My pix with Canon EOS 20D in Italy

[Eug]

Italy with my brand new toys

 

[GonzoCircus]

Very nice. You got some great pics

 

[EvilYoda]

Very nice...but I'm still jealous that you're in Italy to begin with, let alone the new toys

 

[Megatomic]

Wow!!! That is an incredible picture Eug.

 

[GreatBarracuda]

How much did your new toy cost?

 

[Eug]

Originally posted by: Megatomic
Wow!!! That is an incredible picture Eug.

Thx, although the pic is really just a standard night shot. I do definitely like the camera's lack of low light noise though.

Originally posted by: GreatBarracuda
How much did your new toy cost?

Err... Too much. CAD$2799, which is a little over US$2200 at the moment, for the 20D and 17-85 IS. I also got the 70-200 f/4L lens for a little under US$600.

 

[bentwookie]

it's good to see, a camera owner who knows how to compose a picture.

I want to go to italy so bad, how much is it? where are you staying?

 

[Eug]

Originally posted by: bentwookie
I want to go to italy so bad, how much is it? where are you staying?

Now back home. No longer in Italy.

I was staying all over. Went to Rome, Sorrento, Positano, Florence, various places in Tuscany, etc.

 

[Renob]

Those are Great pics, thanks for showing them.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Great pics, but I have my reservations about the 17-85 IS USM. $600 for a non-L lens is nutz IMO, especially with a number of people complaining about CA.

I'm going to spend closer to $300 on my first 20D lens and buy an L a little further down the road, in say 6 months.

Edit: Experience any lock-ups?

 

[jonMEGA]

I want your camera

 

[Anubis]

very nice pics, i am also curious to know if you expirened any lockups

 

[SSP]

Great pics Eug.

Would it be possible to post a full res of this or this pic? If the noise isnt that bad that is.

 

[RossMAN]

Absolutely incredible pics, thank you for sharing.

How was Tuscany?

 

[rdgr8]

Nice pics fm a great DSLR. Trying to save some moolah to buy that EOS 20D.

Do you experience lock up problems with your DSLR as reported by other 20D owners?

 

[Eug]

I got the lockup once when changing lenses. I had to remove the battery to "reboot" the camera. It only happened the once, during testing of the camera the day I got it (over 2 weeks ago), but I never again got it anywhere during my trip in Italy. I got the lockup after using an old Sigma lens, that only works wide open. (I get an error if I try to stop the lens down.) In Italy I used only Canon lenses. I wonder if that makes a difference but I believe others have gotten the same problem with Canon lenses. There is supposed to be a firmware update coming very soon though.

Tuscany is very nice. Lots of good food and wine.

I will try to post a full-rez picture, but the problem is the pix are something like 3-5 MB, and I'm outa space ot pbase.com and my own space.

GTaudiophile, yes, the 17-85 does exhibit chromatic aberration, but quite frankly I haven't noticed it much in real-life usage. However, if I really look for it... it seems worst at 17 wide open, but really is only visible at very high contrast areas (white on black etc.) and when you're at 50 or 100% crops. In standard pix it's pretty minor. Actually I think some people out there have more CA than I do, maybe due to variation in the lens builds. I'd prefer a lens with no CA, higher contrast, faster speed, and better sharpness, but I don't want a 4 lb walkaround lens either. Plus, I tend not to take the classic sun-behind-the-leaves pics. Those pics usually suck anyways, regardless if there is CA or not.

 

[Eug]

Originally posted by: SSP
Great pics Eug.

Would it be possible to post a full res of this or this pic? If the noise isnt that bad that is.

Posted here: http://www.pbase.com/image/34515215/medium

It's a bit noisier than some of my other low light pix, but whatever.

A few more Italy pix here: http://www.pbase.com/eugwanker/more_of_italy_2004

 

[Bassyhead]

awesome pictures!

 

[GTaudiophile]

Of the pics you posted, what percentage were taken with the 17-85? You think this will be the lens that stays on the cam most of the time?

 

[Eug]

95% of pix were taken with the 17-85, even at 70-85, despite the fact the 70-200L is clearly the superior lens. The 17-85 is just too damn convenient. I did have to sharpen the pix with 17-85 more often though, compared with the 70-200L. The 70-200L is uber sharp.

P.S. Here are comments from Luminous Landscape about the 17-85 IS:

20D + 17-85 IS in Paris

 

[randomlinh]

nice... the 17-85 is perfect, i need something on the wide end. but the 28-135 was so much cheaper, and slightly faster... but $600...

 

[Eug]

How much cheaper is the 28-135 IS? I paid CAD$800 for the 17-85 IS. The 28-135 IS would be CAD$750 here.

 

[SaigonK]

Originally posted by: Eug
95% of pix were taken with the 17-85, even at 70-85, despite the fact the 70-200L is clearly the superior lens. The 17-85 is just too damn convenient. I did have to sharpen the pix with 17-85 more often though, compared with the 70-200L. The 70-200L is uber sharp.

P.S. Here are comments from Luminous Landscape about the 17-85 IS:

20D + 17-85 IS in Paris

If you need some space, use my site:

http://gallery.is12.net

 

[Demo24]

WOW! those are awesome pics! Really liket eh night shots. especially this: Whoa!

 

[kyparrish]

very nice pics!