i still have mine - got it at a steal for a backup but will shortly be taking delivery of a 5D so may pass this on...agreed; it will always take cracking images though.
shiatostorm Goldmember  1,073 posts Joined May 2005 Location: Bristol, UK More info | Mar 05, 2008 05:42 | #16 i still have mine - got it at a steal for a backup but will shortly be taking delivery of a 5D so may pass this on...agreed; it will always take cracking images though.
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JimG I feel thoroughly satisfied  12,255 posts Likes: 2 Joined Jun 2005 Location: Australia. More info | Mar 05, 2008 05:47 | #17 Yes. Takes far better photos now than when I bought it Gear Listhttp://www.codastudios.com.au
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whuband Goldmember  1,433 posts Likes: 84 Joined Jul 2007 Location: Jacksonville, Florida More info | Mar 05, 2008 05:59 | #18 Something everyone should read!!! I have never gotten a better photo just because I bought a new camera. 1D4, 6D, 7D2, Sony a6000 with Sony16-70, Rokinon 12mmf2, Canon lenses: 17-40L, 17-55 f2.8, 10-22, 50mm 1.4, 85mm 1.8, 70-200mm IS 2.8, 300mm 2.8 IS, 580EXII (3), 430EX, Alien Bees.
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Mar 05, 2008 06:49 | #19 I think the 20D is still an excellent camera capable of great results. I only upgraded mine because I am one of those sad people who has to have the latest thing. I could have saved myself a lot of money if I had kept it! Ian
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agedbriar Goldmember  2,657 posts Likes: 398 Joined Jan 2007 Location: Slovenia More info | Mar 05, 2008 07:34 | #20 That's interesting!
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PhotosGuy Cream of the Crop, R.I.P.  More info | Mar 05, 2008 08:14 | #21 and it's a shame that some people feel the need to get a newer body because they think it will automatically result in better pictures. OTOH, it makes for lower prices in Marketplace for the rest of us! FrankC - 20D, RAW, Manual everything...
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BluewookieJim Goldmember  1,095 posts Joined Mar 2008 Location: Southern CT More info | Mar 05, 2008 09:26 | #22 Yes. My Gear and Stuff :: My Zenfolio Gallery
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Jon Cream of the Crop  69,628 posts Likes: 227 Joined Jun 2004 Location: Bethesda, MD USA More info | Mar 05, 2008 09:43 | #23 BluewookieJim wrote in post #5052675  Yes. The only thing that really bugs me is flash sync. The custom function to lock the flash sync at 1/250 seems useless to me. I wish it were 1/125 or 1/60. Why? That only affects Av; if you want to use a different sync speed, use Tv or M. Are you working in bright enough conditions that 1/60 or 1/125 will give you a reasonably-exposed (or at least not black) background while 1/250 won't? If you're using a flash that won't sync at 1/250 sec., you probably don't want to be using Av anyhow. Jon
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shutterfiend Goldmember 2,058 posts Joined Feb 2007 Location: NJ More info | Mar 05, 2008 09:56 | #24 40D or 30D does not have a single feature I desparately need and is missing from my 20D. Needless to say I haven't upgaded. The 5D on the other hand... https://photography-on-the.net …p=7812587&postcount=91776
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BluewookieJim Goldmember 1,095 posts Joined Mar 2008 Location: Southern CT More info | Mar 05, 2008 10:03 | #25 Jon wrote in post #5052787 Why? That only affects Av; if you want to use a different sync speed, use Tv or M. Are you working in bright enough conditions that 1/60 or 1/125 will give you a reasonably-exposed (or at least not black) background while 1/250 won't? If you're using a flash that won't sync at 1/250 sec., you probably don't want to be using Av anyhow.
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PhotosGuy Cream of the Crop, R.I.P. More info | Mar 05, 2008 10:35 | #26 When I have tried to use the flash sync with Av mode, I found that the exposures at 1/250 were dark and underexposed. It seems unusable to me, and I ended up turning it off altogether. The key is to take control of your camera & flash & learn what your equipment will do. The custom function to lock the flash sync at 1/250 seems useless to me. I wish it were 1/125 or 1/60. Same answer. 1/250 is the fastest sync without going into the custom menus, & you can use any speed below that. FrankC - 20D, RAW, Manual everything...
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Wilt Reader's Digest Condensed version of War and Peace [POTN Vol 1]  More info | Mar 05, 2008 11:01 | #27 BluewookieJim wrote in post #5052910 When I have tried to use the flash sync with Av mode, I found that the exposures at 1/250 were dark and underexposed. It seems unusable to me, and I ended up turning it off altogether. Re-read Jon's post very slowly. And PhotosGuy's message, too. Slowly. Use M or Tv, not Av, even P gives you 1/60 with flash! You need to give me OK to edit your image and repost! Keep POTN alive and well with member support https://photography-on-the.net/forum/donate.php
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billash3 Member  54 posts Likes: 2 Joined Feb 2008 Location: Texas More info | Mar 05, 2008 11:04 | #28 I've had my 20D for three years. Have shot well over a hundred weddings with it....along with a 5D and 10D. 5D, 40D, 10-22 EF-S, 35L, 24-105L, 70-200 2.8L
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Wilt Reader's Digest Condensed version of War and Peace [POTN Vol 1] More info | Mar 05, 2008 11:07 | #29 I still love my 20D. I read about the small advances in the 30D. I read about the OK advances in the 40D. But I can live without both, there aren't any features I absolutely have to have in either camera. The 5D is nice, but not worth $2000 for a camera almost as old as the 20D, even though I would love to be able to use my 24mm shift lens properly with a digital camera. I can live without it, too, for now...maybe if it drops more I would succumb! You need to give me OK to edit your image and repost! Keep POTN alive and well with member support https://photography-on-the.net/forum/donate.php
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flickserve Senior Member 839 posts Likes: 1 Joined Sep 2007 Location: H.K. More info | Mar 05, 2008 11:10 | #30 DDCSD wrote in post #5050358 Yeah, the only thing I've ever bought there was a rocket blower. He couldn't admit that the 20D was a decent camera because he didn't have any to sell to me. Another guy there handed me an 85L when I asked to see an 85 1.8.  I really wish we had a real camera store around here.Did you get quoted the normal price of the 85/1.8 for the 85L. I wish I had a camera store that would do that.
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