----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 5:51 AM Subject: Re: EOS 300D
> > > > > > > Skip Middleton wrote: > > > > There isn't much functional difference between the > > > > 300D/RebelDigital and the 10D, except burst rate/cache, and a few > other > > > > details not yet revealed. They need, IMHO, to move the 10D or its > > > > successor > > > > upstream a bit, with either faster capture rate, larger sensor, spot > > > > metering, or some combination of those and other features. That may > > > > give us > > > > the EOS3D or A2D or some such thing. Remember the 10s, A2, 3 > > > > succession... > > > > > > I don't think I agree with you. There are a several differences between > > > the > > > 10D and the 300D, quite like the differences between the eos 30 and 300 > > > film cameras. The 10D has custom functions (300D does not) and with the > > > 300D you can't choose metering (evaluative, center, partial) and > AF-mode > > > (one shot versus AI servo) yourself, the camera selects them depending > on > > > the shooting mode. > > > On the other hand, image sensor and shutter mechanisme are supposed to > be > > > the same, so picture quality should be equal. > > > > > > Rob Galbraith has a very nice comparison between both bodies on his > site: > > > http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=7-6270-6325 > > > > > > > > > Bart > > > > > According to what read, you can select both metering and AF mode in > > creative modes... > > Skip Middleton > > www.shadowcatcherimagery.com > > From the EOS 300 D manual (page 84) > Evaluative metering: This is the camera's standard metering mode .... > Partial metering: This is set automaically during AE-lock in creative zone > modes... > Centerweighted Average metering: This is set automatically in the <M> > mode... > > This is also shown in the table on page 122, which gives an overview of the > functions available in basic and creative zone mode. In that table it also > says that one-shot AF is automatically chosen in portrait , landscape, > close-up, night and A-DEP mode. AI Servo is set in sport-mode. AI Focus > (which switches automatically between one-shot and AI Servo depending on > subject movement as detected by the camera) is set in full-auto(green), > no-flash, <P>, <Av>, <Tv> and <M>. > > Actually, this is the same behaviour as my EOS 300. It was one of the main > reasons I bought the EOS 5. > > Bart > You are right, after re-reading the press releases, and the links provided here, I could see what the press releases were NOT saying. Skip Middleton www.shadowcatcherimagery.com * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
