[cofe]

does anyone have any experience of the above? i've obviosuly read the reviews n shit. particularly a comparison with a 10D would be interesting.

i'm not interested in other makes by the way.

[hongkongstuey]

shirley a comparison with the 20D would be more appropriate as thats the model it upgrades upon?

Not used the 30D but have been pretty happy with the performance of my 20D - especially since I'm now the proud owner of the Canon 24-70 F2.8 lense...

[Johnny Brown]

all three will be a big step back from the 1v - nasty little viewfinders especially. However that might be outweighed by the ability to check exposure on the spot... I'd say wait a while and get a second hand 5D, though to be honest I'm not really feeling the canon digital bodies. maybe they'll bring something out to compete directly with the D200?

[cofe]

shirley a comparison with the 20D would be more appropriate as thats the model it upgrades upon?

true to a certain extent but the 30d has spot metering and a much bigger LCD. i've also heard the 10d has more noise than its tw successors but the quality/clarity of detail is higher... a pay-off.

to be honest my two main reasons for buiying one would be exposure check on spot and auto-white balance for jobs. other than that i need to be assured the performance, build quality and feel would approach the 1v even though they're wouldn't match it.

i'm unlikely to get one yet but i do go through these phases.

[Johnny Brown]

other than that i need to be assured the performance, build quality and feel would approach the 1v even though they're wouldn't match it.

It doesn't. Canon has spent the bees on the winning the meagpixel count wars and noise suppression. Build quality is more akin to your Eos 10/ 30. I've handled 20Ds a few time and i didn't enjoy it. The bigger screen on the 30D would be a boon, the 20's is small.

As for the detail ting, in real terms the 20/30 will be much better due to the higher pixel count. I imagine folk are suggesting the quality per pixel isn't as good, due to smaller pixels and more aggressive noise suppresion.