Hi there,
I have a question regarding cameras. In around 2008/2009, I bought a Canon EOS 1000D with some lenses. I practiced quite a bit and liked photography a lot. My main issue with it is that it is huge and heavy (as all DSLR), and I stopped carrying it with me on every occasion, which is a shame as I love “on-the-spot” pictures. And now, I haven’t taken any pictures with it for a few years, and it has been sitting on the shelf. Today, I’d like to go back to good gear, as I’m really feeling the limits of phone photography, but I’m completely out of the game and don’t really know what to look for.
My wishlist would be:
- Compatible with my lenses (mainly EF- 50mm and EF 55-200), adapter OK.
- Compact enough when mounted with the EF-S 18-55 that I can put it in a (medium) purse/bag
- Less than 1000€, ideally in the 500€ range.
I don’t care much for videos. Is there anything that would be fitting, or should I just buy bigger purses and get back to my 1000D ^^?
Thanks for the advice!
[EDIT] I made a mistake in the lens I wanted to keep, it was not so much the 18-55 (which is standard indeed) but the 50mm portrait… that being said, I suspect this does not change the answers given as the mounting system is the same. Thanks a lot for the answers btw. I will have a look at second-hand cameras and build from there. I still would like interchangeable lenses as I would like the versatility and hope to retake my camera for the occasional photo trip.
You can get adapters for the R series to work with EOS lenses, but honestly, those lenses are not that great to begin with: Just get better lenses.
That said, I have an R7 and I like it pretty well. Uses the same battery system as my 7D too, so I can still use both cameras with new batteries.