The 20D was among the most problematic cameras with back focusing. They corrected this in the 30D (thank goodness). It takes about 2 weeks, and yes Canon needs both the lens and camera. I have friends that have done this and yes it works. I do not know all the reasons why there was a problem with the 20D more than others, so not sure why they had problems with their manufacturing. I know the Nikon D70 was a piece of shxx, and had a lot or problems with it. The D2X was also bad but Nikon release a new firmware that corrected much of it. A good friend of mine had a 5D that was not tack sharp out of the box, she returned it and go a new one in its place. Now the shots are perfect. So it is not limited to the 20D.
I have comparisons of the 5D and 30D but not the 20D. What are you looking for? Peter K ----- Original Message ---- From: Bill Gillooly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 1:09:11 PM Subject: EOS "Calibrating" - What Up With This? 2 of my friends and I own EOS 20D's (I also used to own a 10D) and none of us are particularly happy with the sharpness of the images we are getting. We've adjusted the in-camera sharpness control (with some positive results) and sharpened the images in Photoshop (with some more positive results). However, the images still don't look really sharp. One of my friends shoots with mostly EF-S glass, but has recently added the EF 35mm f/1.4L, the other friend shoots primarily with new "L" zooms. I shoot with older "L" zooms and an assortment of primes, including the EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro. We are comparing the digital images we get at 100% on our monitors and we see other images (including Canon's samples) that just look sharper. We have all photographed with other cameras in the past so we have a baseline for expectations. I've shot with both EOS film and FD Canon's, one friend shot with a Canon A-1 for many years. He also has some amazingly sharp sample prints from a Nikon CoolPix 5700. I've heard, here, that Canon can "calibrate" the camera to produce sharper results and I have questions... Does Canon need both camera body and lenses (I've got more than a dozen, half of them are not Canon brand)? How long does it take? What does it cost for out-of-warranty cameras? Does it actually work (does anyone have a before and after test shot)? WHY CAN'T CANON GET THIS RIGHT IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS??? Mr. Bill P.S. Does anyone have an opinion of the relative sharpness of the images produced by the EOS 5D compared to the 20D? ____________________________________________________________________________________ Don't get soaked. Take a quick peek at the forecast with the Yahoo! Search weather shortcut. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#loc_weather * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
