I exchanged my Canon D30 to 20D at 2005-03-15. The change
was done because of following reasons: better autofocus,
better ergonomics and better high ISO performance. Below
is my little comparison between D30 and 20D based on
actual usage not reading other reviews.
20D pros:
- Autofocus is much faster and more accurate.
- Ergonomics are much better, for example focus point
selecting joystick is very good.
- Build quality is better, camera feels much better
on hand.
- High ISO performance is much better.
- 8Mpix is more than 3Mpix, but at my use when only
publishing photos to internet and printing always A4
size, this isn't very big benefit. Naturally slight
cropping can be done and still print at A4.
- Better battery life using same BP-511 batteries.
20D cons:
- File size is much larger, before my 1GB MicroDrive was
enough for half day travelling in nature but now it's full
in couple hours.
- Setting ISO value is much more difficult than in D30 [in
D30 you can set the button inside back command dial to
activate ISO adjustment, in 20D you have to press one of the
buttons in front of the top LCD-screen and I haven't yet
learned (= I will not learn never) to find that button without
moving my eye from viewfinder]
ManufacturersCanon Pentax Nikon Sigma Canon - brochures
eStoresAC- FOTO (Germany) TechnikDirekt (Germany) New York Camera (Germany)
Finnish StoresKuva Lenita (Raahe) MR-kamera, käytetyt laitteet (Helsinki) Rajala Camera Pro Shop (Tampere, Helsinki) Kallioniemi / Superkuva (Tampere)
GeneralPhoto.net Fred Miranda Luminous Landscape Naturfotograf Digicamera.net (in Finnish) Steves digicameras Thom Hogan Dpreview - Canon SLR talk Dpreview - Canon SLR Lens talk Rob Galbraith - D30/D60/10D forum Rob Galbraith Pekka Saarinen Belgium digital Lone Star Digital Matti Valve lähikuvaustietoa (in Finnish) Dpreview Blog from Eskelinen-Haili-Helenius Juza Nature Photography
GalleriesLandscape
Humans
Nature
Pekka Saarinen
TechniquesThe Canon Digital Learning Center CalculatorsDepth of field (DOF) calculatorsDOFMaster - Online Depth of Field Calculator
Other calculatorsFOV Calculator
FlashStrobist (blog): Lightning 101
Cambridge in colour - Hyperfocal distance Cambridge in colour - Depth of field Cambridge in colour - Diffraction Cambridge in colour - Night photography
NatureMetsähallitus Pirkanmaan virkistysalueyhdistys r.y. Birgitan polun kartta Luontotupa - Kuvia Suomesta!
EquipmentCanon EOS D30DLC photography - D30 tips DLC photography - Chuck Westfall's tips Fred Miranda - D30 FAQ ReviewsDpreview Luminous Landscape 1 Luminous Landscape 2 Rob Galbraith 1 Rob Galbraith 2 Steve's digicams Photo.net Digital Outback Photo Imaging Resource
Flash photography with Canon EOS cameras Canon EOS FAQ
PentaxBojidar Dimitrov's K-Mount Equipment Page PDML - Pentax-Discuss Mailing List
LensesVan Walree Photography - Optics (many good articles) Canon TS-E lensesTilt and shift lenses (regarding all TS-E lenses) TS-E 45/2.8 on the-digital-picrure.com TS-E 24/3.5 on the-digital-picrure.com TS-E 90/2.8 on the-digital-picrure.com Sports with TS-E lenses by Vincent Laforet for the NY Times Fred Miranda - how to correct CA when shift used Cambridge in colour - Shift Cambridge in colour - Tilt
