Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 11:03 pm
I've shot with a digi Rebel and I own a 20D. My wife (fiance at the time) got me the 20D so it wasn't of my doing. No complaints though. 
The digi Rebel is very nice and the image quality would/should be the same between the two cameras, but what I really like about the 20D is the wheel on the back. I'm used to the wheel because my Canon Elan 7 has it too, so it's really just like a digital version of my Elan 7. The digi Rebel takes another step or two, via menus, to do the same things that a simple turn of the wheel does. At least that's been my experience, but Windwalker would be a better resource on this since he's shot extensively with both. The 20D has been out for nearly a year now so that's OLD in this new world of digital, so Canon will probably replace it very soon even though it's still wildly popular. Nikon's recent D200 upped the anty and has 10 heckapixels compared to the 20D's 8 (it's all marketing, the megapixels aren't THAT big of a deal in and of themselves), but the Nikon also has lots of other great features too. So I don't think Canon will wait long to counter it. Canon has been the leader in this market so they know what they're doing.
If you shoot landscapes, one thing I DESPISE is the 1.6x crop factor. It sucks. That's why I can't wait to get a 5D with a full-frame sensor. If you shoot wildlife or sports it's no big deal and may even be an advantage to some degree to have a crop factor. I love to go really wide-angle so I'm anti-crop factor to the max. But I still love my 20D for certain things.
The digi Rebel is very nice and the image quality would/should be the same between the two cameras, but what I really like about the 20D is the wheel on the back. I'm used to the wheel because my Canon Elan 7 has it too, so it's really just like a digital version of my Elan 7. The digi Rebel takes another step or two, via menus, to do the same things that a simple turn of the wheel does. At least that's been my experience, but Windwalker would be a better resource on this since he's shot extensively with both. The 20D has been out for nearly a year now so that's OLD in this new world of digital, so Canon will probably replace it very soon even though it's still wildly popular. Nikon's recent D200 upped the anty and has 10 heckapixels compared to the 20D's 8 (it's all marketing, the megapixels aren't THAT big of a deal in and of themselves), but the Nikon also has lots of other great features too. So I don't think Canon will wait long to counter it. Canon has been the leader in this market so they know what they're doing.If you shoot landscapes, one thing I DESPISE is the 1.6x crop factor. It sucks. That's why I can't wait to get a 5D with a full-frame sensor. If you shoot wildlife or sports it's no big deal and may even be an advantage to some degree to have a crop factor. I love to go really wide-angle so I'm anti-crop factor to the max. But I still love my 20D for certain things.
Holy smokes, save four grand?? This must be some knockout camera. Phoooey.