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Roy Pertchik
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p.2 #1 · The most influential Canon d/SLR

For me, it was the release of the Canon 10-22 EF-S lens that made it possible to move to digital. I need WA to shoot my work (I'm an architect) and couldn't consider giving up my Canon Ftb w/17mm S.S.C. until the 10-22 was released, which I bought with a 20D. A few years later, I moved to the 5D w/17-40, so those are my milestones.

Jan 12, 2008 at 10:37 PM

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p.2 #2 · The most influential Canon d/SLR

The D30. The first one...
Or the 300D, the cheap one. 300D was my first DSLR.

Actually there is no doubt it is the D30.

Edited by ovredal73 on Jan 13, 2008 at 12:06 AM GMT

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Jan 12, 2008 at 10:55 PM

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p.2 #3 · The most influential Canon d/SLR

I had to say the D-Rebel since it was the first sub-$1000 consumer DSLR.

Jan 12, 2008 at 11:00 PM

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p.2 #4 · The most influential Canon d/SLR

The 300D has finally lured many of us film shooters over to the digital side....just to see what kind of a wretched IQ we could get from the new technology.

The first DSLR without a beastly price tag attached to it.

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Jan 12, 2008 at 11:41 PM

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p.2 #5 · The most influential Canon d/SLR

The d30 is the mold...but the Rebel brought PnShooters to SLR photography. (my vote is with the d30...my first introduction to Dslr photography...it was actually easier to use than my A95...easier to access user options...)

Edited by jay tieger on Jan 12, 2008 at 09:06 PM GMT

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Jan 13, 2008 at 12:21 AM

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p.2 #6 · The most influential Canon d/SLR

5D, first full frame with decent specs and price.

Jan 13, 2008 at 12:36 AM

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p.2 #7 · The most influential Canon d/SLR

Kyle Yates wrote:
EB-1 wrote:
Flickr sounds like a typo.

Do they have actual sales data or just a plpularity contest?

EB

These sort of statistics are relatively meaningless since the site you mention wasn't even in existence when some of these cameras appeared - even if one wanted to post to the site. -- Incidentally most pros wouldn't use that type of site anyway.

cheers

-k

Exactly. Separating the wheat from the chaff on Flickr is like finding a needle in a haystack. Not at all shocking that the xxxDs have a monopoly over there. Influential? Sure, I guess, if you consider the onslaught of pure crap that is posted on the net these days. How many bloody Ken Rockwell landscapes can Earth support? We are close to finding out.

Cheers,

-(another) Yates

Edited on Jan 13, 2008 at 12:40 AM

Jan 13, 2008 at 12:39 AM

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p.2 #8 · The most influential Canon d/SLR

D30. It was the prototype for the affordable DSLR. The D60, 10D, 20D, 30D, 40D, 5D and DRebels are mere descendants, tweaked a little more with each generation.

Jan 13, 2008 at 12:43 AM

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Gochugogi wrote:
D30. It was the prototype for the affordable DSLR. The D60, 10D, 20D, 30D, 40D, 5D and DRebels are mere descendants, tweaked a little more with each generation.

5D is included in that list?

Jan 13, 2008 at 12:48 AM

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p.2 #10 · The most influential Canon d/SLR

Without a doubt the original D30.

Too this day I feel it still produces the cleanest most accurate colours of any DSLR that canon has produced requiring next to no PP.

Jan 13, 2008 at 01:06 AM

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p.2 #11 · The most influential Canon d/SLR

5D. First full frame with a good performance and price.

Jan 13, 2008 at 01:38 AM

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p.2 #12 · The most influential Canon d/SLR

300D... first sub $1000 DSLR

plus on a personal note it renewed my interest in photography...

Vann

Jan 13, 2008 at 01:43 AM

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p.2 #13 · The most influential Canon d/SLR

I'd say the D30 by far. It was the most unique camera compared to everything else at the time. Instead of a CCD based D1 for 5k, the D30 brought forth a new sensor format, and put digital SLR cameras into the hands of consumers for the first time. I'm still amazed by the image quality of the D30 at 100%. I don't think any cameras now days can surpass it for noise performance at ISO 100. There was none! Now days, you shoot any camera at ISO 100 and you'll still get noise. Of course if you scale it down to 3MP, it will be gone, but still.

