Canon EOS 300D

Sometime around the middle of November 2003 something quite amazing happened. For the first time a company started producing a digital SLR (Single Lens Reflex) camera for under £1,000 – for an amateur photographer this starts to make it interesting. Not only was it well under £1,000 in the shops, but on EBay you could even get it for less than £800 – granted this was for a US import, Canon Digital Rebel which is the same as the EOS300D, but as it was in the UK so no risk of customs charges I decided that now was the time to go seriously digital. Choosing the Canon EOS300D was influenced by a ... more

Before i start let me explain he differances between the Canon 300D and 300V- 300V - A mid range Canon FILM SLR (single lens reflex). this camera takes all kinds of colour / black and white / transparency etc. film but is NOT digital 300D - the subject of this review, the 300D is also a mid range Canon SLR but this version is Digital. Meaning that any pictures you take on the camera are stored on a compact flash card instead of film. Now that the difference is obvious i will give a little technical detail for people who just want the facts. Dimensions (WxDxH) - 14.2 cm x 7.2 cm x 9.9 cm Weight ... more

I have had a Canon EOS1000N for some years, and then went over to digital in the shape of a Minolta 304. However I really wanted to get back to the SLR world, so the 300D was an exciting prospect. I am aware that Canon is not the only one making a digital SLR, and that they have been around in the professional world for a few years now, but the 300D is the cheapest of the new lot of digital SLRs. Incidentally don't be fooled by Nikon's equivalent. It doesn't come with a lens as standard, which pushes the real price well over the £1000 mark. For that sum you may as well get a Canon 10D and be ... more

Before i start let me explain he differances between the Canon 300D and 300V- 300V - A mid range Canon FILM SLR (single lens reflex). this camera takes all kinds of colour / black and white / transparency etc. film but is NOT digital 300D - the subject of this review, the 300D is also a mid range Canon SLR but this version is Digital. Meaning that any pictures you take on the camera are stored on a compact flash card instead of film. Now that the difference is obvious i will give a little technical detail for people who just want the facts. Dimensions (WxDxH) - 14.2 cm x 7.2 cm x 9.9 cm Weight ... more

Canon, as many of you know, is one of the three photo gear giant manufactures alongside Nikon and Minolta (now Konica-Minolta). Canon has made some of the best SLRs in history. Now, deep into the digital era, The Japanese brand aims This EOS 300 D to the advanced amateur photographer who wants or need to shift to digital without spending a fortune on more pro oriented stuff. BUILD AND ERGONOMICS Everybody who’s been deep enough in this big worl of photography knows that you pay for what you get. I mean your 1500 pounds will buy you an almost indestructible Nikon F5. But with 200 you’ll surely ... more