> From: "Gary Fisher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: EOS 300V > >I'll ask my usual question. Why do the new consumer bodies always seem to = >come in silver only and not in black?
>It virtually guarantees I'll never buy one as a backup (just a personal bia= >s maybe, but enough to count) even though the spec looks pretty good for it= >'s price point. >BTW, I'm glad to see that illuminated LCD panels are becoming more widespre= >ad (again). Maybe we can expect an EOS 30V / ELAN 7V shortly with improved= >AF and illuminated LCD. Maybe only in silver though..... To use a U.S. colloquialism, it's butt-ugly. I was hoping for all-black; this all silver thing (excuse me, "titanium") screams "steal me from rank amatuer photograper". You can't avoid attention using it. Forget using it in a rough neighborhood. LCD on back seems like good idea, but the amatuers who use and carry this camera are the ones most likely to have the camera hanging low on the shoulder strap... I predict many LCD panels broken from banging on belt-buckles and hip-mounted cell phones. And the LCD bulges out from the body... even less room to put one's nose. I notice that the Av +/- button is now on middle of back instead of on/near top deck. One must remove eye from viewfinder to use it now. (sigh). A metal lens mount, as I understand. Canon has given up on competing with Nikon and Minolta for "Lightest 35mm SLR in the world"? Gee, I won't be able brag to my friends... At this point in the Rebel line evolution, I was hoping for a Rebel D (digital) under USD $1000. Hah. * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
