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Watch out for warranty though. If it's only valid in Asia or the Americas, you'll have to send it back there to get it repaired (if and when, of course, but with highly technological stuff like this, you never know). Sometimes you have to pay extra for worldwide warranty, sometimes it's included already, in short: check in advance.

I drove a Belgian friend of mine to Germany last year to go shop for a Canon 350D (after weeks of online comparisons on sites like http://www.dpreview.com/ ). Why? Taxes are only 6% in Germany (Belgium: 21%) AND the warranty was valid in the whole of Europe.

As for Canon/Nikon: far as I know, it's like the Mac/PC thing: it doesn't actually matter what you use, but most people are either a fan of one or the other.

― StanM (StanM), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 10:01 (seventeen years ago) link

Hmm. Good point. I never checked that. Well, better hope nothing happens to it. Actually, if anything does happen to it, I'll just claim off my house insurance.

― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 10:35 (seventeen years ago) link

Ha, I did wonder aloud the other day whether the Canon/Nikon split was a bit like a PC/Mac thing. I think Pam considered secondhand Nikons but went for the 300D simply because the menu interface is so familiar from the Ixus series - less of a learning curve (she didn't really want me to spend Xmas Day with my head in a manual, she wanted me taking pix of the kids wearing wrapping paper on their heads). We also have a 1971-vintage Canon FTb and a late-'90s Canon Ixus L1 APS, so there must be some creeping brand loyalty thing going on.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 11:28 (seventeen years ago) link

Hmm, where's a good place online to get lenses for DSLRs?

I've been trying to get hold of a filter for my D50, but the company I've tried keep on sending me the wrong sizes. I gave up after three attempts..

― jellybean (jellybean), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 13:31 (seventeen years ago) link

I've had no problems buying filters on eBay.

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 13:33 (seventeen years ago) link

As for Canon/Nikon: far as I know, it's like the Mac/PC thing: it doesn't actually matter what you use, but most people are either a fan of one or the other.

Yes, BUT... (and this doesn't rly apply in this case, but it's goood to know)

...Nikon works the smaller (23.6 x 15.8mm) sensor size whereas canon has full-frame (36.0 x 24.0mm) sensors @ the higher-cost models. Nikon has NO plans to go to full-framefor whatever reason. So if you were considering the ULTIMATE UPGRADE then you'd have to go canon. I think nikon makes vg entry-level cameras.

― The RealJTMod (Real JT Mod of Team Courage), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 14:32 (seventeen years ago) link

Hmm, where's a good place online to get lenses for DSLRs?
Where are you at?

In the US, B&H Photo is a popular camera-only store (www.bhphoto.com), but Amazon generally has prices that are just as good on lenses from Canon and Nikon as well as free shipping.

― milo (milo), Tuesday, 2 January 2007 18:36 (seventeen years ago) link

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