Canon EOS-10D 6.3MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
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MODEL- 8363A013 VENDOR- CANON FEATURES- EOS 10D Digital Camera Note: This camera does NOT ship with a lens - you must purchase one separately. The Canon EOS 10D is the first digital SLR to offer Canons exclusive DIGIC Image Processor for maximum camera performance as well as direct connectivity to several Canon Bubble Jet Direct printers and the CP-100 Card Photo Printer. The cameras body constructed with rigid magnesium alloy covers houses and protects a number of advanced camera features which are distinctively Canon including a very fast wide area 7-point autofocus system for precise focusing; 3 frames per second drive speed in 9-frame bursts in either JPEG or simultaneous RAW + JPEG capture settings; an extended ISO range of 1003200; manual white balance mode; selectable color space options including Adobe RGB and sRGB; a scrollable 10x zoom playback mode; and a Plug and Play USB interface. The EOS 10D also supports EXIF 2.2 DPOF 1.1 FAT32 and Compact Flash Type I and II and is completely compatible with all EF- series lenses including the new EF 17-40mm f/4L USM. Includes 10D Body Eyecup Eb Camera Cover R-F-3 Neck Strap EW-100 DB Video Cable VC-100 Interface Cable IFC-300PCU Battery Pack BP-511 Battery Charger CB-5L EOS Digital Solution Disk Version 5.0 Photoshop Elements 2.0 Quick Operation Guide Hardware/Software Instruction Books. * 6.3 MEGAPIXEL CMOS SENSOR Canons newly developed large single-plate CMOS sensor captures images with exceptional clarity and tonal range. Created through a new high- precision manufacturing method this high-sensitivity sensor delivers ultra-fine accuracy with an effective 6.3 megapixel resolution (approx. 6.5 total megapixels). It features advanced new peripheral circuitry that enhances image quality an improved built-in amp that boosts the S/N ratio and a superior sensing process that raises the maximum ISO speed while lowering image degradation during long exposures. The effective sensor size (22.7 x 15.1mm) has the same 3:2...
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 CP printers--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:

The EOS-10D comes complete with battery pack, compact single battery-charging unit, USB cable, video cable, the latest Canon software and Photoshop Elements. The EOS-10D accepts the same BP-511 battery pack, and the same BG-ED3 battery grip as the EOS-D60.

1 A Very Solid Product
The controls are a little complicated to get used to, especially the all-manual settings -- which should by definition be easy to use -- but overall this camera is very rugged and very capable. After I bought it, I took the D10 to Budapest, Hungary. I had a great view of the Danube and set my camera up for night shots. It did a brilliant job. How about this: take a digital night shot (use the largest image size possible), use a 300mm lense and blow the results up to 24x30 through Shutterfly.com. Image remained amazingly sharp. Colors were fantastic. The camera made it easy to look like a pro. The only gripe I have with this camera is that I wish it had a black and white setting like other less expensive Canon digitals, but this can be overcome with software so it's not a huge issue. The price is great, it has a magnesium body (vs. the Rebel's plastic body). You get a lot of the D1/D20/D30, without the cost.
2 Great Camera, one major flaw
I have had this camera for about 6 months. I love digital cameras, but my early sony's were too slow. This camera is very very fast. The detail is incredible. I have taken thousands of photos and rarely have any that are under exposed. probably one in two hundred. This would be even less if I were more competent.

The one major short coming I have had with this camera is that it locks up. I will get the display "PA-A" and it won't go away. This is generally only displayed when I first turn the camera on and it last only a split second. Othertimes, however, this message pops up in the middle of shoots and locks up the camera. The fix is a quick removal of the battery from its contacts. I have gotten pretty fast at it, but this should never be an issue. I have heard that this is a problem with the new 20D as well. That is not very reassuring.
3 Excellent technology, one big disappointment
Since there are tons of rave reviews about the features of this camera, I won't bother you with the details. Instead, I will tell you about the one HUGE letdown of this camera and the likes (Rebel, 20D): the 1.6x focal length factor. This means my dear 28-105 lens is now a sorry 45-170. To recoup the loss I'd have to spend $700 on a 17-40 4.0 lens. This is a consequence of using a small CCD. Cameras like the 1D with full-size 35mm CCD sell for over $4,000. I cannot wait for that price to go down. I also cannot help to wonder whether the focal reading of the Speedlite flashes will be correct (I own a 540EZ and discovered with dismay that it doesn't work in these cameras).

I look at my A2 (still infatuated with it) and I wonder if I did the right thing. I think I will keep it around for a while, just in case...
4 Hasn't failed me yet
This is one of the four cameras, the only digital camera, I used to learn portrait photography. The class was on how to take portraits not how to use the camera. I wanted to graduate from the point and shoot but had to consider my budget because I wanted an SLR film camera also. I got the Canon Rebel Ti packed with two lenses. It made sense to me to purchase a Canon digital to interchange lenses. My original choice was the Canon Digital Rebel, however, in my WEB search, I found the EOS 10D for $750 with no catch. There were no required additional purchases scam when I called. This allowed me to spend the extra money I would have spent on the camera on accessories.

Since it's digital, I am not shy about trying out the features. When I first got the camera, some of the photos were dark or very light. After tinkering around and learning what the sensor-indicators means I don't get that anymore.

The 10D is more camera than I need that I'm sure I will have it for a long time.
5 Fast, Fun and Feels Good
I've used the Canon EOS 10D for 5 months now and I'm absolutely thrilled with it. The EOS cameras are extremely comfortable to hold and handle. In auto mode, the camera produces correctly exposed, sharp photos. Unlike my Canon Powershot, the camera takes the picture with very little delay after depressing the shutter button.

In the creative zones, you can set aperture priority to take, for example, selective focus shots, or use shutter speed priority and set a slow shutter speed to take some good blurring shots.

The auto focus is quick and accurate, though how much of that is the camera and how much is the lens I do not know. I never use the manual focus mode. The pop-up flash works great for lighting subject that are in shadows or back lit.

I now find it a bit frustrating to use my film camera; I'm addicted to viewing my shots on the spot.

I have a Canon EOS A2 film camera that I purchased in 1995. Since I'm familiar with the EOS system and have Canon system lenses, I chose the 10D over the similarly priced Nikon prosumer digital camera.

I like my Canon cameras so well that I bought the Canon digital Elf for my sister and the Canon Powershot A80 for my mother. Both have reportedly been excellent cameras.

With the 10D, I've used a Canon 50mm/compact macro, a Tamron 28-200mm and a Canon 15mm fisheye lens. Because of the difference in the way a film camera and this digital camera operate, you multiply the focal length of the lens by 1.6 to figure the effective focal length when used with a digital camera. So, for example, the 15mm fisheye lens is effectively a 24mm lens on the 10D.

I bought a 1 gig IMB microdrive storage card and that allows me to take 400 high res jpg or about 160 raw format files. If you shoot in auto mode, the camera will only capture in jpg format. If you shoot in manual mode, you can select jpg or raw format.

If shooting raw format, ensure you have a software program, such as Photoshop CS, that will open raw files. And know that not all developing and printing shops will accept raw format. But many of the image libraries will ONLY accept raw files (or a high resolution tif scanned from a slide).

With the raw format files, I've found that many of my shots require a bit of exposure adjustment, but this is simply a matter of moving a slider bar in Photoshop CS. When you first open a raw file, you get an adjustment window allowing you to play with exposure, tint, saturation, white balance and more. You can even simulate warmup filters and such. Very cool stuff!

I bought an extra battery to take along on trips. One battery typically lasts me for 2 days of shooting, as long as I don't do much reviewing of my shots through the camera monitor.

Unless you need the quality of the 1Ds immediately I would recommend getting the 10D because technology is moving so fast that the quality of the 1Ds will be available for the current price of the 10D in the near future.
6 Not happy with this camera; UPDATE: Happier with PhotoShop
I have owned a Canon TX and Canon 650 film cameras. I was always very happy with my Canon film cameras. I bought the 10d thinking that I was finally able to get a digital replacement for my old Canon film cameras.

