Cheap DSLRs

Home, 2007-09-19

Camera	Price	Anti-shake	CCD	DOF-preview	LCD	M42 comp.	MLU	Status
Canon 400D Konica Minolta 5D	5600 (4600)	- +	8.5M 6M	+ +	2.5/230K 2.5/115K	+ +	+ ST	VF+LCD VF+LCD
Nikon D50 Nikon D40	4500 5000?	- -	6M 6M	- -	2/130K 2.5/230K	- -	- -	SLCD VF+LCD
Pentax K100D Sony Alpha 100	5000 6000	+ +	6M 10M	+ +	2.5/210K 2.5/230K	+? +	ST + ST?	VF+LCD VF+LCD

MLU: mirror-lockup, SLCD: dedicated status lcd, ST: self-timer, VF: viewfinder.

Speed the Canon and Nikons are faster than the rest
Noise Canon and Konica Minolta wins, the Nikon D50 is bad, the D40 should be much better.
Pentax K100D: no orientation sensor, -raw+jpg,
Canon 400D: anti-dust, no spot metering
Nikon D40: -bracketing, -internal motor (means less lenses to choose from)
Sony Alpha 100: anti-dust

Prices

At http://www.kamerahuset.dk/, 2007-09-19:

Canon 30D 18-55 6970 kr.
Canon 400D 18-55 5000 kr.
Nikon D300 11000 kr
Nikon D40 18-55 3800 kr.
Nikon D40X 18-55 5000 kr.
Nikon D80 18-55 7000 kr.
Olympus E410 14-42 4400 kr.
Olympus E510 14-42 5700 kr.
Pentax K10D 18-55 6700 kr.
Sony Alpha100 18-70 4800 kr.