THESE QUESTIONS HAVE NOW BEEN ANSWERED SATISFACTORILY. I WILL START ONE LAST THREAD BEFORE I PURCHASE--Just to make sure. Please post any comments there.
You're all probably tired of my 20D questions, but I'm nearly there economically and can order tommorrow if I wanted. I called in my outstanding debtors and they all paid promptly today.
Thus, again, I want to be thorough so I don't spend 3300.00 only to be dissapointed, or some other letdown, right after I get the camera. You have all answered my questions quite satisfactorily in my other posts. Thank you for that
I'll try to keep this down to three questions, or at least very short questions:
(1) Does the 20D have a "movable" focal point, like the F828 has? (It allows you to compose the image, and then move the focal point with the joystick without moving the camera.)
(2) The 20D does not have a live LCD. Is this standard with other DSLR's of that level, or any level? Incidentally, the F828 does have a live LCD, and thus is easy to compose with. I will greatly miss that option, but I know I get a greatly superior camera too.
(3) What are other things you can think of that will eventually spring out at me after using the F828 that may seem problematic to me? (Except my heart attack when I print a 12 x 18 at 800 ISO and have it look perfect.)
(4) When I use the F828 in its best mode, which is 8MP at 3:2 aspect ratio, and I resize/resample the image to 12 x 18 in PSCS2, I get 181 PPI. I've heard that the 20D prints up to 16x20 with 35MM quality. However, at 12 x 18 and 181 PPI, that seems impossible. What am I missing here?
(5) How well would the 20D do in a contest of shallow DOF using the same lens as a standard 35MM film camera? (Think percentage wise.) I know I've been beating this subject, but I really need a comparison here, so let's use a 35MM camera. Let's say the lens is something like a 28-50 F2.8 lens. Come up with your own lenses if you have a better comparison in mind.
As always, thanks to all of you here. I'm getting that 20D feeling.
