Canon EOS 500D with EF-S 18-200mm IS Lens Kit Reviews: Digital SLR Camera

+ The ability of the 500D to re-focus and re-expose each shot during burst photography. This means for the first time I can capture birds and insects (and planes at airshows) in flight and see things not visible to the naked eye.
The 18-200 lens is really versatile and for medium and long distance shots, produces really sharp photos.
Compared with my compact cameras, including a Lumix LX3, the 500D takes really high quality photos right up to ISO 1600.

- It seems to over-expose, especially when taking objects against a bright light ie the sky.
The 18-200 lens is not at its best when photographing near objects.

+ An excellent superzoom. No need to keep changing lenses. great when travelling

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+ 15Mpixels - great for large prints. 3 frames/second on continuous shooting to catch fleeting expressions during portrait shoots. Very fast write to card time. Fast startup. Live view.

- It's years since I've had a SLR, so the camera/lens combination seems a little heavy and unbalanced towards the lens - but that might just be my lack of experience with this kind of camera.

+ Zoom range is outstanding one lense does all, just what I wanted. Large LCD screen, picture quality is very good.

- Canon software would not load on my net book (screen resolution not high enough)

+ Excellent build quality, image quality and versatility - this latter thanks to the 18mm - 200mm lens. The siftware supplied with the camera is also excellent and very easy to use.

- Would have been nice to have a custom made bag come with the outfit.

+ Better AF in darker environments than EOS 350D.
Clear display. Possibility to film in full HD. 15 megapixels.

- Very slow and non-automatic focus in film mode.

+ very fast shooting
very robust ( has been in very hard condition , dust and cold for one consecutive month)
very low battery consumming ,even at very cold tempurature (several days below 0, just the batteray very kept warm when not used especially at night)

- very sensitive exposure system leading quickly to over exposed pictured
above 800 asa the quality becomes very low

+ The canon 500D is lightweight...packed with features and takes remarkable photographs...Easy for a beginner to pick up and start shooting while also professional enough for an advanced photographer to use

- the body is made of plastic and therefore less durable than other camera

+ The lens kit does exactly what I want it for and as I am an amateur I dont have enough experience to give you a report on the lens kit

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