Editorial Review

Canon's EOS-10D 6.3-megapixel digital SLR builds on the strengths of the award-winning EOS-D60 and offers a range of improvements to both the camera's design and its feature set. It offers a seven-point wide-area autofocus system, fast 3-frames-per-second burst rate, and an ergonomic, super-tough magnesium alloy body shell.

The 6.3-million effective pixel CMOS sensor--providing up to 3,072 x 2,048 pixels--is supported by Canon's unique high-power DIGital Imaging Core (DIGIC) processor. The speed at which the DIGIC processor works has allowed Canon to extend the number of full resolution images in burst sequences to nine, at a rate of 3 frames per second. As well as improved speed, DIGIC also helps produce more accurate color rendition while reducing image noise.

The metering system, using the newest metering algorithm available and a 35-zone evaluative metering system linked to all seven focus points, offers improved exposure consistency and stability. A range covering ISO 100 to 1,600 offers high-quality images across a very broad spectrum of shooting conditions. Photographers working in particularly poor light may also take advantage of an option to extend this range to ISO 3,200.

The EOS-10D is the first digital SLR camera to feature direct printing. Linking via a USB cable, you can make prints immediately from any of Canon's range of compatible bubble jet or CPprinters--including the S830D, S530D, and CP-100--without the need to connect to a computer. Controls within the camera's own menu system allow you to choose print quantity, size, and image cropping. When using Canon's card photo printer CP-100, with the optional battery pack, prints can be made in the field away from a power supply.

Other features include:

• Automatic selection of FAT16 or FAT32 file systems, to supportlarge-capacity CompactFlash Type I or II memory cards of over 2 GB storage size (such as Microdrives).
• 1.8-inch TFT (transreflective) LCD monitor with five brightness levels and 10x zoom.
• Super Intelligent Orientation Sensor detects whether the camera is being held in the portrait or landscape orientation when an image is captured, and automatically rotates the image in the camera's LCD preview screen and on a computer when downloading using Canon's ZoomBrowser software.
• Extended battery life providing approximately 650 images without flash or 500 images with 50 percent flash.
• Ability to save an image in RAW format even when it was shot in JPEG mode.

Features

• Supports Type I USB connectors
• LED indicator for read/write operations
• 1.8 MB/sec. sustained write performance (host to flash)
• Up to 850KB/sec data transfer rate (card to PC)
• IDE/ATA and USB auto-sensing interface

Reviews (10)

Worked quickly in all my devices...
Worked very well in the Canon S1, as well as my Dell Axim V50!

Recommended.

Not bad.
I have four CF cards, a SimpleTech 256MB, a SanDisk 256MB, a Kingston standard 512MB and this Lexar 512MB 12X. Among them, the Kingston is the fastest. The Lexar 12X is just a bit slower. The SanDisk is much, much slower and the SimpleTech is even slower than the SanDisk. Although this card is not as fast as I had expected, I'm glad to see that it is not so slow.
I use the cards on my Digital Rebel.

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Features

• Micro UltraSonic Motor (USM)
• EF mount; ultra-wide zoom lens
• Super Ultra-low Dispersion glass; inner focusing; aspherical lens; full-time manual focus
• 16-35mm focal length
• f/2.8 constant maximum aperture

Reviews (3)

16-35mm vs. 17-40mm, both Super, but what's the difference?
Well, besides a whole bucket full of money, one of them lets you take photos in lower light, okay, that's obvious. The 16-35mm is a bit heavier, but not so you'd notice, unless maybe you were carrying it around all day, without eating and you're a bit over the hill. So why pay the extra money, unless, of course, you do a lot of shooting in the early morning and late evening?

Maybe you shouldn't, because I've been doing a lot of photo taking with both, film and digital, and as one would expect from the "L" lenses, the photos are crisp and sharp. In fact I keep I the 17-40 on the camera I carry around all day, you know, the one I might leave on the table in a restaurant when I got to the restroom. It's a lot less money to lose to someone looking for a five finger discount. However, my gal pal Sara and I take a lot of early morning photos. She shoots old houses, and she never, ever goes out without the 16-35mm. She swears by it, loves it, sometimes I think better than me.

So there is a difference, I'm the kind of person that could happily live with less expensive lense, Sara is not. However they both deliver gorgeous photos. You can't go wrong if the lense has that red circle around it.

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An "L" of a lens...
Having received some Christmas cash, I put it to good use with the purchase of this lens.It works great with my Digital Rebel and certainly is a fine choice for any of the EOS Canons.Sure, it is pricey and a little heavy, but if you want a fast, wide-angle zoom lens, there is little else that is equivalent.The zoom range takes you from wide scenics to excellent indoor flash shots at 35mm (with a Canon Speedlite EX accessory).The USM focusing motor is quiet and very quick.Comes with a Canon lens hood.Don't forget to add a 77mm UV filter to protect the optics full time!

Features

• Combines the functions of a high-capacity battery pack with a vertical grip
• Can hold one or two BP-511 battery packs to provide approximately twice the shooting capacity of the camera alone
• Compatibility: D60, D30, EOS 10D

Reviews (9)

It worked well until it stopped.
I bought the battery grip in October, it worked fine until November.Now I have no idea how who to call for help.

Does its job, but expensive and no BP-512s
If you use larger lenses, you'll probably want this just to balance the camera properly.And since larger lenses need more power to focus, and Image Stabilization drains the batteries more quickly, two batteries can come in handy.Most likely you'll have power for at least a full day of heavy shooting.Unfortunately, though the EOS-10D itself can take BP-512 batteries, this grip cannot - BP-511/511as or similarly-shaped batteries only.It can use different batteries in combination, even with different power ratings; it will first use the higher-charged battery, then drain them both equally.I use a Power 2000 1500mAh/7.4v together with my old BP-511 1100mAh/7.4v.

It comes with a little slot in the side of the shaft that can hold the camera's battery cover (which must be removed) or an extra CF card.Handy.And you get extra control buttons on the grip for taking pictures in a vertical orientation, and a switch to disable them.

The price is excessive, though.If it were priced similarly to the Rebel's grip, I'd give this five stars easily.At US$200, it's a much tougher call - it should still go on your wish lists, but at a much lower priority, depending on your purposes and equipment.