[xiaopang]

Hi,

I'm planning to buy my 1st DSLR soon but now faced a selection dilemma.
With my budget, I have narrowed to 2 choices:

1. Canon EOS 500D body only + Tamron AF 17-50mm F/2.8 Di-II LD Aspherical

2. Canon EOS 50D Kit I EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

I understand that 50D is a better as compared to 500D.
But 50D with kit lens vs. 500D with Tamron, I'm not too sure which is better.

Can anyone please advise?
Thanks.

[medallion]

Originally Posted by xiaopang

Hi,

I'm planning to buy my 1st DSLR soon but now faced a selection dilemma.
With my budget, I have narrowed to 2 choices:

1. Canon EOS 500D body only + Tamron AF 17-50mm F/2.8 Di-II LD Aspherical

2. Canon EOS 50D Kit I EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

I understand that 50D is a better as compared to 500D.
But 50D with kit lens vs. 500D with Tamron, I'm not too sure which is better.

Can anyone please advise?
Thanks.

500D for you.

[etegration]

500D, start from bottom wont go wrong.

[buaya]

i prefer 500D + the tammy

[Gollum]

50d with kit.

then upgrade the lens along the way in future.

rather than 500d and itch for a 50d.

higher cost of ownership

[laroman]

Originally Posted by Gollum

50d with kit.

then upgrade the lens along the way in future.

rather than 500d and itch for a 50d.

higher cost of ownership

2nd that

[xiaopang]

Thanks for all the valuable feedback... think I should pop by Canon Showroom and have a feel of both cameras before buying... I guess that the "feeling" of the camera to the photographer is important as well...

Meanwhile feel free to give comments...

[naro]

Originally Posted by buaya

i prefer 500D + the tammy

i agree!!! i've a feeling that 50D with a the 18-55 kit lens would be unbalanced. The body too solid for the lens!! haha

[bellamy]

Anyway, just to share with you that I've used the Tammy for 17-50 for three years now, and it's still functioning 100%! Image quality, sharpness, colors, etc still as good as I first bought it

I would say 500D with tammy, lens > body.. of course if can get both 50D and tammy

[deeeee]

Originally Posted by bellamy

Anyway, just to share with you that I've used the Tammy for 17-50 for three years now, and it's still functioning 100%! Image quality, sharpness, colors, etc still as good as I first bought it

I would say 500D with tammy, lens > body.. of course if can get both 50D and tammy

yea agreed!

[farksy]

My advice is know all the basics, from aperture to shutter speed, metering, exposure. I find many buy without the basic knowledge of all these, and honestly speaking, if one doesn't know all this he/she is better off using a compact/prosumer.

Read up, shoot alot [with some other compact camera, hopefully one with at least aperture or shutter priority] , you'll more or less find out whether you really need the f/2.8.

By the way, kit lens aren't too shabby either. I've been using my very old kit lens [without the IS] and it works well.