New Canon Digital SLR.

Admiral · 20th August 2003, 4:52 PM

http://www.canon.co.jp/Imaging/eosdigital/index.html

It's basically a baby 10D, and will probably hit the streets at a much cheaper price. Good news for everyone looking for a budget Digital SLR.

Amfibius · 20th August 2003, 6:59 PM

Yes, I saw the news too. Trust Macromedia Flash on my mum's *&%^*^%* computer to screw up just as i'm hungry for news!!

So far it looks like it does everything the 10D does but lacks the nice magnesium alloy body. Canon appears to have released a few new lens which are DSLR specific.

Going to try to get Macromedia Flash to work so that I can find out more about this new camera.

ezy · 20th August 2003, 7:05 PM

ive wanted a digital SLR for so long now, but just cant justify the cost for something i might use once every two weeks.

i wish Nikon would come out with a cheaper one like this.

Admiral · 20th August 2003, 7:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Amfibius
So far it looks like it does everything the 10D does but lacks the nice magnesium alloy body.

300D v 10D

Max ISO 1600 vs Max ISO 3200
2.5fps for 4 frames vs 3fps for 9 frames.
No PC Sync vs PC Sync
Plastic body vs Metal Body
Different remote

Kaell116 · 20th August 2003, 7:47 PM

the thing is how much?

Ronin+Scissors · 20th August 2003, 9:42 PM

US$999 MSRP, so it will probably start out at A$2000 and drop to about A$1750-1850 after a month or two.

-Ronin with Scissors

petal666 · 21st August 2003, 10:32 AM

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Originally posted by Ronin+Scissors
US$999 MSRP, so it will probably start out at A$2000 and drop to about A$1750-1850 after a month or two.

I'd say it will be more like $2500 to start although with the $ at US$0.65 maybe not.

Quote:

Originally posted by Admiral
It's basically a baby 10D, and will probably hit the streets at a much cheaper price. Good news for everyone looking for a budget Digital SLR.

I prefer to think of it as the 10D's semi retarded brother.

Squeezer · 21st August 2003, 12:18 PM

Look forward to seeing this one. Given the 10D can be had for a tad over $2500 this one should be closer to the $2k mark.

Splat_man · 21st August 2003, 1:05 PM

one of the items on my geek dream list is a digital SLR camera

and this one seems good value

Amfibius · 21st August 2003, 2:06 PM

All of you should head over to the Canon Digital SLR forums at dpreview . The 300D has become a hot topic with probably close to over 500 posts in the first 24 hours after announcement. My own feeling, having only purchased the 10D about a week ago, is that I would still purchase the 10D now. I love the feel of my 10D, it is so solid and robust.

Amfibius · 21st August 2003, 3:12 PM

Here is another summary of the 300D, this time from Rob Galbraith.

gatecrasher · 21st August 2003, 3:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Admiral
http://www.canon.co.jp/Imaging/eosdigital/index.html

It's basically a baby 10D, and will probably hit the streets at a much cheaper price. Good news for everyone looking for a budget Digital SLR.

That is awesome news Admiral, thanks for the update. You know I have been looking for something like this for awhile

Hopefully this can live up to my expectations (however unrealistic they may be)

Although my only (small) concern is that if they can manage to manufacture the image sensors at a faster rate (the reason for the price reduction) will the quality be afftected at all??

Anyway its great for the DSLR market and it looksl ike things should start to hot up soon!!!

Ronin+Scissors · 21st August 2003, 4:23 PM

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Originally posted by petal666
I'd say it will be more like $2500 to start although with the $ at US$0.65 maybe not.

This time it's 'not', Canon RRP at A$1999 including 18-55 lens (300D only,) some other info in the link but it's drowning in marketing crap.

-Ronin with Scissors

Sin22 · 23rd August 2003, 11:29 AM

Well its street price in Singapore is being rumored to be arnd SGD$1.7k. Bout the price I paid for my DiMage 7i when it came out there.

Honestly, its just a budget DSLR camera for those who buy the prosumer DSRL-like cameras. I personally would have bought the 300D had it been out back then. $1.7k w/ lense is a no brainer for a DSLR especialy since the image quality is reputed to be the same as the 10D.

Widowmaker · 25th August 2003, 12:23 PM

Yeah i found out about this the other day but having nikon len's i wasnt to interested.

Its a good idea and its suprising it took so long for somthing like this model to come out. But looking at it , it does seem to be very plastic and cheap which has pro's and con's.

