Excellent camera
Pros:
Small, long battery life, sturdy, good looking, fast boot and burst performance. Cool shutter sound.
Cons:
Small LCD and viewfinder. A bit too small for really big handed fellows.
The Bottom Line:
Buy it if you want a semi pro camera that's small enough to carry. Change the kit lens if you want really nice snaps.
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Author's Review
I'm an amateur photographer, but likes to snap great photos of a certain quality. I've owned this camera for about a year, and I absolutely love it. It's sturdy, rugged and makes very nice images indeed. You get that "pro" feeling every time you use this piece of hardware. If you know the 300d: This is MUCH nicer. It haven't got that plastic touch to it that the 300d had.
The 350d isn't a big lump as are a lot of more professional digital SLRs. It's quite small (too small, some might think), but I prefer not to lug som heavy piece of machinery around, especially not on vacations.
Battery life is excellent, even after a year's use. I have two batteries, and I can recommend that.
The accompanying kit lens isn't of the best quality, but it's usable. And while you use it you will gradually learn to know what kind of lens you'll need. I recently bought a Canon 50 mm prime 1.4 USM and it's like getting a whole new camera.
The EOS 350d boots really fast and when on standby you just depress the release button halfway and it's instantly on.
Performance is good, too. In burst mode the EOS will shoot up to 10 snapshots to the buffer - about 3 every second, depending on shutter time of course.
The 350d has a pretty low noise level - up to 400 ISO is more or less noiseless. 800 ISO is absolutely usable, while 1600 ISO will work but might need some noise removal afterwards.
The LCD isn't big, though. Newer models have a bigger LCD - on the other hand: A small LCD doesn't use up as much battery juice. The viewfinder is a bit on the small side too.
As with all modern digital SLR's you can choose between auto-mode (fire'n'forget) all the way to full manual. I prefer P-mode: The camera takes care of most of the setting, while I can control shutter time versus aperture by just turning the scroll wheel.
Absolutely well worth the money!
