Folks:
Hi! So, I've been shopping around for an interchangeable lens DSLR to upgrade my photo capabilities from my current point & shoot, and I've narrowed my choice down to two setups…
1) Lumix DMC-GF1 with a single LUMIX G aspherical pancake lens (20mm F/1.7) at ~$900
– or –
2) Canon Rebel XSi with a Canon 18-55mm (f/3.5-5.6) lens AND a Canon 55-250mm (f/4.0-5.6) telephoto lens at ~$850.
The Lumix is smaller and lighter, but I do like the look & feel of both setups. I read somewhere that Lumix are generally higher end cameras than Canon, so I think the price differential is probably fair. I guess I'm worried about the lack of multiple lenses on the Lumix setup, and I don't think I can afford to add another lens beyond this purchase for a while. Main subjects will be backcountry landscapes, perhaps close ups on small outdoors features (flowers, insects, footprints, streams), and maybe some hiker portraits too.
Do you think that having a single lens like the Lumix one above will be an issue for me as a beginning DSLR user? Would I be better off mastering multiple lenses then upgrading my whole setup, or would I be better off starting with the better camera and adding more lenses later if I need them? Any thoughts or ideas would be appreciated! ;-)
Cheers, James.
