Cannon D30/D60, 10D still worth buying today ?

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I hope to buy my first DSLR in the next few weeks, I have been looking at the 350D or A200, while I have been looking at them I keep coming across cheap deals on older Canons and being a bit of a retro head I kinda like the idea of having a older prosumer camera than a new entry level camera. Are the older cameras still worth buying today or should I save up a few more quid and buy something new or near new.


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I can't speak about the D30 or D60 although I met a guy a couple of weeks ago using the D60 and he was happy with it. He mentioned he'd looked at upgrading but as he could still print to A3 quite happily he couldn't see the point. Purely anecdotal obviously.

Re the 10D they're going for less than you'd pick up a 350D now and they still produce the goods. Well built, solid, really nice cameras. You just need to be careful about what you go for (mine had a front focussing issue which was reasonably common by all accounts), ideally get it through an outlet which gives you some sort of guarantee, even if it's only a month, and you should be fine.
 
The only reason I changed from my D60 was the large ammount of noise above 400ASA,if you can live with 100 to 400 its a cracking camera and although only 6 meg I have shots blown up to 20x16 that are pin sharp.Having said that I heard at the time that the 10D was a quantum leap forward so if the price difference is minimal thats the one to go for.In comparison to the 350D you will also find that they are build like the proverbial brick outhouse
 
I still carry my D60 with me as a backup, and until last year it was in regular use as my 2nd camera. It is well built and does produce some good results. :)
 
Thanks for all the replies so far some very interesting information.
 
I have the Sony A200 and it is fantastic! My dad has the D60 and it is also a great camera but I personally find the Sony a bit easier to use and produces extremely similar results to the D60 for over 100 pounds less. However, it's what you like the feel of the most which is important.

I personally like to buy things like SLR cameras new, simply so you have a nice clean slate with a 0 shutter count which only you've ever owned and used. However, older higher level cameras are often fantastic deals and as long as they're in good condition and don't have a ridiculous shutter count they're potentially a very good idea as there is not a huge amount to go wrong on an SLR camera and they're usually built to last. Especially the higher end ones.

Hope this helped!
 
I cannot speak about the models you mention but older camera bodies still produce great shots. I had a Sony A700 and an A100. Bung a good lens on them, shoot at a low ISO and I was hard pressed to spot any difference in image quality. Write speed can be slower, high ISO performance not so good, fewer fps I guess, but the pictures can still be great even from "obsolete" bodies. Plus you can buy and sell on if you don't like with relatively little loss. A new camera loses a lot of value when it becomes second hand, even if you don't use it much.
 
Right now I think the best value/image quality going will be a 20D
The astute buyer can pick one up for under £200 then they are definitly a leap ahead of the D30/D60 and in autofocus the 10D.
 
My wife uses our D60 which I bought recently. Our D30 is now the backup and I am using the 1D Mk II. We find the IQ on the D60 fine, though mainly shooting at low ISO. We find the build quality on the D30/60 better than the newer digitals but that's just our opinion.

Good luck...
 
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