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| Date Reviewed: 06/21/2003 |
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Strengths: Image quality. Price of admission. Extensive, unparalleled lens selection the EOS system offers. Build quality. Backed by an innovative juggernaut. Huge user community.
Weaknesses: No spot meter! AF is still problematic and not as good as the competition. AF-point selection is a joke. Slow wake-up time means missing fleeting shots. Image review takes forever! Slow CF write times.
Summary: I have had a Nikon D100 for a number of months, and have purchased the Canon 10D to gain access particularly to Canon's long stabilized primes. Generally speaking, Canon's EF lens line is more complete, robust, featured, and, of all things, cheaper than their Nikon counterparts. Having lost patience with Nikon's slow development and release, I switched to Canon -- with mixed results. Let me state, up front, that I have bought only the best lenses and accessories that either Nikon or Canon has to offer. The lenses I use with the 10D are: 24-70/2.8L USM, 70-200/2.8L IS USM, 50/1.4 USM, 100/2.8 Macro USM, and 500/4L IS USM. I also have the Canon 550EX Speedlight, BG-ED3 battery grip, and other accessories. I can say, in all honesty, that the Nikon D100 is a more responsive, more reliable (photographically), more robust dSLR than is the 10D. The D100's AF is still superior to the 10D's (and I can prove it), the D100 has a very important spot meter, more accurate metering, fast AF-point selection, instantaneous image review even while the buffer is writing, has a superior 3D Matrix Meter (much better with flash), far superior battery life, superior software (by far) and a host of other features that the 10D is lacking -- IMHO. On the other hand, the 10D has superior image quality, ISO 100, lower low-ISO noise, better build quality (at least the exterior), double the RAW buffer size, better battery grip integration, esteemed long-exposure capability, and a wonderful price!
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| Date Reviewed: 03/20/2003 |
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Strengths: Canon fixed the autofocus problem of the D60. Very good Digital SLR for the price
Weaknesses: Did not come with an AC adapter. Everything else is minor.
Summary: The Canon 10D is a serious upgrade from the Canon D60, while there was no improvement in resolution, all of the serious complaints of the D60 appear to have been fixed. The biggest complaint with the D60's Autofocus has definately been corrected in the 10D. Most of the components of the two are compatable and I have used the 10D with the D60's AC adapter, since you are required to buy it sperarately with the 10D. On the flip side, the battery charger is more compact making it easier to travel with. I have also tested it with the battery grip and interchanged the compact flash cards (note: the 10D picked up the numbering from my D60's cards). The only incompatabilities are the USB cable (better on 10D) and the RAW files are at this time not compatable with Adobe's Camera RAW converter. The price is a huge advantage and with the quality of this camera you should be able to take images for printing up to 16x24 with high quality, which is a good as any 35mm film camera. If you can afford the Canon EOS 1Ds then go for it, otherwise the Canon EOS 10D is the best value for your money in a digital SLR. If you only get one lens for this camera and you will need one if you do not already have a digital SLR. For under $500 I recommend the 50/f1.4 prime, the 28-135 IS or if you are really short on money the 50/f1.8 is good. If you can afford more then that go with the "L" series lenses and IS. For the price, the Canon 10D can not be beat at this time. Just my opinion.
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| Date Reviewed: 05/03/2003 |
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Strengths: Professional quality SLR, Interchangeable lenses, 6.5 Megapixel low-noise CMOS sensor, customized functions, metal body.
Weaknesses: Big size compared to compact pocket cameras, expensive but still a value in its class.
Summary: The Bottom Line: A professional fully featured digital SLR camera at an incredible price. Suitable for advanced hobbyists, professionals and high-end consumers. This camera would be overkill for almost 90% of average consumer use. Professionals will find it convenient, and a bargain compared to alternative digitalback solutions.