I have now owned my 10d for over a year. The picture quality is only fair. It often selects ISO 100 and gives me fuzzy pictures. The white balance is extremely poor compared with the film cameras. The "full automatic" mode does a poor job of focus and white balance. The "creative" modes are similar to the film cameras but don't seem to work so very well. I am just having a terrible time trying to get the settings right to get good pictures! After a year of trying I am extremely frustrated with it.

Finally, the print pictures I get from it are _always_ too dark. It seems I need to post-process EVERY PICTURE in photoshop to get the gamut correct, or brighten/enhance/correct the photos to make them look right. Argh!

It's all probably user error, but I never had these problems with my old film cameras. If I could easily get PhotoCDs made I would go back to film immediately!

UPDATE: Okay, I bought PhotoShop CS for my Mac. I have taken some of my old 10d photos and run this sequence:
Auto Levels
Auto Brightness/Contrast
Saturation +30 (variable)
Unsharpen Mask (this one takes the most tweaking)

This has _really_ made a huge difference in the quality of the photos. I have done a lot more adjustment with some of the photos. Photoshop is _really_ amazing what it can do. The image have a _lot_ of info in them, I just have to learn to get it to pop out.
7 WOW!!!
This camera is everything I desired in a digital camera and so much more. While other kids played baseball and football I grew up with a Pentax MX strapped around my neck. Photography was and is my passion. This camera allows me the expression I always dreamed of. Combined with Adobe Photoshop, this is the best camera/darkroom setup I've ever worked with!
8 Mega happy
I've had my 10D for just over six months, taking mainly landscape/wildlife photos during that time. I moved up from a Minolta film SLR and chose the 10D in preference to Nikon due to my experiences with the Powershot S400 (compatability of menu systems, software etc) and in preference to the Digital Rebel due to build quality/feel and the slightly faster FPS and improved buffer (important to me when trying to photograph animals). I have a big trip to Alaska coming up where the camera will pay for itself with the savings in film/developing alone, never mind the instant feedback and convenience of not having to sort through 250 rolls of film when I get back.

Overall experience with the 10D is very positive with minimal/no shutter lag, great autofocus speed, and the SLR type features often missing such as depth of field preview, mirror lock up etc. If I have any issue with the camera it is the boot up time which seems like an age compared to simply turning on a film camera but isn't too unreasonable compared to other digital SLRs (the brand new Nikon being one of the few exceptions-at a price, mind).

Other reviewers here and on other sites have commented on the soft focussing. Never had an issue with it but I'm not shooting portraits of people but rather I'm normally using large depth of field.

Picture quality has been consistently excellent. Without trying to mess around with the white balance etc I find the color to be spot on and exposure is consistently where I expect it to be. The additional exposure latitude of digital over slide film really helps on difficult to catch contrasty outdoor scenes and the 10D does a great job of making the most of it (comparing it to point and shoot digital images really brings out the differences). I've printed numerous prints at 13"x19" on a Canon i9100 inkjet at home that are outstanding and exceed the quality that pro lab printed slides/negatives have achieved.

Unfortunately, I managed to get the dreaded "Error 99" message a few weeks ago. I use two new Canon lenses (28-135IS and 100-400IS) and a Sigma 12-24. Seeing other comments about non-Canon lenses causing the problem, I called Sigma who confirmed the 12-24 is software compliant and shouldn't be the issue. I called the Canon service hotline and after 20 seconds was actually speaking to a live body (amazing in this day and age). The technician ran through all the things that could be tried to fix it and confirmed that the camera needed to be sent in for repair. I mailed it on a Tuesday and received the camera back the following Wednesday (with the Memorial Day weekend in between) fully functioning, with a new shutter, updated software, and fully cleaned and running to factory specs. Outstanding service response and an experience to put a smile on my face.

Highly recommended accessories to get for the 10D: 1) a second battery (good power usage but I take way more shots than I used to on film and it's not good to run out while in the middle of nowhere); 2) some form of cover for the LCD screen (hoodman peel-on/off work great and help protect it from scratches).

9 CANON 10D - FLAWLESS AND BUILT LIKE A TANK
Prior to my 10D purchase I used a Canon 10s 35mm along with the Canon 100-300 ultrasonic, Tamron 28-200, Sigma 50mm macro. I love my Canon 10s and so far Canon's 10 designation has been my lucky number. The 10D is a superb camera but beware when using independent lens makers. My Sigma macro had to be sent back to Sigma for an electronics "upgrade" when it produced the feared error 99. Also my Tamron 28-200 became useless with the 10D since the auto focus refused to work well. Tamron admits that its non "DI" lenses may not work on some digital SLRs. I recently purchased the Canon 35-135 IS and the Canon 17-40 "L" lens. When you mate these lenses along with the upgraded Sigma 50MM macro and the Canon 100-300 with the 10D the results are absolutely astounding! If you do buy a 10D and decide to buy a new lens I would stick with Canon and skip the compatibility worries altogether. It seems that even old Canon EF lenses work splendidly with the 10D.

I own the 10D for almost a year and have used it under tough conditions and have taken many thousands of pictures and it has never failed me. The camera is always ready to take a picture when I need it and the results are truly remarkable. The camera has a solid professional(mostly metal body) feel and is fairly easy to learn to use. The battery seems to last forever unless you use the built in flash. I bought the Canon 540ez flash which works great and is quite powerful. In the final analysis the Canon 10D rates a perfect 10!

10 Error 99 and shutter problems are serious
I got a new 10D a few month ago. It just failed. I have not taken more than 500 pictures. I used only one lens Canon EF 24-70/2.8L. Today the shutter failed. One leaf of the shutter could not get back into place. So the camera shows "ERROR 99" and is no longer useful. Search on google will see so many posts on this problem. The shutter life is very short. Do not buy 10D until the problem resolved, or you will regret. I am surprised that no one addressed this here.
11 Excellent camera!
I've had my 10D for about a year now. I did all my research, and when Uncle Sam sent me my refund last year, I went out and bought this camera. I haven't regretted it, even though the camera body, 28-200mm lens and CF card cost me well over $2000.00 (at Fry's Electronics, which was the only place in the county I could find it).

I do have to say that if you like taking vertical pictures, or your grip isn't strong, or even if you're just nervous about dropping such an expensive piece of equipment, buy the handstrap while you're at it... it is a rather heavy camera.

I have had no focusing problems, even on full automatic. I haven't had problems with fuzzy pictures, either. Most of my photography is either casual or natural. I enjoy taking close-ups of flowers, and I can see every detail of the petals and stamens on my photos (I've even had a few photos that when I d/l them and review them, I realized that my roses had aphids because they're visible in the peripherals (un-focused area) of the photo).

The only "bad" thing about this camera is that it screams "I'M EXPENSIVE!"... for this reason (among others), a good padded camera bag is highly recommended.

When I was little, my mom had a Canon SLR (which I still have, and still works). That camera was my first exposure to photography... so far, this camera is living up to the expectations of quality, consistency, value and practicality that I formed at such an early age.

I look forward to seeing how it performs at my wedding this summer... I'm sure it will do beautifully.

12 This camera is fantastic!
I did a lot of research before deciding on the Canon 10D, and I do not regret it for a second. I have had it almost a week now, and have become very comfortable using it. I am coming from using an Elan 7E, so it may have been easier for me to get used to it than others, but I find the camera very easy to use.

This camera is so high in it's resolution that you will see the true capabilities of whatever lens you use on it.

Color reproduction is great, the built-in flash is good, but it really needs an external flash to be of serious use for flash work. Build quality is very good, and it feels solid in hand, almost like an extension of me.

The speed of the maximum frame rate is also very good, unless you're a pro sports photographer.

The camera does not come with a CF card. That's probably just as well, since you'll want a large one. I bought a 512 megabyte one, which can handle about 87 RAW images or 202 large fine quality jpegs. I can see I'll need a few more for what I am using it for.

I have done almost 1,100 photos in the week that I have had this camera. Most of them were getting to know various controls and doing tests on lens sharpness and such. But I have noticed that I am learning about photographic technique a lot faster with this camera than I was with film.

