On Wednesday August 18 2004 6:32 pm, Scott Laird wrote: > On Aug 18, 2004, at 2:53 PM, Fred Miller wrote: > >> The price seems high to me. Notwithstanding the higher spec, it needs > >> to be > >> priced to challenge the Nikon D70. > >> The suggested street price is about the same as the 10D > >> Still, perhaps there is a 300D replacement in the works, but not > >> mentioned > >> in the current leak. > > > > I think it is a "replacement".....maybe for both the 300D and 10D. It > > would be > > like Canon to come out with a cheaper "300D" by Fotokina. > > It's way too pricey to replace the 300D. Besides, what's really wrong > with the 300D? It has the same nasty simplified UI as the rest of the > rebel line, but that isn't *necessarily* a problem for its target > market. B&H has it for $200 cheaper then the D70; that's a decent > chunk of change.
Understand, I don't disagree! I'm a pro. and use the dRebel ALL the time! I see NO problem with it. You could be right.....a replacement for the 10D. It may also not be a replacement for any current model, considering that it will be the ONLY 8.2MP dSLR for a street price of $1,300. > >> There are some minor differences between the 10D and 20D: The flash > >> now > >> rises higher, similar to the 300D, and the shape of the hand grip > >> seems > >> slightly different, plus the corners are slightly sharper. > > > > Street price of $1300 (US) isn't that bad considering the > > MP......that's WITH > > a lens. > > Look at some of the other specs--it's a 5 FPS body with a 25 frame > buffer. That makes it faster then most of Canon's film bodies (without > a booster, that is), and ties it with the Nikon D1H. That doesn't > sound like an entry-level body to me. Canon has always used FPS as one > of the differentiating factors between their bodies. It sounds like > it'll turn on as fast as a film body, it has their new flash system, > and it's priced roughly the same as the 10D ($1,269 at B&H right now). Yep........Canon also might bring down the price of the 10D. > Assuming that Nikon doesn't add a new body this fall, here's what Canon > and Nikon's low-end lineups look like (using B&H's cheap price for the > D70): > > $800 Canon 300D (6 MP, 2.5 FPS, 4 frame buffer) > $1000 Nikon D70 (6 MP, 3 FPS, 12 frame buffer) > $1300 Canon 20D (8 MP, 5 FPS, 25 frame buffer) > > Most other vendors want almost $1300 for the D70. It's hard to see how > someone can complain that the 20D is overpriced. It isn't. Fred -- "Running Windows on a Pentium is like getting a Porsche but only being able to drive it in reverse with the handbrake on." * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
