Canon D20 v Canon 350D

If this has been asked before - please forgive!

I am in the market for a new 8 mp Canon camera (I'm in Europe).

I have been told by a dealer that the D20 is being discontinued - is this
correct?

Which of the 2 cameras is considered the better? I like the feel of the
350D - haven't as yet handled a D20 but I have the D10 and I suspect they
are similar.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Bill

 

If you mean the 20D, no.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos350d/page23.asp

 

Hi Chalkey!

Strange, but I'm in the process of changing from the Canon Pro1 to the Eos
350 (XT) and I faced the same quandry. Finally, I prefer the 350D, smaller,
lighter, turns on faster, quieter, very good ISO quietness (although not as
good maybe, at least in the books as the 20D) and cheaper price. Mind you,
in both instances, I was looking at the cameras with lens "EF-S 17-85mm
f/4-5.6 IS USM". I'm just back fron Greece, and I saw a number of persons
with both makes, taking photos without flash inside museums, etc., yet not
using a tripod and getting good results. My mind's made up.

Cheers,

Marcel
PS. sorry I sent you the e-mail directly instead of replying to group

 

Charles - that's great!

Thank you.

So the 20D is 1) Not being discontinued and 2) Is considered the "Big
brother" of the 350D

Thanks again!

 

Yes on both issues. Having used both and owning a 20D, I'd say both take
great photos. The 20D is worth the extra money IF you need a more rugged
and flexible camera.

 

Hi,
Yes, I tried the 350D today outdoors and indoors (Sigma 70-300 lens) and was
also impressed with the camera's lack of weight and quietness and speed - I
was able to hold down the shutter and get shot after shot with what felt
like no delay whatsoever. I was very impressed but I wanted clarification
from others "In the know" as to whether I may be downgrading as I had for
some reason thought at the back of my mind (In ignorance it has to be said)
that the 350D was more of a beginners "Lightweight" camera.

I will have to sell my 10D AND a Nikon F5 Body to finance the purchase and I
didn't want to be doing the wrong thing (I never use the F5 any more
anyway).

Thanks lads - you have given me some useful opinions.

 

Yes, go for the 20D, the 350D feels like a toy camera and personally I think
the standard handgrip is very poor compared to others that have a nice
rubber treatment on the grip.

 

I'd agree with everything except "turns on faster." I can't find the
figures, but they both turn on pretty much instantaneously. The 20D adds
5fps for 23 frames vs. 2.8fps for 14 frames, 1/8000 sec shutter vs. 1/4000
(for those for whom that is important...) and 3200 IS). Weighs 230g more (8
oz for us metric challenged Americans) and measures 3/4 in wider, 1/2 in
taller and 1/3 in deeper. I find that the Rebel doesn't fit my hand as
well, nor does my wife, who has fashionably long nails. Others may find it
more comfortable, as you did.

 

There's only a half inch difference now that the 20D was P&S-ized. I
doubt many could tell the difference in size, they appear identical in
size sitting next to one another.

The cheap plastic of the dR seems really cheap next to a metal P&S, and
the 20D is basically the same with 1 or 2 magnesium panels that are
very thin and flexible, dent easily, and plastic everywhere else.
Canon's build quality has plummeted with the still competition and the
need to save a few pennies everywhere they can to keep profit margins
sky high.

The only Canon DSLR still offered with acceptable build quality is the
1 series models, and even those have cheap plastic doors and buttons
that don't even work particulary well. It would be nice if Canon would
offer a reasonably priced AND well built DSLR for people who cringe at
dropping $5K for basically the same picture quality as their lowest
model.

 

Has anyone noticed that the quality of preddy trolls has fallen off
dramatically in the last few months. Once upon a time one could expect a
seriously vehement diatribe of gargantuan unreasonableness and manifest
bullshit. One really felt that he really *cared* about things, even
though he talked bollocks. Of late, if this is any example, he has
dulled down to muted moans about the quality of plastic knobs.

It still maintains the 100% fact-free quality of yore, it's just that it
seems a bit, well, feeble. One imagines poor old Georgette has found
life all too much for him, and is now in a nursing home with a blanket
wrapped round his knees.

NURSE! excuse me, he's dribbling again....

 

SNIP

LOL, it must be his forced (?) departure from the DPreview forums,
that was the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back
(http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1027&message=13825232).

Bart

 

This from the man who maintains that the Canon 1D mkII is smaller than a
Sigma SD10... (hint: it isn't)

 

That is easy to find out. A quick search reveals that the 1DMkII has
the same depth and width dimensions but is 7/8ths of an inch shorter
than the SD10 with a comparable battery.

 

Bull...compare them here, "Jennifer."
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/com...e&cameras=canon_eos1dmkii,sigma_sd10&show=all

 

That's what I did. The SD10 is bigger and taller than the the Canon
1D series with a comparable battery. It is a lot bigger. George was
right.

 

"With comparable battery?" Are you existing in another dimension, where the
Canon 1D and the Sigma have comparable batteries? Are you talking about
that funny adapter I've heard about on the SD9 so it can use more than one
type of battery? Kiddo, if you went to the site I linked to, the dimensions
of the two cameras are clear. That is, they are clear if you're not smoking
something illegal...