Canon EOS 20D Digital Camera

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Pros
Lots of features
Solid construction
Cons
Built-in flash is weak

$499.95 - $840.00
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Canon EOS 20D Review

by Paul Jasper

- The Canon EOS 20D is sure to be popular with serious photographers. The $1500 price tag for just the body of this 8.2-megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera puts it out of the reach of most amateurs (but it's still pretty inexpensive for a digital SLR). The 20D works with dozens of Canon's EF-series lenses, so people with existing lens collections will be the most tempted. The camera also comes bundled with an 18mm-to-55mm lens for $1599.

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User Reviews for Canon EOS 20D Digital Camera

Reviewed by: Aberdeem2

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Decent build quality for money, nice image quality and great speed

Weaknesses: Camera shuts down when changing CF cards, LCD could be brighter and larger

Overall Evaluation: Very nice and quite solidly built for the money. It produces very good images and acceptable noise at high ISO settings. The crop factor of 1.6 actually helps when photographing sports; that 70-200 becomes a 112-320 and 5fps is also a quite fast. Crop factor actually can be a blessing, in that you will get quite good results using consumer grade or knock-off glass, as the crop takes the edges out of the equation. However, wide-angle lovers who dislike the 1.5 crop of Nikon, will hate the 1.6 of the Canon 20D. Wide-angle enthusiasts are almost "forced" to use a 10mm-22mm from Canon or a similar product from Tamron or Sigma, as a 14mm 2.8, costs 2K+ and is a 22.4 on this body. White balance is good to very good but lags behind 1DS and 5D, but the 20D is a fraction of the price. It has been very easy to use and produces the best results in a sub $1500 camera. Has a great feel in the hand and relatively easy to use. I love the fast focus of this camera using USM lenses and excellent image results with L series glass. It is a great backup and com;liment to my 5D. While not perfect, a very fine result on its merit and worthy of its price.
Reviewed by: hawleyrw

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Fast to turn on, focus, shoot, write. Excellent picture quality

Weaknesses: Cleaning due to the ability for dust to get into the sensor area - but there are kits out there which help here. I've purchased a kit from http://www.pbase.com/copperhill/ccd_cleaning

Overall Evaluation: I've had my 20D for a few months now, taken over 2000 shots in various settings, using the built-in flash, or EX-580 external, and just about every other configuration I can think of. This is one great camera! Speed is the primary contribution for me, coming from an Oly E-20, which took fantastic pictures for a good 5MP camera, but was S-L-O-W at write times and focus for the second shot while writing. I'd thrown several shots away during candid photos due to the camera not focusing properly. Highly recommend to anyone wanting a fantastic DSLR.

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