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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%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (118 reviews)
Sales Rank: 9201
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:
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.
This Camera is my baby November 22, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I love this camera. My first DSLR was the Rebel XT, which I love and still use, but the 30D is by far my favorite. The larger LCD, the larger view finder, the faster shutter, the ease to change the shutter and f-stop, etc, etc, really made it worth it to me. I've had the camera for over a year now, use it in all situations (sports photography, still life, nature, macro, zoo), and haven't had any problem other than user error. I am constantly learning to improve my photography, and will make mistakes, but have not had any trouble with the camera itself. Again, as I suggested in my Rebel XT review, don't buy the kit lens, save your money and buy a better lens to start with. I've used my kit lens only once, and that was just to test out my rebel the day it came in the mail well over a year ago. The quality of the kit lens doesn't match the quality of the camera body, therefore your picture quality will suffer, so what's the point of buying a camera like the 30D and not buying a lens to match? When I was choosing my camera, looking at pictures taken with various cameras helped, so if you like you can view my photography at flickr.com/photos/gira I always note the lens I used so that can give you an idea also what you'd be interested in there.
Excellent Camera November 15, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I like this camera very much. My only complain is regarding auto focus points. I wish all of them were high-precision cross-type points.
 It's great, when it works. November 10, 2007
2 out of 8 found this review helpful
I've had this camera for less than a year. I have to ship it out for repair for a fourth time tomorrow. The first three times it went out were for focus problems. This time Canon actually shipped it back to me broken. With a new problem, not even what I send it in for. Each time I send it in it's at least two weeks. They promised me this time a manager would look at it. They promised me that last time and it didn't seem to matter much. To me, it's an expensive piece of junk.
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