400d or 450d?

[barbs]

Sorry - I know another which one... but

My bro is after a new toy and as he has some old Canon lens he is looking at the 400d.

The cheapest I can see the 400d for (from a reasonable dealer) is £389, but I can get the 450d for £449 (£499 - £50 cashback). For the extra cash is the 450 worth it? I think so, but would be interested to hear from others.

He is looking at Empire Direct at the mo (he can get 3 yrs warranty through them).... anywhere else he should try? anywhere cheaper.

Oh - and I assume that the 450d IS kit lens is far superior to the 400d - is this the case?

Thanks.....

and if I have ******ed anyone off with another which one.....sorry.

 

[tarmac_chaser]

Does he need the full kit already having some lenses? Live-view is a very useful feature, especially for taking indoor portrait/studio shots and also for those times when you're not able to look through the viewfinder but can still compose a shot using the lcd at arms length

 

[barbs]

His lens are from an older film camera and I assume that they will still work. However I suspect that he will want a new shiny lens to play with and I reckon that the kit lens on the 450d is probably pretty good for his basic needs. Getting the body only does not really save him that much.

 

[Deleted member 7660]

It would be best to find out what the older lenses are and let us know, it would be a pain if they didn't.

 

[barbs]

Thanks speed, but he was impatient and went out and bought the 450d this afternoon!

All things considered as he wanted new (personally I would have picked up a bagain on the For Sale thread), the 450d seemed the right choice. With the cashback offer the upgrade from the 400 was not that much.