> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Keith Green > Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 6:33 AM > To: Canon EOS Mailing List > Subject: [inbox] EOS Possible model between 20D & 1D Mk II > > > From Bob Atkins's Site: > http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/digital/rumors.html > > News of in interview with Canon Spain > > http://www.quesabesde.com/noticias/1_1717 > > Cheers > > Keith > >
Hi All, So this would be like adding an EOS 3 type body on the DSLR side? This doesn't make sense to me because Canon has never had model granularity this fine and the pro models have always been easy to distinguish in terms of build and performance. Canon has always had an EOS 3 style of entry level pro body if you look at the film line. On paper these bodies are near EOS 1 series in capability but always seem to have added many additional features that appeal to the advanced amateur but are often not particularly useful to a working pro. If you think about it the EOS 20D fills this spot very nicely in Canon's DSLR line up. The 20D is like a poor man's EOS 1D mkII with much of the speed and build quality of the EOS 1D mkII but at half the price. I count the battery grip as part of the cost of an EOS 20D because you really do need it for a lot of jobs and the lack of vertical controls is a severe handicap IMO. For myself I would LOVE to see an EOS 1 class body with the larger 1.3x or FF sensor but without the huge battery compartment yet retaining the option of adding a high capacity battery and full function vertical grip. I use both the EOS 1D and EOS 1DS bodies for my photography work and they are great bodies for their respective usage. I'd also really like to have a small body EOS 1DC(ompact), for shooting on the street. Something sized like an EOS 1D mkII sans the large battery with EOS 1 series case, menu, guts and feature set say 8MP or so with 5FPS and a 20 RAW shot buffer with a single CF card slot. Take out all the situational type exposure and capture modes to eliminate control and menu clutter. No popup flash I'd rather have the durability and sealing than the (near), useless flash (okay so a popup can be useful as the trigger for slaves on studio or battery type power packs but that's what I have a Pocket Wizard for). That thing on the top is for a dedicated shoe flash or Pocket Wizard, use it or crank up the ISO and do your post capture processing with Noise Ninja. Your images will look better without the flash on camera lighting anyway. I guess it could happen but I doubt. Cheers/Chip * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
