grant_musgrave

50mm with a 1.6 crop is very tight indoors. So if you had to buy only one lens, I would recommend the 35/2. However, the 50/1.8 is so cheap, and a great portrait lens on the 20D, why not get both?

I have had success with the ST-E2 and two 420EXs. The ST-E2 is simple to use and a lot of fun.

I own a 20D and 300D and feel that the 20D's ETTL II is a big improvement over ETTL. Flash exposure with ETTL II is not linked to the selected focus point, so it is possible to "focus and recompose" and still get reliable flash exposures.

 

As others have mentioned, less high ISO noise, the fast start up and write speed are all big pluses for the 20D.

I thought the same thing when I got my 20D a couple of weeks ago. I had upgraded from a 300D and like you, found the images soft, even with maximum camera sharpness. My first reaction was that I had bought a dud. However, from what I have read on forums since then, 20D images do need some Photoshop USM or similar to become razor sharp.

Hi guys. I have just upgraded from a 300D to a 20D. One of my

first impressions is that the 20D pictures are quite soft even with

my 35/2.

 

I realise that the parameter settings for the 300D are sharper out

of the box than the 20D. Even with the 20D's sharpness turned up to

max, my shots still look softer than with my 300D.

 

I don't appear to have a front or back focusing issue.

 

I am interested to know if any other 20D users who have upgraded

from the 300D have felt their shots were softer.

 

I would also be interested to hear what parameter settings you guys

are using.

 

Thanks

 

Grant

I have owned the G2 and upgraded to the Digital Rebel. The Digital Rebel is in a completely different league to the G2. You won't regret the upgrade.

First the background

 

It has been a long time since I have used a film body; I currently

use a 300D and shoot exclusively with primes (20mm f2.8, 35mm f2.0

and 50mm f1.4).

 

This weekend I begin a short holiday in the South Island of New

Zealand and during this time I will spend one day skiing in

Queenstown.

 

I haven't done much skiing and I expect to fall over a lot!

Therefore I'm not willing to take my 300D or primes with me.

However, I do want to take a camera onto the slopes to shoot some

holiday snaps along the way. So I have just bought myself a

cheep "original" film Rebel and an old 35-135mm f4-5.6 USM zoom for

the slopes.

 

As I will not be able to test the Rebel before I go, this brings me

to the following questions.

 

1) What is the metering like on the Rebel? Can I get away with

using Evaluative metering and using Exposure Compensation on the

mountain? If so how much? My partner, a "non photographer", will

be taking some shots of me and I don't want to add in the extra

complication of using partial metering.

 

2) I am planning to take Kodak Max 400 and having the local photo

shop burn them to CD. I may print any good shots onto A4. Should

I go for slower film? What are your options on this film?

 

Thanks in advance for your advice.