Carl Zeiss lensesdigLloyd Zeiss ZF lenses Zeiss.com - Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 35mm f/2.0 Zeiss.com - Carl Zeiss Makro-Planar T* 100mm f/2.0 16-9.net - Test of 28mm lenses including CZ 28/2.8 Pebble Place - Carl Zeiss Planar T* 2/100 Pebble Place - Carl Zeiss Macro-Sonnar T* 2.8/100 N SLR Lens Review - Contax Sonnar T* 2.8/135mm C/Y SLR Lens Review - Contax Sonnar T* 2.8/85mm C/Y SLR Lens Review - Contax Planar T* 1.7/50mm C/Y Pebble Place - Contax Sonnar T* 2.8/135mm C/Y Some example pictures of Zeiss lenses pinciuc.com - samples from various lenses
Nikon PC-Nikkor lenses16-9.net - Test of 35mm shift lenses mir.com.my - PC-Nikkor 28mm f/3.5 mir.com.my - PC-Nikkor 35mm f/2.8
AdaptersPebble Place - C/Y adapters
Cambridge in colour - Understanding camera lenses Photo.net - Lens tutorial
Canon EOS 20DDpreview 20D review Luminous Landscape part 1 Luminous Landscape part 2 Luminous Landscape field test Photo.net review
Canon EOS 1D Mark IIIThe-Digital-Picture.com Imaging Resource Ken Rockwell Rob Galbraith Photography-on-the.net
TheoryDigital Outback photo - "Image Sensor Size and Field of View" (good chart of common sensor sizes) Digital Outback photo - "Pixel size" Photo.net Effects of the physical size of digican sensors on performance by Bob Atkins Focal length compression explained
NatureFinlandRetkikartta Luontoon.fi Kansalaisen Karttapaikka
Coppice forest near Tampere / Lehdot Tampereen lähelläPälkäne, Äimälän lehtoalue Akaa, Alhonlahden rantalehto Hämeenkyrö, Vastajärvenojanlehto Hämeenkyrö, Sasin purolehdot Kangasala, Hepomäki-Kalkunvuori Pälkäne, Hausalon lehmuslehto Pälkäne, Sarkasen harjulehto Tampere, Iso-Kuhmon lehto Ylöjärvi, Valkeenkiven lehto Tampere, Myllypuro 1 Tampere, Myllypuro 2 Pirkanmaan lehdot (miljo.fi) Valkeakoski, Pappilan tervaleppäkorpi Valkeakoski, Sydänniemen pähkinälehto Valkeakoski, Mälkiäisen lehto Valkeakoski, Vainoniemen lehto Valkeakoski, Tunturivuoren lehto
Cliffs near Tampere / Kalliota Tampereen lähelläOrivesi, Eräpyhä Orivesi, Vuorijärvi Tampere, polku Kintulammilta Pulesjärven suojelualueelle Nokia, Huuhkajanvuori ja Kaakkurijärvet Valkeakoski, Jylhänniemi ja Lapinraunio Urjala, Kormuntinvuori Nokia, Peltokankaanvuori Orivesi, Sonsarinvuori-Raiskionvuori Orivesi, Huppionvuori Orivesi, HArjunvuori Tampere, Neevuori Tampere, Ahvenvuori-Helaavuoru-Syvälahdenvuoret Tampere, Peräjärvi - Mustalaisvuori
PirkanmaaLuonnonsuojelu Valkeakosken alueella Luonnonsuojelu - Kangasala Luonnonsuojelu - Tampere Luonnonsuojelu - Ylöjärvi Luontokohteita - Nokia Pälkäneen suojeluohjelma- ja Natura-alueet Luonnonsuojelualueet - Orivesi Luonnonsuojelu Lempäälässä Pirkanmaan Virkistysalueyhdistys
Panoramic photographyPanotools Wiki (also lot of information which is not Panotools specific) Panoramic headsNodal Ninja Really Right Stuff Virtual Reality Photography 360rage - Panorama hardware and heads
Cambridge in colour - Digital panoramas: part 1 Cambridge in colour - Digital panoramas: part 2 Cambridge in colour - Digital panoramas: Projections Panoguide: the guide to panoramas and panoramic photography SoftwareCubicConverter (QTVR) PTgui AutoPano Pro Panoramafactory PTmac Hugin
Panomundo QVTR howto
InfraredEver wondered about IR photography (Infra Red)
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