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10/22/2004 09:32:13 AM · #1
Hello all you happy switchers! I have kind of an oddball question that I hope you folks can help me out with. In reading the specs of the 300D vs. the 20D, I noticed that the 20D has a pentaprism view finder and also something Canon calls a 'mat focusing screen'. So my question is... have you noticed a difference? Is focusing easier with the 20D? Is the view brighter, better?

Thanks in advance!
10/22/2004 10:09:22 AM · #2
I don't have the 20D but the 10D also has a pentaprism viewfinder and is brighter than the rebel.
10/22/2004 10:10:45 AM · #3
is it a larger view as well? I find the rebel to be a little small for manual focusing :-(
10/22/2004 10:13:31 AM · #4
Doing a side by side evaluation on dpreview of the rebel, 10D and 20D may answer a lot of your questions. Also reading the reviews can help as well.
10/22/2004 10:23:16 AM · #5
Originally posted by cpanaioti:

Doing a side by side evaluation on dpreview of the rebel, 10D and 20D may answer a lot of your questions. Also reading the reviews can help as well.


Yup, did that :-) Just looking for opinions from ya'll. And yes, Kyebosh, I have a hard time with manual focusing as well but it might be cause I'm blind as a bat! ;-)
10/22/2004 11:37:58 AM · #6
I have not put the rebel to my eye since I got the 20D. I'll do a comparison later and let you know.
10/22/2004 11:44:29 AM · #7
Originally posted by kyebosh:

is it a larger view as well? I find the rebel to be a little small for manual focusing :-(


Agree on that. Find it almost impossible to focus manually and I´m not blind.
10/22/2004 11:56:48 AM · #8
I had a terrible time trying to focus the Rebel manually with a telescope. I wondered if the diopter adjustment might be off. I tried autofocusing on a some poster text at a distance, then turning the diopter adjustment knob. My eye just compensated through about 2/3 of the adjustment range and the type was still in focus, so I still have no idea where the "correct" setting is.
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