Jan 13, 2008 at 01:46 AM

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p.2 #14 · The most influential Canon d/SLR

Another poll down the drain - there is no "Just looking" button.

Jan 13, 2008 at 02:07 AM

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p.2 #15 · The most influential Canon d/SLR

There are both technological as well as financial barriers that were broken out there.

D30 for opening the first chapter in dSLR
Digital Rebel 300D for being a cheap dSLR
5D for quality

Jan 13, 2008 at 02:18 AM

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p.2 #16 · The most influential Canon d/SLR

300D - the first affordable DSLR

The 1Ds might be more advance technologically, but how many of us could afford it? (and still can't

Jan 13, 2008 at 02:19 AM

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p.2 #17 · The most influential Canon d/SLR

The D60. When it was still a hobby for me, it made it possible to "break even" on the costs of printing only the keepers versus the film and processing costs within a couple of years.

Jan 13, 2008 at 02:45 AM

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Well, I was not a PnS'er, I was a film guy. In fact, I had tried a few digital PnS's and did not like any of them. I had decided I would stay with film and invest in a good film scanner. Then the 300D came out. I wasn't a fan of the plastic feeling construction, but finally I could somewhat afford a digital SLR. The D30 and D60 were just out of my range. So, while many of you guys look down on the lowly 300D, without it or a camera like it I would still be shooting film. In fact my old 300D is still being used. My daughter used it today to shoot some photos at a concert. It is still going strong, plastic body, 6MP and all.

Jan 13, 2008 at 03:14 AM

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p.2 #19 · The most influential Canon d/SLR

1D II, it was the greatest all round DSLR todate - a blend of excellent AF, super fast speed, has enough res for everything from landscape to portrait, relatively low noise, brilliant handling, and here it is almost 4 years and still going strong. If you could only have one camera it had to be the 1D II.

Still I voted for the horrible little 300D - a camera I hate, only because it did breach the heinous price barrier afflicting DSLR cameras to that point.

Jan 13, 2008 at 03:20 AM

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p.2 #20 · The most influential Canon d/SLR

I agree with Kyle. D30 was the most important mile stone.
I think 1Ds was the next in the sense that the digital finally caught up the film.
From the technical perspective, 1Ds ( Full Frame CMOS sensor ) was indeed one of the very rare technical breakthroughs. Canon was rewarded with Huge success for its bold decision to take the risk in CMOS manufacturing.

Jan 13, 2008 at 04:54 AM

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p.2 #21 · The most influential Canon d/SLR

So far you are all looking at "positive influence". I might put forth that a year or two from now the 1DMIII might be seen as the most influencial and not for its positive influence. I think the jury is still out on this.

Nope. That would be an influence affecting only on Canon, possibly Nikon. The D30 influenced all other manufacturers and the entire digital camera market itsel.

Jan 13, 2008 at 04:58 AM

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p.2 #22 · The most influential Canon d/SLR

I'll chime in with the 300d. As noted, it opened it up to the masses, and the rebel users upgraded to the bigger body, and eventually to the 1 series.

Jan 13, 2008 at 05:04 AM

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p.2 #23 · The most influential Canon d/SLR

The D30 brought to market a low cost DSLR camera coupled with great noise performance (which many could not believe was possible for a CMOS sensor); from my perspective this camera was THE home run that pulled attention from Nikon to Canon.

Regards,

Joe Kurkjian

Edited on Jan 13, 2008 at 05:12 AM

Jan 13, 2008 at 05:12 AM

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p.2 #24 · The most influential Canon d/SLR

I say the rebel series in general, its a huge step bringing professional equipment at consumer prices.

Jan 13, 2008 at 05:15 AM

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p.2 #25 · The most influential Canon d/SLR

Interesting results so far!

FWIW and to be technical, The Kodak DCS Pro SLR/c was the first "Affordable" full framed camera, released all the way back in 2004!

Jan 13, 2008 at 05:40 AM


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