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Originally Posted by silkstone
If I've read the previews correctly, the main differences between the 350D and the 20D are: plastic body instead of metal, different proprietary battery, no ISO 3200, no circular wheel thingy on the back, small LCD panel above display instead of top-mounted one, absence of several Custom Functions which may not be useful to most people, 7-point AF instead of 9-point, and about £300.
Having the on/off switch alongside the mode dial is not the cleverest thing Canon has ever done, but in general it looks good enough to sway people away from the D70, and perhaps the 20D.  |
That was my take on it too silky
In all the time i spent with the 300D, i never had a issue with the power switch being that close to the mode dial,
I'm still getting use to the display being on the top of the body rather than above the LCD on the rebel.
Now that i'm almost familar with the way the 20D operates, the big jog wheel would be hard to live with out, getting round menus and images is sooooooooo quick now.
ISO3200 is a custom function on the 20D with it's default set to OFF, so i'm guessing that within 6 months those clever wasia people will have hacked it and given the new camera much of the functionality of the 20d
As for the 9 point AF Vs 7, i'll reserve judgement for a wee while to allow me more shooting time.
The 20D also has a slightly faster shutter than reported, 1/8000 V's 1/4000 and again a smidge quicker flash sync at 1/250
The main points that pushed me towards the 20d were
faster shutter than the 300d
A1 servo when I wanted it
2nd curtain flash
fec.
all of which have arrived with the new rebel,
do i feel miffed and wished i'd waited for the rebelII, Not a chance i love the 20D