sourcefrog : Canon EOS 20D

I bought a Canon EOS 20D just before the holidays. It is really beautiful: a work of art that makes art.

I'll write more later, and pick a couple of good images to put up here. A few brief points:

It's very fast; catching an expression flashing across someone's face or a bird in flight now depends on the photographer's reflexes, not the camera's lag. This comes down to an optical viewfinder, fast and well-guided autofocus and fast electronics. 5 frame continuous shooting helps too.
Usability design is superb. I was a bit skeptical of the iPod-style jog dial/button on the back, but it works very well: using your thumb, thumb knuckle or finger you can quickly apply exposure compensation or flip through the menus or replay pictures.
One gap in the interface design is in handling sensitivity (ISO). This is a key exposure parameter for digital cameras, along with aperture and exposure time; in low light I change as frequently as the other two. But there is no permanent display on the top panel, and none at all in the viewfinder. I'd like a small dedicated 4-digit display on both of them.
Quality on screen or on small-medium prints is great, but to be fair that's true of most cameras for the last few years. What is new is that this is true even up to 1600 ISO, making it very good in available light (indoors, or in a forest.) I haven't tried a large print yet.

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