Canon EOS 20D 8.2MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Canon EOS 20D 8.2MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
Customer Review: spot/ evaluated metering
Summary: 5 Stars
excellent in every aspect, even though couldn't get much affect changes between spot metering and evaluated metering whether in manual or auto, but alway get perfect meteringCustomer Review: the canon 20d is a great starter camera
Summary: 5 Stars
this was my first digital camera. it's simple enough to learn on and has great automatic and manufal functions to use as my needs become more complexCustomer Review: excellent choice...
Summary: 5 Stars
its a good choice as a back up camera to my 1Ds MarkII.the 20D's 8.2mp really do a good job.No comments der.Customer Review: Giant Digital SLR Camera
Summary: 4 Stars
Without doubt this camera is impressive. The moment you put the 20D into your hands you feel at home with it. The 20D just feels impressive and taking images with this camera is a joy, though more demanding than your normal point and shoot digital camera. Getting to know your 20D will pay lots of dividends in the long run and I would suggest that owners of the 20D read the instruction manual and then read it again, while trying out all the many and varied functions.
It is important with a digital SLR to choose quality lenses. If you buy cheap don't be surprised if your resulting images lack the quality that they could command. A quality flash gun like the 580 EX Speedlite will further help your image taking. Furthermore, I find the BG-E2 Battery Grip - which holds an extra battery - an important accessory along with the Remote Switch RS-80N3 to minimize camera shake. On the memory front, choose well! Cheap memory can result in the loss of those precious images you have spent so long taking. And make sure you have enough memory because an 8 MP digital SLR on RAW mode eats up images at an alarming rate. Personally I have three 1 GB memory cards and still I don't think this is enough.
Once you are set up with everything you will find taking images with the 20D brings you many hours, days, months and in the end no doubt years of fun. The shutter is noisy making the 20D limited for wildlife work but when taking images of landscapes, people or my personal favourite, macro work, then this camera has the lot. You get the build quality of Canon's professional cameras without the price tag. The 20D is heavy, especially with the battery grip and a quality lens attached, so be prepared to use a tripod to help you avoid camera shake.
This camera is beautiful and the little niggles I have over the focusing system etc have not stopped me loving the 20D to bits.
Customer Review: Erratic Flash Exposure
Summary: 4 Stars
I owned the D30 before this camera, which I loved and had no problems with. I upgraded to the 20D and enjoy the speed, but pictures using the internal flash are often underexposed. There are many discussions on the Internet about this problem. Some people have exchanged the cameras several times before getting a good one, others argue it's a pro-level camera where the user should manually adjust everything first (why have an automatic mode then?).
I'm not a pro and just want a fast camera with interchangeable lenses that works well in automatic (and P-mode). I don't want to have to fiddle with a bunch of settings just to get a good flash shot.
I wish Canon would address this issue (perhaps something to do with the DIGIC processor?).