The Canon 30D is a mid-level digital SLR Camera, released in 2006. It's since been superseded by a couple of Canon releases (primarily the 40D), but it's still a capable & able camera. The 30D was my first ever SLR, I bought it off Ebay & began to grasp the elements of exposure pretty quickly. With a few weeks I was pretty capable & I replaced the basic plastic 18-55mm lens that came bundled with it & began buying the Canon L Series range of EF Lenses. I used the camera to photograph quite widely throughout England, making mistakes along the way & learning how to correct them. I used the camera until I upgraded to the Canon 5D ...  Read the complete review

I bought the Canon 30D 4 years ago for about £900 and now you can buy it for a much cheaper price. I chose this one as I liked the feel of the body and i liked that you could grip both sides of the body whereas with some you can only really grip one side. The 30D has been so reliable and gives me great results. I use it every week to take photos at a nightclub and it performs really well in low light. The photos I get are really crisp and people always comment on how nice the colours come out on it. I don't think I will ever upgrade this camera because it does all what I want it to do. I am even using it most of the time with a standard kit lens and getting great results  Read the complete review