Tony Bonanno
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Registered: Jan 10, 2002
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 Re: 24 hours with the Canon 20D | |
Hi Brian,
Yes, I agree, the small size is going to take some getting use to. I haven't had a chance to shoot it much with my 70-200 2.8 IS. Like you, I'm waiting for the vertical grip to give it some bulk to hold on to :)
I'm thinking it will be a good backup to the MKII primarily because of:
- Similar image quality and low noise at higher ISO
- Similar shooting speed (both are fast cameras)
- And for me, the BIG reason, both are ETTL-II with on-camera flash
Different batteries, different chargers, etc. won't make much difference for me. Can't think of a shoot that four or six batteries (they are relatively small compared to the MKII) tossed in one of my bags wouldn't get me through. I managed to hang on to one of the old dual BP511 battery chargers that came with the D60, so I can charge 3 batteries at a time in the studio before going out on an event.
I think the real issue will be the difference in control layout. I'm assuming that the camera will handle differently, but comfortably with the vertical/battery grip. Only time and experience will tell how feasible this scenario turns out to be.
Either way, at the price, the 20D really is impressive as a lightweight compact DSLR with very high image quality and features. :)
Cheers,
Tony Bonanno
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