I'm thinking of buying one of these soon as my first DSLR. I have two questions before I do - firstly, how does it compare to the 700D? It uses the same sensor and seems fairly comparable in features, but is smaller and lighter. Am I missing out on much by buying the 100D? Secondly, I enjoy wildlife photography, especially pictures of birds. My current camera is a superzoom compact with a 24-720 mm full-frame equivalent lens, which I use a lot at the telephoto end. Would I be better off buying the 100D as a twin lens kit with the 55-250 mm lens, or separately buying a longer zoom lens and the single lens kit? Any advice is appreciated, and cheap options or current deals for long zoom lenses or the 100D itself would be awesome.
Canon EOS 100D questions
DickTaylor on 23/11/2013 - 16:27
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Hi Dick,
Here are some specs for both the 100D and the 700D. Firstly, the 100D……
18MP CMOS, Live View, DiG!C5, 9-pt AF, 4fps, 3” high res touch,screen LCD, ISO 100-12,800 (expandable to 25,600),Full HD Movie, integrated Cleaning System, 7 Creative Filters, 14 bit,63 zone metering, 1/4000 sec max shutter speed, aluminium & polycarbonate, HDMI, SD/SDHC/SDXC/UHS-1, LP-E12 Battery
700D…….
18MP CMOS, Live View, DiG!C 5, 9-pt AF (all cross type), 5fps,3”high res vari-angle touch LCD, ISO 100-12,800 (expandable to 25,600), Full HD Movie, integrated Cleaning System, 7 Creative Filters, 14 bit, 63 zone metering, wireless flash control, 1/4000 sec max shutter speed, stainless steel & polycarbonate, HDMI, SD/SDHC/SDXC/UHS-1, LP-E8 Battery
My choice will be the 700D. From the above, it has…..
* 5FPS V's 4FPS. ever so slightly faster, which is probably good for wildlife. HOwever, i would recommend the f2.8 lens to capture fast motion sharper, especially in low light. (Maybe someone can correct me on this. Being APS-C and not full frame, a f2.8 is not truely a f2.8 due to the magnification?)Vari-angle V's Non
Stainless Steel & Polycarbonate V's aluminium & polycarbonate.
I believe The Good Guys have the 700D Twin, at a $897 from memory. I believe that it also comes with a $150 Cashback from Canon, which makes it $747 for Aussie stock plus, Canon have now implemented 2 year warranty which is fantastic.
When you compare V's grey market, take Kogan for example for the 700D TwinKit.
His price is $849. His delivery fee is ususally $39 so $888 with 1 year NON genuine warranty.
Your better off to buy local by about 18% in this example.
I think that the Good Guys price reverts back to usual tomorrow, from memory.
Sorry with all the info mate, hopefully i havent put you to sleep.
Hope it helps and good luck.
I would concentrate a lot on the lens you are looking at. The faster the lens, I.e. lower F stop, the better. You will find that with larger range lenses that are cheaper, that close to 200mm will have a f stop of 5.6 or higher, which restricts the speed of shutter for taking the photo.
I am a Nikon man, but was looking at the 70D for my sister in law, as she is a Canon lady, and the 100D was secondary.
Pax