If you figure that a roll of 36 exposure pro film, with developing and single print proof printing comes to about $20 a roll, you can think about it this way: 75 rolls of film, or unlimited digital shots? Seems like a damned good bargain when you look at it that way.

I'm free to do photography now, instead of wondering how much I can afford, and where and how to store and catalog the negs.

13 Great low-level Pro digital
I'm a pro photographer in the midwest who was very affraid to go digital. I bought this camera for a particular shoot in which my biggest (multi million dollar) client asked for the shoot to be done in digital. Not only have I never looked back, I try to sway every other photographer (and customer) I know about the benefits of digital. The shots are great as long as you dont put a polarizer filter on. For some reason (other 10Ds tested as well) a polarizer filter inhibits the cameras shutter speed. Regardless, I, and my customers LOVE this product!
14 Not discontinued, but mostly out of stock due to huge demand
This is the digital SLR that would possibly put an end to film cameras. I bought one a month ago and I was amazed at quality of the pictures. I own a Rebel for 2 yrs, sold it, and never look back. The great thing about this camera is that it records all important information such as f stop, aperture, histogram, white balance, and other good stuff on each photo. This information has greatly helped me learn quickly and avoid future mistakes. The manuals are helpful but you can get lots of tips and techniques on the web.

This camera is a hot item right now. If you go to Bestbuy or Circuit City, most stores are out of stock. Fortunately I got the last one from the local store. No regrets so far.

15 Great Camera
I was not a fan of digital cameras, but this camera changed my mind. I had been shooting with a Canon EOS 1V HS and EOS 3. I have not shot film since I bought this camera.
16 Canon 10D
I got this camera 3 months ago. If you can afford it, get it.
Your gonna also want a few nice lenses, Photoshop CS, a
couple of batteries, the Canon 550 flash, some kind of Monitor
and printer calibration software (like Monoco), a nice photo printer, a big disk on your PC.....
17 10D Discontinued???
I had a similar experiences to the previous poster from two different camera stores. A Ritz Camera saleswoman in Manassas, VA told me last week that Ritz no longer carries the 10D because it's being phased out in favor of the EOS Digital Rebel. I personally can't stand the Digital Rebel; it's so light it feels like a toy. I travel to remote war-torn parts of the world and need a rugged, dependable camera. I was just about to plunk down my money for a 10D after deciding the 10D was better than the Nikon D100 (for my needs, anyway). If anyone has more details, please post! Thanks.
18 Outstanding design and execution
I've owned a 10D with the 70-200M L-series 2.8 zoom for about 3 weeks now. Truly, it is a revelation. My principal use is to photograph equestrian sports. This is my first "serious" digital camera. Prior equipment was largely Contax SLR and G2.

The 10D has produced image quality of astonishing color fidelity and clarity. I've enlarged and printed "action" photos to 11 x 14 with results that professionals believe compare favorably and in fact are better than can be produced with 35mm film.

The 10D is well made. It is complex, but to a reasonably well-informed photographer, the complexity serves many useful purposes that facilitate creative control. There is a great deal of information available that enables rapid adaptation to lighting conditions and that facilitates optimum exposures.

I was influenced in buying the 10D by the fact it offers a 3FPS burst mode and a 9 frame buffer, as I often shoot fast-moving subjects. I haven't needed it. The focus speed of the 70-200 L series lens and the instant response of the 10D shutter have meant I get the shot I want at the moment I see it - no bursts necessary.

Having come to this system from the fine Zeiss lenses of the Contax line, my final comment is that the one L series lens I have makes me want another. As suggested by the wide use of these lenses by professional sports photographers, you get what you pay for.

19 A Superb Tool
I have had the Canon 10D for about 6 months. After getting it I sold my film cameras because I don't use them any longer. The camera is comfortable to hold. The controls are intuitive. The Canon manual is clearly written and easy to understand (unusual in my experience). You can change ISO from shot to shot and there is very little noise up to ISO 800. You can go to 1600 or evene 3200 but there is a lot of noise. The automatic white balance is good -- but not great. I shoot in Canon RAW so you can adjust white balance, exposure and contrast later. This is just wonderful. The Canon software is slow and clunky so I use Photoshop CS. Photoshop CS brings Canon RAW images in seamlessly and allows a myriad of useful adjustments. The auto focus is good. I have the camera programmed to focus where I select. When I do this the focus accuracy is near 100%. In fully automatic mode it is less accurate. The body is part metal and part plastic and feels pretty rugged but it is not a full professional body. The internal flash is modest but useful to have in a pinch. I ended up buying the 550 EX which is excellent. A good digital camera is more than megapixels. Canon's firmware is second to none. IMHO, Canon is the clear leader in digital cameras. Buy with confidence.
20 A Great Camera
This is the first digital camera that matches the performance, warmth and detail that I get from my non-digital rigs. Nothing will replace the art of developing and printing in a lab, but the 10D repeatedly produces beautiful images with ease. I use the tungsten white balance settings quite a bit; they are the best I've seen to date. I also recommend the Canon EOS remote trigger for product photography and a Tiffen UV filter for out of doors work. Sample images can be seen here: http://www.jasonmichaels.com/objects - Enjoy this camera. Regards, Jason Michaels
21 A spectacularly good camera. Film is now largely obsolete!
This camera and its direct competitor, the Nikon D100, herald the death of film. With the Canon EOS-10D you can take gorgeous pictures in digital format with all of the advantages generally associated with conventional film. You can use the full array of Canon's excellent line of autofocus lenses interchangeably with the 10D. The exposure system on the 10D compares very favorably with the best of Canon's conventional film SLR cameras.

But with a 6.3Megapixel camera like the 10D you can save the pictures to disk (CD, DVD or Hard Disk) or print them out, all without paying extra money for either film or developing. Plus, you can delete bad shots "on the fly." With a 512MB CF card you can store hundreds of images depending on the quality you select, download them to your computer, and then re-use the card. There just aren't many advantages to using film anymore, and in my opinion there are no significant ones for the vast majority of photographers. In fact, it is notorious that once photogs try digital, many or most of them never go back to film.

The 10D is beautifully built, with a rugged metal body and quality construction throughout. Canon really went all-out to make this their flagship for the near-professional digital SLR line.

I had the privilege of shooting the Canon 10D and Nikon D100 side-by-side. The differences were not particularly significant in my opinion, and the two cameras are pretty similar, although there are differences, a detailed discussion of which is beyond the scope of this review. I will say that I cannot imagine any photographer except pros with certain very specialized needs failing to be pleased with this camera or, for that matter, with its Nikon competition the D100.

The other huge advantage of digital versus film is that any user owning a PC and fairly inexpensive software can post-process the D10 images very effectively. Digital processing on one's personal computer gives the average person with a little practice more control by far over the images, in fact, than the professional developer in a conventional chemical/film darkroom can exercise. The digital darkroom has arrived, and it is affordable to almost anyone these days!

At $1,400 or so, this camera is a very decent value for what you get. For those who really want a digital SLR with interchangeable lenses, but who cannot quite handle the pricetag of the 10D, Canon also offers the Digital Rebel, which while somewhat less capable than the 10D, is also a good camera for less money.

The 10D is a camera that is a pleasure to own and use.

22 Not discontinued.
This camera is not discontinued and Canon can not keep up with demand as it is. The general opinion of those making predictions is that it might get a minor upgrade this spring.
Cameraworld used to be a great place to buy Cameras and I would drive down to Seattle not just to save the sales tax, but also because the price was lower than any shops in Seattle as well. Last time I went there though I noticed they had been bought out by Ritz Camera and I felt like I was in one of their mall stores. Definitely not the same place it used to be and I guess I will be ordering all my camera equipment online from now on.
23 This camera is not discontinued!
And I don't see that will happen until 2004 fall at first:
1. Canon doesn't appear to be meeting demand at the moment.
2. The sales drone was trying to sell the Nikon D100, which is older model than 10D.
3. Even dealers close to Canon don't have any idea which DSLR will be next from Canon or which model it will replace.
4. The serial number on my camera indicates that it was manufactured either in November or December 2003.

