Stills camera advice

[andy at handiwork]

Having decided that a 5D MkII is beyond my means I am toying with getting a 600D. Does anybody here have one? I understand its quite a decent bit of kit for the money. Worth getting or is there anything else in a similar price bracket that is a good buy instead?

[David Johnson]

Have no experience of 600D at all. However I don't know if you are aware of the dpreview site which is the most comprehensive camera info site on the web. Here is a link to an in-depth review.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos600d/

The website also has a Forum section where I am sure you will be able to read about all sorts of plaudits and gripes about this camera from experienced users

Hope this might help.

[andy at handiwork]

Thanks for that DJ. I'd still like to hear from anyone on here who has one though.

[Jason Porn]

just got one and it's excellent..............

[andy at handiwork]

Can I ask how much you paid and what lenses you have with it?

[Jason Porn]

it came with a kit lens : 18-55 but i have a sigma 18-250 then have canon's 50 mm fixed, 55-200 and 24-105 all of which work fine with the body.

the nikon 5100 is very similar and has good reviews but i'm a canon man!

[andy at handiwork]

I have no lenses, I'm starting from scratch. As with any field in which there are a few contenders of basically equal quality I have cut to the chase and plumped for the one I like the look of, reviews-wise.

As for subject matter, I will be mostly shooting landscapes. I cant afford to photograph beautiful young ladies with their kit off, more's the pity.

[andy at handiwork]

I'll have to make do with the one it comes with for a while but a w/a is high on my wish list as I will be doing landscape stuff mostly.