Canon EOS 30D Digital SLRs
Canon EOS 30D Digital SLRs
[Nov 30, 2006]
rca8733
Intermediate
Strength:
Read the Pro User Reviews....way to many to rewrite here.
Weakness:
For me....NONE. If you read the pro reviews and such, you will see some "cons" listed, but how can you say their weaknesses if you bought the camera anyway. I finally made the switch to digital and wish I had done it 5 years ago. Without a doubt, the manufacturers of today have simply made taking pictures a pure joy and have made it easier than ever to obtain sharp, long lasting images as long as the photographer does his/her part.
Customer Service Not needed for this unit, but have used them in the past.....No problems, great customer service when I needed them. Similar Products Used: Canon 10D, 20D, Elan 7e |
[Nov 08, 2006]
ActionBuddy
Casual
Strength:
hi quality pics with the cmos sensor
Weakness:
nothing worth mention I work for a company that sell retinal cameras (machines to take a picture of the inside of your eyes) and we use the eos 30D on it. the retinal camera itself act as a huge lens for the 30D. with the combination of our retinal camera and the 30D we blow our competitors away. the pics we get are much sharper, require less flash and we can zoom in the pic and see more details than our competitors that use 10 MP nikon camera because the 30D use a big hi quality sensor. the sensor is easy to clean. I cleaned at least 100 of em the last year with dry Q-tips and i never came close to scratch one. Customer Service It takes a while to get our camera serviced by canon. usually more than a month but we had very few issues with our cameras and i never personally had to deal with their service so ill leave that open Similar Products Used: eos 5D
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[Nov 08, 2006]
crisillo
Casual
Strength:
Quality build
Weakness:
Maybe a little expensive for some I have had the 30d since it came out. I upgraded from a Digital Rebel (300d) and the firt thing I noticed was the speed of the 30d. It is also able to focus in really low light and picture quality is awesome.
Customer Service INone so far Similar Products Used: Canon Digital Rebel |
[Nov 05, 2006]
BestBuy
Intermediate
Strength:
Excellent high ISO image quality--sighnifcantly better than d200 at this.
Weakness:
ISO not permanently displayed in viewfinder--only when pressed or changing.
Being an employee, I have had the chance to handle both the Nikon D200 and 30D hundreds of times.
Similar Products Used: EOS 20D, EOS a2e, Nikon D200, Nikon D70s, Nikon D50, EOS 5D beast. |
[Sep 29, 2006]
jimz
Intermediate
Strength:
price is good, 6 pix a second is plenty
Weakness:
none love it moved up to the 30 from the 20, for more lcd screen, and other small items. I found it to be about 2/3rds light then the 20 I dont know what they did, buy using L glass that is a good thing. Shutter is a little less noisey, but I shoot wildlife and birds, always, and wish that they would work on that. I guess the Rebel is not that way, so I will be ckecking it out on the rebel XTI and the extra 2 pexels wont hurt either. I will still use the 30 for rainy weather etc the body is much more durable. Customer Service none Similar Products Used: 20D |
[Aug 06, 2006]
Tony S. Gonzaga
Intermediate
Strength:
Highly Visible 2.5 inch LCD
Weakness:
If they can match U.S. Prices for lenses and other accessories, it will blow away any of the competition. Lenses and accessories on the average, cost about 15% more on the average compared to retail U.S. prices (here in the Philippines).
I recently upgraded from the EOS 350D and the build quality from plastic to magnesium made a lot of difference. The selector knobs however still had a plastic feel to it because you can hardly feel a click to give you a firm feedback that it is already secure in one of the modes. It really isn't a problem but it feels cheap compared to the Contax G2 Range finder that I am also using. Although the select wheel is more professional looking, the 350D's cursor control is easier and quicker to navigate through the menu. The 2.5 inch display though, is a welcome upgrade considering my 50+ year old eyesight. Usually I do not shoot with reading glasses because it affects my use of the viewfinder. Handling the 30D inspires more confidence than the 350D. Because of the 350D's small size, you are constantly struggling to find the best grip position most especially if you have a medium size zoom attached. The only solution is to get the battery grip to hold on to "something". The shutter lag time of the 30D is a lot faster as compared to the 350D but still falls short of the film cameras. When you are trying to capture an action shot in an indoor sport like basketball. The 3200 ISO setting on the 30D is a very welcome addition for indoor sport shooters. The venue of basketball games sometimes vary from the brightly lit to the dimly lit stadiums and the high ISO availability always saves the day. The best zoom lens that Canon offers is a 70-200 f/2.8 USM. There was a particular stadium wherein the aperature was not enough, I had to settle for a fixed lens 85 f/1.8 to make the poor lighting workable. It wouldn't have been possible also with just a 1600 ISO setting because the best shots were taken using a shutter speed of 1/2000. I am very happy with my new 30D and because I could not afford too many L lenses, I am happy that the 30D allows me to use 3rd party lenses and still come out with satisfying outputs. I do not care if it is not waterproof like the Nikon 200D but I hope that Canon adds an automatic electrostatic cleaning feature for its' sensors to prevent some finicky owners from destroying their cameras by attempting to clean their sensors by themselves. I have used the 350D for almost a year and found no need to clean the sensors. Lastly, I hope that Canon adds a tripod
Customer Service Canon Customer Serivce and Support in the Philippines is the very reason for the ever growing Canon users (and converts) in the Philippines. The service support for equipment and lenses is superb. Similar Products Used: Canon G2
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[Jun 15, 2006]
nikkorman1
Professional
Strength:
low noise at high ISO (car shows, concerts, etc).
Weakness:
not as well built as my Nikon d200 Okay, lets have a professional do the reviewing on this fabulous camera.
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[May 31, 2006]
zuikoku
Intermediate
Strength:
* LCD 2.5"
Weakness:
* sensor tends to be dirty compare to 20D
Big improvement from EOS 20D with "silent" announcement.
Customer Service none Similar Products Used: * canon EOS 1v
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[May 28, 2006]
adam75south
Beginner
Strength:
Very energy efficient - I have a 4gb extreme III card and I've used it completely up with over 1200 jpegs and still had plenty of battery life left. It goes into hibernation quickly saving energy on your battery.
Weakness:
The integrated flash is not very useful at all. It will make your pictures look like they were taken with a pocket camera...but then again, I didn't buy this thing for the flash. and with the 50 f/1.4 I hardly ever need flash.
Well, honestly I'm just a beginner, but I have taken some awesome pictures with this camera. I have two lenses so far, a 50mm f/1.4 and a 70-200 f/4L and both work awesome with this camera. Like I said, I'm very new to photography, but with this camera and lenses I have taken pictures that belong on postcards. I can only imagine how they will turn out once I learn more about lighting, aperture, shutter speed, and all those thingys. |
[May 26, 2006]
Peter Dhaeze
Professional
Strength:
Image quality
Weakness:
For non-pro camera: none. Image quality and handling as good as 20D. Small imporvements make it more professional than 20D. With L-glass images are superb. ISO 1600 very useable. Customer Service Good Similar Products Used: 20D, 10D, D70s, D50 |