*great image quality. *low noises up to ISO 800 *solid all metal construction. *1.6x crop factor is great for wildlife and sport with telephoto lens.

*eratic front or back focus problems with some production samples. *Dim viewfinder. *1.6X crop is bad for wide angle photography.

Generally I am very happy with the performance of the 10D. The speed of AF is good but not great compared with EOS-3. AF accuracy is somewhat inconsistent with fast super-telephoto lens like 300mm f2.8L used wide open aperture. I noted slight front focus problem in a few occasions as reported by many other users.But most of the time its AF system works fine. Overall it is a fine camera. Image quality is very good. Images are intentionally not sharpened too much so that the users can precisely control the sharpening later with Photoshop.

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Not specific to 10D, but digital helps enhance skills and 'risk' taking shots normally wouldn't if couldn't press 'trash'. Solid build with magnesium body, quick AF, little shutter lag, access to L lenses!

Battery indicator, mine shows full until they're flat...

An excellent camera! I'm a recent convert to digital and I couldn't be happier. One of the highlights of the 10D for me was the ease to cross from film to digital. I switched from Pentax to Canon to take advantage of this camera and wasn't dissapointed. After around a 1000 frames in a couple of weeks I found I was producing images equal to that of film. The AF on my body hasn't had the problems that some have spoken about and it tracks beautifully. The exposure seems spot on and it is a very comfortable camera to hold (I bought it as the Pro-Kit with the battery grip, extra pack, and CF) and I haven't found it overly heavy.

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The proof is in the images. Here is a sample from a recent Saturday afternoon photo excursion in Philadelphia: http://www.photosig.com/go/photos/view?id=976444 Notice how the camera handled the mixed lighting. I used a bit of fill-flash from the on-board flash, as well.

Batteries depleted rather quickly. Two fully charged BP-511's are enough for an entire day of heavy shooting. 1.6X focal length multiplier for the wide-angle fans. I like a normal lens so my 28 becomes a 45, which is just about perfect for me.

I found the transition from 35mm film-based EOS SLR's to the EOS 10D to be completely painless. The nomenclature of the 10D is immediatly familiar for an EOS user. The camera has many strengths, and a few minor weaknesses. The value for the image quality and durability of the product is commendable. Exposure. Both ambient and E-TTL flash metering is dead-on accurate. Focus. On my sample, focus is as accurate as on my film-based EOS cameras. AF is quick, accurate and responsive. Sharpness. I set the sharpness to +2 in the Parameters menu option, its soft at 0 setting. Color rendition. Saturated, but pleasingly so. Skin tones are very accurate. This camera handles mixed lighting very well. I prefer a contrast setting of -2, as it holds highlight detail. I also prefer NC films, which are also used to reduce contrast. Battery power. You definitely need two fully charged batteries for a full day of shooting. I generally don't use the LCD review until my day is done as most of my photos are "decisive moment" type images. I imagine heavy LCD use could quickly deplete battery power. Ergonomics. The camera is sturdy without being cumbersome. ISO. No discernable noise up to ISO 800. Noticable at ISO 1600. Heavy at ISO 3200. This is an excellent piece of photographic equipment, and a good value even considering the $1500 USD price tag.

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Quality of images has been very strong. Ease of image review and menu system. Use of many canon lenses, so no more duplication of lens systems. Modification of final images to adjust sharpness or color temperature/saturation after the image has been captured. being able to bracket not only for metering, but for color temperature is an interesting thing to do.

View finder not quite as bright or detailed as the EOS 3, but still good. Not 100% viewfinder, but you can check for mistakes immediatelly afterwards. The 1.6 magnification factor is a minor problem, but lenses can be used to compensate. (The extra focal length for telephoto is a great advantage though.) Images can take a while to convert if doing this en mass, and the software does take a few seconds to view a single file. The embedded extrated jpg is useful for this though.