Calling it fast is the understatement of the year. People unused to fast cameras make the mistake of taking 2 pictures instead of one.

Focusing is dead on with even in complete darkness.
The pictures look very nice straight from it, both nice and sharp.

Even better than they did from my old G2, so it is possible to use them without putting them through Photoshop first.

It is more solid than the 300D and looks nicer.

The only bad points I have noticed are that:
* Waking it up from sleep takes longer than turning it on.
* The internal flash is a joke.

24 Where did the D10 go?
So here I am in Portland, OR last week, I walk into Camera World and the guy tells me the Canon D10 has been discontinued. Does he have any info on the D10? No. Why did it go away? I don't know. Were there problems with the camera? I don't know. Will there be a replacement soon? I don't know. Should the salesman be in another line of work, or is something amiss here?
I was comparing this camera with the Nikon D100 for my first digital SLR. Now I don't know where to turn.

Russ

25 Expensive Wide Angle
I do not yet have a Digital SLR, so I gave it 4 stars based on what how I felt playing with it in the store.

I'm definatly in the market for one, but I really like Wide Angle shots. The problem is with the CMOS chip. It's smaller than Full Frame 35 mm. This means that you must multiply the lens focal length by 1.6 to get the effective focal length (for both the 10D and the Digital Rebel).

Anybody buying this camera should first price out lenses, or check their current focal lenghts to see if they will be able to do what they want. My 20-35 equates to a 32-56mm, not as wide as I would like, though my 35 f2 will be a great Normal and my 50 f1.4 will be great for portraits. Amature sports photographers will love the focal magnification as they can now use reasonably priced lenses for long shots! (the 200mm becomes 320mm, with a 1.4 converter close to 450mm)

The digital Rebel comes with a 18 -55 mm (aprox 29 - 88mm), unfortunatly this is stearing me to the lower quality Rebel. Hopefully the next generation of consumer DSLRs will be full frame like the new EOS 1Ds.

26 Excellent product
I have a great camera for just about any type of situation. It's the Canon 10D
27 Very mediocre prosumer like body.
Sure those who "upgrade" from from P&S digicams would be pleased by this one , but it is just another mediocre camera. The image quality is nothing special, the tone rendering is below expectations, the details are obscure. Well it is not bad camera it is just ordinary camera.
From my experience with inexpensive lenses (not EX) the image quality desires a lot to be improved. Well for $1500 I would postpone, or pass to something else.
28 Beautiful camera
Love the camera. Love it. I love not having to process film. I love not having to wait for film processing. I love the quality, especially in the larger file sizes. Auto focus is best yet. And... I use my old Canon AF lenses on it.
29 wonderful
I have been very resistant to digital cameras. I mainly use a elan 7 and a mamiya 645 for all of my work, but after spending hours and hours every night scanning prints and slides, and even more time removing those little specs from dust, I took the plunge into the world of dslr cameras.

I chose the 10d because the rebel's body is a little cheap and the 1ds is way out of my price range. The 10d is a very sturdy camera with a good amount of weight to it that helps reduce camera shake.

The focusing problems other peaple have talked about is not present in my camera. I have several friends with 10ds and they have no proplems either. I think that people might not be paying attention to shutter time ar perhaps they are using third party lesnes.

The battery lasts a very ling time. To test the camera I took it to Disney's Animal Kingdom and the battery lasted all day (over 350 images taken plus a lot of reviewing and playing).

This camera is great and performs in a pro manner. The white balance braketing is really cool (no more warm filters needed in overcast days). The images I took at 2:00 on a overcast day look like they were taken late afternoon on a clear day.

I realy like that when you trasfer the images to your computer, all of the image info goes with it (and I mean all of the image info, even what lense you had on the camera {i.e. 70-200} and the actual mm the lense was at when the image was taken {i.e. 105}

If you have any doubts about purchasing you can put them aside. Canon has really produced a spectacular camera that yields spectacular results.

30 WOW
I didn't know could stay so clear at large sizes.
31 big step up from non-SLR digital camera
I borrowed this camera for 10 minutes and decided I had to have one because there was no shutter lag. It was like the old days before going digital. Then I rented the camera for a weekend for $100 to make sure it made sense. It's worth doing just to see if you are willing to lug around a big camera again if all you're used to is compact cameras. (We ended up buy a Canon s400 at the same time because this camera is too big for all occasions.)

Things I like:

Just being back in SLR land again. The first thing you notice after you take a few pictures is how different they look with an SLR. It's much easier to create pictures with a small depth of field with a big 35mm lens, and it's a dramatic difference from 95% of the pictures you take with a regular digital camera (they usally have a very large depth of field).

I like the 6 megapixels. Your cropping options increase a lot with this resolution.

I love the 3.3 fps, burst up to 9 images at once. I've captured my kids in action in ways that was never possible before.

I love the AI auto focus mode where as long as the button is pressed the camera will focus on the subject in the center focus point. I use that to track my daughter playing soccer.

I love the view finder. Just looking through it is a beautiful thing. Fast, informative, what you see is what you get, etc.

The camera's controls are pretty easy but I found I had to read the manual several times before it all sunk in. OK, it hasn't all sunk in yet ... but there's hope.

Things I don't like:

The pictures often do look softer than I would like. My olympus c4040 took amazingly sharp images in comparison. I have not figured out if I can just adjust the sharpness in the camera's settings to fix this. I have not made the leap to RAW image format even though I have the software to manage that.

At night time the camera has a hard time focusing. My Olympus c4040 did a lot better in that respect.

The automatic (green) mode for the camera does not allow you to specify a specific focus point (e.g., the center one). It insists on guessing and while it often does a good job it also often fails to focus on the subject in the center. It shows you what it is focusing on but if it's wrong you just have to release and press again until it picks the right spots. And sometimes it doesn't. So then you need to switch to P mode where you can specify a focus point to use, but then you lose all the automatic features of the camera (like popping up the flash when necessary). All this is OK but you then need to explain this to your spouse who may or may not care about all these details. I wish Canon would make it possible to specify a focus point in automatic mode. I'd have to say that is my biggest gripe.

It's not entirely clear to me yet which settings are permanent and which ones are reset when you turn the camera off. I like P mode as a substitute for automatic (green box) mode because I can specify a focus point. But I am not sure whether that means I have to manually adjust all the other settings or whether they will be automatically adjusted for me. I know, for example, that the flash does not pop up automatically in P mode.

Summary:

Oh, so don't get me wrong. This camera ROCKS. Also it's nice to realize that this camera has upgradeable firmware. If there is an issue or if enough people complain about the sharpness, or if there are new features that must be implemented, it's nice to think that a lot of it is just a firmware upgrade away. I hope that's not naive of me.

I suggest you try this camera out before buying it, if you are coming from a regular digital camera, that is.

Good luck!

32 From the newbie's perspective...
I am a brand new photographer just learning the ropes, and this is the first digital camera I've owned, so my review is from that perspective...

I'd been thinking for a while about learning some basic photography, and although getting such an expensive camera wasn't the initial plan, the EOS 10D turned out to be the best deal, when considering the number of features and quality of images. Here's what I liked about it:
- it's good enough. Even if Canon or someone else comes out with a new model next year that's a little bit better (more pixels, additional features, etc.), it won't matter. This is a feature-packed camera on which I can learn a wide variety of photographic techniques, and still be happy with it when I get to a higher level of proficiency. It cost more up front, but I'll still have this camera while my friends swap out 4 or 5 (or more) of the $500-ish digital cameras, and I'll be producing better pictures the whole time with the better quality camera.
- it's great (idiotproof) at point and click. Camera arrived 3 days before our trip to Vegas. No time to learn how to use it (besides the very basics), so I largely used it as a point and click while I was there. Despite my utter lack of skill, I still came away with several hundred really awesome photos. This camera is very forgiving and can do most of the work for you, which is key for beginners.
- easy to use buttons. This was my first digital camera - period. Hadn't even used someone else's digital camera much. Despite this, I found the menus and buttons pretty intuitive. With just some basic browsing, I was able to find the things I needed.

