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Old 25-03-2006, 23:09   #1 (permalink)
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Canon 30D: First impressions
New camera arrived on Friday. Not had much time to play with it yet but here is a few initial thoughts. My comments will mainly relate to upgrading from a 350D as thats the only other Canon DSLR I have used.

Pros
  • Handling and general feel much better especially in my large hands.
  • ISO setting and display
  • Viewfinder seems brighter
  • High speed burst mode
  • Large screen
  • 1390mA/h battery
  • Charger indicates % charge of battery

Cons
  • Mode contol knob is smaller and position mark less obvious than it should be
  • Didn't buy the grip at the same time and missing it already


A few snaps below - no prizes for quality but thought they may be of interest.
More later.


Front LHS view of 30D with 24-105mm F4L





Rear view of 30D




Top view of 30D




Size comparison between 30D and 350D

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Old 25-03-2006, 23:17   #2 (permalink)
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Very nice !!
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Looks nice. Clean that speck of dust off near the mode dial though
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looks great, but i dont see the self timer button on it, and dont recognise the very top button above the menu button.
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Old 26-03-2006, 00:14   #5 (permalink)
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looks great, but i dont see the self timer button on it,
If it is like the 20D the self timer is on the drive button - single - multi -self timer.


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, and dont recognise the very top button above the menu button.
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Old 26-03-2006, 00:28   #6 (permalink)
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If it is like the 20D the self timer is on the drive button - single - multi -self timer.
Actually single, multi high burst, multi, self timer

The other button is the same as the 350D and is for direct printing. Its below the drive button on the 350D with blue text (you can see it on the side by side shot).

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PS I have removed the spec of dust
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Very nice - not much else to add to be honest

Congratulations
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Nice camera mate. Put it to good use..
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looks very nice.

My heart keeps telling me I want one... but my bank balance and my head say no - I hardly have enough time to take photos as it is, and have considered selling all my slr kit more than once...
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That huge screen looks so nice

Nice lens !

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Nice lens !
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Nice to see a happy owner

The difference between the 20 and 30 isn't big enough for me to make the jump.

The bigger screen would be the only real improvement for me.

look forward to seeing some images from it
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nice camera look forward to seeing some shots from it
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Congratulations on your new purchase, but that 24-105 would look much better on my 5D.
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What is the difference between that and the 350d that made you want to upgrade? worth me thinking about upgrading?
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Until Adobe catch up with RAW support for the 30D you could always follow the instructions here if you are a CS2 user.

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