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Canon E300D (Digital Rebel) or Nikon D70?

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Originally posted by: vi_edit
I got a 300D recently and I'm finally going to be get some better glass for it.

This lens has been pointed out to me - http://www.fredmiranda.com/rev...t=102&sort=7&thecat=29

It's a Sigma 70-200 F2.8 and I can get it for around $650

Everything I've read and heard about it is nothing but positive. Looks like it would be a great mid-distance lens and with a teleconverter and the cropping of the 300d an excellent ultra-zoom.

I'm also looking at this Tamron 28-75 f2.8 for a shorter range -
http://www.fredmiranda.com/rev...7&sort=7&cat=29&page=1

This one goes for around $350.

Those two lenses would give me some very good distances for just a little over $1,000.

Seem like some good choices for the $$?
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I've tried the Tamron 28-75f2.8 a few months back. It is a very nice lens. Built like a tank and heavy like one too. This is one of those lenses that I wished I had a 10D or 20D to balance out the weight. There's also a pull/push you need to be able to zoom or manual focus (forgot which), but I'm sure you figured that one out (unless I'm totally mistaken).

I read the reviews for the Sigma 70-200f2.8, there seems to a mix of opinions on it's focus speed and quality at f2.8. The Canon 70-200f4L is sharp at f4. Here's a sample pic at f4 w/ flash. Straight from camera. pic
 
I can get the Tamron for $300 after rebate. Pretty much every site I've read is very impressed with it. Looks to be a good upgrade from the kit lens that comes with the 300D.

The 70-200 2.8 from Sigma vs the 70-200 4L from Canon is a tough choice. 😱
 
Arghh.... Why am i still having problems with this?! 🙂

I seriously love the D70, but $300 is alot 😀
 
I'm a happy Canon Rebel shooter. I love the colors that come out from Canon optics. I tend to find Nikon glass a bit neutral. I think Canon's sensor is far superior to that of Nikon's, which are manufactuered by Sony.
 
aphex i think I allready asked you this but do you have an amex card?

d70 becomes about 750$ if you work it right
 
Originally posted by: Anubis
aphex i think I allready asked you this but do you have an amex card?

d70 becomes about 750$ if you work it right
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I was going to sign up, but word over at FW is that Amex now has a list of banned PM stores (mainly broadway, A&M, DL, etc...) All the ones with the good prices in the mags...
 
Originally posted by: aphex
Arghh.... Why am i still having problems with this?! 🙂

I seriously love the D70, but $300 is alot 😀
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you can get an extra lens with that. and what is a camera without a lens?
 
Originally posted by: aphex
Originally posted by: Anubis
aphex i think I allready asked you this but do you have an amex card?

d70 becomes about 750$ if you work it right
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I was going to sign up, but word over at FW is that Amex now has a list of banned PM stores (mainly broadway, A&M, DL, etc...) All the ones with the good prices in the mags...
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ahh ICIC, started to catch on did they, man and i was gonna use that to get a lens for next to nothing 🙁

however seeing as you are between a rock and a hard place you might as well just wait till feb and see if canon announces anything new that you might want

but IMO the D70 is still your best bet, or a Used 10D
 
The D70 is still overpriced, IMHO. I can't imagine picking a camera because it's body is prettier either, though... 🙁

How often is 3fps used, or the buffer? I rarely hit it, and even then, I still, 99.9% of the time, get a good picture of the action.
 
so what did you do?

here's some PMA leaks going around:

rebel upgrade, Canon 350D 8 megapixels....

and

Nikon D50 - 6 megapixels, cheaper than D70....

will be announce in a couple of weeks...
 
Originally posted by: WW
so what did you do?

here's some PMA leaks going around:

rebel upgrade, Canon 350D 8 megapixels....

and

Nikon D50 - 6 megapixels, cheaper than D70....

will be announce in a couple of weeks...
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I was actually reading about that over at dpreview forums....

When is PMA?
 
Originally posted by: WW
so what did you do?

here's some PMA leaks going around:

rebel upgrade, Canon 350D 8 megapixels....

and

Nikon D50 - 6 megapixels, cheaper than D70....

will be announce in a couple of weeks...
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i have heard some of these as well, and they are both stupid as well, a 350D would just be a crippled 20D at 8mp, and seeing as the 20D is selling well there is no need for it

the D50 is even stupider because the d70 is still selling like fing crazy they dont need a cheaper less featured digital camera, nikon needs to replace the D100 with a D200 to directly compeat with the 20D @ around 1600$, and then drop the d70 price by 100$ or so
 
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