 Matt Vogt |
Canon 300D Hey, I'm new here, don't know a whole lot about photography but am seriously considering buying a digital SLR as I am poor starving college student who cannot keep affording to develop prints. I keep hearing a lot about the Canon 300D as a good cheap entry level digital camera and had a question regarding features. I have been reading reviews and they constantly talk about a negative aspect associated with no manual autofocus as well as no manual metering mode. I was wondering how exactly this will restrict me? I am using an old Pentax ME Super now and I was just wondering if I don't have these features available on the EOS 300d in what way will they restrict my shots. I appreciate any response. Thanks for your time!! -Matt
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Jon Close |
The Digital Rebel (like all EOS cameras, film or digital) can be used with manual focus and manual metering for exposure. I addressed the autofocus limitation in another thread. The complaint about the Digital Rebel's metering is not that there is no manual metering (there is), but that the user cannot independently select between Evaluative, Partial, and Centerweighted modes. In all exposure modes other than Manual, it uses the 35-segment Evaluative meter. In Manual the metering is Centerweighted. Partial metering is available only in the "creative" modes (P, Av, Tv, A-DEP) and only when using Exposure Lock. In this the function of the Digital Rebel is identical to the film Rebels. It is not quite as versatile as the higher level bodies, but is far less restrictive than your current body which meters in Centerweighted only and has only Aperture priority exposure mode. P.S. Just my humble opinion, but I'm not convinced that spending $1000 on a digital SLR + a couple hundred more for CF cards, (not to mention printer ink and paper that costs more than the .$29 per 4x6 print most labs charge) is going to save money over the film camera you currently have. You could even buy a new entry-level film SLR + film and processing for 100 rolls of film and still be money ahead.
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