Bill White wrote:
> Has anyone bought and used an EOS D30? There are reports by users on the
> web that the D30 autofocusing system is not even as good as that on the A2,
> Elan 7 or even the Rebel 2000. The reports are that the D30 cannot focus
> in dim light as well as the Rebel 2000 (based upon user's side by side
> tests with both cameras using the same lens) and that it cannot track
> moving subjects very well. I am more concerned by the dim light issue than
> the moving subject issue.
>
> I wanted to buy one but not if it cannot focus as well as the A2 in dim
> light. As the D30's are somewhat rare, I have not found one to examine in a
> store. I would be interested in anyone's observations who also owns the A2,
> the Elan 7 or even a Rebel 2000 if they have a D30.
Bill,
I have had concerns myself about the D30. Below is a copy of a reply to my
concerns from a fellow EOSer. Remember, this is a private message to me
personally. It's not meant to please everyone. I think his post is very
informative and full of insight. Currently I am number 32 on a waiting list.
Looks like I'll have a month or two to make my final decision.
Ray Amos
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I'm used to using my EOS3 all the time, so the things I don't like on the
D30 is:-
1. It's not so heavy as the EOS3 (even with battery grip)
2. the shutter isn't as fast (tbh I never use more than 3 frames a second
anyway)
3. the autofocus is really like a EOS300/Rebel 2000, a lot slower than my
EOS3
4. the ON/OFF button really annoys me, and I think this will break after
time.
5. Images are soft, so you have to use Photoshop and UNSHARPEN mask by 200%
at 0.5 radius on every picture
6. The AF assist light activates a lot when taking photo's inside and the
focus then does tend to hunt a lot.
Apart from that, the D30 is the best camera I've bought in a long time. The
camera does not have a light plasticy feel, it is a lot heavier than
everyone expects it to be. There are a lot of people complaining about
their D30's over on dpreview.com. Problems with Error 22 writing to Compact
Flash/MicroDrive, autofocus/exposure problems, creaky card door. Most
people are warning about not using MicroDrive's in the camera due to this
error. I haven't experienced any of these nor anyone I know, so I think
there probably are a few out there that have missed the quality control :-(.
I currently have 3x 340mb Microdrive's and not one has produced a write
failure to disk. I'm very impressed! You can take 265 JPG's or 95 RAW
images on a 340mb disk. Don't worry about what the sceptics are saying
about resolution. If you want to print anything at 8x10 on an inkjet photo
printer, you won't have any problems with resolution and pixelation.
IMO, the battery grip and a spare battery are essential. I don't have to
worry about if my battery is going to run out :-)
The two things I'm going to hate the most:-
1. Cleaning the CMOS sensor! Just don't want to do any damage!
2. Dropping it (how rugged and reliable is it if it's dropped ?)
If you haven't done so already, hang out at http://www.dpreview.com as
there's pretty much hourly posts being created including sample pictures
people have taken with their cameras in the Canon forum.
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