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Pro DSLR vs Pro-Sumer: The Difference

By DSLRBlog Editors | Published May 12, 2006

It works out the main difference between a prosumer and a pro DSLR is the pro version survives being used as a weapon …

David Honl’s Weblog: Why do you need a pro DSLR?

On Monday my new 30D backup was crushed beneath me, and became destined for the scrap heap. I was covering a heated political demonstration here in Turkey and things took a painful turn for the worse. After being attacked by a group of volatile PKK supporters, thrown to the ground, kicked, beaten, and introduced to the experience of having a 1D body slammed over my head, I was face-down on the pavement with my 30D. My pro-grade 1Ds survived, even after being used to hit me over the head (ouch). On a CF card note, I was able to rescue my nearly-filled 2gb card from the ground before running for the hills (it popped out of the camera on impact).

On top of it all, I became news in all the Turkish media this week as “American journalist attacked” and spent the rest of the week fielding phone calls and doing interviews. Ughhhh.

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Canon 30D Takes Top Ranking

By DSLRBlog Editors | Published March 30, 2006

DSLR Photography says the new 30D from Canon became the top selling DSLR in Japan last month, replacing the Nikon D200.

Unfortunately they don’t say where they get their figures from and it is only Japan they are tracking, but still it is good news for Canon. I am surprised really, the 30D seemed a bit ho-hum based purely on reports while the Nikon D200 by all accounts kicks ass. I wonder if these positions will switch once the initial launch purchases steady off…

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Canon EOS 30D Review

By DSLRBlog Editors | Published February 28, 2006

DigitalCameraInfo have reviewed the Canon EOS 30D and while they like the camera, they are not too super-impressed …

Canon’s EOS 30D is numbered as if it were a major upgrade to the popular and excellent EOS 20D, and Canon marketing plumps it up even higher than that – the line is that it really has more in common with the 5D than the 20D. Really? With the same 8.2 megapixel CMOS sensor, the same DIGIC II image processor, the same 9-point autofocus system and the same 5 fps burst rate as the 20D, the 30D seems more like a respectable update of the 20D than anything else. When Canon put a bigger LCD and picture styles on the 1D Mark II, they changed the name to the 1D Mark II n. This new camera shows comparable improvements. We’d call it the “20D n,” if it were up to us.

I haven’t touched the camera but I am disappointed with the specs, I have to agree that they ought to have called it an upgrade to the 20D rather than give it the marketing moniker of 30D. The name they have blessed it with gives expectations of a much greater improvement than the specifications can live up to.

Still it looks like it’s a great camera. Check out the full review.

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Canon EOS 30D Announced

By DSLRBlog Editors | Published February 21, 2006

After much rumours and speculation, Canon today announced the EOS 30D, DPReview is calling it a “mild evolution of the EOS 20D” and it certainly doesn’t appear to be a revolution. Best I can say is it looks to be an incremental improvement at a slightly lower (predicted) price point.

Canon EOS 30D: Digital Photography Review

  • Redesigned body (more EOS 5D like)
  • Larger LCD monitor (2.5″)
  • Soft-touch shutter release button
  • AE/AF lock remains set if shutter is kept half-pressed between shots
  • Faster startup and wake from sleep times
  • Direct print button on rear of camera (woo!)
  • Spot metering
  • 100,000 shot shutter cycle
  • ISO selectable in third stop steps
  • ISO speed shown in viewfinder as you change it (still not once changed though)
  • Selectable 5 or 3 fps continuous shooting
  • PictureStyles instead of simple image parameters
  • 9,999 images per folder (instead of 100 as per the EOS 20D)
  • 15 menu languages (3 new)

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