I would caution other beginners, though, that the user's manual assumes that you understand something about cameras and photography. I found that I needed to read up on basic photography terms and techniques to understand what the manual was trying to tell me. Fortunately, as I said, the buttons are pretty intuitive, so you don't need the manual to do basic things.

Aside from that, I have to echo the exhuberance of others - no more swapping out film every 24-36 shots is GREAT!!! So is the instant gratification of seeing the picture right away.

In conclusion, the money that was devoted to this camera (plus the lens, flash, 1/2GB memory card, etc., etc.) was very well spent - haven't regretted it for a second. Now if I only had more time to use it...

33 canon eos 10 :affordable digital for serious photographers
I purchased my Canon eos 10d seven months ago after extensive reviews of available cameras that were affordable. Recent price drops have made this camera within the reach of serious amateur phtographers. I would never go back to film because the instant review of photos is a great learning tool, plus you can experiment with settings without paying for film or waiting for developing. Reading all the camera tests was great but there is no substitute for actual experience.
I have taken over 4000 photos of wildlife, mostly birds, plus quite a few landscapes. The quality of your work will depend a great deal on quality lenses, study of exposure theory and becoming familiar with the cameras features. If you just want to point and shoot, buy a less expesive camera. to get the best use you will need to use the customized features to adjust exposure. This camera will require manual focus in low light nature scenes and shots with lots of sky. It also will not function in autofocus mode when using the teleconvertor on a lens like the Canon 100-400L IS. This unit also tends to overexpose when taking landscapes with lots of light, requiring the use of built in exposure compesation or photoediting programs. Be prepared to spend time studying the manual or buying
an aftermarket book. With these reservations I highly reccomend this camera.
34 One of the best....
I have had the 10D since it was first released earlier this year. My previous digital cameras were a Canon D30 and an Olympus D600. Needless to say the 10D is way ahead of those two.

However, this is not a camera that you can just grab from the box and start shooting. If you want to shoot in the highest quality mode -- Canon RAW, you need to understand that the images will require some work in Photoshop or a similar application before they look their best -- colour levels will need tweaking and sharpening will need to be applied. If you want to point, shoot, download and print with little or no extra work, then shooting in JPEG mode is the way to go, and some of the picture settings on the camera (sharpening, colour saturation etc) will have to be tweaked for best results. Essential accessories are: BG-ED (otherwise known as BigEd) camera grip that provides space for two batteries, and adds vertical shooting controls; Speedlite 550EX for automated flash photography; Cokin filter system.

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35 Great upgrade from $500-ish digital cameras
I've had mine for 2 months now. I upgraded from a Sony digital camera in the $500 range. I'm not a pro photographer, just an enthusiast, taking maybe 500-1000 pictures a month.

This camera kills the ones that are a step down in two very important ways:

1. SPEED -- almost no shutter lag and 3 shots per second mean that I'm taking pictures of the kids doing cute things instead of pictures of what they looked like just after finishing their cute things...

2. QUALITY -- by learning only a little bit about the different shooting modes, my photos are looking an order of magnitude more professional... I'm getting shots with that professional looking background blur and my subject in perfect focus.

If you're an enthusiastic ameteur looking to take the next step up, and can afford the price, it is well worth every penny.

36 The best prosumer camera out there for the money!
And that includes the digital Rebel. I LOVE this camera. Others have mentioned focusing issues, but I've been fortunate and have had none. The pictures this camera takes are simply beyond belief.

12 months ago I wouldn't have considered a digital camera until my father-in-law bought me a G3 for Christmas. When I looked at my first pictures I realized I was hooked. My only problem was shutter lag.

When this camera was introduced in March I jumped on it and haven't looked back. I can't wait for the next affordable iteration of this camera or the digital EOS 3 to be introduced which I will jump on.

One of the greatest things about digital photography is the ability to build a digital dark room for next to nothing. With the included Photoshop Elements you are well on your way to producing pictures that you could only have imagined in the pre-digital days. I am able to recoup pictures that I never would have considered salvageable before this camera.

The other thing I like about Canon is the lens system which IMO is second to none. Also, Canon continues to innovate at a furious pace driving the price of these digital cameras relentlessly downward.

So, I LOVE the camera. LOVE Canon. And LOVE digital. All in all I'd say I'm a pretty happy camper!

37 Focal length - F# and Resolution
After reading the very helpful reviews on the Canon 10D (I will buy one later today) I just had to clarify the confusion regarding the sensor size. The sensor size is 22mm so the effective focal length of each lens is multiplied by 35/22 = 1.59. This does not change the real focal length so the F ratio remains the same. The resolution is set by the imager and it has a full 6.3megapixels. Bottom line is you lose wide angle coverage, you gain telephoto range and your viewfinder image is smaller. Sounds like a good set of trades to me.
38 Absolutely Incredible
I wanted to upgrade from a Nikon 990 because of Redeye and general pictures that needed a digital darkroom touch up.

I considered the Canon G5 and the Olympus 5050. After testing these cameras and the Canon EOS 10D I went with the Canon EOS 10D. I felt that the Canon G5 and Olympus 5050 were not enough of an upgrade over the Nikon 990.

I was hesitant because I had read reviews that complained of poor auto focus performance and soft pictures.

I have been absolutely amazed at the performance of the autofocus and the Perfect Light Metering in all of the modes.

This camera has exceded my expectations. I am curently using a Canon 24 - 85 EM lense and it is performing exceptionally well.

This is a major upgrade from the Nikon 990.

Unlike the Nikon D100 the Canon EOS 10D creates print ready JPEG right out of the camera. Great Exposure, Sharpness and Metering.

This is a truelly exciting camera.

39 Amazing camera
I'd been using a Canon Rebel G and a Canon S30 for a while before I got this. The results are amazing. I no longer have to deal with bad scans for my work. The detail is amazing in the shots and there is NOTHING like having 1 gig of CF to go out and shoot 400 shots with at once! The only "downsides" that have been commented on here have been ignorant ones. If someone wants to do away with the magnification factor, the camera must have a full frame sensor! And no, the resolution does not get divided by 1.6, just the focal length so your final output is 6.3MP. And finally, if it had a higher frame rate, then it would be a 1D. 3fps is nothing to shy away from unless you truely need a film equivalent rate which the 1D would give you, but that also puts you at a true professional DSLR price. If you want a camera to perform better, than expect to pay more than $1500. At the price, this camera is simply amazing. I no longer worry about film and developing costs when I go out to shoot. I shoot when I want to, because I want to, not because I can afford it at the time.
40 Great camera...
In short, I've been really pleased with this camera. I've now used it for almost two months in a variety of situations and it hasn't let me down yet. I upgraded my digital camera and aspirations when I purchased this camera. I've never had a real SLR before as I used my Dad's 25 years ago when I was in high school so this was a big step up. I've found the colors to be quite accurate and the pictures are reasonably sharp -- and can be adjusted in camera if you need extra sharpness. I really love the histogram display on the back and the controls are well placed to stay within reach. And, the battery life is outstanding; I'm currently at 336 pictures on one battery and only now am I getting the warning light.

I bought this with two all-purpose lenses that let me cover most of the situations I expected to find myself in as I began to understand this camera: a 28-105mm zoom and a 70-300mm zoom. Both lenses work quite well with the autofocus system; although it sometimes hunts a bit with the bigger zoom, it's easy to switch to manual focus and move onwards.

There are a few drawbacks but these are really tradeoffs that I consciously made when I purchased this camera. The camera is a bit heavy but that helps reduce camera shake when you take pictures. I've found the autofocusing system to be something that I need to get used to; I expected this to be part of my learning curve as I wasn't used to a sophisticated approach to this with the lesser cameras that I've been using.

To get the most out of this camera, it really does take a few weeks of experimentation with the controls. It is complex enough that this isn't a good choice for a casual photographer but I suspect that the price would point them towards a more typical point-and-shoot camera anyway. But, if you're serious about your pictures, then this is a great choice.

