I have been on the hunt for my first digital SLR camera. I used to own a Canon EOS 5, an excellent holiday companion, although I used it less and less after I bought a four-megapixel Sony Cybershot DSC-S85 more than a year ago.
The Sony, however, cannot do everything the Canon can, and since my husband fell off a horse and on to my EOS 5, I have been looking for a suitable SLR replacement. I started out feeling a little unsure whether I should go for a conventional or digital SLR, first because of the price difference (which is several thousand dollars), and second because a photographer friend swore that film was still better than digital, both in image quality and performance.
However, any doubts I had about digital SLRs disappeared when I got to test the 6.3-megapixel Canon EOS 10D. It blew me away.
I have long been a fan of Canon digital cameras. They are often the best value buys because they give great performance for less money than top brands Sony, Nikon and Olympus.
I nearly bought the Canon PowerShot G2 (a more recent G3 is now available) a year ago, but went for the Sony finally because the latter was smaller and lighter.
The HK$12,980 Canon EOS 10D packs in the perfect set of features for beginner and intermediate users of SLRs.