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Anonymous
hi /p/. i'm a beginner in photography and i'm wondering if buying a 300D for (i would estimate) $500 would be worth it. it comes with 2 gig of memory and 2 lenses.

I have a small budget. should i save up for the newer models or is this fine?
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>> Anonymous
What lenses? The 300D camera is not bad, and in terms in image quality, it is almost as good as the 900 dollar 450D. If 500 dollars is your budget and the lenses are decent, then go for it.
>> Anonymous
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Shot a few days ago with my 300D and a lens from 1973~. A little bit of lightening in PS (one click on the "lighter" variations palette).

If you don't need instant startup times (takes about 2 seconds), long bursts of photos, or any of the really pro features (full frame sensor, weather sealing, etc) -- it works great. The sensor is the same as in the EOS 10D, which people are still shooting with and taking great pics on.

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>> Anonymous
>>224960
>a lens from 1973~
fd with adapter?
>> Anonymous
>>224962
M42 super-takumar with adapter. The astute observer will notice that there's one person on here who regularly shoots M42 Taks on an EOS 300D, and could probably figure out which posts are done by the same person :)

An FD > EOS adapter requires optical elements and acts as a teleconverter. So lower quality and a greater equivalent crop factor. FD lenses aren't very popular any more (but get an FD body to try them out if you want)
>> Serenar !m827jEgWi.
For that price I'd be shooting for a nice used 350D, or a banged up 400D.
>> Anonymous
>>224968
thanks for the tip on the supertak.

> FD lenses aren't very popular any more
I thought so too but was surprised. I bought a used 135mm f/2.0 FD for $50 about 15 years ago. It's now beyond repair due to a mishap and I'm finding it difficult to replace for under $200 at auction. Maybe that's an artifact of increasing rarity though.
>> Shu
>>224960

Wonderful picture!

More, please