Friday, March 3, 2006
Review of the Canon EOS 30D
Posted by Suhit Gupta in "ARTICLE" @ 09:00 AM
"Interestingly it seems the 20D may continue to be sold in the US for a while, i.e. it has not been officially "discontinued" yet. In their US press release Canon say "...we will continue to offer the EOS 20D digital SLR at a slightly more affordable price point of $1,299...", but they don't say how long for. This is only $100 less than the EOS 30D and for the extra $100 the EOS 30D is clearly a much better deal. However I suspect that the $1299 price on the 20D will be discounted to a significantly greater extent then the $1399 price of the EOS 30D, so in reality the price difference will probably be closer to $250-$300, with the 20D selling for around $1100 and the 30D selling close to $1400 for a while. That makes the EOS 20D a reasonable alternative to the EOS 30D if money is tight! "
Damn, I cannot believe they got their hands on the 30D already. Anyways, like the reviewers conclude, the EOS 30D is clearly a very nice camera and the improvements in hardware and software over the EOS 20D are very welcome. I can also see the price decrease being a huge welcome. But from what I am hearing, the 30D is not revolutionary by any stretch of the imagination. One of the biggest disappointments seems to be that it has the same digital sensor as the 20D. I think this round goes to Nikon D200, unless someone shows a head-to-head between the two cameras where the 30D is significantly better.
Damn, I cannot believe they got their hands on the 30D already. Anyways, like the reviewers conclude, the EOS 30D is clearly a very nice camera and the improvements in hardware and software over the EOS 20D are very welcome. I can also see the price decrease being a huge welcome. But from what I am hearing, the 30D is not revolutionary by any stretch of the imagination. One of the biggest disappointments seems to be that it has the same digital sensor as the 20D. I think this round goes to Nikon D200, unless someone shows a head-to-head between the two cameras where the 30D is significantly better.
