Couple Of Questions

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I intend to buy a Canon 450d in the very near future, I have chosen this over the 40d for personal, and financial reasons, thats another story.

my question is, do DSLRs come with chargers for their batteries????? I know its a stupid question, but i cant find anything anywhere! Or, do you have to run them on AA's and buy batteries and chargers seperate???? anyone?

my second question, is more personal. at the moment, i have my fuji bridge, and I'm going away to la baulle, France in 3 weeks. do I just take the Fuji, and have the money for my Canon as backup cash in my account, Or do i risk it for a biscuit, and buy the canon, take the bridge for the snapshots the girlfriend will want, and spend 10 days figuring my round my first DSLR, praying that we dont get through 2 months wages in said 10 days????????????????


Its a conundrum.

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Canon cameras come with one rechargeable battery and a charger.

I'd take the new boy - ideal opportunity to get to grips with it
 
Good question though, most places don't point that out.

Take the DSLR, learn new stuff.
 
If you can afford to buy the Canon and let the GF take the bridge.
 
Definatly buy the canon, go and play and get a feel for it in anger.
 
you dont mention mem cards, do you have any/ much of a budget for them, are you taking a comp or portable harddrive to beck them up to?

the canon will produce some good images, even on p mode(auto), but if you havent got any storage/minimal mem card space, then i would just take the bridge and get the canon when back:thumbs:
 
Good point, Fletch. Memory cards are £20ish for a 4gig branded card, this will fit on about 350 RAW images or more jpegs than you can shake a stick at.

I'll leave the argument as to whether you should start in RAW or work up there from jpeg to others :)
 
Yeah, get the canon and take it. Just use jpegs and shoot away in 'p' mode to start off with. The manual will make a good read on the way over (providing you're not driving) it really does work in a very similar way to your bridge camera so don't be scared of it! Once you've figured the controls you'll be fine. If you're really not sure and want to make sure you bag a particular shot you can always use the bridge camera.

You're not going to learn how to use the Canon if it's still sat in a shop somewhere, are you?


And don't worry about the money or potential lack of it. Some of the best holidays I've had have been on a major budget!
 
Rozzy said:
I intend to buy a Canon 450d in the very near future, I have chosen this over the 40d for personal, and financial reasons, thats another story.
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Just wanted to point out the 40D is cheaper than the 450D......
 
Only way to get to know the camera is to use it! My 30D came with a handbook (which is small but comprehensive) and a quick starter guide to keep in your pocket.

BUT...... careful the other half doesn't get fed up with you when you are in the cafe/bar poring over the camera and instructions and giving her a step by step guide to what you are doing. :D

I went to visit my friend in France a couple of weeks after I got mine and we spent 3 hours in a cafe one afternoon with me explaining how it worked!!!! And now she's got one :lol:. So be careful it doesn't happen to you or you'll be doing this :bonk::bonk::bonk:
 
depends where you're going in france and where you're staying - i.e. camping, B&B, caravan or hotel. if its a possibility that someone might nick your stuff, get the canon after.
 
Rozzy said:
Or do i risk it for a biscuit, and buy the canon, take the bridge for the snapshots the girlfriend will want, and spend 10 days figuring my round my first DSLR, praying that we dont get through 2 months wages in said 10 days????????????????


Its a conundrum.

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Don't buy the Canon. No point in skinting yourself when you've got a nice camera anyway. Just get out there and take loads of photos is what I'd do.
 
Hmm, some good points, yeah, i have allowed for a few memory cards, but iv been banned from taking my laptop by the GF so ill be shooting Jpeg.

Definitely thought about the 40d, and have read reviews and opinions from all over the net, and love that with the cashback I would pay less for a better camera, but, then I would have to add glass, and i want more than one, and jessops are offering an ok deal including a tamron 70-300, which I have been told, aint a bad bit of kit for a starter and I'm also planning on purchasing a nifty fifty. personally, at the moment, I don't feel that I can push the 450d's capabilities just yet, so its a perfect start to a steep learning curve.

and as far as security is concerned, we're staying with some of the GF's family, and as I dont intend to let my kit get very far from me, security isnt too much of an issue, I know how to protect myself.

Cheers for the answers, Given me a little bit more to think about, but its all good, all i have to do now is sneak my tripod into the suitcase ;)
 
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