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More info?)
"Alan Browne" <alan.browne@freelunchVideotron.ca> wrote in message
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> Mike Jacoubowsky wrote:
>
>
>> --Build quality. 350 is presumably plastic, while the 20D is Magnesium.
>> Could be that this is more about style than actual durability, don't
>> know.
>
> Polycarbonate is usually a very robust material. And since it absorbs
> some energy on impact it protects the innards better than metal which
> transmits all of the energy to the inards.
>
>> --Shutter noise. Some have complained that the 20D is rather loud; if the
>> 350 is more subtle, it could be something that the more casual,
>> "discrete" enthusiast might appreciate.
>
> It's odd that Canon have not used the mirror/shutter from the Elan 7.
> Very quiet.
>
>> Just my humble opinion, of course. And it's not just an educational
>> exercise; I've been looking very closely at the 20D for taking bike race
>> photos and such. But now... if the 350 is close, and with a smaller &
>> lighter size making it a bit easier to carry on the bike... but either
>> way I can't lose, because if the 350 is really that great a camera, it's
>> likely the 20D will come down a bit in price. Life is good.
>
> Can anyone say 40D? The PMA show has yet to begin and Canon have just
> begun the dance of the 7 veils with the DRebel XT.
>
> Cheers,
> Alan
>
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> -- e-meil: there's no such thing as a FreeLunch.
Nah, they'll stagger the announcements, like the 10D vs. the 300D. You
probably won't see a 20D replacement until late this year, or early next.
And it may not be earthshaking, remember the D60 was a 6mp camera that was
succeeded by another 6mp camera, the 10D.
--
Skip Middleton
http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com