Canon EOS D30 - Opinions.

tom hardwick

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7 Mar 2001 - 1:28 AM

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Thing that bugs me is that you pay for expensive EF wideangles with the covering power to encompas the 43mm diagonal of the 35mm frame, then waste
a lot of it by feeding the much smaller chip. How will we ever afford the 6mm true wideangle idf Canon insist on making it in the EF mount so as not to dissapoint the "backwards compatible" brigade?

Big Bri

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8 Aug 2001 - 1:28 AM

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I would love one. Reviews I've read have been pretty good.
I have the use of a Fuji S1, which is very nice, but as my SLRs and all my lenses are Canon, the D30 would be a very nice birthday present...

bbdigital

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22 Aug 2001 - 4:42 PM

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I have a D30 and like the camera, but don't think it was great value for money. Sure it gives back functionality, but the Coolpix is still on par with the image quality, so the prive is high for what you get.

I do like the fact that with a 1 gig microdrive I have almost unlimited shooting ability and the quality is fine.

I also have a Sigma 17~35, but would like my true focal length back, oh and a 6 million chip.

Anyone interested will find many D30 images on my web site at www.bbdigital.co.uk. go to the last 5 or so galleries for the D30 stuff.

bbdigital

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23 Aug 2001 - 6:57 PM

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I agree the D30 is more versatile than a compact digital, but the original 2000 price is little use without adding a 17~35 zoom, which is another 400 and only then gives a 28mm at the widest.

So, given a good digital like the Coolpix costs 800, 1600 is a lot of money for what you get with the D30 and not any increase in image quality over the Coolpix.

Barry

jameswburke

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15 Sep 2002 - 8:44 PM

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I use a Canon D30 SLR daily, mostly for web but some press / brochureware. I was astonished at the quality, having moved from a Canon EOS5. A lot of criticism stems from the rather soft images but Photoshop's unsharp mask (in very small increments) will do a better job than any in-camera cheapo sharpening software solution. See for yourself: Here's a large website entirely shot on my D30: www.bagenalstown-festival.com
I'd recommend the D30 to anyone with Canon gear.

cheers
James Burke