[silkstone]

Originally Posted by dod

Mixed feeings to be honest, the 10D was slightly larger and seemed to fit my hand better. It was also heavier and felt a lot more robust. Even things like the sound of the shutter on the 10 were more solid, more reassuring, the 20 sounds quite fragile compared with it. The pop up flash looks flimsy compared with the chunky one on the 10. My immediate reaction is that the 10 was better built, although that's probably not the case.

As far as handling is concerned it's very much a Canon, you can more or less pick it up and use it with a very low learning curve. Everything is where you're expecting it to be. QUite a few different menu settings which I'll need to get to grips with though. Because it's lighter it does affect the balance with longer lenses which I'll need to adjust to.

Can't really comment on image quality as I've only taken about a dozen snaps to check through my lenses for focus (yep, paranoid )

From what I've seen and heard, the build quality of the 10D is probably slightly better than the 20D. It's not just the general solidity, but also some of the details - e.g. on the 10D the metalwork inside the battery compartment door is held in place by small screws, whereas the 20D uses plastic lugs. Having said that, the differences probably don't matter in practice. Technically the 20D is better, of course, although other people have mentioned the noise of the shutter/mirror which seems to be much louder than on the 20D.

I'm sure you'll be very happy with the 20D - it's certainly what I'd choose if I were buying now.

[feeson]

Originally Posted by dod

That sounds right, the links at work, the address on the Canon web site anyway. The guy was helpful but very reluctant to indicate prices. Don't blame him really

Lets just say I was really not happy with the service I got and what I was told was going to happen to one of my cameras did not plus am now very worried about a job they did for me, you may have made the best move.

[dod]

Originally Posted by feeson

Lets just say I was really not happy with the service I got and what I was told was going to happen to one of my cameras did not plus am now very worried about a job they did for me, you may have made the best move.

Hmmm, thanks for the heads up, always nice to get individuals experiences

[feeson]

Originally Posted by feeson

Lets just say I was really not happy with the service I got and what I was told was going to happen to one of my cameras did not plus am now very worried about a job they did for me, you may have made the best move.

Further to that - the repair they made did fail, so I opened the camera up myself saw the problem and replaced the faulty part (a return spring of all things) and now the camera seems to be 100% they did not replace the spring only reset it, however they did replace all the seals and give a full clean and calibration, so I'm only half mad :wink:

[Bachs]

I can get any Canon gear through the company, trade price and no VAT!

I work as a printer engineer for a company that is also a Canon dealer. :icon_cool