Well, my wife is getting me a 30D for Christmas. As a background. I've used Canon film SLR's for the past 25 years - AE-1 and then A2E (a camera I love). I have 2 Olympus digital cameras - D600-L and C3030. I chose the 30D over the XTi because (1) I prefer the familiar body size of the 30D and (2) I prefer the magnesium body of the 30D. My film SLRs have travelled to the bottom of the Grand Canyon countless times, spent a week on the carrier USS Constellation, been to the Great Wall, and many other rugged places, and they've proved to be equally rugged bodies.
I need some advice on a couple of things for the 30D.
For my A2E I have the vertical grip attachment and the 60-T3 remote shutter release. Although the VG makes for a large heavy body, I like being able to turn the camera from horizontal to vertical shooting and still use the same hand position for the controls. I use the remote release when shooting tripod shots. Also, when I get my film processed I order the 'photo CD" option, so thats effectively my way of 'digitally storing' my pics.
I'm guessing I'll eventully want the 30D equivalent of the grip (now called a battery grip) and the N3 remote release. Do any of you Canon digital shooters out there use either of these accesories? Any feedback?
Do most people transfer pics straight from the camera or use a CF reader? I think the 30D is USB1 and I figure I can get a USB2 CF reader. ?????
Here's the options I have for storing my 30D photos:
- local hard drive (250GB0
- new external hard drive (160GB)
- Dual layer DVD burner
- CD/DVD burner
I'm thinking about dedicating the external 160GB hard drive to photo only storage. I'm a little nervous about this option because I had a local hard drive crash last year and lost some of my Olymous photos. Any feedback?
A lot of people put their pics out there online - something I haven't spent too much time researching. Where to start on this?
I usually lurk in the digicam posts, so I know there are some pretty knowledgable Canon digital people here in NAM... So any advice on my questions in this post would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Larry