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| Date Reviewed: 07/13/2004 |
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 To understand what I am talking about go to:
dpre ... Strengths: Flash Exposure Lock,Canon Remote capture software for studio, High ISO,PC Sync, Fast AI Servo 50 kph (31 mph) With a few leans
Weaknesses: Price, A lot of strange dots in the picture, price the new Nikon 70D, No benefit from low aperture on Canon lenses (dpreview, Canon EOS-300D Rebel, lens)
Summary: 2004-07-16 09:02:18 To understand what I am talking about go to:
dpreview (he overlook of using the Sony DSC-F828 at lower aperture like F 2.0)
He has good comparison to canon lenses under Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Look at the dots in the picture at the Canon EOS-10D
luminous-landscape (he compare Sony DSC-F828 to Canon 10D and he think the quality at lower aperture is the same )
Go to bestbuy and use the camera Sony DSC-F828 (tern the flash of and in manual mode try to adjust the shutter speed or the aperture you will see right away the result for the picture and what you see is what you get
Note:
The 40 x 80 Camera: Built by Polaroid in 1976, the 40 x 80 Camera, the world's largest instant camera and the only one of its kind, produces prints measuring 44 inches wide and up to 100 inches long. The 40 x 80 Camera is now hosted in Manhattan at Moby c, a 2500 square foot studio in the East Village.
40 x 80 inches film (960 x 2000 mm) (0.96 x 2 M)
2000/35 = 57 time bigger than 35 mm
If 3.5MP (million pixels) equal to 35 mm film
3.5 MP x 57 x 57 = 11372 MP
It is a long way for the digital camera to give you quality like the film camera
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| Date Reviewed: 07/06/2003 |
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Strengths: The AF has improved from past EOS models. The battery life. The body is well built.
Weaknesses: The lens magnification, but you can work around it. Not more than one memory slot.
Summary: The Canon 10D is an all around great camera, for $1500, you can't go wrong, you cant expect the best of the best for that price. It's a great buy, I plan to get the Canon EOS 1Ds soon.
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| Date Reviewed: 04/09/2003 |
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Strengths: Quality and Value. $1499 for 6+ meg resolution is the reason I bought it.
Ability to tweak photo settings like auto rotate, saturation, contrast etc (unless in Adobe RGB mode) is nice to have.
Weaknesses: Can't use LCD as a viewfinder (menu functions only). In Program mode, the auto flash is TOO automatic sometimes & pops up to flash when you don't need it (but you can fix that w/ manual settings).
Summary: I bought this camera to back up my Olympus E-10 and noticed a big difference in background resolution, photo quality etc. For $1499 you can't go wrong. Unless you see otherwise, this is a BODY ONLY. Don't get fooled by pictures of the camera showing the body and lens. You only get the body! If you're going to buy this top notch camera, invest in a good lens...you'll be glad you did. See some of my pictures at www.sierradigitalservi...
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| Date Reviewed: 02/24/2004 |
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Strengths: Very robust it has a nice, professional feel and can work hard all day long. Great workhorse once it gets out of the starter pen! Shutter responsive and menu and controls intuitive
Weaknesses: Lack of immediate delete function (ability to take an image, review immediately and delete before committing to card - consumer snap models have this feature, v useful). Battery life could be longer.
Summary: Have had this camera a good time now, nearly a year. It is somewhere between the professional feel of a Nikon F5 (and Canon equivalents) and a robust film 35mm. I have taken the camera round the world, it has been in 45 celcius heat in Western Australia, freezing in the winter of UK and wet several times on boat trips in Hawaii. I have taken over 9500 images with the first camera (yes I had to have it replaced, more to follow) and have had consistenly good results. I would not use the camera with independent lenses (tried them all, sigma, tamron etc) and will now only use prime Canon lenses (20, 50 1.4 etc) Have the Sigma 8mm for very wide shots, would prefer Canon to put a 12mm together though! Are you listening?
I had real problems with the first body that gradually deteriorated over the first 6 months (although I had to send it back to Canon within the first month as the 50 1.4 would not work) in the end I was in San Diego and the shutter problem got unbearable (would take 200 shots or so and then not take 200 shots or so - the shutter would sound like it got out of sync, lock and the dreaded error 99). I got a new body as this problem was supposedly fixed twice by Canon - do not believe them, if you get shutter related error 99's request a new body, I learnt the hard way, miles from warranty base...anyway have managed to get some wonderful images, the new body seems actually sharper unbelievably, the results from the 20mm 2.8 are stunning, great combination. My partner has the 16-30mm L,does not take it off the body now!
