The baby brother to the EOS 450D, the Canon EOS 1000D is the typical, almost-identical, but slightly less-powerful, version of the former.
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Design
As with the 450D, Canon offers two body designs for the 1000D--an attractive solid black, and a less-attractive, two-tone, silver and black style (color availability varies in different countries). Each only comes in a single-lens kit with the EF-S 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 IS-equipped lens. Though it essentially uses the same body as the 450D, it shaves a couple of grams off the weight; it only weighs 450g. Its smooth, plastic body still feels a little on the cheap side, and we're not crazy about the grip. We can't quite put our finger on the reason; it's not especially shallow, and Canon improved it over the 400D's with a more rubbery-feeling cover. Still, we didn't find it as comfortable to hold as most other dSLRs. Almost all the buttons lie under your right hand, and each feels slightly different so that you can grope them without looking. None require two-handed operation; when you push the button to change ISO, white balance, metering and so on, the menu persists while you navigate the options.)
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