41 A digital camera for film shooters
My first digital, after 30 years of 35mm photography was a Nikon 880. I fell in love with the digital format and picture quality but chaffed at the lack of tactile feedback and instant shutter response. I lost a lot of good pictures because the shutter was a fraction of a second too late. So, for serious stuff I stayed with my Canon SLR's and lenses. Along came the 10D. I read the reviews and overpayed for a scarce item. I have never been sorry. It behaves exactly like my Canon Elan but has a better focusing system. The shutter response is virtually instant and the feel and sound of the mirror moving duplicates the physical experience of a 35mm. The autofocus is superb, the features are reasonably accessable and the menus are easy - even on the fly.
Small criticisms: I would enlarge the LCD screen. Even another 1/2 inch would be welcome and please find a way to keep my nose away from the screen while taking the picture.
Since I'm using all my canon lenses (focal length increased by 50% which is a kick) I'm doing all my work digitally now. The only other thing I bought was a Sigma 15-30 zoom (about $500 street price) to cover the low end.
In short-if you're tired of worrying about film at airport security and are into immediate gratification and wonderful photo quality, this is it.
42 Canon Does It, Again!!
In the early 1990's, I found that Canon had come out with their EOS series of cameras. Having had an AE-1 and A-1 from the mid-70's and early 80's, I had enjoyed using their products, which seemed to do as much as, or sometimes more, than a Nikon, at a lower price. In 1992, I purchased a Canon EOS 10S, a truely versitile camera. With the Canon EOS 10-D, Canon has done it again, and am I glad.

Somewhere along the late 1990's, I got into a digital camera phase, buying a different camera every year or so, usually with more megapixels, perhaps a few more features, but I realized that I had reverted back to taking "snapshots," and not true "pictures." "Pictures," to me, are where you experiment and your equipment allows you to experiment, and with the Canon EOS 10D, you can truly experiment. When I think of the money I spent on the Coolpix and Photosmart cameras, and the frustrations, and limitations, I had with them, my wallet wants to cry. However, with the 10D, I can be as creative as I want, and still have those times when I can put the camera on "automatic" and let someone else take a shot and not worry if the picture will come out (which was not always the case).

But, let's get down to specifics. I've had the 10D for several months now, and here are my recommendations: 1) Wherever you buy it at, I bought mine here along with 512MB of memory, consider the whole price. Some places are selling it for $$$$'s less, but you pay up to $$$ more for the memory and you have to pay for shipping (which from Amazon came in two days); 2) Your other EOS lenses work well on the 10D, but because of the 1.6 focal length difference (or whatever you want to call it), use that money you saved on it to get a terrific lense with a wider range, starting at 19mm or so; 3) The manual is a dream, considering this is one complicated camera. Make a photocopy of the "Nomenclature" 2 pages and keep it next to the book as you read it; 4) If you are just getting into digital and have, in the past, used high-end film equipment (whether it was Canon or Nikon, etc.), don't buy something less thinking, "I'll see if I like it." With this camera you can equate 99% of everything you did with your high-end film camera, only with faster results. Save money by buying a better quality digital camera, like the 10D, from the start, or in other words, if you are used to quality, don't take a step back. If you have any reservations, you may want to consider buying "A Short Course in Canon EOS 10D Photography" by Dennis Curtin (ISBN 1-928873-39-1). It covers most of the principles of digital photography and is written around the 10D.

Finally, the last great quality of this camera that I'll write about is the battery. It lasts forever, but even when it starts petering out, it recharges in 1/10th of the time my AA high-metal batteries did for my other cameras. Buy two, and you many never miss a shot.

43 Canon EOS 10D - Digital Cameras Come of Age
The Canon EOS 10D is my third digital camera. I started years ago with a Nikon 900, then a Casio QV3000, and just got my Canon yesterday.

Immediately the one problem that annoyed me the most about my two previous digital cameras was fixed - no more long delays between pressing the shutter and taking the picture. In fact you can take a rapid series of up to 9 shots which the camera will buffer until it can write them all to compact flash.

Years ago I had a 35mm film version of the Canon EOS, sadly it was stolen. I knew before buying this camera that I was impressed with the quality and ease of use of the Canon EOS series. The autofocus on the 10D is much faster and quieter than my years ago Canon camera. The user interface on this camera is the best I have seen.

One thing I'm not impressed with yet is the automatic white balance, I think my Nikon and Casio both did a better job, but there are options you can select for the EOS white balance, and this sort of thing is easy to tweak later with Irfanview or Photoshop. I'd give the Canon EOS 10D a 10 for ease of use, a 10 for rapid response to shutter button actions, and a 9.5 on photo quality with the 28-90mm f/4-5.6 II USM lens I'm currently using.

If you have been waiting for a top quality 35mm digital SLR at a reasonable price, I'd say the wait is over.

44 Frank
Comment on the "amateur piccer from Europe"... total lack of understanding. The 1.6 focal length ratio does not reduce number of pixels! Using normal 35 mm lenses would produce 24 x 36 mm image. On smaller frame in EOS-10D only center portion of image is used and it appears as longer (1.6 x)lens with narrower view. The number of pixels is not reduced. Furthermore, it is known that center of lens has better optical resolution than corners. The 10D uses only the center portion of full size 24 x 36 mm image and takes advantage of the best resolution at the center field of most lenses.
45 Goodbye analog, helooooo EOS 10D
Ahh, the $1500 magic number. I couldn't resist, and finally succumbed to digital. I've been shooting for 20 years with medium format cameras, old rangefinders, and classic manual Nikon lenses on my old Nikkormat. For some time, I was certain that digital couldn't approach the qualities of film.

I thought they'd never achieve the film effects that I got so easily with my traditional camera, like flaring highlights, shallow focus, atmospheric low-light stuff, skin tones, etc.. The digital images looked hi hi-rez video stillls, especially highlights- they looked like buzzy video.

Well, the 10D does all these things, and does them better than film. I believe in the long run it does them cheaper, and it definitely does them faster, as I'm not scanning for 3 hours a night. The first lens I bought was a 35mm f2, and it's been fantastic. With the 1.6 focal length multiplier, it's similar to having a classic 50/1.4 on your film SLR. Very nice out-of-focus effects. With the 35/2 mounted and the camera on ISO 800, you'd have a hard time convincing me that any 800 spead film could come even close the images I've gotten. With a fast lens, the low light capability of this camera is astounding. But that's just one of the good things. Having different ISO films in different cameras, or chanding film mid-roll, I am so not missing that hassle. There's no shutter lag to speak of. The build quality is very good.

The engineering and interface design are absolutely first rate. If you've used older manual cameras and have a good understand of photography, you will be amazed at how intuitive the controls are. All the most often-used settings are right there under your fingertips- white balance, focus zones and servo behavior, drive rate, ISO settings and metering patterns. No matter what you're fiddling with or how deep into the menus you are, the shutter release puts you right back into shooting mode immediately. The control wheels on the top and back do just the things you'd expect them to in a given exposure mode, and they do it with a precision and certainty that left me never wanting to go back to my old cameras. (This is nothing new for anyone used to even a Canon Rebel G, but it's sobering for a classic camera user.) Choose exact shutter speeds or f-stops, or tweak exposure by half or third stops right there as you look through the viewfinder.

I've seen talk on the web about softness in the images. Personally I'm pleased with it. You can always sharpen more later, and as they are straight from the camera, there are no aliasing artifacts at all. I believe the antialising filter is the source of this "softness". When you zoom into details, it looks more like a film image than a pixel-based digital image. How could anyone complain about that? Tight details like eye highlights- these look like organic details, not jaggy pixels. With over 3000 pixels across, I don't know what more people would want: you have to zoom in very tight to see this, so I don't know what people are expecting. At 8X10, prints look plenty sharp to me.

What else . . . the metering is very good. Backlit subjects in front of windows are handled perfectly. The skin tones are just gorgeous. The flare control and color fidelity of the Canon lenses is very very good, and I'm using the cheap stuff. The L series is certainly better still if you're well heeled.

