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Photo Forum / General Photo Topics / UK Photography / April 2007EOS400D - £400 now.
Tesco, of all places, are currently doing the EOS 400D, with lens for £400, and apparently, there is a £50 cash back from Canon when you send in the form - looks to be quite a bargain if you are in the market for a DSLR. <http://direct.tesco.com/promo/?id=S00002332> (sick after paying £400 4 weeks ago for a 350D!) Alan.  SignatureTo reply by e-mail, change the ' + ' to 'plus'. >Tesco, of all places, are currently doing the EOS 400D, with lens for >£400, and apparently, there is a £50 cash back from Canon when you send [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >(sick after paying £400 4 weeks ago for a 350D!) There are great deals around on other DSLRs too, of just about every brand. The days of the £299 DSLR body are not far away. I have heard that the one to avoid is Sony, whose Alpha A100 has not sold well, casting doubt on whether the new DSLR models due later in 2007 will ever be produced. >>Tesco, of all places, are currently doing the EOS 400D, with lens for >>£400, and apparently, there is a £50 cash back from Canon when you send [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > sold well, casting doubt on whether the new DSLR models due later in > 2007 will ever be produced. I think you heard wrong. Not as big as Canon and Nikon but doing well in its own rights > I think you heard wrong. Given who I heard it from, I don't think so, as it was based on hard figures, rather than sentiment. > > I think you heard wrong. > > Given who I heard it from, I don't think so, as it was based on hard > figures, rather than sentiment. away from figures, I was up on the mound at Manchester Airport last week and the guy next to me had one of those beasties. I was a little surprised at how poor the finish on the Sony was. Shiny black plastic isn't something I'd expect to see on a DSLR. The package just did not give a feeling of quality or robustness. Purely on that basis, if I was a newbie and comparing the Sony to a Nikon or Canon of a similar price bracket it would put me off. The Sony looked and felt considerably less sturdy. FR >>Tesco, of all places, are currently doing the EOS 400D, with lens for >>£400, and apparently, there is a £50 cash back from Canon when you send [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > sold well, casting doubt on whether the new DSLR models due later in > 2007 will ever be produced. If you are right Tony, I'd better buy a couple of A100 bodies quick, as they do everything I need up to 75Mb file output and with the new CZ 16-80mm I'm looking at detail I rarely get to see from 1Ds MkII files - even when enlarged to the same size as 1Ds MkII files. The figures I've seen show that the A100 has sold as well percentage-wise as both the KM 5D and 7D did when available simultaneously, with the 5D at a similar 'age' the A100. However the DSLR marketplace has doubled overall since then and I would guess most of the increase is in the sub-£500 bracket, which may well have trebled in volume. So, while 6.x per cent of the DSLR market with a single camera is not as good as 40.x per cent with an entire range, it's not a failure yet. David >If you are right Tony, It isn't my opinion, I am just reporting what I have heard. >I'd better buy a couple of A100 bodies quick, as >they do everything I need up to 75Mb file output and with the new CZ >16-80mm I'm looking at detail I rarely get to see from 1Ds MkII files - >even when enlarged to the same size as 1Ds MkII files. More-or-less the same sensor produces outstanding detail in the Pentax K10D and the Nikon D200/D80. It makes the 10 MP sensor in the new Leica M8 look disappointing at any price, let alone at £2990. >The figures I've seen show that the A100 has sold as well >percentage-wise as both the KM 5D and 7D did when available [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >So, while 6.x per cent of the DSLR market with a single camera is not as >good as 40.x per cent with an entire range, it's not a failure yet. I would agree with that analysis. But let us not forget that the sales of the KM 5D and 7D were so bad that Konica Minolta exited the camera business. The signs are not good. >Tesco, of all places, are currently doing the EOS 400D, with lens for >£400, and apparently, there is a £50 cash back from Canon when you send [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >(sick after paying £400 4 weeks ago for a 350D!) >Alan. Hmm.. with my wife's 10% Tesco staff discount and the Canon £50 cashback, I'm looking at £310. I'm very tempted. I'm really pleased with my "prosumer" Minolta A200 which is only a year old but I'll eventually upgrade sometime in the future. At £310 it could be sooner rather than later. The only downside is that it wouldn't be long before I was looking for an additional lens. SignaturePaul Giverin British Jet Engine Website http://www.britjet.co.uk >>Tesco, of all places, are currently doing the EOS 400D, with lens for >>£400, and apparently, there is a £50 cash back from Canon when you send [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >later. The only downside is that it wouldn't be long before I was >looking for an additional lens. Given that the 18-55mm lens on the 400D is truly atrocious, the sooner you look for a replacement, the better. >>Hmm.. with my wife's 10% Tesco staff discount and the Canon £50 >>cashback, I'm looking at £310. I'm very tempted. I'm really pleased with [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >Given that the 18-55mm lens on the 400D is truly atrocious, the sooner >you look for a replacement, the better. I agree that the reviews don't treat it very kindly but as I probably couldn't even buy the 400D body for £310, I can treat the lens as a freebie which I can use while I save up for something better. I was looking on ebay last night to get some idea how much I might get for my Minolta A200 if I decide to buy the EOS 400D. Bearing in mind I paid £310 (new) for my A200 a year ago, I was amazed to see a used one go for £275. That seems a lot for a year old, out of production fixed lens camera. SignaturePaul Giverin British Jet Engine Website http://www.britjet.co.uk French Gothic Cathedrals http://www.pbase.com/vendee > In message <1ufc13l9m5ne2tsr2g67q695kpbs6h189e@4ax.com>, Tony Polson >>Given that the 18-55mm lens on the 400D is truly atrocious, the sooner >>you look for a replacement, the better. >> > I agree that the reviews don't treat it very kindly but as I probably > couldn't even buy the 400D body for £310, I can treat the lens as a > freebie which I can use while I save up for something better. snip I have a copy of the 18-55 kit lens (bought separately, would you believe) and use it on my 30D as a lightweight GP companion when I'm birding with my EF300 f2.8L. To my surprise; and under the right conditions it's produced pin sharp glossy A4 < prints > totally indistinguishable* from similar sized prints from my 5D and prime lenses. Getting there however, even if the scene is a fairly contrasty sunny day type of subject, requires more processing than I normally apply. So perhaps the kit lens is low in internal contrast, and so far I haven't tried printing to A3 which my other lenses can handle with ease. Just don't expect pin sharp results at full aperture, and it does look different when viewed on screen at 100% without any high radius USM. *There is a difference but only when viewed via magnifier, and I haven't yet checked it for drawing distortion. SignatureM Stewart Milton Keynes, UK -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > > In message <1ufc13l9m5ne2tsr2g67q695kpbs6h189e@4ax.com>, Tony Polson > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > EF300 f2.8L. To my surprise; and under the right conditions it's produced > pin sharp glossy..... snipped. The lens review here here: http://www.photozone.de/8Reviews/lenses/canon_1855_3556/index.htm also says it can give reasonable results when stopped down a bit, and not used at the extreme wide angle limit. Alan. SignatureTo reply by e-mail, change the ' + ' to 'plus'. >The lens review here here: >http://www.photozone.de/8Reviews/lenses/canon_1855_3556/index.htm > >also says it can give reasonable results when stopped down a bit, and >not used at the extreme wide angle limit. >Alan. Thanks for the link Alan. I'll have to bookmark that site, it looks quite useful. SignaturePaul Giverin British Jet Engine Website http://www.britjet.co.uk French Gothic Cathedrals http://www.pbase.com/vendee >I have a copy of the 18-55 kit lens (bought separately, would you believe) >and use it on my 30D as a lightweight GP companion when I'm birding with my [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >*There is a difference but only when viewed via magnifier, and I haven't yet >checked it for drawing distortion. Thanks for the review Malcolm. I've ordered the EOS 400D kit so in a few day I should be able to see for myself. I'm still quite a novice and I'm sure that the lens won't be holding me back ;) Hopefully in the months to come, I'll get to know the camera and I'll be in a better position to decide what additional lens I'll need. SignaturePaul Giverin British Jet Engine Website http://www.britjet.co.uk French Gothic Cathedrals http://www.pbase.com/vendee I don't get this - the link takes you to the Tesco site all right but the price is shown as £499.99 > Tesco, of all places, are currently doing the EOS 400D, with lens for > £400, and apparently, there is a £50 cash back from Canon when you send [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > (sick after paying £400 4 weeks ago for a 350D!) > Alan. >I don't get this - the link takes you to the Tesco site all right but the >price is shown as £499.99 You where too late or Tesco realised their mistake Looks that way - it's also showing as out of stock >>I don't get this - the link takes you to the Tesco site all right but the >>price is shown as £499.99 >> > You where too late or Tesco realised their mistake >>I don't get this - the link takes you to the Tesco site all right but the >>price is shown as £499.99 >> > You where too late or Tesco realised their mistake They sold out fairly quickly and then Tesco put the price back up to £500 again. I managed to get mine for £310 which included my wife's staff discount and Canon's £50 cashback. Its early days and I'm still finding my way around the camera but I'm really pleased with it. SignaturePaul Giverin British Jet Engine Website http://www.britjet.co.uk Congratulations Paul! >>>I don't get this - the link takes you to the Tesco site all right but the >>>price is shown as £499.99 [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Its early days and I'm still finding my way around the camera but I'm > really pleased with it. |
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