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| Date Reviewed: 08/19/2003 |
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Strengths: Super fast focus,Great quality construction,this camera does everything,with the correct lense it will do anything.
Weaknesses: big and bulky, but to be expected, hard to get use to all the settings, you have to think every shot through it is a Pro camera
Summary: One needs to be good with a camera to get the full benefits of this camera. You need to go to the "L" series lenses to derive the best benefits. Doing 13x19 prints is a snap with this camera and the colors are rich.
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| Date Reviewed: 04/01/2003 |
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Strengths: SLR flexibility, Canon quality, 6MP, best AF in its class, AdobeRGB color space, simultaneous RAW and JPEG recording, 9 shot buffer for continuous shooting, extremeley low noise, ISO 100-3200!
Weaknesses: Doesn't allow user tweaking for sharpness/saturation in Adobe RGB mode, no spot metering, no USB 2.0. Bundled s/w is not the best either.
Summary: This is an awesome camera. I have upgraded from EOS D30 and the difference is like night and day. Faster AF is a joy. With the large 9-shot frame buffer, there's no missing shots while waiting for CF flush. Color rendition is spot on, and noise levels are minimal even at ISO 1600. Had some trouble with the first camera diplaying some overexposure and bad metering, but after I exchanged it with another one, I am happy as a clam.
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| Date Reviewed: 10/14/2003 |
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Strengths: Built well, very good auto focus system, correct color balance, very long battery life and the list goes on and on
Weaknesses: somewhat soft focus even when set to highest settings. Does not like non-Canon lenses very well
Summary: Have 7 years experience in Nature photography. 3 Years in Wedding and portrait work and 7 years using Canon cameras. This camera works well for all my requirements. Have not finished the roll of slide film in my Canon EOS 3 since I got this camera. Can blow up the shots to 20x30 prints! While there are things I like better about some of my Canon film SLR'S I have not yet found a reason to use them in 6-7 months...
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| Date Reviewed: 01/28/2004 |
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Strengths: ISO speed variability. Depth of Field finder. File transfer is a snap: take picture, remove CF card, put CF card in reader, view files on computer.
Weaknesses: Camera body is slightly bigger and heavier than the typical film SLR. ISO speed only goes down to ISO 100.
Summary: This camera is by far one of the best investments an amateur photographer could make. Saves time and money. You'll never have to spend time waiting to get your film processed. You'll never have to spend the money to get your film processed. When you don't care about composing shots using ISO speeds less than ISO 100 than this or Nikon's version is the camera for you. You can do everything you could do with, say, a Minolta Maxxum 4 or Canon EOS and more. Spend the extra cash and buy a 1 GByte Compact Flash card (only $200 if you search around - I got mine from NewEgg.com) and you'll be able to take 200 plus jpeg images at the higest resolution setting (about 2.5 to 3 MBytes per picture) in one sitting.
The fact that it's an SLR means that lens options are almost limitless. Astrophotographers will be in heaven: ISO speed setting can max out at ISO 3200, while a couple nice shutter release remotes are also available to top it off.
Maybe I'll update this review after a month when I have a bit more experience with the camera, but for now I can tell that it's everything I've needed in an SLR for amateur photography.
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| Date Reviewed: 08/06/2003 |
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Strengths: Unbeatable features, image quality and price
Weaknesses: Built-in flash is limited (but no more so than any other built-in flash)
Summary: This is the first afforable digital SLR camera. It offers unmatched image quality and handling in its price range. There is no perceptive lag (in my usage) and compatibility with Canon SLR accessories (lenses and flashes). Battery life is excellent and so is overall handling. The built-in flash suffers the same limitations as other similar units - namely range, but I regard the built-in as useful for grab shots when I didn't have the foresight to bring the external unit. The shiftable ISO makes it possible to get shots that you just couldn't get with film, or rather not unless you carry multiple bodies loaded with different film speeds.
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