> -----Original Message----- >Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 18:33:05 -0500 >From: "Tom Pfeiffer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: EOS D20... Is that what we expected??? > > . . . We all have our favorite features (some want ECF, others want higher RAW frame rates) but to me this camera (which admittedly >nicer than my 10D) needs a few things I would expect in a pro camera: >1. decent spot metering >2. a decent viewfinder >3. ditch the onboard flash to make more room (see #2) 4. rechargeable battery back (not rechargeable batteries) 5. bigger, not smaller 6. LOTS more AF sensors, including a center one that will AF at f/8 7. Wireless >connectivity (not "maybe someday") 8. Firewire connectivity 9. a reduced crop factor. Am I the only one beginning to think that full frame is the medium format of the future?
Yeah. I was thinking of the 20d as a second digital camera and a comparatively low cost backup to the Mark II, but thinking it through gives me pause. The 1.6 crop factor is somewhat mitigaged by the new EF-S lenses, but then that's one or two more lenses I wouldn't need otherwise. Different control layout, lack of a full-size viewfinder and eyepiece shutter would be annoying but livable. I think the lack of AF at F8 is the stopper for me. That's a managable limitation for many situations, but for birds and such with long glass, a very real issue. If AF at F8 were there, though, there are some benefits to having a second camera with a smaller form factor and built-in flash handy, so I'm not so sure there isn't a place for a camera with some of the key pro features, but not all of them - otherwise why not just get the Mark II? So, I think that's the middle ground the imaginary and unlikely 3D could provide, very similar to where the 3 fell between the A2 and 1V. It could be 1k more than the 20D and still be about 1/2 the cost of a Mark II. I think it'd find buyers from both ends of the market, more than offsetting any cannibalization of Mark II sales. For my next wish . . . Paul Wasserman * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
