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Canon EOS 450D Digital SLR Camera Kit (incl EF-S 18-55mm IS f/3.5-5.6 non USM Lens Kit) | 
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| Brand: Canon
Category: CE
Buy New: £458.99
New (19) from £458.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 55
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 6.6 x 5.5
MPN: 2758B014AA
Model: 2758B014AA
EAN: 8714574516752
ASIN: B00131Z6YA
Release Date: March 26, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New and Sealed in Box. Guaranteed Next Day Delivery.
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| Features:
| » | 12.2 Megapixel CMOS sensor | | » | 3.5 frames per second continuous shooting | | » | 9-point wide-area AF with f/2.8 cross-type centre point | | » | EOS Integrated Cleaning System | | » | 3.0" LCD with Live View mode | | » | 14-bit processing and DIGIC III for enhanced speed and image quality | | » | Large, bright viewfinder | | » | Customisable Picture Style image processing options | | » | Compact and lightweight body | | » | Digital Photo Professional RAW processing software | | » | Compatible with all Canon EF and EF-S lenses and Speedlite EX flash |
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Product Description
Canon has added another fabulous camera to its EOS range: the 450D! This digital camera is packed with technologies and special features geared towards providing you with nothing but high performances, user-friendliness and ease of use. Its magnificent 12.2-megapixel CMOS sensor takes lifelike shots at rates of 3.5 frames per second, and its large focusing range picks out details from a distance. The EOS 450D includes a self-cleaning system, which uses three different techniques to dislodge dust from the sensor, and it has a DIGIC III processor to guarantee well-balanced, vivid colours in all your shots. The EOS 450D is easy to handle and use thanks to its 3 LCD screen, which is great for direct shooting, and it comes complete with an 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 Expensive lenses July 18, 2008
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
Whilst this is an excellent camera in itself - I particularly like the smooth action of the motorised mirror - it's worth mentioning certain drawbacks of going down the Canon road if you're new to digital SLR photography.
It can be quite expensive kitting out Canon cameras with lenses for the following reasons:
1. Image stabilisation is not built into the camera body. This means that to have the benefit of image stabilisation you need to buy lenses with that facility built in. This makes the lenses inherently more expensive for any given spec.
2. The 'kit' lenses available from Canon (the 18-55 and 55-250) do not have internal focus and this makes the use of polarising filters difficult with the filter thread rotating with focus.
3. Canon do not supply lens hoods with their lenses and, unless you opt for cheap far-eastern alternatives, are quite expensive to acquire.
4. The optical performance of the kit lenses doesn't do justice to the resolving capability of the excellent CMOS sensor. To really get the benefit of your investment you will need to buy the more up-market lens offerings from Canon and they really don't come cheap.
If you're on a budget you might consider investing in a system where the image stabilisation is built into the camera itself. You may find the camera slightly more expensive but the lens savings will easily offset that.
Cashback July 16, 2008
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
Hi,
Has anyone bought this from Amazon and been able to claim the 50 cashback from Canon? I emailed Amazon to check whether they are "participating dealers" in the offer (which the cashback Ts&Cs say you need to buy from to apply) and was told they are not. I also asked Canon and they didn't help either. Just wanted to check if anyone had done this successfully?
One of the best SLRs at the moment July 9, 2008
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
I have just upgraded from a four year old 300D, the difference in quality is astounding, I always enjoyed taking really odd lit pictures and messing about with the camera settings trying to create odd effects, the 450D takes this to another level, and backed up with double the number of pixels captured. I took it out and started capturing some basic landscapes in bright sunlight, when I got home I had goosebumps, the quality was simply stunning, over my old 300D.
My wife was so impressed with this camera and I with the offer of 50 cashback during July 2008, that after only 9 days of using it, we bought another 450D for my wife to use as well!
Also take a look at the 55-250mm budget Cannon IS lens, at only 190, a good budget telephoto addition to the amateur's kitbag.
If you can stretch to the cost of this camera, do it, you will not regret it!
A nice piece of kit; Canon's digital SLR is well worth the extra outlay June 23, 2008
21 out of 22 found this review helpful
The Canon EOS 450D Digital SLR is a powerful, effective and nicely designed camera. My wife, Anna's, specific interest is macro photography (precise close-ups) of things like butterflies and flowers, so macro features and functionality will be the focus of this review.
Our previous purchases in the digital photography field have been Fuji: a FinePix S602 (my favourite), then the much more powerful FinePix S9500. This Canon EOS is our first digital SLR.
The first, massive, improvement (and, I believe, over the 400D too) is the screen: it's much larger, brighter and clearer. However, I prefer to frame my shots using the screen (`Live View') but then you can't have the camera in `Full Auto' mode: Not a devastating restriction, but still significant.
For pukka macro photography there will always be the need to get at least one specific macro lens. We went for a cheap (65) Tamron AF 55-200mm Macro Zoom which offers a workable compromise: but this lens still requires the purchase of a quality close-up lens (another 45-50) because filling a frame with a bumble bee, for instance, needs the extra help & power of a close-up lens.
This is even more true of the supplied 18-55mm lens. The gent in our local photography shop described the standard lens supplied by Canon as `very basic' - but it is still a really good lens. Macro shooting is obviously much more restricted because, to fill the whole frame with a butterfly, for instance, you have to get, literally, right on top of it and the lens is unable to focus when you get that close to a subject. Therefore, a good close-up lens is essential. (The Canon 500D Close-up Lens we bought for the Fuji S9500 works perfectly as it's also a 58mm thread. Unfortunately, the Tamron Macro Zoom uses a 52mm thread. Such is life!) But some basic macro work is still possible with the standard Canon lens (if you're clever and very patient), but a close-up lens is a necessity... And the basic 18-55mm lens even includes very effective integral image stabilisation.
Anna says that `the big bonus is the clarity & sharpness of the images if you're comparing a standard digital with a digital SLR'.
In the end, the extra investment is more than justified in the move to digital SLR. Photography becomes more intuitive (something like it used to be on old 35mm SLRs) but still benefits from the digital age. A friend who has owned a Canon 35mm SLR for more than a decade said that the buttons and dials are much the same, so those who liked the old Canon SLR system may feel at home right away. For us, the Canon 450D represents a significant improvement over our previous digitals (and Fuji's over-complex menu systems) but note that `significant' improvement also comes at a `significant' cost: a half-grand camera may well require another half-grand on lenses - or more. However, if you have the cash, I think you'll be happy with your purchase.
40D or 450D June 10, 2008
46 out of 47 found this review helpful
I have had a Canon 30D for about 18 months and found it to be a great camera. I had decided to up-grade to a 40D but with the new 450D having a similar speck, also with Live View and with 12.2 mega pixles compared to the 40Ds 10.2! So I decided on the 450D.
I made the right decision, this is a fantastic Camera with teriffic picture quality and makes the 30D look old and soft in comparrison. I could go on about how great his camera is only to say I am delighted with it and has much better battery life than the 30D even with using Live View. and the only down side is the 18-55 lens compromises picture quality somewhat. An up-grade to the Sigma 18-50 DC-EX will make all the difference if you want top quality pictures that this Camera can produce.
If you have a compact or an older DSLR the 450D would be a priority choice.
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