I agree. I think the announcement of the 30D was a turning point in the
digital development schedule. The sensor of the 30D is the same as the
20D. Still 8 MP with no improvement in high ISO noise performance. All
the pundits were predicting less noise or maybe 10 MP with the same
noise performance as the 8 MP sensor. Instead, the 30D added a spot
meter, a bigger LCD and some modifed processing parameters at a slightly
lower price. Canon had 18 months to make sensor improvements but
didn't. I think I know why they didn't improve on the sensor. It's
simple... they couldn't. At least not anything significant at that
price point. And maybe not even at a higher price point.
I think the sensors have reached a point of diminishing returns on
photon efficiency. Want higher ISO and cleaner pixels? Make bigger pixels.
I think it's good. I'll probably keep my 5D until it breaks. It will
take more than a spot meter to get me to upgrade. Besides, it's already
got a spot meter. And it's got interchangeable screens too. Maybe they
could tempt me if they'd put the mirror lockup on an external switch?
Chuck Norcutt
Winsor Crosby wrote:
> I don't think so. It is hard to think of any area in the 5D that
> needs to be significantly improved that will make better photographs.
> Improvements in digital cameras have really slowed down. There might
> be a successor to the 5D on Canon's upgrade schedule, but I doubt it
> will be any more significant than the 30D - a few detail improvements
> and a bit cheaper price. I suspect people will have their 5Ds until
> they break.
>
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> Winsor
> Long Beach, California, USA
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> On Jul 3, 2006, at 1:32 PM, AG Schnozz wrote:
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>>I should be able to pick one up used in a few
>>months for a song. The 5D will be yesterday's newspaper as
>>quickly as the 20D (remember that groundbreaking, end-all,
>>be-all camera?).
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