27-11-2014, 04:22 AM
As this forum provides some spiffing answers to some technical questions I have another request.
My mum has had a 400D bought by me (From Foxy years ago!!!), with a manual lens requiring manual focus/ISO setting etc, which has just been a nightmare for her to use and she has given up/would prefer to use film camera.
My question is, is the 400D going to keep up with general image quality and capture an ok image IF I use a good lens on it. I'm wondering if I can get a 70-300 canon USM lens or something that would sort the focus etc out and she can just point and shoot at birds and stuff, and the camera set to auto/sports (if this camera even has it, cant remember?) will still capture a half decent image?
I don't want to have to buy her a new camera to go with the lens, I will if I have to, but in my experience between the 500D-600-1100 etc etc they all seem to get similar image quality on the face of it so just wondering if this would be similar with the 400D? She just wants it for point and shoot with good zoom, but not too much of an issue not having all the modern fandingos on the latest camera.
I might point out I have no way of testing this either as its in England and I'm overseas.
Cheers for help in advance, want to start sorting parents christmas presents out in advance :p dad's is easy bottle of whisky and some welding wire/gas bahah
My mum has had a 400D bought by me (From Foxy years ago!!!), with a manual lens requiring manual focus/ISO setting etc, which has just been a nightmare for her to use and she has given up/would prefer to use film camera.
My question is, is the 400D going to keep up with general image quality and capture an ok image IF I use a good lens on it. I'm wondering if I can get a 70-300 canon USM lens or something that would sort the focus etc out and she can just point and shoot at birds and stuff, and the camera set to auto/sports (if this camera even has it, cant remember?) will still capture a half decent image?
I don't want to have to buy her a new camera to go with the lens, I will if I have to, but in my experience between the 500D-600-1100 etc etc they all seem to get similar image quality on the face of it so just wondering if this would be similar with the 400D? She just wants it for point and shoot with good zoom, but not too much of an issue not having all the modern fandingos on the latest camera.
I might point out I have no way of testing this either as its in England and I'm overseas.
Cheers for help in advance, want to start sorting parents christmas presents out in advance :p dad's is easy bottle of whisky and some welding wire/gas bahah
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