Canon EOS 10D

Now this is one serious bit of photography kit, a veritable Rolls Royce of digital cameras. PC Pro, in a general article on the Cannon range in March 2003, said: ?For the more serious amateur and professional photographers, Canon has also released the £1275 EOS 10D, which succeeds the EOS D60. A 6.4 million pixel digital SLR with a seven point wide area autofocus system, it is the first digital SLR camera to feature Direct Print capability. It can save images simultaneously in both RAW and JPEG formats, with a choice of six ...  Read the complete review

After a lot of vacillating, I bought this camera despite the penury into which it will no doubt cause me to slide. My previous camera, the excellent Canon EOS 500N, decided to shuffle off its mortal coil about a week before the expected birth of my first child, so I thought I'd treat myself to a new digital camera - explaining to my wife that we had to have something to record the little cherub's first few days. The options are quite extraordinary, from tiny point-and-shoot jobs, to wildly expensive professional SLRs, and I had little time to familiarise myself with the concepts of megapixels and white balance. However, I have used an SLR since a small ...  Read the complete review

I've been using a Canon 10D for 2 years as a photographer, and have found it to be pretty much flawless. It's metal enclosure means it's very suited to a more rough and tumble style of photography, and whilst it's bigger and heavier than the pure consumer versions, it all helps in steadying your shot as the camera just feels 'right'. You'll also find yourself a lot less paranoid about slinging it over your shoulder / into a bag whilst you clamber up an enbankment for the next shot. The picture quality is superb, although it's 6.3MP is starting to look a little dated against more of the latest prosumer offerings. In all fairness, you'll only notice ...  Read the complete review

I love my 10D, it is my favourite bit if kit. Sure it is weighty but that's because it is built like a tank and can take things that cheaper plastic Canon's can't. It is definitely built to last. It produces great pics and I find it's controls a lot more instinctive than many other cameras I've used, they aren't put in silly places and are quick to access (again not like many other cameras where you have to go through a million different screens just to change the ISO). I actually own two now as I shoot weddings and like to keep a different lens on each. I did have a 300D as it is based on the 10D and it's lighter but it just didn't compare. Great camera for ...  Read the complete review

Superb camera, with only two defects - dust on the sensors and start time could be quicker. Enough functions and settings to keep serious amateurs happy. The ability to to set the colour saturation and contrast to your own preference, results in images ready to print, without the need to waste time on your pc. Even switched to automatic settings, the camera appears to be able to read every situation and produces superb results. My wife can even obtain good results ...  Read the complete review