The dynamic range is still definitely not as wide as that of film- maybe close to slide film, but any negative film on a bright sunny day still kicks the -- out of digital in terms the brightest and darkest tones it can capture. The 10D is light years ahead of snapshot-type digital cameras in this regard.

If I had one big gripe it would have to be the myopic feeling of looking through the viewfinder- a result of the CMOS chip being smaller than a standard 35mm frame. The optics of the viewfinder are still built for 35, just masked off for the smaller sensor size, so you sort of get the impression of looking down a long hallway at the image. If you've ever picked up a Canon EOS film camera, (or the new EOS 1Ds with its full frame chip) the big, glorious presentation is pretty impressive by comparison. That, coupled with the 1.6X focal length multiplication is such a waste of a lens capability- you're only getting the center 60% of the lens's image. (By the way, that one review in here that talks about multiplying or dividing the image resolution by 1.6 or whatever- it's complete cockamamie. It's the focal length of the lens that's multiplied. The resolution of the camera has nothing to do with it.) The whole 1.6X thing is a royal pain, and I'll be glad when full frame chips are cheap enough and the world can step back up and stop doing all the conversion stuff.

Otherwise- its easily the best DSLR out there right now.

46 Amazing camera, outstanding flexibility
The 10D is the camera I had been waiting for; the look and feel of a 35 with all the benefits of a digital camera. The camera feels great in your hands and produces outstanding results. It can be used as a point and shoot with little instruction and the creative modes and manual override settings allow you the freedom to take control of any shooting situation. The 9 shot drive mode is great for sports action. The camera even gets good battery life (approx. 500 shots w/half flash). I highly recommend a minimum of 128mb compact flash card for higher end photos as well as a tripod for optimal control. B/c the 10D is compatible with all EF lenses it's easy to pickup extra lenses at good prices. Extra batteries and other accessories are also available. Outstanding camera but still very hard to find and a bit pricey when you can find one.
47 The best I ever owned.
I have to admit that I am an amature photographer. I recently started this hobby when I got my baby. I used to shoot with Elan 7E and I was getting good result. Then I took a plunge and bought 10D and it changed everything. Now I can say I can take better pictures than most amatures. This is an amazing camera with so many functions that most of them I don't even use. I had blown it up to 12X18 and it looked great without any noise. I figured that in a long run cost of films and developing costs would even out if I take more than 1000 pics a months. It is so much fun when you are shooting like a pro photographer and not worrying about running out of films and you can always print the ones you like, not all of them.
Just one word: Get it if you can afford one and you will never look back to film cameras.
48 An awesome camera for an even better price!
I'd been wanting to go digital with my photography hobby for a few years, and purchased a nice Nikon Coolpix only to find it was fine for casual shots but still not what I need for my action shots and more serious work. But the digital SLRs were too new, too expensive, and have too few of the feature I felt they needed for the price. When the Canon 10D came out, and I started reading the great reviews on it, I finally knew the time had come! After a few months of using it, I can report that I am totally happy I made the switch!

First, even though Canon made lots of improvements over the D60, they lowered the price considerably. This camera has pretty much everything I need. The one big negative for most people, the fact that your focal lengths are multiplied by 1.6 is actually a bonus for me since I shoot almost exclusively with telephoto. If you do ultra-wideangle stuff, this is certainly a problem.

Being able to switch the ISO setting is great. Sure, I could always swap my film mid-roll if I had to, but always had to waste a few frames, and it was always a pain to do. Not a problem now, just a simple camera setting. I shot some indoor stuff at both 1600 and 3200, the 3200 was not real useable, but the 1600 was pretty decent, particularly after some clean-up in Photoshop.

That's of course the biggest advantage I find with digital. There's so much that I can do in Photoshop that I couldn't easily do with film. There's some excellent books out there on using Photoshop for digital photographers, and there are some great actions and filters that will help automate your corrections. I sell all my photos online through a website that handles all the printing and shipping for me as well, and does a great job with all my shots.

I love being able to immediately see the shot that I took. I don't always have time between shots, but I can often review them later, and delete directly from the camera any obviously bad ones, and show off some of the great ones! It's a great learning tool and my skills have already started to improve as a result.

Another great feature with digital is the EXIF information that gets embedded in the digital files. No need to record your shooting parameters, just open the file up in Photoshop (or other program that supports it) and you have all the information on your shot: date and time taken, fstop used, maximum fstop, shutter speed, exposure and white balance settings, focal length, etc. Really great particularly if you are just learning.

The camera functions and menus are pretty easy to use and fairly intuitive, particularly if you are used to Canons as I was. The quality of your photos will be greatly improved with good lenses, don't spend this much for a camera and then get cheap lenses! Good glass is really essential.

I would also strongly suggest that you get a USB 2.0 or Firewire compact flash reader for your computer rather than trying to download directly from the camera using the rather slow USB 1.1. If you shoot lots of photos this is practically essential, I can easily fill a couple of 1 gig cards in a session.

Most of the gripes I have with the camera are fairly minor. I would like more than 6MP, more autofocus sensors, larger buffer (to handle more than 9 shots at a time), more frames a second, etc. But for the price, I don't think you will find a better digital camera,

49 Can't get any better.....at least for now.
... I thought the Oly was superb until I purchased the Canon 10D. Wow! The quality is magnificent. I originally purchased a[n] "L" series Canon 28-70mm lens with the camera. Great lens, but after testing the high end Tamron 28-105mm f/2.8, I decided to go with it. It was also ...less than the Canon lens and offers more zoom for the buck. I even prefer the photo quality over the Canon lens. I like the fact that I can shoot continuously. The Oly started to buffer after 6 shots and was very slow. The Canon has yet to slow me down when writing to the CF card. I recommend the 1 gig card as well as shooting everything in RAW mode - the highest format available. You can take almost 200 shots on the 1 gig card. This is my first exposure to RAW format and it is simply amazing! The manipulation you can do afterwards is mind boggling! Stuff that Adobe photoshop can't even touch! I'm ecstatic with this camera. I shoot mostly head shots, portraits and the detail is incredible. Need I say more?
50 I wish I could give it 100 stars
This is what I have dreamed about for so long - a decently priced SLR camera with replaceable lenses and almost film resolution. I had seriously considered getting a D60 last year when rumors of the 10D started to appear, so I waited. I am glad I did.

Image resolution is perfect. Yes, it could be higher, but remember - this is the same resolution you are going to get from a frame of 35mm film you have turned into PhotoCD images.

I don't reall know what more to add - I am still speachless about just how great this camera is. I guess the best thing to compare it to would be to take your favorite 35mm SLR and toss in all the capabilities of your favorite digital then add a bunch more features to it. It is that perfect.

I really look forward to using this camera over the next few years. It is my goal to wear it out and then go with whatever Canon comes up with then. They have a definite hit on their hands and deserve the biggest kudos.

Additional stuff: One of my other hobbies is astronomy. I love to take pictures of the night sky. After doing a lot of film based astrophotography, I figured that this camera would be great to play with as well. It is even better than I could ever hope for!

Being able to do 30 second exposures at ISO 1600 with very little noise is a real treat. Started off by shooting at ISO 800 and they came out just as good as the 800 speed film I usually use. So, just for grins, I kicked it up to 1600 to see what would happen. As soon as the first image finished and popped up on the LCD, I knew I was going to be really happy with the camera! Took a bunch of 30 second pics of Sagitarius and the dust lanes and dark patches of the center of our galaxy are wonderful!

By doing this I did discover a nasty with the camera - you are stuck using the focusing screen that Canon puts in. This may not be a big deal to most, but when shooting the sky it helps to have brighter screens available. Maybe this will change some day. Anyway, since the image is kind of dim, you may want to drag along a laptop so you can see right then if the camera is in focus or not. As temperature changes, so does the point of focus at infinity on a lens. Having a laptop will let you see right then and there if things are okay.

51 Wow!
I moved to this camera about two weeks ago from my Olympus E-10. The E-10 was a fine camera with great glass. I got some excellent photos from it. But the Canon 10D is in all ways a superior piece of hardware. It takes great photos, even in the fully automatic mode. You can use it as a point and shoot, or adjust the controls while you learn the finer points of photography.

