>GEAR GUIDE 2005 REALLY INTO IT!
GEAR CHECKLIST
DIGITAL SLRs
VERSATILE LENSES
FILM SCANNERS
MONITOR CALIBRATION
ENTHUSIAST SOFTWARE
HOME LIGHTING KITS
WACOM TABLETS
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| DSLRs: THEY’RE | ALL ABOUT CONTROL |
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| ✚ Frustrated with the shutter lag and lens limitations of your compact digital cam- |
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| era? Tired of spending money developing photos you don’t want from your 35mm |
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| SLR? If so, then it’s time to get serious with a digital SLR. There are several |
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| advanced models ranging in price from $799 to $1,500 that give you nearly |
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| instant shutter response and a wide choice of lenses and accessories. They also |
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| $ | $1,499 street (BODY ONLY) |
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| deliver amazing image quality, advanced control features, fast focusing speeds, |
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| $1,599 street |
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| www.canoneos.com |
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| $1,500 est. street, body only |
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| www.canoneos.com | www.konicaminolta.us |
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| The 8.2MP Canon EOS 20D may offer |
| The first digital SLR under $1,000, | The |
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| the most bang for the buck, with the |
| Canon’s EOS Digital Rebel is still a bar- | 7D should be arriving in |
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| highest image quality and best overall |
| gain despite stiff competition. It features | stores by the time you |
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| performance of the bunch. It features a |
| 6.3MP resolution and extremely high | read |
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| rugged |
| image quality, a | 6MP DSLR has a |
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| fast AF, a blazing |
| CMOS sensor, a great AF system, long- |
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| advanced flash functions. Plus, unlike |
| life battery, and compatibility with all | works with most Maxxum |
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| most compacts and EVFs, the 20D han- |
| Canon EF lenses including the new EF- | lenses (albeit with a 1.5X 35mm lens fac- |
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DSLRs | dles |
| S lenses. OK, it lacks the custom func- | tor). Built along the lines of the 35mm |
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| $899 with |
| Maxxum 7D | TERY OR CARD • FIRST LOOK OCTOBER 2004 |
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| without a dramatic increase in noise |
| tions and rugged body of the EOS 10D | Maxxum 7, it has advanced metering and |
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| (a.k.a. digital grain). Downside: the |
| or 20D, and you get a slower burst | exposure controls, white balance with |
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| capability, but you can’t beat | manual |
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| lens factor. 5.7x4.2x2.8 INCHES BODY ONLY |
| its price. 5.6x3.9x2.9 INCHES | ment, |
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| • 1.7 POUNDS WITH BATTERY AND CARD |
| BODY ONLY • 1.4 POUNDS | system. Slightly pricey for a |
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| Canon EOS |
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| WITH BATTERY AND CARD • | 6MP DSLR, but its |
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| TESTED NOVEMBER 2003 | system will save $$ on image- |
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| Digital Rebel |
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| stabilized lenses. 5.9x4.2x3.1 INCH- |
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| $799 street, body only |
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