Canon EOS 30D 8.2MP Digital SLR Camera Kit with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens | 
 enlarge
| Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
List Price: $2,200.00
Buy New: $699.99
You Save: $1500.01 (68%)
New (5) Used (5) Refurbished (4) from $489.95
Rating:  119 reviews
Sales Rank: 15331
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Monitor Size: 250
Optical Zoom: 3
Display Size: 1.800000
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
| |
| Features:
| • | Powered by a lithium-ion battery pack; stores images on CF cards | | • | 8.2-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 16 x 22-inch prints | | • | Large 2.5-inch LCD monitor that can be viewed at extreme angles up to 170 degrees | | • | High- and low-speed consecutive shooting (5 frames and 3 frames per second, respectively) | | • | Includes new EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 lens; compatible with all EF and EF-S Lenses and a wide range of EOS system accessories |
|
| Accessories:
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Canon's EOS 30D brings proven EOS technology to a new level, giving photographers an unbeatable photographic experience. The EOS 30D incorporates a host of new features with Canon's highly acclaimed 8.2 megapixel CMOS sensor and DIGIC II Image Processor. The EOS 30D includes enhanced operational features such as a new 2.5 inch LCD monitor, true spot metering, a durable new shutter mechanism and Canon's Picture Style feature, all in an sturdy, magnesium-clad body. With all these new features the EOS 30D is truly perfection, refined. Vertical-travel, machanical, focal-plane shutter with 1/8000 to 30 second shutter speeds Auto pop-up/retractable Built-in Flash with 17mm lens focal length coverage (27mm in 35mm format); External PC Terminal for optional EX Series Speedlites Drive Modes - Single, Continuous (High-speed approx 5fps / low-speed approx 3 fps), and Self-timer (10sec/2sec) 2.5 LCD Monitor with up to 170* H/V viewing angle and 5-level brightness control; Eye-level SLR Viewfinder with fixed pentaprism 6 Picture Style settings - Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, and Monochrome Direct Printing to CP/SELPHY Compact Printers, PIXMA Photo Printers, and PictBridge compatible printers via IFC-400PCU USB cable Uses Canon BP-511/BP-511A/BP-512/BP-514 batteries (Up to approx 1,100 shots with flash off when using fully charged BP-511A battery); CR2016 Lithium date/time battery Approximate Unit Dimensions - (WxHxD) 5.7 x 4.2 x 2.9; Unit Weight - 24.7 oz. (Body only)
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 114 more reviews...
Older but excellent, like a good wine December 12, 2008
I've had this camera for a few years, bought mine in Hong Kong before you could get them in the US. It's never let me down. I put a much faster 8Gig memory card in it and discovered it could take pictures at 5 per second for ever providing you don't mind waiting 20 seconds for it to catchup when you stop. And with 2000 shots on a memory card, who cares. Just be ready to wait a while when you go to download it. This camera can do ISO 3200 so you can take noisy pictures in complete dark, sometimes I don't care as long as I can get a picture, and this camera can do it. I've taken amazing shots all over the world with this camera, my only complaint is the weight and when I could afford another it will probably be the XSi since it weights half as much and has most of the useful options of the EOS 30D, but I'd never sell my 30d, I'll keep it till it dies. I've got a couple of the smaller pocket camera, the latest one being the Canon A650IS, a real let down, just takes way too long to get a picture and compared to the 30D it's a piece a cr*p. Although I paid twice as much for my 30D as they cost today, I still thing it's my best investment to date. If I could afford it I suppose I would have had a 5, but that's in a whole other ball park and it weighs even more. This camera replaced my Canon A1, up till I got it I didn't have a digital that could hold a candle to my A1, but with this one the A1 got shelved and has stayed there.
The automatic settings are so good on this camera I rarely run it any other way. With adjustments to ISO and 1/3 stops you can make it do just about anything is 1/10th the time it would take you to setup manual. I am sure the 40D and the 50D have some interesting options the 30D doesn't but I've got my 30D and they will have to pry it out of my dead hands.
