jcolwell Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 First one in Halifax. Looks a lot like my 20D (no surprise). The larger screen on the back is very nice, and I look forward to saturating the buffer with a burst of about 3 seconds at 5 fps. Funny how much cleaner it looks than a 18 month old 20D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eos 10 fan Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 How much was it James? I've been tracking Canadian prices and they seem to be about $1600 (body only, before taxes). Thanks. -- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eos 10 fan Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 James, I'd be very intersted in reading your thoughts on how the 20D & 30D compare in the 'real world' shooting that you do. -- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcolwell Posted March 17, 2006 Author Share Posted March 17, 2006 Dan, it cost $1649.95 CA (before tax) for body-only at Carsand Mosher Photographic in Halifax, and the same price is quoted for Vistek and Henry's in Toronto (+/- $1). Maybe I'll have some experiences to share on the 20D vs 30D next week, as I plan to burn a lot of digits this weekend. Cheers, Jim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjmeade Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 What lenses will you be sticking on the front of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcolwell Posted March 17, 2006 Author Share Posted March 17, 2006 My travel-light kit is an EF 17-40/4 L, EF 50/1.4 and EF 70-200/2.8 L IS. I'll often take an EF 300/4 L IS and sometimes EF 28-80/2.8-4 L as well. I have the EF 24/2.8 and 100/2.8 Macro USM, plus a number of other brand primes from 18/3.5 to 400/3.5; most are Carl Zeiss Contax T* and SMC Pentax/Takumar. <p>Now that I have two dSLR bodies, I figure I'll often go with the 17-40/4, 70-200/2.8 and 300/4 IS with 1.4x Extender - a body+lens on strap for each shoulder plus a single LowePro Lens Case 4 on my back for the unmounted lens. My most favourite Carl Zeiss Tessar T* 45/2.8 "pancake" lens will always be nearby, probably stuck in a pocket with some batteries & CF cards. Of course, my car trunk will have a bunch of other now-empty lens cases and camera bags waiting for my return... Jim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erin.e Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 James, instead of "burning a lot of digits" and "saturating the buffer with a burst of about 3 seconds at 5 fps" you could just take your time and get some nice pics with that nice glass and camera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlos_santos2 Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Good job on the 30D, but I second Erin's comments. How much will that really help your photography? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjmeade Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 I'm impressed by the quantity of hardware you will be taking with you for one trip. I'll look out for some results. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcolwell Posted March 18, 2006 Author Share Posted March 18, 2006 Erin & Carlos, don't get me wrong, I sometimes even use a tripod with my dSLR (esp. for low light, macro & super tele), but I really look to the EOS system for fast-response hand-held shots. When I want to take my time and smell the roses (or whatever is in the field), then I'm generally using medium or large format film. Every system has its strengths & weaknesses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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