Canon EOS 30D announced

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http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/21/canon-eos-30d-announced/

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The 30D shares the same 8.19 megapixel CMOS sensor as the 20D including other core components such as the 9-point AF system, 5 fps max shoot rate, and 1/8000 top shutter speed. And yes, it remains compatible with 20D accessories. Some notable enhancements include a new 2.5-inch 230K color LCD, Canon's more flexible Picture Style menu, an increased burst depth, and the welcome ability to change the ISO while looking through the viewfinder.
 
Here is a link to the "White Paper"....I don't know why they call it that.


New & Upgraded (from 20D)
• New 2.5-inch LCD monitor with approximately 230,000 pixels, wide viewing angle and
substantially improved visibility
• Exceptional new direct printing capabilities, unique to Canon
• Picture Style controls make it easier to get what you want
• New, switchable high-speed/low-speed continuous shooting
• ISO settings in 1/3-stop increments with readout in viewfinder
• Reduced energy consumption for roughly 10% more shots per battery charge
• New 4-step battery level display
• New spot metering, same as EOS-1 Series and EOS 5D
• New, professional-quality shutter rated to approximately 100,000 cycles
• Great workflow improvement with upgraded software package, including (at no extra
charge) ZoomBrowser/ImageBrowser, and Digital Photo Professional, backwards
compatible to D2000 and D6000 of 1998
• Improved folder management with up to 9,999 images in each folder and file
numbering with manual reset
• 0.15-second startup time, fastest of any EOS camera*
• 30-frame Large/Fine JPEG burst, up from 23 frames**
• 11 RAW frame burst, up from 6**
• Improved image playback functions, including new enlarge function in Quick Review
as well as Playback, software-only auto rotate, and an improved jump function
• Enhanced Info screen with new, switchable RGB histogram as well as AF frame and
File Size displays
• New auto noise reduction for long exposures with new Custom Function 02
• New magnified view with Custom Function 17
• Error code readout on back screen together with countermeasures help
• New display for image transfer failure using the WFT-E1A
• Improved recovery from Auto Power Off
• Single-shot AE/AF lock retained for
subsequent shots
• Separate flash exposure
(FE) lock icon displayed
in the viewfinder
• Lower introductory price
than EOS 20D
 
New Lenses

Two new and very different lenses that professional and advanced amateur photographers
will find exceptionally appealing will become available at roughly the time that the
EOS 30D reaches dealers. They are a large aperture standard zoom and an ultra-fast
medium telephoto.
The EF-S 17–55mm f/2.8 IS USM offers superb image quality,
on a par with L Series lenses. It has a large maximum aperture
which, combined with higher shutter speeds, can minimize
subject motion blur. Shallow depth-of-field for separation of a
subject from its background is much easier to achieve. The f/2.8
maximum aperture allows a bright finder and extremely precise
focusing with f/2.8-compatible AF sensors. The internal
stabilization has a sharpness benefit equivalent to a three stop
faster shutter speed. Combining f/2.8 with IS makes the new
lens outstanding in low light. As an EF-S lens, the new zoom is
smaller, lighter and handier than a lens of similar specifications could be, but covers
the full 24 x 36mm frame. This new lens would certainly be the “best match” for the
EOS 30D except that it causes some vignetting when the built-in flash is used. The
EF-S 17–55mm f/2.8 IS USM is expected to retail for $1,149 and is sure to be adopted
by photographers of every sort.
The EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM is a revision of the EF 85mm f/1.2L
USM lens introduced in 1989. Its enormous maximum aperture
and handy focal length made it a favorite of wedding, portrait and
sports photographers. While its image quality has remained a
benchmark, general improvements in AF speed over its years of
service make it an excellent candidate for an AF update. A ring
USM drive, a high-speed CPU and optimized AF algorithms achieve
a great increase in AF speed over the older lens (roughly 1.8x, depending upon camera
and conditions). Lens coatings have been optimized as well, minimizing ghosting and
flare. Distance information is now provided for flash exposure calculations. The new
lens now has a round aperture that helps to produce a beautiful background blur. The
new 85mm has the same optical system as its predecessor, 8 elements in 7 groups.
The ground aspherical element, in the third position from the front, minimizes
aberrations and provides superb image quality with high resolution and high contrast,
even at maximum aperture, true to its L Series heritage. The lens uses a floating
construction in which the final group (lens element 8) is fixed and the other lens groups
EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM
EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
V. PERFORMANCE, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION 21
Shutter Release
Mechanism
extend during focusing, suppressing aberration variations at medium and short distances
and achieving excellent imaging performance over the entire imaging area.
In sum, wedding, portrait and sports shooters (primarily), as well as fashion photographers
and anyone else with an interest in excellent and unique optics, will find the EF 85mm
f/1.2L II USM an alluring and sophisticated tool. It is expected to retail for $2,099.
 
I'm totally in lust over the EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM. I'm getting that beast, and mounting it on my D5!
 
It's in the link. $100 less than the 20D initial price...So that makes it $1400 or $1500 US (I think)
 
I still love my 20D :) At least it isn't full frame and lower cost. I'd be annoyed at that - it's only really a few little tweaks though isn't it?

Rob
 
There are a few nice features that people have been 'asking for'.

The LCD is bigger and supposedly easier to view. It has a spot meter. ISO viewable in the viewfinder...although only when you change it. Bigger buffer.

I don't know who in the world would want a direct print button, on this grade of camera...but it's got one.

Ya, it's really only a few tweaks...they don't want to get too close to the 5D...to preserve their market seperation.
 

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