Camera lust time

[nathanjw]

I've continued to stew over getting a new camera, as I discussed a while ago. Today, the consumer-electronics world once again delivers the benefits of waiting, when the latest camera in Canon's Digital Rebel line was announced: the XSi (aka 450D) (see Gizmodo and DPreview). It looks very nice. Of course, if I actually wanted to buy it, I'll have to wait until April.

+ 12MP
+ Live view, 40D style (and then some)
+ 3" LCD
+ Bigger viewfinder
+ Kit lens is now an IS lens
+ Spot metering
+ Bigger battery
? SD/SDHC card instead of CF

Other than that last item, on which I'm agnostic-to-slightly-disappointed, what's not to like?

Comments

[coffeebeanben.livejournal.com]

I wasn't at all disagreeing with you about the CF vs. SD question, was merely curious. I for one prefer my memory devices to have some physical heft. MicroSD? Hell, I could lose three of those in the corner of my camera bag.

I wonder: Are there card readers coming out that support the relatively new eSATA standard? 'Cause that would rock.