Depend on how severe your "low light" is.

Very often you need all 3. Powerful flash, high ISO, and fast lens


The higher the ISO and faster the lens, the farther your flash will reach, and it also means you will reduce hotspots and help expose the background properly.

500D got video. just a bit cacat'fied by canon.

both are much more compelling buys than the 1000D

So cheap ah the tripod. use for speedlite light stand for my product photography. Too bad no trip to KL scheduled.

Just buy the body only if thats what you are looking for. You can scour the Garage Sales section and pick up a used 18-55IS kitty for $300-$400. Or if you are lucky enough, you might be able to find a Tamron 17-50F2.8 for about 1k.

I'm not sure if your camera still have the free 70-300F4-5.6 USMIII lens Promotion..but worth looking into.

That said, other than the larger better built body and slightly higher speed sustained burst, I would have gone with the 550D for the same price.

This post has been edited by jaycee1: Jun 29 2010, 01:04 PM

Just an interesting tidbit on human eyes in terms of Digital sensors

Shutter speed 1/50
ISO at around 50,000 (B/W)
Dynamic range 20 stops
Resolution 5mp
F Stops - F3.5- F5
Focal range ~ 50mm


Try shooting an image with your best sensor at 1/50 and F3.5 at night. Fail.
Ramp up the Iso to 51,200 shot at F3.5 and 1/50. Fail.

more impressive is when..all while having 20 stops dymanic range. (current sensors have 5..maybe 6 stops with the Fuji superCCD)
You shoot wedding outdoors in afternoon sun with the groom in a tux and the bride in a white dress you can already. I once shoot a dark skinned fellow wearing a white shirt... also.


Of course these are average claimed figures, one might have better or worst.

Just show how impressive our eyes are. Even the best of DSLR technology can't replicate it to this day...especially when we have spatial 3D ability, noise reduction, auto colour correction, Motion detection, and of course, smile detection since day 1 .......

The only thing our eyes can't do is Zoom. haha

I did, not only white balance...but COLOUR correction.
I suggest you can go google it or go find any book on Sensory perception. It was in my a 2nd year Psychology textbook..


and FYI. your 450D is not rated for ANY water resistance.


Someone wants to loan me a weather sealed L to test my 7D's water resistance? hehehe
I got the back rather wet the other day (lens facing down to shield the lens and mount) so far ok.

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Added on July 1, 2010, 10:43 amWith the amount of poison Uncle Fisherman is dishing out...I wonder if he gets commisions from Canon..hahahahahahahaha




This post has been edited by jaycee1: Jul 1 2010, 10:43 AM