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Originally Posted by marcop
I've used Canon DSLR's for the past 7+ years, and hated the D30 and D60 models, but the problem for me was the lame autofocus capabilities on those cameras. Once that was fixed with the 10D, I've loved using Canons.
You don't say why you're disappointed with the 30D's quality. Is it the quality of the images? Or the camera's construction? Or something else?
About 99% of the shoots I do are with studio strobes (Profoto) and I get great results. I occasionally shoot with on camera (Canon) strobe with the camera usually set in Program mode, and get good results like that too.
I've always liked the Canon's ability to yield a good skin tone... and when you're shooting porn a good skin tone is very important. From conversations I've had with Nikon users, I understand it's harder to get a good skin tone from a Nikon DSLR. Canons use different sensor technology to Nikons, I believe, so that may have something to do with it. I also have a few tricks (like setting the Kelvin color temperature a little high) that probably help too.
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The 20D seemed to me to be less vibrant than some of the other camera's I've shot with (even older Canon's), and skin tones seemed a little muted, as did reds in general. I was also not a fan of the noise levels at high speed/low light. It seemed to have a very small successful range when it comes to iso, and I also agree that the auto focus wasn't great. I shoot a lot of low light photography, and felt like I had to do a lot more in post with this camera than I should have had to, considering I was shooting manually.
I've heard a few things about the 30D's construction being flawed, including a mention once about that being the reason it was so quickly replaced.
I've been shooting with canon 35mm and DSLR fexclusively for 9 years, so I'm not going to let one model ruin it for me, but I also think it wise to consider all options, particularly after having an experience found disappointing.
Thanks for the input!