I actually got to play with a Nikon D100 for a few days and even that felt like it had to much plastic in it to me , its a good camera but being over 5 megapixel produced images no better then my 2.47 megapixel camera... although obvisouly because of its evolution the D100 had better colorspace and exposure control.... not to mention white balance.

I didnt find out but is the 300D a CMOS or CDD chip and how much of the frame does it fill ?

20th August 2003, 4:52 PM	#1
Admiral Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,021	New Canon Digital SLR. http://www.canon.co.jp/Imaging/eosdigital/index.html It's basically a baby 10D, and will probably hit the streets at a much cheaper price. Good news for everyone looking for a budget Digital SLR.

20th August 2003, 6:59 PM	#2
Amfibius Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posts: 6,584	Yes, I saw the news too. Trust Macromedia Flash on my mum's &%^^%* computer to screw up just as i'm hungry for news!! So far it looks like it does everything the 10D does but lacks the nice magnesium alloy body. Canon appears to have released a few new lens which are DSLR specific. Going to try to get Macromedia Flash to work so that I can find out more about this new camera. __________________ -Amfibius

20th August 2003, 9:42 PM	#6
Ronin+Scissors Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 370	US$999 MSRP, so it will probably start out at A$2000 and drop to about A$1750-1850 after a month or two. -Ronin with Scissors __________________ "That which is overdesigned, too highly specific, anticipates outcome; the anticipation of outcome guarantees, if not failure, the absence of grace." - William Gibson, All Tommorow's Parties

21st August 2003, 12:18 PM	#8
Squeezer Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Adelaide Posts: 6,423	Look forward to seeing this one. Given the 10D can be had for a tad over $2500 this one should be closer to the $2k mark. __________________ Craftypics - Photography, Video, Timelapse

21st August 2003, 2:06 PM	#10
Amfibius Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posts: 6,584	All of you should head over to the Canon Digital SLR forums at dpreview . The 300D has become a hot topic with probably close to over 500 posts in the first 24 hours after announcement. My own feeling, having only purchased the 10D about a week ago, is that I would still purchase the 10D now. I love the feel of my 10D, it is so solid and robust. __________________ -Amfibius

20th August 2003, 7:05 PM	#3
ezy Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: sydney Posts: 513	ive wanted a digital SLR for so long now, but just cant justify the cost for something i might use once every two weeks. i wish Nikon would come out with a cheaper one like this.

20th August 2003, 7:47 PM	#5
Kaell116 (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: In My Little Corner Posts: 1,107	the thing is how much?

21st August 2003, 1:05 PM	#9
Splat_man Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Perth Posts: 508	one of the items on my geek dream list is a digital SLR camera and this one seems good value

21st August 2003, 3:12 PM	#11
Amfibius Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posts: 6,584	Here is another summary of the 300D, this time from Rob Galbraith. __________________ -Amfibius

23rd August 2003, 11:29 AM	#14
Sin22 Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 413	Well its street price in Singapore is being rumored to be arnd SGD$1.7k. Bout the price I paid for my DiMage 7i when it came out there. Honestly, its just a budget DSLR camera for those who buy the prosumer DSRL-like cameras. I personally would have bought the 300D had it been out back then. $1.7k w/ lense is a no brainer for a DSLR especialy since the image quality is reputed to be the same as the 10D. __________________ eXtremeoverclocker#46 OCAU Extreme Cooling Club Phase Change / H2O Member ASUS P4P800 Rev2.0\|Intel P4 3.0C @3.8GHz\|WinBond BH5 PC3200 256MB (x2)\|ATi Radeon9800XT\|Creative Audigy 2\|Maxtor D740X 60GB HDD\|WD800BB 80GB HDD\|Liteon 16x/48x DVD\|

25th August 2003, 12:23 PM	#15
Widowmaker Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,219	Yeah i found out about this the other day but having nikon len's i wasnt to interested. Its a good idea and its suprising it took so long for somthing like this model to come out. But looking at it , it does seem to be very plastic and cheap which has pro's and con's. I actually got to play with a Nikon D100 for a few days and even that felt like it had to much plastic in it to me , its a good camera but being over 5 megapixel produced images no better then my 2.47 megapixel camera... although obvisouly because of its evolution the D100 had better colorspace and exposure control.... not to mention white balance. I didnt find out but is the 300D a CMOS or CDD chip and how much of the frame does it fill ?