----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Pfeiffer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 6:50 PM Subject: EOS 20D: my first impression
> Picked up my body this afternoon (didn't have to buy the kit version!), and > after an hour of playing with it: > > * AF is MUCH better in low light than the 10D, not enough time to really > have a feel for speed yet > > * Instant on (0.2 sec) is COOL. Jim Davis will now be able to get more than > 50 shots per battery! > > * The finger grip is 1/3 to 1/2 cm deeper fron to back, better for longer > fingers. > > * when sitting side by side, it's clear that the 20D is smaller than the > 10D, but in use it doesn't feel smaller to me. > > * 800 ISO looks VERY nice. And that's with a large JPG and no processing > with CS, Noise Ninja, etc. I have bog expectations for improvement night > sports' picture quality. > > * the charger has no cord, looks similar to the old one but has fold out > prongs. Nice, but I might miss the cord travelling. > > * the body has an even more rough texture than the 10D did compared to the > D60/30. > > * much more squarish design elements, 20D to 10D is much like EOS 3 to Eos 1 > series. > > * I think the diopter adjustment is more exposed to accidental changes on > the 20D > > * without a grip, which won't be here until Tuesday, the 20D rocks sitting > flat on a hard surface, very odd, maybe mine is warped. > > * Did I mention AF is MUCH better in low light. Very much closer to my EOS > 3. > > Tomorrow, I'll try it out in daylight. > > Tom P. > > > That pretty much jives with what I think, after a couple of hours with my new one. Oddly, it seems to be roughly the same size as my D30, and a little lighter, but feels more solid. Shutter is tick noisier than the 10D, but not enough to be disturbing, even at a wedding. The camera looks more like the descendant of my A2 rather than the D30. I like the charger on my D30 much better, two battery capacity, and an AC adapter. If I sell the D30, whoever buys it is getting the charger from the 20D, I'm keeping the old one! Skip Middleton http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
