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08/09/2004 06:15 PM
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Klaus Weber
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Costs: There are rumours, that Canon will release a 3000D soon - a "little brother" of the 300D, for about $ 500-600. If this is true, it will be the next BIG price breaker!
Ratio: Lower ratios means bigger sensor, and bigger sensor means MUCH more expensive! At the moment: Canon 1D Mark II for about $ 4.500 with ratio 1.3, and 1D for about... (forget it!) with ratio 1. Prices: see Costs, but it will take a few years more for a digital SLR with ratio 1:1 at about $ 2000 (or less...) I think there is a pretty cheap Kodak with ratio 1:1, but it uses much cheaper sensors, resulting in more noise.
Learning Curve: Can't say much here, as I moved from a Minolta SLR over Canon G1/G2/G3 to the 300D. Had no problems with any of them... handling of the 300D is just perfect for me, even better now since I use the battery grip, which is VERY usefull for better balance of the camera with heavy zooms.
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08/10/2004 09:19 AM
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dw Poore
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quote:
Originally posted by: Klaus Weber
Costs: There are rumours, that Canon will release a 3000D soon - a "little brother" of the 300D, for about $ 500-600. If this is true, it will be the next BIG price breaker!
I'm kind of torn about the 3000D. On one hand it will be a less expensive digital SLR, on the other hand it will mean less features than the 300D and even scarier: a bigger ratio? I'm worried enough about the 300D's ratio so if they made it even worse I'd have to give up landscapes period or fork over big cash for an extra wide lens.
Also, a 3000D would also mean the 300D would stay at or near the price it's at now...
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Ratio: Lower ratios means bigger sensor, and bigger sensor means MUCH more expensive! At the moment: Canon 1D Mark II for about $ 4.500 with ratio 1.3, and 1D for about... (forget it!) with ratio 1. Prices: see Costs, but it will take a few years more for a digital SLR with ratio 1:1 at about $ 2000 (or less...) I think there is a pretty cheap Kodak with ratio 1:1, but it uses much cheaper sensors, resulting in more noise.
Makes sense. Can't rush technology.
Thanks for the information.
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08/12/2004 06:20 AM
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Jem Lambert
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One thing I should warn you about Digital SLRs and the 300D specifically because that is what I have, is to be very careful when changing lenses. I wasn't especially careful of this, and it got to the point where obviously dots started appearing all over my photos. These were caused by dust on the sensor. I read up on this at length and was told that if I send my camera back to Canon, they will just use a blower brush on the sensor to try and remove the dust, and more often than not this just agitates more dust and blows these particles onto the sensor too. I was told the best way to get rid of the dust was called 'open heart surgery'. This basically involved swabbing the sensor yourself, with an alcohol based liquid on some lint free clothes. This is obviously very dangerous territory because you run the risk of scratching the sensor and messing up the camera completely. I have had to do this 3 times now to my sensor because of dust repeatedly getting in there. So just a warning for what to expect if you change lenses a lot!
Obviously this problem would not occur with a 35mm SLR..
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Edited: 08/12/2004 at 06:21 AM by Jem Lambert
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08/13/2004 07:02 AM
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Jem Lambert
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well I really didn't want to have to do that myself, but I tried all the other methods to remove the dust, and it didn't work, so that was the only option I had left. I swabbed it, and it worked fine, and has done the other times i've done this too. Got rid of practically all of the dust, and there were no complications  This is obviously very risky though, which is why I am leaving my warning..
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