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Really? My fingers are like sausages and I find both cameras a joy.
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I have big hands and I use the 400D / 350D no problem but I would advise anyone buying one of them to invest in the battery grip it changes the whole feel of the camera and will give you about 600 shots between charges.
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Many myself included find the right hand grip and gap to lens just a little too narrow for comfort but I guess you can get used to it. One thing Nikon did right with the D40 is that while they shrunk the camera, they kept a chunky grip. Obviously YMMV and if it the Canons feel right then there is no problem.
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Jason (18/07/2007)
The best-value DSLR on the market is the Canon 400D. I hope your right, cause I just ordered one.  Sorry hijack thread.  I'm getting the 18-55mm lens with the package, which according to most people is rubbish, but I'm going to use the AF lenses I already have for my 35mm cannons as a temporary measure till I can afford new ones.  Is there any difference in the quality of the images using 35mm lenses as apposed to using the digital ones? Or is the only problem the magnification as pointed out in the above post? 
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No no problem but depending on how old your 35mm kit is modern optics will give better results and be lighter and do more, try the new Tamron 18 250 zoom, that sort of thing would not have been possible a few years ago
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caretaker (05/08/2007)
No no problem but depending on how old your 35mm kit is modern optics will give better results and be lighter and do more, try the new Tamron 18 250 zoom, that sort of thing would not have been possible a few years ago
caretakerModern optics will certainly be lighter, mainly because the consumer grade stuff is mostly made of polycarbonate rather than metal these days and a lot of modern stuff is designed to take advantage of the smaller image circle of the 1.5/1.6x crop cameras and thus can be made smaller but do not assume that a newer lens will always give better results. There are cheap and nasty lenses on sale today and there were bulletproof lenses capable of unbelievable results available 20 years ago and vice versa. I personally would not recommend a superzoom like the 18-250mm unreservedly as in producing an optic with such a large range to an affordable price, compromises have to be made (and are usually visible at extremes of zooming). Better results can usually be found by instead picking 2 quality lenses to cover a similar range, ie 18-70mm & 70-300mm. Best results of all, of course, are still found in the primes or smaller range zooms.
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True prime lenses are best and as with all things you get what you pay for.
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| Sony DSLRs use Minolta fit lenses (Sony bought Konika Minolta), but be very careful - as previously posted, depending on your lenses vintage they may not fit, and if they do, they may not work properly (AF or metering). If you're thinking of buying a new DSLR, the Canon vs. Nikon "discussion" rages on and probably will never end, but for unbiased reviews, try http://www.dpreview.com/, they don't pull punches irrespective of manufacturer... Dave.
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caretaker (27/07/2007)
I have big hands and I use the 400D / 350D no problem but I would advise anyone buying one of them to invest in the battery grip it changes the whole feel of the camera and will give you about 600 shots between charges.
caretakerBlimey! 600 shots, life is to short to sit through them surely? I recall the tedium of sitting through a Kodak Carousel show with about 80 slides in it. What are pictures anyway ? just something your relatives throw in the bin when your dead. sorry about being OT its a nice day and I have just had a couple of pints of the amber necter
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