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From: Andy White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: EOSList <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 7:18 AM
Subject: Re: EOS Digital advice
> on 12/28/00 6:31 AM, Shawn Knapp at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Well according to canon and the fully digital folks at the indianapolis
> > star, the D30 is not suitable for professional journalism work. The two
> > main reasons given were the durability (strength, weatherproofing, etc.)
> > and the autofocusing. Currently the standard at newspapers are d1's and
the
> > 520's, with the 620's somewhat falling by the wayside due to the cost
> > comparison with the D1. If you're not in any hurry, Canon has stated
that
> > it will announce it's first professional digital SLR at the PMA in
> > february, with a probably release date in july/august. If you're used to
> > shooting with manual cameras or -1, -1N's then the d30 won't be up to
speed
> > for you. It's more on par with an Elan series or the A2. But if that's
what
> > you're used to shooting with, then it's a feature comparison. Durability
> > and proven in the field for the 520, also better autofocusing since it's
a
> > -1n body. The d30 has superior image quality and fully compatible with
the
> > EX flashes.
>
> I know that a lot of papers use the D1's, but at our paper we still use
film
> based Canon systems. I know that they are planning on going to Nikon
D1's,
> but personaly I would rather stay with all the Canon gear I already own.
Do
> you know if Canon's new Pro digital SLR will be a Canon or a Kodak rebadge
> like the D2000? I have shot with a Canon EOS 1n, Nikon F100, Nikon F5,
> Canon EOS 1nRS, and now I use the Canon EOS 3. Sounds like I'll wait and
> see what Canon shows up with then. I just wish any company could get the
> frame rate up to thier film based versions.
>
Andy,
According to the rep I spoke with last spring, the pro digital camera
will be proprietary (Canon's own technology) and will be built upon the 1V
chasis.
Gary
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