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Well I got a reply from Canon, and it hasn't helped at all to be honest as I am none the wiser..
Perhaps you now see my problem!! Hopefully the tech boys can unciver the reality and cler this up so that Freddie and I can stop banging on about it..
Perhaps you now see my problem!! Hopefully the tech boys can unciver the reality and cler this up so that Freddie and I can stop banging on about it..
I missed this exciting set of exchanges but I am interested in the camera in question as I would like to buy one for my daughter for christmas, where's the best place to buy one and how much should I pay? I got her a canon film camera for her birthday along with lenses and would like to get the digital body only to go with it.
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Brightspark it looks like i owe you a big appology ( again ) as i said before this was the camera i was going to buy and it was only when the spec was put on that thread that i decided otherwise and went for the 20d.
That spec stated a plastic body and i checked many times on other forums and it aslways gave a plastic body.
It seems by the letter you have that some cameras may have been made with a metal body and it is possible that you have one
I take it back about you b*********g and lieing on this camera which is what i thought
That spec stated a plastic body and i checked many times on other forums and it aslways gave a plastic body.
It seems by the letter you have that some cameras may have been made with a metal body and it is possible that you have one
I take it back about you b*********g and lieing on this camera which is what i thought
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Freddie said:
Freddie, thanks for the apology, however I was not really looking for one, I simply wanted an end to the silly comments that did nothing for You, I or the forum as a whole..we disagree about enough as it is..
For me the question still isn't answered, I still do not know if mine has a mag-alloy body..which means that I could well have still posted incorrect information..albeit unintentionally..I had forgotten about this until we started this a few days ago..now I'm like a dog with a bone (Please..I saw that comment coming
)Hopefully the Tech Guys can settle this question so we all know the true picture...
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Freddie said:Yes we will see what develops
I told him not too...young'un..they never listen
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jbonding said:
Here is an exploded dwg of the EOS350D body .... and related materials.
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/CanonEOS350D/page4.asp
Here is the Canon site spec.... Materials at foot of page.
http://www.canon-europe.com/For_Home/Product_Finder/Cameras/Digital_SLR/EOS_350C/index.asp?specs=1
Of course in the case
of my diddy little Olympus C5050 Zoom ..The entire body is made from a magnesium alloy (apart from the compartment doors, inner lens barrel and LCD frame). Blimey I thought all informed camera buffs would deffo have mag alloy..BTW it may as well be made of concrete for all I care .. Slips in the rocket .. Takes better shots than I ....
Ahem just one slight problem Brightspark which i think you ought to check out.
You say you bought the camera in Atlanta August 04---well i just asked on an American Canon website and apparently they are adament it never had a metal body and even more adament that it never came on sale there untill March this year 2005 as some of these people bought the first ones, infact they remarked that you are " pulling my chain ".
Do you think you could put your reciept on here so i can take a copy and post it on that forum to prove what you are saying?
You say you bought the camera in Atlanta August 04---well i just asked on an American Canon website and apparently they are adament it never had a metal body and even more adament that it never came on sale there untill March this year 2005 as some of these people bought the first ones, infact they remarked that you are " pulling my chain ".
Do you think you could put your reciept on here so i can take a copy and post it on that forum to prove what you are saying?
My Sony Vaio portable music player has a full mag body (apart from the screen and buttons)... Actually looks like a metal-effect plastic until you touch it and it feels cold!
Here is a camera tip I learned whilst working as a photographer's assistant way back: When you buy your new camera, take a roll of gaffa tape and apply bits of tape to the body at random (making sure you can still see the buttons and labels of course!)
Why would you do this to a gorgeous, brand new camera? Theft. It makes the new camera instantly look like a piece of poo that has been dropped, stood on and kicked about for a couple of years. Worthless to a thief.
You could probably apply it to cars too, but I'm not sure that deliberately knocking a few dents into a new porsche is going to take on
Here is a camera tip I learned whilst working as a photographer's assistant way back: When you buy your new camera, take a roll of gaffa tape and apply bits of tape to the body at random (making sure you can still see the buttons and labels of course!)
Why would you do this to a gorgeous, brand new camera? Theft. It makes the new camera instantly look like a piece of poo that has been dropped, stood on and kicked about for a couple of years. Worthless to a thief.
You could probably apply it to cars too, but I'm not sure that deliberately knocking a few dents into a new porsche is going to take on
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