ddevilduck
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Re: Nikon D60 or Canon EOS 450D?
I recently bought the D60 kit. As a first time dSLR owner price was my main deciding factor. That and I liked how the D60 felt when holding it than the Canon Xsi felt.
As far as lenses, I found myself using manual focus more than the auto focus just because I quickly learned that I wanted to control what was happening instead of letting the camera do it. With that I purchased 3 additional lenses that for really cheap that works really well but dont have AF.
As a noob to cameras one thing I am learning, you have to try the cameras out then pick the one you like. |
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1 edit | said by ddevilduck  :I recently bought the D60 kit. As a first time dSLR owner price was my main deciding factor. That and I liked how the D60 felt when holding it than the Canon Xsi felt. As far as lenses, I found myself using manual focus more than the auto focus just because I quickly learned that I wanted to control what was happening instead of letting the camera do it. With that I purchased 3 additional lenses that for really cheap that works really well but dont have AF. As a noob to cameras one thing I am learning, you have to try the cameras out then pick the one you like. Good for you!
Manual focus...wow, what a concept. 
Next thing ya know people will be using primes and zooming with their feet.
oh, wait..... is that what Ansel Adams used?
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X Man
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| said by TigerNutz :Manual focus...wow, what a concept. oh, wait..... is that what Ansel Adams used? Right, but again manually focusing an auto-focus lens blows. Another thing that sucks is a lot of modern manual focus lenses are really auto-focus lenses with the AF parts ripped out.
I use manual focus lenses 75-80 % of the time but they are old M42 mount pieces. Heavy Metal and smooth dampened focus.
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Mike
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ddevilduck
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| as a novice, I am not really able to tell the difference between the focusing action between lenses.
Maybe later as a get more experience I can start being concerned with all the neat little things of white balance, smooth focus action. I am learning, but since its still a new hobby, price is for me a driving factor. |
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X Man
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| Price was/is the driving factor for me too, make no mistake. I'm on a low-budget plan. I run a Pentax K100D and a mish mash of ancient MF screw-mount glass along with the kit 18-55mm lens.
I bought the Pentax purely based on price. The cheapest DSLR was going to win in my case. However that doesn't mean I think the IQ or ISO performance of my Pentax is as good as a CMOS sensor in a Canon. In fact, I'm certain it's not.
Regards,
Mike
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normat
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said by ddevilduck :I recently bought the D60 kit. As a first time dSLR owner price was my main deciding factor. That and I liked how the D60 felt when holding it than the Canon Xsi felt. As far as lenses, I found myself using manual focus more than the auto focus just because I quickly learned that I wanted to control what was happening instead of letting the camera do it. Goodness, that has got to take some serious skill and good eyesight to manually focus a D60. |
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ddevilduck
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| said by normat :said by ddevilduck :I recently bought the D60 kit. As a first time dSLR owner price was my main deciding factor. That and I liked how the D60 felt when holding it than the Canon Xsi felt. As far as lenses, I found myself using manual focus more than the auto focus just because I quickly learned that I wanted to control what was happening instead of letting the camera do it. Goodness, that has got to take some serious skill and good eyesight to manually focus a D60. i wouldnt say i have a good eye or skill.
I thought it was kinda simple, you turn the ring thing toward the front of the lens till what you see in the viewer looks the way you think it should. I dont have a photographer's eye so what I think may be good is not good to someone else. |
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normat
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clubs: | No, I just find it rather hard myself to manual focus with the smaller viewfinders. They just aren't built for that anymore.
Though I'll sometimes MF with a tripod and stationary subject. |
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ddevilduck
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Minneapolis, MN | i agree with you that the viewfinder is small. i have to smooosh my eye right in there to see what I want well. |
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| said by ddevilduck :i agree with you that the viewfinder is small. i have to smooosh my eye right in there to see what I want well. While it wasn't really my idea in the first place, I went ahead and made a chart of (calculated) actual viewfinder sizes here: »Comparing viewfinders
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