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    20D Field Report

    in Canon EOS Mount

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    David, maybe the lack of weight makes it feel less solid but I carted around my 10D for lots of shoots, concerts, disasters,salt water air, etc.. changed lenses out in the field etc, had heavy primes hanging off the mount.. its been bumped, carried around with no bag etc.. and it has survived 18 months of hard use. The 20D feels just as solid as the 10D but a little lighter which is a nice plus when carrying around a body for extended hours. Every ounce counts. I really like the size factor of the 20D/10D bodies.

     

    About the viewfinder I do not notice any negatives VS the 10D and I did notice it is easier to MF vs the 10D viewfinder.

    20D Field Report

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    I used the Kit lens and the 35mm 1.4L. AF is really accurate a night an day difference between the 10D. I really recommend going for the Kit, I shoot strictly primes and I am actually loving this little wide zoom. sharp and very close to the expensive 14mm 2.8L in quality.

     

    Update on the 20D

     

    Whitebalance is very very good, I shot in mixed lighting condition (Tungsten+Flour) and shot some frames in lighting that was a mix of Flour+Actinic lighting and the AWB has been able to get the proper balance.

     

    The 10D image would have rendred a Pissgreen image using AWB in several of these environments.

     

    Also the Battery charge I actually prefer over the corded one for some reason.

     

    Tried the Kit lens, I like it its a nice 18mm lens and cheap as heck, cheapest near 15mm. I recommend purchasing the Kit and getting this little Zoom. Being a L Prime Guy this little zoom even impressed me it is a nice General Purpose wide and sharp enough. I will post samples.

     

    1600 is amazing I notice a big difference vs the 10D

     

    The Auto powersave is great, you never know it is on the moment the shutter is pressed it is turned on. I went a whole day on one battery shooting plenty and the full battery indicator was still on the LCD even when using full brightness.

     

     

    Bottom line, I recommend the 20D over the 10D for beginners due to its transparency as a photographic instrument over the 10D. If you come off of Sony P&S bodies you will feel at home with this one. with the Kit lens you get the ease of P&S body with the future to grow.

     

    For Pros, it takes a lot of little nags away making life just a little easier and anything that makes the shooting process as transparent as possible (ie camera an extension of your body) is worth the investment.

     

     

    Monday my 10D goes to a collegue for 700 bucks.

     

    if this body was waterproof it would be the perfect body in my book.

    20D Field Report

    in Canon EOS Mount

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    A few notes after 6 hours of shooting.

     

    1. Automatic exposure has been greatly improved I noticed it actually

    balances out AE even in very sunny 12 noon day and shooting

    landscape, it does a great job of getting a good exposure where the

    sky and land are nicely exposed. No more compensation to worry about.

    I was using Evaluative metering, nice improvement.

     

    2. AE accuracy is a big improvement over the 10D

     

    3. Being able to have the histogram as being the primary display is a

    real nice change.

     

    4. The metal body is the same quality as the 10D, slightly smaller

    but same robust build.

     

    5. Color/Dynamic range seems improved over the 10D, out of camera

    JPEGS are actually accurate enough for print. Nice to see

    clouds,bluesky and well exposed land without the use of a polarizer.

    Very interesting.

     

    6. Whitebalance is much better than the 10D I will do further

    shooting with it tommorow and this upcoming week in much tougher

    lighting condition and this is where the real WB test gets done

     

    7. The camera balences fine so no ergonomic issues and the shutter

    sounds more metallic and tight sounding no problem just a little

    louder.

     

    The 20D is a more transparent tool compared to using the 10D for

    18month.

    sell my 10d for a 20d?

    in Canon EOS Mount

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    I would sell it as quickly as possible since 10D prices are going to plummet over the next few months as more people upgrade to the 20D and try to sell the mint condition 10Ds on the openmarket. The time to move is now before the market decline continues.

    Newbies guide to testing Canon DSLRs

    in Canon EOS Mount

    Posted

    Newbies guide to DSLR

     

    1. Ruler pictures, First I recommend taking pictures of the rulers

    using centerfocus. to test the focus (should be sharp in the center)

     

    2. Newspaper pictures, tape a newspaper and take pictures of it.

    (should be very sharp at 100% view)

    repeat both tests at 5,10,20,40,60 feet

    then repeat in poor lighting conditions

     

    3. Lenscap (PIXEL TEST), take 30 seconds and then a 1 minute exposure

    at iso 100 and 400 with the lens and zoom in 100% and see if you see

    any defects like red or blue pixels

     

    4. CMOS DUST TEST. set camera to f/22 then take a picture of the sky

    at full daylight. no dots should appear or you have a dirty sensor.

     

    5. Advanced test(optional) Purchase a Gretag Macbeth color checker

    and a Barco Reference Calibrator V monitor take a picture of the

    Macbeth color checker, then view the image on the barco (warm up

    monitor for 30minutes then make sure it has been calibrated) the

    colors should match exactly as the target.

     

    If your camera passes the 4 basic tests you have a good defect free

    body.

    if it passes # 5 you have a reference grade body.

     

     

    "The King"

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