Canon EOS 20D DSLR Camera (Body Only) (OLD MODEL)

The Canon 20D came out in 2004, and its rated by DxO as a 62. Whats incredible is that Canons 2013 18 megapixel Rebel T5i is only rated a 61, and that camera is still for sale as a new camera in 2017. The 20D had just about every modern feature on digital DSLR cameras that are in the current models. Theres a full control mode, adjustable parameters for image quality, lots of dials and buttons to set aperture, ISO, shutter speed, program shift, and exposure values. Theres a usable built in flash. For learning the art of basic DSLR photography this camera is as useful today as it ever has been. This 8.2 megapixel camera will print poster sized prints. It has the now famous "Canon colors". The images are beautiful and clean clear up through its top ordinary ISO of 1600. Theres no video, no live view, no extra bells or whistles, just all semi professional grade DSLR camera to shoot still images with. The continuous frame rate is five per second, and the autofocus works well. This camera body cost $1,500 when new in 2004, and it shows it. Its made of magnesium. Its built like a tank. Best of all, it accepts every Canon digital DSLR lens ever made, both the EF and EF-S series. You can buy a brand new 50mm EF f1.8 prime for this camera for $125 and go out and shoot gorgeous images. Theres not any cheaper way to find out if you like the Canon DSLR system. An excellent condition 20D body is only about $100 and if you upgrade to a newer body that has more features and will shoot at higher ISO speeds all your EF lenses will work on any Canon DSLR, and your EF-S lenses will work on all the crop sensor consumer grade cameras. They use Compact Flash cards, so buy an adapter if you want to shoot SD cards. Batteries are still available, and cheap. A great bargain, in learning photography with a Canon DSLR.

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This is the 3rd one I have bought. We use the 20D for outdoor product photography. I am still using the 20D that I bought about 20 years ago, and two of my coworkers are using more recently purchased ones. Its nice that the three of us all use the same camera. I use an expensive, bright zoom lens. The picture viewing screen on the back of the camera is smaller then the newer cameras, but it doesnt matter, as the screen is not normally needed for taking pictures. To delete pictures, you push the delete button, then either choose "all" on the screen, or scroll through the pictures with the wheel and delete one at a time. There is a settings menu on this screen, but I dont look at that any more than once a year. This camera has a lot of manual switches and knobs, which are used for just about everything on a daily basis. The little screen on the top of the camera shows the current settings, a battery indicator and the number of pictures remaining. This little screen is very easy to see in bright sunlight, and it becomes active whenever you press the shutter button either half-way or all the way. The quality of the pictures is of course dependent on the resolution chosen in the menu settings and also the lens, but I keep the camera set to the highest resolution at all times. I also use a lens that cost $1000 about 15 years ago. With this lens I am able to take beautiful portrait pictures that can easily be enlarged to beyond 8x10. I dont normally use this for portraits, but once in a while I do, in outdoor lighting, and the results are beautiful.

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Before I begin, I would like to say that I have used far better cameras than the 20D. I work as a reporter, and we are lucky enough to have cameras such as a 5D Mark II in our camera pool with lenses to match. I was torn between purchasing this model and going with a rebel model, possibly the XSi. Im glad I went with this model, though, as features such as the top display panel are features that I have gotten accustomed to having on my cameras. While the 20D has fewer megapixels (8.2 vs 10.1), and has the same max ISO (1600), it holds an advantage in frames per second (5 vs 3). This was the key stat for me, as I needed a camera that I could also use in a pinch for breaking news if I didnt have time to go back to the office for one of the better cameras. While I have only received my camera today, I have tried it out with several lenses so far and found it to be more than adequate for my needs. For the price I paid ($155 including shipping) and its capabilities, I give this camera five stars. Also, props to JoeTechCo. Ordered product Wednesday night, received in Friday around noon. For a used camera, hardly a scratch, nick or smudge on it.

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The add stated the camera was in good condition and used very little. When I opened the box I found everything sealed in its original packaging. This camera had never been out of the box. I couldnt believe it. It was a state of the art camera when it was first sold and I feel it still is. There are so many bells and whistles on it, it will take me years to learn how to use them all. I use it only for astrophotography through a telescope. What took me one hour to time expose an object on film, in the past, can now be caught in 15 seconds on its digital chip. Great camera.

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The new canon "upgrades for Rebels (xti series & up) were very disappointing. Incredible you can purchase good used 20d for 150 bucks. The secondary LCD screen is a critical aid to quickly adjust EV values among other adjustments... Something the new rebel series does not offer. The old XT was far better in many respects. Craming more pixels on an APS-C sensor is not my idea of an upgrade but a marketing ploy. Anyway, im real happy with my 20d. 5fps for action shots, a secondary LCD screen all for far less than the 50/60d which is the starting point for pro features buying new. Its ashame canon downgraded the Rebel..In many ways the old series was a pro model in disguise. Well worth it if you locate one in decent shape.

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I love the older Canon cameras. I wear glasses and when I take them off to take pictures, I love that this camera can auto focus versus eye focus which my higher end cameras do. Helps prevent blurred photos for the most part.

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I wasnt expecting a like NEW item. I love it, and I do recommend this manufacturer. Shipping was FAST. I will purchase again with them. They are the BOMB. Cheap and quick. My kind. Enclosed is a shot of my Macho, taken with this awesome camera. Again, I love it. Ty, ty, ty!

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This has been a workhorse in my photo toolkit. I bought it in 2006 and have yet no need to replace it. It will need some work soon, as the flash lid gets seriously stuck, but given the tens of thousands of photos I have taken in 10 years, thats a minor thing.

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I purchased the 20D as an upgrade from my Digital Rebel. The cost was certainly worth it. This camera has many, many advantages to the Rebel (as Im sure other reviewers will point out), but I thought three were worthy of mention: ISO 1600 and 3200 have very, very low noise. This means that I am now able to get low-light shots that I never could before. For example, I often take pictures of crowded streets at night. Before, I needed to use a flash or else my shots would be blurred by camera shake and the motion of people walking. Now (with the help of a f1.8 lens) I can set the camera at ISO3200 and have the shutter speed be fast enough that I can get clear images. In fact, when I use the Black & White mode, the picture is virtually noise-free. Rapid-Fire burst mode. When the "multi-shot" function is on, this camera fires like a machine gun. It also writes the images to the memory card much faster than the Rebel ever did. I shot a series of 25 shots in 5 seconds, and it still had them all on the card 6 seconds after I stopped shooting. Black and White mode. Not just some toy feature, when you are saving as a JPG file (not RAW), the image is actully encoded as a B&W image--meaning a smaller file size. This means more shots per card, and also more shots being able to be held in the buffer. I was actully able to record 90 frames of B&W images (JPG-Large-Fine) at full speed (5 per second) without stopping (onto a 40x CF card). Like I said before, Im sure there are tons of other amazing features of the 20D, but I wanted you to know my favorites. UPDATE: Over the past few months, there have been reports that the 20D locks up on occasion. I had that happen to me only once. Canon has posted a firmware upgrade on its website that remedies this problem (as well as a few others). I upgraded, and have not had any problems since.

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I was looking for a inexpensive camera for my daughter to get started with. This camera was in excellent shape and works perfectly.

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