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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:56:25 +0000

September 1st, 2009 and still no EOS 2000D for those of us with a small budget… snif snif

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Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:13:00 +0000

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By: Some guy

Some guy — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:41:58 +0000

And yet, the news today says you are wrong.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:19:27 +0000

just got a T1i cuz i couldnt wait any longer for the 60D so im gonna flip it in febuary and upgrade

By: CanonWaitingCustomer

CanonWaitingCustomer — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:04:01 +0000

hope the 60d or 7d better than sony A850.

By: TheJBJ

TheJBJ — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:44:31 +0000

True, it would need to be full frame to “eclipse” the 5D2. But the 12MP with a fast frame rate on a FF camera is more useful to a lot of people than a 20+ MP camera. The detail is nice, but it’s really useful if you miss a sport shot or wildlife image. I think a big thing this camera would need to focus on would be to get the shutter noise to be less distracting than the 5DmkII

By: TheJBJ

TheJBJ — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:39:02 +0000

Good point, I don’t like the built in flash, but I wouldn’t avoid buying a camera because of it. The problem with the Tilt Screen is that it IS a reason to avoid the camera since I won’t use it and it takes away from the way I would use the camera. I just don’t like the trade off.

By: TheBJJ

TheBJJ — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:36:42 +0000

No they are not.

By: TheBJJ

TheBJJ — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:36:22 +0000

I think the biggest problem is that Tilt LCD’s tend to be smaller and of less quality than fixed ones. In addition, they take up more room and run the chance of being snapped off. Of course mine would never be snapped off since I would never tilt it. Also, I place my camera above and below my head all the time. I think after you’ve owned a camera for a few days you sould be able to tell where you’re shooting without having to see the screen. The only plus for me is that the tilt screen would be good if I did a lot of manual focusing. Although, who manually focuses when they hold the camera over their heads? (I’m sure 200 people will be able to reply to that with how they always manually focus with a tilt screen) It’s just a matter of preference, but I look at tilt screens and think:”cheap”. I’m sure there are people that love them, but I would rather have a choice to get it with or without the option.

By: Some guy

Some guy — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:41:40 +0000

All of them.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:09:27 +0000

So you are not good enough at in camera framing to the point that you need 30MP so you can throw out 2/3s of your image and still have the necessary 10MP for huge prints. I get you now…

By: Me, and only me

Me, and only me — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:26:31 +0000

Perhaps I’m missing the point, but at what point does ‘blisteringly fast’ fps become redundant in a camera that shoots HD video?

By: Ted

Ted — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:21:48 +0000

People like crop cameras because they are cheap. I didn’t buy one because of its “reach”, I bought one (a 40D) because it was less than one third of the price of a 5D and still took much better photos than any compact camera.

For that much less money, I got a similar resolution, a much faster camera, a better screen, a built-in flash, a direct print button, and autofocus that only works if the subject is red. (I’m going to return the Monday-morning POS to Canon for a third time next week.) The price difference paid for an EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS.

At the same pixel density, crop and FF cameras have the same “reach”. Yet if Canon brought out a FF camera with 38MP–the same pixel density as a 15MP 50D–a lot of people would consider them crazy for compromising the image quality so much (given today’s technology). If 38MP FF is a stupid compromise of image quality, then so is 15MP APS-C. If 15MP APS-C is good for “reach”, then so is 38MP FF.

However, the 15MP APS-C is an easier sell. Users are more willing to compromise because, under good conditions, it strikes a balance between image quality, cost and (for some) “reach”. For those who want an improvement in image quality and who have more money to spend, then FF becomes an option. It improves image quality and trades “reach” for “width”. It’s aimed at a different market.

So, while the “reach” of a crop body is mostly an illusion that is gained at the expense of image quality, you get a big discount on the price to make up for that loss.