He was thinking of getting a Panasonic FZ30 but I pushed him towards getting ...







A Canon 350D.

Why do that when I have a Panasonic FZ20? Well the Canon price difference was nearly double when I got that and dispite being very happy with mine it does have problems with low light use. Under the circumstances I bought mine it was a good option and still is.

Now the 350D has dropped in price and its only £100 more with stock zoom than the FZ30


Oh and I can borrow it when I need to

 

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympuse500/page19.asp

Id much rather have Pentax, Nikon or Oly glass in front of a CCD sensor than Canon glass in front of anything TBH. The L series is good, but for the price it really should be and their consumer glass has never been anything special. (not that Im biased either lol)

For really low light shots my £30 Ricoh KR-5 will knock spots off any DSLR anyway.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympuse500/page19.asp

Read the conclusions there really isnt much between them and its down to personal choice

Id much rather have Pentax, Nikon or Oly glass in front of a CCD sensor than Canon glass in front of anything TBH. The L series is good, but for the price it really should be and their consumer glass has never been anything special. (not that Im biased either lol)

For really low light shots my £30 Ricoh KR-5 will knock spots off any DSLR anyway.

Agree with the lenses, Canon = extortion, on that front!

the consumer stuff is unacceptable to me, so I bought a L lens which cost over a grand :shock: and Im going to get another in the foreseeable future, which is about £800 / 900

its not half as expensive for someone like my Dad though -he has a collection of canon lenses, and once youve got that, then just replace the bit that hangs off the back of the lens! and your not forking out ridiculous money that often, really.