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05 Sep, 2009
Ultimate Travel Lens
The 35-135mm lens is a great alternative to the much larger, much more expensive and much sought after 28-135mm lens.
Overall, I would say the differences between this lens and the 28-135 are actually quite minimal in terms of sharpness and contrast (image quality, in other words); however, the 28-135mm obviously holds an advantage in the slightly wider angle. The 28-135mm hits the sweet spot for full frame and film cameras in terms of focal length, but the 35-135mm is my recommendation if you're on a budget and you need a travel/do-it-all lens.
Just pop your body, this lens and a 50mm f/1.8 into your backpack, and you should be good for 95% of your shots. It has "real" USM, where you can do slight manual adjustments to the lens even while it is in auto mode- a great advantage for situations involving shallow depth of field, or perhaps some sports photography. Either way, the lens focuses extremely fast.
If you have an APS-C camera, this lens becomes a telephoto zoom, becoming a 56-216mm zoom lens, which makes it the perfect complement to the kit 18-55 lenses.
If you cannot afford/find a 28-135mm, I would recommend this lens for use as a "do it all" lens.
02 Oct, 2009
Great if you can find it cheap
In 2009, this camera has been way outclassed. If you can find one for a great price (i.e. $180 USD), however, it is a very good entry into the world of digital SLR photography.
As a Rebel body, it has almost all the features you will ever use, and none of the extra junk that seems to populate more modern DSLRs.
Photo quality is fairly decent- the newer Rebel 350D isn't exactly a great step up in ultimate image quality as that camera basically just has more pixels. However, compared to newer cameras like the Nikon D40 and Rebel 450D, this camera isn't as good. If you're printing 4X6 prints (i.e. most families), this camera will suffice.
The body itself is very easy to handle. Not as good as a modern Nikon D40, but it's easy to grip and most of the controls are in fairly convenient locations. The build quality is nothing to write home about- the silver colour you're likely to get this camera in is really ugly, and it's all plastic. It might not feel as good as the EOS x0D series (10D, 20D etc), but it's very light and portable.
My only real gripe is that while the sensor is the same one found in the EOS 10D, Canon saw fit to "cripple" the 300D by removing many of the software features available in the EOS 10D, as a way to justify this camera as a entry-level one. However, some enterprising hackers on the internet have found a way to add more features (custom functions, etc.) into the camera. Search google for "Undutchables" for more info.
Overall, this is a great camera for casual and beginning shooters. Just be sure to pair it with a good lens (a 50mm f/1.8 is my recommendation for learning, otherwise the 18-55mm kit lens is a good way for most people to start off), and it'll serve you well.
28 Sep, 2010
Radeon HD 4850 512mb
The Radeon HD4850 offers a lot of bang for buck. It's not as power efficient as the new 5-series of cards, but in terms of raw graphical power it's still much more powerful than anything you can find in its current price range (new for around $100, used for around $60), especially as the low end 5 series cards are pretty weak gaming-wise for the price. For reference, I'm able to play SC2 on high/ultra high settings and frames never drop below 24 fps.
The most direct Nvidia competitor would be the GTS250, and you can't go wrong with either of these cards.