Need Help Asap! 20d/30d

[kimberley]

OKay I need to get a camera today. My rebel is driving me crazy low ISO and such and I have a session tomorrow and I want to get the camera today.

which should I get? and why. I want to go and get it today.

thanks buds

K

[KeithnFW]

I have the 20D and love it. . . either way it will be a great purchase.

[kimberley]

that does not help me choose....man

[suzyjazz]

I upgraded to the 20D from the 300D and love it. The high ISO is *much* better. You should probably look at the difference in features between 30D and 20D and see if it's worth it. I personally think the 20D is a great tool for a professional.

[CaptainTom]

I have a 10D, 20D, 30D.
The 20D is relegated to back up work.
The 30D is exactly what I had hoped the 20D would be.
For the extra money you get a better functioning camera.

[jeffkohn]

I don't really see the 30D as much of an upgrade for 20D users, but if you're buying now I think it makes sense to go with the 30D as there are some improvements (more usability/ergonomics than image quality).

[Jake]

You could get a used 20d and maybe a lens also. I saw a 20d go for like $900 at FM not that long ago.

[JPalmer]

Here are you only differences between the 20D and 30D...the new 30D has---

- Spot Metering (3.5% at Center)
- .3 ev ISO steps...(ISO 500, 640, 1250 and so-on)
- "Picture Style" parameters including "Picture Style" • Standard • Portrait • Landscape
• Neutral • Faithful • Monochrome • User 1, 2, 3
- Ability to adjust (in camera) contrast, color tone, saturation from -4 to +4 (compared to 20D -2 to +2
- 2.5" LCD screen (230,000 pixels)
- RGB histogram
- buffer of 30 jpeg and 11 Raw (compared to 23 jpg and 6 raw)

That's it. Those are the upgrades from the 20D to the 30D. You decide if it's worth the extra money.

[kimberley]

wellI got the 30D and ordered the 28-70 tamron lens..yippies..now I gata figureout how to use this thing...haha

[CaptainTom]

start out on program and get used to what you see in the viewfinder. move to the other automatic features, then into the priority modes, etc. It's a very intuitive camera to shoot.
Plus, you get to see your result on the huge screen.

[engstrom]

Congrats Kimberly, the 30D is an excellent camera. If it was available two years ago when I got my camera I would have bought it instead of the 1DMkII (although I'm glad I have the 1D2 now) because I wanted spot metering and a large buffer.

So, let's see some pictures!

[FrayAdjacent]

Wanna sell your old one cheap?? hehehe

(not that I have any money... :( )