Anthony Gargani
(K=4527) - Comment Date 8/19/2003
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more lens info...
Compatible lenses Canon EF lenses (including EF-S lens)
(35mm-equivalent focal length is equal to approx.1.6 times the marked focal length.)
Lens mount Canon EF mount
(specs from the page linked above)
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Anthony Gargani
(K=4527) - Comment Date 8/19/2003
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Sony? Sony who? ;P
just a bit o' wee early morning humor....
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Chris Lauritzen
(K=14949) - Comment Date 8/20/2003
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Very nice, hopfully Nikon will follow suit.
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(K=2743) - Comment Date 8/20/2003
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1000$ for 6MP d-slr + consumer quality 18-55 lens, not bad
full frame chip, consumer level dslr may be more than an year away..
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David Goldfarb
(K=7611) - Comment Date 8/20/2003
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Seems like the issue with the lens is that they've designed it so that there is more room in the mirror box or with a pellicle mirror, and therefore the rear element can get closer to the film, making it easier to design a short lens for this smaller format.
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(K=2743) - Comment Date 8/20/2003
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http://www.usa.canon.com/templatedata/pressrelease/20030820_digitalrebel.html
$999 for body+lens..
so the street price will be 800$? so even with a couple of additional good lenses like like 50/1.4 and 100/2.8 macro.., it will be a very affordable kit
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Raymond Bliss
(K=3182) - Comment Date 8/20/2003
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Well, looks like we win again. Even if you aren't a Canon user. The ripple effect should be interesting to watch over the next 3 to 6 months. Prices on all digital SLR's aimed at the consumer market should come down quite a bit. Even the price in the 10D may keep going down. From what I have read so far, the Rebel D will be a capable camera (but it still doesn't have a PC socket for studio lights) and I'm also going to be watching the New Pentax *Ist D. This is going to be fun .
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David Goldfarb
(K=7611) - Comment Date 8/20/2003
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If it has a hot shoe or at least a connection for a hot shoe adapter, then a Wein Safe-Sync HS should let you connect studio lights.
I'm interested. About the only thing I use 35mm for any more is bird photography, and I have the rare Canon FD-EOS converter to use my long teles with a digital body and just picked up the similarly rare Tamron Adaptall EOS mount, giving me a total of seven lenses I could use right away from 90mm to 600mm as long as there are no compatibility problems. Since I'm accustomed to manual exposure and manual focus, the body just needs to be a light-tight box with a sensor. I suppose I would miss spot metering, but histogram display would make up for it. Birds are pretty film consumptive, so I can easily imagine balancing the costs of film and processing over the life of the camera body.
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Raymond Bliss
(K=3182) - Comment Date 8/21/2003
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David, that's always been one of my pet peeves. I hate having to attach a pc cord to a hotshoe adapter and have the cord hanging down over the front of the camera. I know that's just personal taste, but the inclusion of a pc socket is hardly new technology and wouldn't make that much difference in manufacturing steps or price. And to really make good use of any camera in a studion setting, you need that ability to hook up off camera flash. So, when all the hoopla dies down, I'm going to be looking for a good comparison between the 300D and the Pentax *Ist D. If image quality is reasonably the same, I will probably go with the Pentax. I expect the price on the Pentax to drop quickly to compete directly with the Canon.
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David Goldfarb
(K=7611) - Comment Date 8/21/2003
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Fair enough, though if you don't like cables you might look into radio slaves. It's around $350 to set up a Pocket Wizard system, but they do clear up a lot of clutter in the studio, and I've only heard good things about them.
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