A great product. I originally bought this to supplement my EOS 3 and to phase out my Mamiya 645 pro. I took it on 2 trips; one to the pacific North West and one to the mountains in Taiwan, and the results were terrific. I was blown away with the images I got from this. I'm familiar with the EOS layout, so the learning curve wasn't too steep for the basics and fingers know where to fall for certain items. Reading the instruction book helped though as there was a lot of new stuff packed into the body and digital is a somewhat new concept. The results so far have been outstanding. Clarity, color reproduction and ease of use are all great. The menu system on the LCD is great and makes everything else outdated. No more remembering custom functions! It allowed me to capture quick shots, and to take my time to set up and get difficult images as necessary...and to be able to review these before moving on is wonderful. I've been using the camera in conjunction with a Smartdisk 30GB storage device, which is a good combination. 30GB is a lot of images! 450 photos on one charge is good too (about 3 full 1GB memory cards). Take a spare battery and there is no problem if charging is difficult for a week or more. I've had a bunch of test images of varying types, with different contrasts and color saturations, printed off, and have been pleased with all the results so far. I hardly ever go above 11*17 (ish) so the maxed out enlargement isn't a problem for me, but I can see how it might be for some. I've enjoyed using it and have hardly touched my EOS 3 for a month now. I'd recommend it to anyone interested in shooting digital seriously.

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Price Build quality Ease of use. Results are great with L lenses.

RAW conversion software slow and clunky. A bit slow reading from and writing to CF card, despite using high speed ones. No spot metering.

This my first digital camera of any kind. I use EOS 3's with various "L" lenses for my work. This camera fits in perfectly. I'm really happy with it. Very easy to use, really well built and the price is exellent as well. So far the results are very nice indeed. Crisp sharp images and the colours are spot on. This camera has been a great way for me to get into digital photography. Canon have done a fine job.

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Canon have always been Fantastic. Second to none.

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Picture Qualtity, color, and clarity. Ergonomics - Everything well placed and intuitive. Excellent buffer with RAW photos, very fast. Well built. 550EX flash produced nine strait well balanced photos in five seconds.

One battery charger

Its still early. Still learning the 'ins and outs' of the camera. Hard to give a highly qualified review after a week but I would like to think of this as the inital update. Well I have spent a week taking photos with this camera (nature and sports). I have to admit that this is the best DSLR in the Lot. I have used or rented the Nikon D100, Canon D60 and D30 and this is the one. By far the one. First, like all digital cameras you MUST use the best available lenses. The CMOS sensors are EXTREMELY accurate in what the lens is giving them. So, if you are using a lower cost or retail level lens you might not be totally happy with the outcome. If you are using 'L' quality lenses this increases you chance of incredibly sharp, crisp and colorful photos. I did not have problems like tony28 posted earlier. I am not try to sound like a photo snob, it just the way they engineered this hardward. With the added battery grip I have two batteries that let me shoot ALL DAY. I filled three IBM 1Gb cards without a problem and it was ready for more. I am happy that I bought it.

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Very easy to use and many features are what I had hoped for in ELAN 7.

Battery doesn't seem to last 500 shots. Maybe I used internal flash too often.

Easy transition from Canon Powershot G2 and EOS Elan 7. No need to read manual except custom functions. This is going to be one of my favorit cameras. The viewfind seemed dark at first but I realized that I was using zoom lens. When you use non-zoom with f2.5 or faster, the viewfinder is bright enough to manually focus.

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-Produces great images! -Large assortment of available Canon lenses -9 frame bursts -Will focus in very dim light -Vertical grip accessory is slick!

-1.6x conversion factor for lenses (for example, a 100mm lens =160mm on the 10D)

This camera BLOWS AWAY anything in a $2k or under price range. Super sharp images (I use "L" series Canon lenses), accurate color, any many nice feature inhancements over the D60. Most importantl, the improved AF system. Also appreciated, the 10x image review, 9 shot bursts(D60 has 8) and the expanded WB settings and WB bracketing. Overall, a wonderful package that can produce excellent 13x19 images with no problem. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!! Not sure? Check the tests for the D60 at several sites online. This camera got rave reviews! Thge 10D is better and is selling for $700 less. I would only consider the Nikon if I had already invested in Nikkor lenses.

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