I purchased a 28-135mm IS USM lens here at Amazon to use with the camera, and it gives me a lot of versatility. A lot of 10D users seem to like this lens for general use.

One of the most impressive features of the camera is its auto exposure ability. I was happily surprised to see how it could read the light and automatically adjust the settings in even difficult lighting situations. My Oly had a tendency to over expose slightly. Not the Canon. Again and again my Canon is right on.

Fast AF, part of the Canon system, ISO up to 3200. And the controls are much more intuitive than those on my Oly. Its got everything.

Just one word of warning: this is an SLR, not a camera to fit in your pocket or your purse. It's a heavy piece of equipment.

52 Great Camera
This camera has given me no trouble at all regarding the image "softness" that people have been discussing, along with no mechanical issues. I think that I have figured out the focusing problem that people have been dealing with. When using a cheaper lens, such as the standard ef 28-80, due to the great decrease in lens quality around the outside of the lens, the seven-point autofocus system tries to compensate for it by creating a somewhat average focus on one's subject. I noticed this and for cheaper lenses, and have found a solution. If you switch the camera to program mode, you can select to utilize only the center autofocus point, which gives you crisp, in-focus images. When you get a better lens, such as a fixed lens or one of Canon's L lenses, you can use all seven autofocus points, and the pictures will turn out great.
As to the 1.6x magnification due to the smaller sensor, I barely notice it. As pertaining to the other review that said that it ends up resulting in a lower resolution, this is not neccessarily true. This could happen, but to find the resulting resolution you would not just divide the resolution by 1.6, other methods would have to be utilized. Regardless, the pictures that you can create with this camera are astounding, and will blow other digital cameras out of the water!
53 Almost there
A great camera overall. I thought it would be a great transition from my EOS film camera with EF lenses. But sadly, your lenses WILL NOT work the same way. This is due to the sensor chip not being full-frame (35mm). Had it been, It would have gotten 5 stars. Right now, your lenses are less wide in angle. This really defeats the purpose of it being compatible with EF lenses. Too bad. Canon almost had it for a great consumer camera.
54 Simply Perfect
This camera is simply perfect. The adjustability, ease of use, and battery life are amazing. Shot for a whole day (7a.m. to about 7p.m.) and only while finally downloading the images to my computer (the 250 of them I took) did I get the 'Low Battery' light. It seems to compensate the white balance a lot better than my Sony, and focuses faster than my last Canon SLR (I have a Canon 28-200mm USM lens). It has a big enough buffer to allow you to shoot one after another in single shot mode. In 'burst' mode you may be backed up a bit waiting though. The look of the camera is very 'classy'. The high resolution and ability to have full manual or automatic control make it perfect for amaterus and pros. Could have used a firewire interface for faster download speed (the USB does take a while with the larger size images), but that isn't enough to take away from a 5-Star Rating. I'd give it a 10 if the scale went that high!
55 Great camera
This is one great camera! I owned a D30 before which at the time was an excellent DSLR also.
The 10D's accurate and fast auto-focus is an enormous improvement over the D30 and D60. The magnesium alloy body feels a lot sturdier than previous models. Battery life is almost endless, especially if you use the BG-ED3 battery grip which contains two batteries. Picture quality is almost flawless. Perhaps a little soft right out of the camera, but that's easily remedied in Photoshop. Color rendition is great, particularly if you take the time to build your own color profiles.
For the price you can't go wrong. Spend some of the money you save in buying the 10D instead of a more expensive camera on one of Canon's "L" lenses. You won't regret it.
Unfortunately the Canon software that ships with the 10D sucks. Never mind. Buy a decent RAW file conversion utility like Capture One DSLR LE and keep yourself happy. Believe me, your sanity is worth the $... extra.
56 There is one major downside
The 1.6x magnification. How does this work? Do we only see a smaller percentage of the frame, as I suspect, and therfore the resolution should be divided by 1.6 to give a true figues of 3.93 mega pixels. stil good, and all the positive features of the camera should not be overlooked, but it is very limiting. one of my favourite photographic techniques is to take a close up portrait with a wide angle lens. you can get a really interesting subject with a nice background too, but for a 28mm shot with this camera, you need a 17mm lens; for 24mm you need 14mm ... count the extra costs of these lenses (expensive) if you ever want to take a landscape shot again
57 Best of class, and the most inexpesive..BONUS!
I have had my 10D a month now. I have taken some of the best pictures of my life with this camera. Performance is incredible, pictures are fantastic, and I am totally satisfied. A few notes to save others grief...Unless you are taking dozens of photos or professionally working, the one battery lasts a long time. I have yet to use my spare. Lenses used are the tamron 17-35 mm wide angle, which converts to about 28mm-50mm with the focal multiplier, and the Tamron 28-300 XR Ultra Zoom, which I had to borrow because Amazon is out right now..grr. I tried a 70-210 USM from Canon, and the top end was soft, so I am sticking with Tamron until I can get an L lens. Finally, I tried to use a Quantaray lens to compare, but it only worked part of the time. Possible compatibility issue.
58 Does it contain the basic lens or is it extra ???
Hi, I just wanted to know if the D10 comes with a basic lens (35-90 or whatever) or do we have to buy it extra ???
thanks, sudhir
59 Worth the Wait.
The Canon 10D is an improved version of the D60. The camera has many improvments and dropped in price ... You can be a advanced user or a newbie. Take about 1 hour to read the manual, it will be worth the time. Auto focus is the best I have ever experinced with a digital camera. ...
60 Photo Paradise
This camera is absolutely a photo heaven compared with all other SLR's in the same category. Picture quality is unparelled and ease of use is directly derived from Canon's long line of SLR's. The structure is solid and pro-like and the battery life is amazing unless you use CF of more than 1G which will add to the slowness of the processing time. I am not sure this is because of the new software or what. I would not complain about the non-full frame part. Cameras in this price range may only get this 0.625 of the full frame, but the effect on wide zoom can be fatal. Buyers who wants to shoot lots of buildings need to weigh the pros and cons as not so many wide lens are catered to DSLR after all.
61 Absolute Heaven
With the exception of the lack of a full 35mm frame CMOS sensor, this camera is absolutely perfect. The images are wonderful, the camera functions quickly, and a serious photographer will be delighted in the control they have over the operation of the camera. It works very well for a quality obsessed amatuer like myself. Worth every penny. This is my first digital SLR, my film SLR is a low end Canon Rebel. This is the first digital camera that doesn't make we want to go back to film due to slow responses and poor image quality. Happy Happy Joy Joy.

The smaller than full frame sensor changes the lenses you might use, if you plan on re-using lenses you should do some research to understand how it will affect them. I got a 28-105mm Canon USM and I'm very happy with it.

62 An Outstanding almost perfect Digital SLR
I have owned and used each of Canon's Digital SLR's - the D30, D60, the 1D and now the 10 D (I'll wait for the 1Ds to drop in price) Of all, this camera outperms the others. It's autofocus is much better than the D30 or D60 and the flash compatibility problems of the 1D are not nearly as evident in this new Camera. The camera is lighter, yet sturdier than the others, although the 1D is probably stronger body. The image quality of this camera is among the best of the Digital Slr' on the market - outperforming the Fuji & Nikon's, ... The only draw back, which prevents a perfect 5 star rating, is the write speed and burst rate tends to be slower than the 1D. ... So who cares, unless you are shooting sports or other high action fast moving large quanity rapid burst photograph - save the bucks or get two of these - that's my plan
63 Tops in its category
This is my first digital SLR. I have an old PowerShot A50 and a very old Canon AE-1 35mm film camera. This camera is really a great blend of the two. With all of the options available you can take as much control as you want over the exposure. The resolution is excellent. I found the real limitation of my old digital was the low resolution. For 4x6 prints it was great, but you really couldn't do much else. The 10D has over 6 megapixels, which give you much more flexibility in Photoshop. As a real SLR it can take any EOS lense. I have the 50/1.8 and the 24-85. I can't stress how great the quality of this camera is. From the magnesium case to the excellent software package, Canon really did this one right.

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