Comments on: Canon EOS 5D

By: marky moo

marky moo — Sun, 28 Aug 2005 13:03:01 +0000

I’ve used my 20D in rain and so on so they seem OK in the weather. My main concern is the built-in flash housing, which seems to be the most susceptible bit to water damage. As you say though, the EOS 5D camera body has no flash, so it should be much better than the EOS 20D in this respect.

By: Stairs

Stairs — Sat, 27 Aug 2005 22:52:13 +0000

The 5D certainly has some impressive features, and the lack of a flash is inconsequential, given that I only ever use an external, but for that amount of money, a couple of things could be a little higher spec. And the lack of environmental seals seen in it’s pro brothers is a real shame as these chaps are expected to be more rugged than the lower end cameras. Ah well, lottery..!

By: marky moo

marky moo — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 07:41:32 +0000

Well if you are thinking of getting a new camera, I can recomend the E)S 350D - it really blows the socks of the EOS 300D! The 350D is really really quick, and has a good sized buffer too. And for the price you just can’t go wrong

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 05:15:14 +0000

Nice but a bit too rich for my blood. I am still dreaming of owning a 20D and hopefully the price will soften a bit once the 5D is out. Here’s hoping anyway. My 300D cannot keep up (I shoot RAW) and often I have to stop shooting while the buffer clears which means missing some good shots. Maybe the 20D will address this problem well enough and I’ll have to live with the crop factor for another few years.