Johnny 0
The vendor found the original packaging in their facility, so everything that was shipped from Canon was included with the camera body. The manuals were printed in Spanish, and since I dont read, speak or understand much of it were of little value to me. The English versions of the manuals were available on-line for down-load to print, which I did and that helped understand the camera Ive had the camera for about a month now, I believe, and read on below for my impressions. The body is perfect for bigger hands and weighs about the same as our original Rebel 35mm film camera, but physically appears to be much more robust. It has some heft to it, but its works well to hold with one hand to compose the pictures you take. I think it is built to fit easily in the masculine hand. The controls quite easy to use. The controls are not touch sensitive like the Canon Power Shot SX50HS I got for my wife, which, for me has so many touch sensitive spots that I invariably brush over, and I need to reboot the camera to use it. The SX50 has digital and optical image magnification and stabilization, that makes it easy to take digital pictures that are second to none. The sensitivity of the buttons dont appear to bother her when she uses it. I got the EOS 20D for my personal use. When I take the time to actually use the camera for taking pictures, I will return with an update on picture quality and ease of use. As yet, I havent taken any pictures, just looked through the view finder and focused on subjects to test the reaction of the lens for focus, which is awesome. There is no view screen to view for composing your picture, and personally, I find the view screen an unhandy device, especially on sunny days when the sun at your back. Using the eye-piece view finder, a little shade from the left hand, the view is perfect every time under all conditions. Ive installed the lenses from my original Canon 35mm Film Camera, and everything works, both auto and manual modes. I have installed an SD 1 GB memory card, which for the 20D camera is around 500 pictures at the settings I have selected. I try to download and clear my camera more often than most, so 250 to 300 pix at a time on the card is plenty. Over all, Id have to say that Im pleased with the camera, the heft, the feel and the ease of operating control placement appear to be just what this 70 year old granddad needs. I began pictures using a 1930s vintage Kodak Box Camera, and was thrilled with my first 35mm film camera. As the summer progresses, Im hoping things will slow down enough that I can actually use the camera. All that is missing, for me, is a comfortable, wide, camera neck strap. A guitar neck strap is the strap of choice, but living in the middle of nowhere-South Dakota, makes the selection difficult. As I said, Im satisfied with the appearance, I like the feel of the camera, solid and well built, and fits easily in a mans hand. If I can find my way back to this page, Ill add the quality and ease of operation as well as the quality of the pictures. If it is as good ( it has a higher pixel rating than our original Rebel Digital) as the original digital, Ill be happy as getting grits, scrambled eggs, Jimmy Dean Sausage and Raisin or Rye toast for breakfast. I would recommend purchasing the 20D camera to a friend or relative (yes, even the ones I like) Id encourage them to purchase the Canon EOS 20D camera, if for no other reason than how it feels in your hand and the view of your subject in the view finder, when holding it in the picture taking position.