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| Canon EOS 30D 8.2MP Digital SLR Camera Kit with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens | 
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| Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
List Price: $2,200.00
Buy New: $709.99
You Save: $1490.01 (68%)
Buy New/Used/Refurbished from $600.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  (116 reviews)
Sales Rank: 4451
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Monitor Size: 250
Optical Zoom: 3
Display Size: 1.8
Maximum Focal Length: 55
Minimum Focal Length: 18
Maximum Resolution: 8.2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 5.7 x 4.2 x 2.9
MPN: 30D
Model: 30D
UPC: 013803065107
EAN: 0013803065107
ASIN: B000DZFPKC
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
Tough for the amateur... Great Camera though. January 3, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
First, the camera takes fantastic pictures, even with the cheap packaged lens. The photos are just great.
BUT, the camera is not for the point and shoot crowd at all. If you're looking to open up the box, take a few pictures and be impressed, you're going to be seriously disappointed. In fact, you may be tempted to return it. Like any SLR, you're going to have to make some judgement calls to get the best pictures and you're going to have to invest time and money (for lenses) to get the most from this camera.
The second part of this is that the camera is just a fantastic camera. I'm a big guy, and this camera doesn't feel like a toy in my hand like the point and shoots (or the Rebels). It's a larger camera with heft to it. It's a joy to use and with a few lens purchases, I believe I'll be even more thrilled with it.
For lenses, I'd recommend the Canon 50mm/1.8, $60-80 on Amazon, or the 50mm/1.4, $300 on Amazon, from what I've read. They look to be outstanding portrait lenses. One of these will be my next purchase. After that, maybe the 100mm macro lens by Canon. Avoid the cheap zooms and look into some primes to get the speed you'll want in low light conditions.
I'll see how it goes from here. Later.
Great for those wanting to switch over from film December 31, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am a seventeen-year-old senior in high school. I am the photo editor of my school's yearbook, and also the go-to person for any photography questions people may have at my school. I've been recommending Canons to people since I got my first point-and-shoot, a Powershot A510, I believe the newest version is this A720: Canon PowerShot A720IS 8MP Digital Camera with 6x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom. After a couple years of wanting to further my photography and drooling over every digital SLR I saw, I was able to purchase this 30D from a friend. It has every feature I had ever dreamed of wanting, and it lets me control everything just as much as my old film SLRs did. I think this is a great camera for those wanting to finally make the switch from film to digital. In the manual setting, you can control every aspect of the picture you're about to take, exactly as you would with film.
Also, the amount of lenses Canon makes that fit this camera are phenomenal. I have the 17-40mm lens Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras on my 30D right now and the detail it provides is incredible. Also, if you plan on buying this with the kit lens (the 18-55mm) that is probably one of the best quality kit lenses available.
I HIGHLY advise buying this camera, to everyone from high school photographers to people finally deciding to switch from film to digital, to people looking to upgrade from lower level canons.
A very nice camera December 24, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I'm really a film photographer at heart. I just like the process of developing film, printing photos and looking at a black and white pictures printed on fiber-based photographic paper. I initially resisted digital photography as a poor imitation of "real" photography. While using the EOS 30D has not totally changed that belief, it has made me realize that photography encompasses more than my own narrow viewpoints.
I've been using Canon EOS film cameras and Canon EF lenses (among numerous other 35mm and medium format cameras and lenses) for about nine years. In that time, Canon equipment has proven to be reliable, precise and well made. When I decided to buy a digital camera, I knew it would be a Canon DSLR. Surprisingly, it was simple for me to learn the basics of digital photography despite my lack of computer savvy. Not surprisingly, the 30D got little use in the first several months of ownership due to my innate distrust of new equipment. After a bit of doodling around with the camera, I learned to trust it and I'm using it more and more.
If you've used an EOS SLR in the past, you will find the 30D to feel very familiar. It's a comfortable camera to use despite it being rather small and my hands being pretty large. Like all Canon models above the Rebel level, control buttons and wheels are all in natural positions and easily manipulated. The viewfinder is smaller than Canon 35mm and full frame digital SLRs and it has taken some getting used to. Initial trepidation with using CF cards instead of film has proven to be without basis. After experimenting with the camera's built-in software, I am getting nice, sharp, saturated color photos and some very impressive monochromes. Using a dedicated photo printer, I am impressed with inkjets that simply look stunning.
Will I give up film for digital? Certainly not--at least for my black and white work. I still prefer a fiber and silver-based black and white photograhic print over an inkjet and I don't intend to shut down my darkroom or give up my film cameras. I will admit, as a general rule, digital photographs are now acceptable me when the circumstances are appropriate.
Excellent Camera December 18, 2007
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
I am a semi-professional photographer who normally shoots with the Canon 1 series digital bodies. As much as I love the 1 series, there are times when I want to use a smaller body. Years ago I had the 10D and loved the feel of the camera and quiet shutter but hated the slow start-up and image review. I upgraded to the 20D but returned it because of the awful sounding shutter and small LCD. Still wanting a small body to compliment my big and heavy 1D bodies, I was very happy when Canon released the 30D. It has a quieter shutter, a larger 2.5 inch lcd for viewing your histogram after a shot, and spot metering. It feels a little better in your hand as well, though not quite as solid as the 10D did. I had my first 30D converted to shoot IR (infrared) earlier this year and recently picked up another 30D due to the bargain prices now. A lot of people dumped their 30D bodies when the 40D came out but I am not all that impressed w/ the 40D (3 inch lcd has poor resolution, dust cleaning is a gimic) and didn't see paying another $400 for the additional 2 megapixels as being worth it. To me, the 30D at the current price point is a real bargain for such a nice camera. You can see pictures I have taken with the 30D, 30D-IR and 1D Mark II at my blog: http://www.visualperceptions.info/ I highly recommend the Canon 30d to professionals and serious amateurs looking for a solid well performing camera. Nikon has some nice bodies too but the visible noise in their images is much higher and I think Canon has a much wider range of lenses so I'd recommend Canon over Nikon for someone just starting out that doesn't have a lot of money already invested in lenses.
Canon EOS 30D 8.2MP Digital SLR (Body Only) December 18, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Outstanding camera. Every bit as good as advertised. My son spent months reviewing this camera and he's very pleased with it.
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