several film SLRs before. I found 350D to be a very good performer, no significant problems except for size. for a kid its awesome. Its also pretty easy to navigate and learn shooting.

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I had the 300D, and that was a very good starter camera. My only complaints I had with it were the lack of AI servo and poor high ISo performance. The 350 corrected both of those complaints. The 350 is also smaller and lighter than 300D/30D, which would be perfect for a 14 year old. My 16 yr old nephew has one, and he loves it.

There's a thread on this forum with examples of images shot with 350Ds but an important factor to consider is the lens you're going to put on it.

Good camera + bad lens = bad images.

Great camera for a kid or an adult as an intro to DSLR's. Used correctly this camera can produce some great results.

I had the 350D for about a year before stepping up to a 5D for the full frame and a few other features. The 350D is now my backup. It is certainly, no definitely, a place to start for a 14 year old, particularly if he is serious about photography. It will be a good camera to learn and practice with and should give him years of satisfaction, until he decides he wants something better. The point made (above) about the lens is also something to note. HTH

Cheers,

WesternGuy

About the lens that I had : 24-105F4.0L IS ,70-200F4.0L IS ,100-400F4.5L ISand 100mm macro + 28-200F3.5 USM.

So there shoudn't be anyproblem with those lens .

Great lenses, no problem there.

I have had 3 XTs, so hopefully my opinion with all the others matter, yes, it would be a fine camera for a 14 year old. I almost gave my daughter one of these, and but ended up getting her an S3 IS instead, more for selfish reasons than anything. I wanted a point and shoot that would meet my expectations for trips to amusement parks, etc, and figured she would use it most of the time, and I could use when warranted.

I bought for my son his 14 birthday is Canon A640 PS ,but when he try to use my 30D he wish to had one like that DSLR ,he doesn't like PS .And my 5 year old boy love the A640 PS

So now I looking for some cheap DSLR for him to start and pass the A640 to the 5 year old boy

Thanks all for the info .

This is my 5 year old ...it's funny when the 5 year old boy try to get his hand on the camera .

350D - why not? Much better than many entry-level film SLRs. I enjoy using my XT quite a bit. Only problem is he's going to want to borrow your L lenses.

JackProton wrote in post #3527467
350D - why not? Much better than many entry-level film SLRs. I enjoy using my XT quite a bit. Only problem is he's going to want to borrow your L lenses.

Not quite yet there ...I may give him may 28-200 first to start ..