Canon 30d second hand

[salacious]

Hi All, iv been looking at getting a dslr for my mum and at a cheap price point is the 30d good enough to beat point and shoot cameras under £120? the lens that i would get with it is the 50mm mk2?

i can get a second hand one for around £80 so any opinions?

thanks

 

[Edge100]

Hi All, iv been looking at getting a dslr for my mum and at a cheap price point is the 30d good enough to beat point and shoot cameras under £120? the lens that i would get with it is the 50mm mk2?

i can get a second hand one for around £80 so any opinions?

thanks

The 30D is a great camera. Easily better than almost any P&S I can think of.

Keep in mind that the 50 f/1.8 will have the equivalent angle of view of an 80mm lens on the 30D. You may want to consider a 30 or 35mm lens, which will give a more traditional 50mm-like angle of view on the 30D.

 

[salacious]

The 30D is a great camera. Easily better than almost any P&S I can think of.

Keep in mind that the 50 f/1.8 will have the equivalent angle of view of an 80mm lens on the 30D. You may want to consider a 30 or 35mm lens, which will give a more traditional 50mm-like angle of view on the 30D.

thanks for the comment, its ok my mum can walk backwards to fit it in her shot if theres any bridges lets hope she can float in mid-air lol

 

[iBookG4user]

thanks for the comment, its ok my mum can walk backwards to fit it in her shot if theres any bridges lets hope she can float in mid-air lol

You say that now... Consider getting an 18-55mm IS, it is similar in price.

 

[chriscl]

The 30D is a brilliant camera, I have one myself

Its image quality is still better than almost any P&S camera you can buy now, and in combination with a "nifty fifty" Canon prime you'll have an excellent setup (especially in low light...)

Image quality of the 50mm lens is actually very good considering its cheap price - I once spent a week in Turkey armed with just the 30D and a 50mm f1.8 lens and came back with some fantastic shots!

 

[salacious]

The 30D is a brilliant camera, I have one myself

Its image quality is still better than almost any P&S camera you can buy now, and in combination with a "nifty fifty" Canon prime you'll have an excellent setup (especially in low light...)

Image quality of the 50mm lens is actually very good considering its cheap price - I once spent a week in Turkey armed with just the 30D and a 50mm f1.8 lens and came back with some fantastic shots!

looks like my mums a lucky woman then! guess im lucky getting it for cheap too!

do you have any shots online?

 

[chriscl]

looks like my mums a lucky woman then! guess im lucky getting it for cheap too!

do you have any shots online?

Here's a couple of old galleries:

Farnborough Air Show: http://www.chriscl.co.uk/fb2008/index.html

Donington Park: http://www.chriscl.co.uk/rws2007/index.html

Both taken with the 30D - some with the 50mm f1.8 and the 70-200 f4L too.