Bought late in its product life but still a great DSLR November 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this body a little bit after the 40D was released. The 30D is my first DSLR. I did the research and I took other people's advice. I spent more on the lens than a body and haven't regretted that decision yet. I think the 30D is a great body to learn on. Sure it doesn't have the live view that the 40D. I having researched/played with the 40D much to determine if the live view is good enough to show what you will actually have when you trigger the shutter.
 Good camera November 24, 2008
It is a very good camera, very fast and clear; really miss the information on the display, I have also a XTi and I miss the quick information for the camera showed in the LCD display, in the 30D we spend more time to get all the informations;
Great Camera October 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is my first DSLR and i can't say enough great things about it. I won't get into the technical details, it's all right there at the Canon website. The programs are user friedly and the menu is laid out very well. I reccommend reading the manual and any other reading material that helps you get the most out of this camera. Remember you paid a good chunk of change for it so you might as well understand how it operates. If you are wondering whether or not the 8 mega pixels is enough for your needs, just ask yourself how big you plan on printing. You can easily print beautiful 8X10 with this many mega pixels. Just remember that the mega pixels doesn't have anything to do with the quality of the image until your start printing LARGER prints. In other words you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between a 5 mega pixel and 15 megapixel on a 4X6 print. Choose a great lens and then you will start noticing a difference. I ended pairing this with a Sigma 10-20 and a Canon 24-105 L. I hope to get the 70-200 IS f/4 and be done with it. For a beginning photographer you cannot go wrong with this camera! I highly reccommend it and have produced terrific images with it!
UPDATE;
I had to send off my Canon 30D to Jamesburg, NJ to clean dust off the sensor. Most of the time you can blow it off with a bulb blower... Canons customer service was excellent and very quick. It was back in my hands dust free in less than a week. Another great reason to go with Canon products!
Beyond Great camera. October 7, 2008
I'll be Frank, the Canon EOS 30d is a masterpiece of machinery. I have had the camera for about four months, and i have next to no complaints. here are some pros and cons of the Canon 30d:
Pros
a) You get superior build quality. You get a body made of Magnesium Alloy, instead of plastic like the lower-quality entry level Nikon and Canon Digital SLR's. It does not feel ' cheap ' which is pretty reassuring. The weather-sealed body is definitely important.
b) You get a top status LCD screen. Most entry-level cameras don't come with Status LCD screens, this is usually something seen solely on Mid-range cameras. It is really handy when it's very bright outside. You see all of the relevant information.
c) Great performance at high ISO's. This camera performs exceptionally at all levels of sensitivity, from ISO one hundred to thirty two hundred. At 3,200, the images are relatively noise-free, which was a surprise to me. Try cranking up the ISO to 3,200 on the D40, You will surely not be happy with the results.
d) Fast Shooter. The 30d shoots at a fast five frames per second, which is considerably rare for a camera in this price range. The D40 shoots twice as slow. Even the Nikon D90 and The Canon 5d Mark II shoot slower than the 30d, surprising right? The burst speed is really convenient sometimes. With a fast sports lens, this would be the perfect camera for the soccer-mom.
Those are the basic Pros.
Cons
a) The only Con i can think of is that it does not have a self-cleaning sensor. Here in the Bahamas it is hard to obtain the supplies needed to clean a sensor, so it would have been good for Canon to have incorporated a self-cleaning sensor into the body. If you have sensor-cleaning supplies, this won't be a problem. Cleaning the sensor can be quite an endeavor for some.
This is a really good camera, i would seriously suggest it. You don't have to pay for more expensive cameras when you will get better performance with the Canon 30d. Although this camera was released a few years ago, it is still fierce competition to today's Digital SLR's.
Nathan Grammatico
Photographer.
nathangrammatico@yahoo.com
|
|
|
