A Canon body will also allow use of OM lenses. A "Digital Rebel" (EOS
300D) or Digital Rebel XT (EOS 350D) can be had at KEH for your price
limit. An EX condition 300D is $299 and EX condition 350D is $349. I
think the 350D is a superior camera and well worth the $50 difference.
<http://www.keh.com/OnLineStore/ProductList.aspx?Mode=searchproducts&item=0&ActivateTOC2=false&ID=&Size=&BC=DC&BCC=3&CC=2&CCC=1&BCL=&GBC=&GCC=&KW=rebel>
<http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos300d/>
<http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos350d/>
Like the others of us who have gone to the dark side expecting to re-use
our OM lenses you may discover that manual focus, stop-down lenses work
best for slow, contemplative photography. For faster action you will
soon demand at least one general purpose Canon mount autofocus lens.
KEH has the 18-55/3.5-5.6 kit lenses (29-88 equiv) in BGN grade at $62
for the re-designed "II" version announced with the 350D and $76 for the
BGN grade original 18-55 announced with the 300D. According to the note
at the bottom-right of this 350D review page the optics are the same but
the cosmetics are different. In addition, some of the original lenses
were made with USM (ultrasonic focusing motors) which is quieter and
faster. That may explain the difference in price but just a guess.
<http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/CanonEOS350D/page3.asp>
Of course, the sky is the limit on lenses after that but this can get
you going for from $361 to $425. Like most DSLR's these cameras require
CF cards so you can't re-use your SD cards. Whether Oly or Canon EF-s
mount you will also discover that your wide angle Oly lenses aren't very
wide any more. Your OM 21mm is 42mm on an E-thing and 34mm on a Canon.
Replicating an OM 21mm's field of view on an E-thing will require at
least the 11-22 lens which will run at least $500 used. You'll need
13mm on a Canon. Also pricey but you have some more options available
such as the Tokina 12-24/4 which can be had for $500 new.
Steve & Alicia Goss wrote:
> Hi, Y'all-
> It's about time for me to buy a second digicam. The original digi, a
> Kodak Z650 is still going strong, but it can't be used by two people at
> once.
>
> My daughter and I are members of a group that does dad & daughter
> outings, and I have morphed into one of the main event photographers.
> Since my daughter goes with me, she wants to take pictures too, and is
> not interested in using film. I do use some film, but it's getting more
> inconvenient to get it processed. So I mostly use the digi, which leaves
> Sarah with not much to do.
>
> These outings generally involve camping in fairly primitive conditions.
> While we are out there, we might be canoeing, rock climbing, kayaking,
> backpacking, or mountain biking. That means that a weather proofed or
> sealed camera would be a good idea. We haven't gotten any of our cameras
> wet yet, but we have gotten them very dusty.
>
> The problem is that I can only budget about $400 for the camera and
> whatever storage cards / lenses / etc. I need to go with it. So the E3
> is out. A used E1 or E330 from KEH might be possible, though.
>
> I am leaning towards Olympus, to get some more use out of my OM lenses,
> and so I'm not disqualified from TOPE just because I'm not using film at
> the moment. On the other hand, something that would use the same SD
> cards as the Kodak would be nice, too.
>
> So what ideas do all Y'all august members of the list have?
>
> Thanks, Steve Goss, Dallas Tx usa
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