> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hugo Lopes > Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 3:14 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: EOS Possible model between 20D & 1D Mk II > > >Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 15:52:52 -0800 > >From: "Chip Louie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: RE: EOS Possible model between 20D & 1D Mk II > > >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. > > Chip, I have to disagree with you. I have an EOS 3 and the > 20D is no way near the build quality or has the capabilities > of an EOS 3. > The EOS 3's weather sealing is much better than that of the > 20D. The fact alone that the 20D has a integrated flash and a > command dial prevents it from being so well sealed. > Furthermore, the EOS 3's build quality is superior. > As far as capabilities are concerned, the 20D has no true > spot metering. All semi-pro Canon bodies had it (if we > consider the EOS 5 to be semi-pro, which is arguable). I'm > sure that if we look close to the 20D and EOS 3 specs, we'll > find more differences. > There is not only a price gap between the 20D and the 1D but > also a specifications gap. >
Weatherproofing aside, I always considered the lack of a built-in flash on my EOS 3 a shortcoming, not a feature. The 20D might not resist the elements as well as the EOS 3, but then neither do I :) And build quality is subjective. How many stories have you read about D30/D60/10D/20D bodies falling apart from shoddy construction? But it's a subjective world, just don't necessarily expect better images from the more solid camera. The feature I miss most from the EOS 3 is the ability to AF at f/8.0 with the center sensor. Spot metering is an infrequest issue for me given the ease in bracketing and exposure adjustment with RAW images. I also miss the more contoured grips. Then again, my 20D can take many hundreds of pictures without reloading, has inexpensive rechargeable LIon batteries, costs less than I paid for my EOS3/PB-E@ combo, and lets me review exposure and composition every time I press the shutter. Try that on an EOS 3. Nor could I take 4 pictures at ISO 100, then the next 15 at ISO 3200. In fact, the only way I could shoot ISO 3200 on my EOS 3 required that I pay a premium price for push processing. It is inconvenient that I can't use my 20D to pound in tent stakes when camping like I was able to do with the EOS 3, but the added weight of a hammer is offset by the savings in processing costs for the film. Then again, maybe using the 20D on tent stakes would be a good way to keep the dust knocked off the sensor. My wife seems to prefer digital, too. She often complements me on the lack of film bricks in the fridge. Tom P. * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
