New Canon DSLR announced
Canon have today announced the 30d, an update of the 20d.
You can read a detailed preview at dpreview.
The new Canon 30d
It's not as big a jump over the 20d as many people seemed to be expecting, the imaging technology, is unchanged for example. The price looks good, about $1300, and street prices should be lower. It looks like Canon have held off on major improvements over the 20d so the 30d can compete with the Nikon d70s, which make me wonder if there's not a new cropped DSLR coming in below the $2000 mark to compete with the d200. Canon have always been really smart with marketing.
New features of the 30d include:
* Large 2.5" LCD (this seems to be the standard size now)
* More frames in burst mode
* ISO setting in the viewfinder
* 3.5% spot metering
There are also new lenses announced, an 85L mkII (perhaps with improved AF) and a non-L 17-55 EF-S f2.8 USM IS.
