I think the camera shop owner has to learn to use USM in PS.
That being said, my old images from a 1D (mark I) would blow away images I had from the 20D. I decided that the 1D was a 4mp camera operating like a 6mp one, and the 20D was an 8mp camera operating like a 6mp one.
One frustration I've had with Canon is their "softening" of the out-of-camera images over time. The earlier models had good color and punch out of camera, such as the D30, the D60 (which still has a cult following), the 1D mark I and the 1Ds mark I. The later cameras produce flat images that need a lot of punch in PS. That adds to my workflow and is rather annoying.
If the 20D firmware was prior to version 2.0.0, it is possible that the particular 20D used could have had some focus issues with it. Canon is pretty good about issuing new firmware.
I think the camera shop owner has to learn to use USM in PS.
That being said, my old images from a 1D (mark I) would blow away images I had from the 20D. I decided that the 1D was a 4mp camera operating like a 6mp one, and the 20D was an 8mp camera operating like a 6mp one.
One frustration I've had with Canon is their "softening" of the out-of-camera images over time. The earlier models had good color and punch out of camera, such as the D30, the D60 (which still has a cult following), the 1D mark I and the 1Ds mark I. The later cameras produce flat images that need a lot of punch in PS. That adds to my workflow and is rather annoying.
Tom the post processing was skipped on purpose (they had turned off all the in Camera processing as much as possible). Most there still believed the 8MP image would hold better in larger prints.
