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DPreview: Canon EOS-30D Review

GTaudiophile

GTaudiophile

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The model line in which the EOS 30D sits has seen a total of five models, each offering either an upgrade in features, resolution or both. From the EOS D30 to D60 we saw a doubling in megapixel count as well as numerous feature upgrades, from the EOS 10D to 20D again we saw an increase in megapixel count and performance (continuous shooting up to five frames per second). So eighteen months after the EOS 20D comes the EOS 30D, which honestly has to be one of the least exciting upgrades so far. The real headline improvements are a larger LCD monitor, standardizing on 'Picture Style', spot metering, third stop ISO selection and selectable continuous shooting speeds. Despite this subtle update there's still a huge amount of interest around this model, Canon has taken the "if it ain't broken don't fix it" approach to the image pipeline, the EOS 30D has the same sensor and image processor (DIGIC II) as the EOS 20D, and that camera has for the eight megapixel digital SLR benchmark since it was introduced.
 
Originally posted by: tfinch2
Looks like a nice camera to move up to, but if you already have the 20D, not something to call home about.
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Nope, not for me. I am still learning how to use my 20D. I may consider the 30D replacement in 18 months.
 
From the conclusion:

We have to consider every camera as a whole, the sum of its parts. Compare it to the competition and it's clear that the 30D really can hold its own. The primary competition coming from Nikon's excellent D200, a camera which in many ways betters the EOS 30D, user interface, features and flexibility are all a step up. However as we have noted there's no significant difference between eight and ten megapixels (especially considering the EOS 30D's "crisper" per-pixel sharpness) and that the D200's sensor just isn't as good as the Canon CMOS at higher sensitivities (ISO 1600 / 3200).

Phil also fails to mention that the D200 costs $300 more.
 
I want FF! One of these days I'll save up enough money to get a FF camera. It'd be awesome with a 17-40 L lens.

with the 1.6x crop, 17mm is just not wide enough. I was seriously considering investing in a 35mm SLR just for landscape/architecture shots.
 
Somehow your attempts (whether on purpose or not) to make Nikon D200 owners regret their purchase aren't working, at least for me. Since high-ISO shooting is not part of my normal use of a camera, for me, D200 > 30D. For someone in photojournalism or sports, the comparison would flip the other way. Fanboys who say that one brand is universally better than another lack wisdom and just suck in general (I by no means implicate the original poster with this statement, but I'm sure by the time the thread dies, we'll see at least several of them come out of the woodwork).
 
I'm curious about the long exposure night photos in the review. Both photos have the same odd blue/green "flares" in the sky. What are they? From Phil's other reviews with night photos on clear nights, I don't recall seeing any towers in that part of the sky. Are they simply lense flares from various nearby streetlamps? If they're transients, it seems odd that they'd appear on two separate photos.

 
Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
From the conclusion:

We have to consider every camera as a whole, the sum of its parts. Compare it to the competition and it's clear that the 30D really can hold its own. The primary competition coming from Nikon's excellent D200, a camera which in many ways betters the EOS 30D, user interface, features and flexibility are all a step up. However as we have noted there's no significant difference between eight and ten megapixels (especially considering the EOS 30D's "crisper" per-pixel sharpness) and that the D200's sensor just isn't as good as the Canon CMOS at higher sensitivities (ISO 1600 / 3200).

Phil also fails to mention that the D200 costs $300 more.
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Unless that was from an earlier edit of his review he states you save $300 ify ou go with the 30D.

CAN'T BELIEVE the camera just shuts down if you open the CF lid thing. It has been HAPPENING for the past 6 gens...can they just not fix this?! It may not happen often but I bet you will be p!ssed as f0ck if it happened though. It was fixed in the G3 and onwards in that product line.

For me Canon images > Nikon ones but I Nikon ergonomics > Canons.

No DSLR for me.

Koing
 
that's a lot of camera (all models mentioned so far in the thread)

i need a second job 🙁
 
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