Which Canon Body? sub £500

[Earl]

Which Canon Body would you get for no more than £500.

New or Used.

Usage will be mostly Luna work, at Prime focus.

Ill be looking to move up to eyepiece projection, Planetary no DSO until i get the hell outa this city LOL

[jgs001]

If you're wanting lunar and planetary, why not look at the imaging source cameras ? However, for the money, the 1000d body only price has dropped below £300. The 450d kit is £450

Camera Price Buster - UKs cheapest camera gear

[zhgutas]

What's wrong with your D60 may I ask? I would think it has plenty of potential for Lunar work. It's when you go up to DSO's when Canon's benefit from variety of supporting hardware and firmware over Nikons etc. imho

Marius

[Earl]

The lack of a live view makes focus the Nikkon a pain, and as the mirror wont lock its an extra problem giving a little shake to the image.

Removing both these issues will be great

Ill sell the Nikon after to cover a chunk of the costs of the Canon.

I have checked ebay on the 1000D and i found this deal

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CANON-EOS-REBEL-XS-EOS-1000D-DIGITAL-SLR-CAMERA-KIT-4GB-/380227563055?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CamerasPhoto_DigitalCameras_DigitalCameras_JN&hash=item5887542e2f

[sgazer]

best value has to be the 1000d. 450d is much more expensive now only to get 14bit vs 12bit, 3" vs 2.5" screen and slightly lower noise.

Getting the 1000d will leave some money to get its filter swapped.

[jgs001]

That's a good price for the camera and IS kit lens.

[Earl]

Are my Points valid?

Or am i missing something?

[Earl]

I do have a CCD i just need to get the align setup right, i have not had the nights to do that so far

then of course lean how to use it hehe.

[PaulG]

The lack of a live view makes focus the Nikkon a pain, and as the mirror wont lock its an extra problem giving a little shake to the image.

Removing both these issues will be great

Ill sell the Nikon after to cover a chunk of the costs of the Canon.

I have checked ebay on the 1000D and i found this deal

CANON EOS REBEL XS EOS 1000D DIGITAL SLR CAMERA KIT+4GB on eBay (end time 04-May-10 18:31:59 BST)

I cant say my Lunar shots have suffered too badly with my old Nikon D70.

I now have a Nikon D90 and have never used the live view yet.

Focussing can be a pain and it can make or break the end result which ever camera you end up using.

Paul

[LukeSkywatcher]

Essentially the Canon 1000D and 450D are the same camera (a couple of minor changes). The 1000D is about 100 quid cheaper. It will perform pretty much just as well as the 450D.

I bought the 450D because it is slightly more bulkier and heavier and suits my shovel hands more then the 1000D did when i tested them both in the shop.

You cant go wrong with either. You save a few quid with the 1000D...............so that seems to be the obvious choice.

[Earl]

I picked up a 450D from the For Sale area here

Cant wait for it to arrive and try it out.

[LukeSkywatcher]

Congrats. You will LOVE it. Pretty big learning curve with DSLR's. But the image quality is so good.