from 300D to 20D jitters - DPChallenge Forums

03/15/2006 11:48:10 PM · #1

I'm upgrading. I got nervous when I went from my point and shoot to the 300D and now I'm upgrading to a 20D and I'm nervous again... and excited. It should be here Friday!

Is there going to be much of a learning curve from the 300D to the 20D?

Will all lenses for the 300D work well on the 20D too?

Is there another lens I absolutely HAVE to have for this camera?

Will I wake up Saturday morning a great photographer and win lots of ribbons?

Someone please tell me this is a good thing :)

Thanks

Faye

JRalston

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

03/15/2006 11:52:05 PM · #2

It is a great upgrade! I, too, upgraded from the 300d. There is not much of a learning curve at all. I still prefer how the buttons on the 300d were laid out, but the 20d is ok too.

All your lenses should work just fine :) Enjoy your new toy!!!

zeuszen

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

03/15/2006 11:54:38 PM · #3

Originally posted by Faye Pekas:

...Is there going to be much of a learning curve from the 300D to the 20D?

Will all lenses for the 300D work well on the 20D too?

Will I wake up Saturday morning a great photographer and win lots of ribbons?

Someone please tell me this is a good thing :)

� It's a huge learning curve. You're never gonna make it.

� I've never seen a great photographer decorated with ribbons.

� 300D lenses won't fit a 20D. They look outright cheap on a 20D and rattle in the slightest breeze.

scalvert

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

03/16/2006 12:00:12 AM · #4

You're going to be SOOO happy with the 20D! Hard to say what lens you might need when we don't know what lenses you have now, and what you'd like to shoot.

03/16/2006 12:00:18 AM · #5

Originally posted by Faye Pekas:

Is there another lens I absolutely HAVE to have for this camera?

There is ALWAYS another lens that you absolutely HAVE to have. ALWAYS.

03/16/2006 01:51:28 PM · #6

LOL Thanks Zeuszen, I feel much better now.

Originally posted by zeuszen:

Originally posted by Faye Pekas:
...Is there going to be much of a learning curve from the 300D to the 20D?

Will all lenses for the 300D work well on the 20D too?

Will I wake up Saturday morning a great photographer and win lots of ribbons?

Someone please tell me this is a good thing :)

� It's a huge learning curve. You're never gonna make it.

� I've never seen a great photographer decorated with ribbons.

� 300D lenses won't fit a 20D. They look outright cheap on a 20D and rattle in the slightest breeze.

03/16/2006 01:53:50 PM · #7

Originally posted by scalvert:

You're going to be SOOO happy with the 20D! Hard to say what lens you might need when we don't know what lenses you have now, and what you'd like to shoot.

I do a lot of wildlife shots. I have a canon 75-300 I use mostly but that is a slow lens and I'm thinking a might need a faster one for my faster camera?

Bobster

Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+, S21 Ultra

03/16/2006 06:00:21 PM · #8

i upgraded from my 300D to a 20 last week :D

its a dream to use, the buttons, dials are much better thought out on the 20.. the ability to lock the apature as well is gr8, stops u from accidentily twiddling the dial with ur thumb when shooting :)

everything is faster!

my first shots with the 20D on my really cheap 70-300 with 2x converter ;) so want some L glass! (or a bigma ;))

Bear_Music

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

03/16/2006 06:53:38 PM · #9

300D to 20D is basically no learning curve at all. A little control-shock to overcome, but the 20D has much better control setup when you get used to it. The main thing you need to learn, IMO, is that now you can
safely" use higher ISO without fear of excessive noise levels. 800 is better noise than 100 on the 300D IMO.

Robt.

henry_buckle

Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

03/16/2006 06:59:54 PM · #10

I upgraded from the 300 to the 20D, The 30D sounds much the same, youll find its much the same to use as the 300D, but after a day or so of playing around with it you wont be able to go back. The first thing i noticed was how fast and easy it is to do everything, all of the controls are at your fingertips. The only time you have to take your eye off the viewfinder is to change the ISO but that problems fixed on the 30D.

Lenses you must get hmmm.... 2 of all the 'L' series thats 1 for you 1 for me :)

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+, S21 Ultra

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

03/16/2006 07:02:09 PM · #11

Faye's moving up to the 20D, not the 30D, Henry...

R.