I've got a 20d (bought for €40). Feels quite chunky compared to my 700d. Cool camera, image quality is still impressive, even though low res, they look great on my computer. Only downside is that the shutter button is a bit slow. It might be giving out or it's just the way it is, not sure.

Thanks for this! My first DSLR was the 20D. Loved the chunkiness of it. Coupled with L glass, the output was quite impressive. Still have the 5D and 7D and will hunt down a 40D soon. Camera collecting on the cheap...Woohoo! Would love to see some more old Nikons as well. My super fun Nikon D50 was $30USD with kit lens. Love how the old cams shoot compared with my newer mirrorless. While inferior in many ways, yet more satisfying in others. We're spoiled for choice these days.

That pictures are perfectly usable today for web, social media and smaller prints

I really liked my 50D. Once I even put it in freezer for a while to test if lower temperatures can really affect noise performance of camera.

new buying a camera is the worst investment you can make

I once had this brick in my hand How much does it weigh?

The next model the 20D was my first DSLR (after four decades of film) , its on the shelf still in perfect working condition , took many great images on its 8mp sensor which happily go to A3 prints. The D series was legend.

Nice video... My first camera was a 60D, wondering why it might have betrayed the series, anyone?

I have a slightly newer c-2040 model which technically has video capabilities but it seems the only video it can take is 4 seconds long, 240p and it does not record audio!

This was my first DSLR and bought it when it was available in 2003. Took it to Japan etc.. and started using it for my photography and made the jump away from film. Still have the camera and still works. Currently using a 1DX mark III. I initially shot JPG since my computing workflow could not handle RAW yet lol.

A dealer in Scotland has one for sale for £199. I still use mine occasionally, and the combination of the large sensor, and Zeiss lens continues to impress. Another old bridge camera I enjoy using is the Konica Minolta Dimage A2.

The only annoying thing about that camera was the buffer - I loved the rest of it!

My Dad bought the 20D when first came out and it blow me away at how good it was/is. I ended up getting the 350d which was also an excellent cam.....

My wife's first camera was an EOS 60D she got in 2014 after the 70D released. She used that until she upgraded to an R6 in 2020. After that I got into video work live streaming hybrid work and church with the R6. We still have the R6, but I also got a smaller fun Lumix FZ40 after watching/reading almost every CameraLabs review on the Lumix FZ and Canon PowerShot lineups from that era. The FZ40 cost me $45 on eBay and has been loads of fun with its 600mm zoom and basic looking 720p video. But with manual video control, I still get some control over shutter speed and aperture that I cant quite match with the BlackMagic App on my iPhone. I'm pretty happy with my setup now with the R6 for "real" photo and video work, and my FZ40 and iPhone managing my more fun family photo/video duties. I may upgrade to an FZ200 at some point, or just just straight to an old used M43 camera in the future.

I've used 10D for a short while but never liked it. Yes IQ was good but autofocus performance was disastrous. I couldn't get image in focus no matter what. And back in those days there wasn't a system in place to confidently set manual focus. Now was that focussing issue due to camera's fault or was it on the lenses I've used, I couldn't tell. However, next year I got that 300D, together with that EF-s 18-55 lens, and that camera was marvellous, despite its limitations....

Thank you for your work, Gordon! I love the XXD series of cameras! Fun fact: This summer, I was invited to the Wedding of my best friend from school. They had a team of two photographers (Sony A7 IIIs) and one lady videographer (R6). I was a guest but couldn't resist taking my 50D + 24-70 2.8II, Speedlite, and 2 radio triggers with me. Long story short, the bride loved my photos way more than the ones from the paid photographers. (Im a portrait photographer with 15 years of experience) The newest gear is good, but oldish cameras, like in the video or those 30D and 50D, still make a fantastic photo tool. It's the limitations of your gear that help your creativity to shine! We just need to have hands that grow from shoulders, not hips. Regards from Kyiv!

I recently bought a 10D (£32 on MPB now) and took it to Perth with a 50mm. I enjoy using it, its a slower pace of photography. Currently using it with a 24-105 and they seem well suited, although a 28-135 might be more period correct with the styling

How do you look at the two modes P and fully auto?

Uff, after inflation this camera would be $2500 in todays money 😂

I just realized, mirrorless r50’s head design resembles that of the 10d!

My first digital camera.

I had the D60, then 10D, then 20D which I kept all the way until the 7D was released. They made some great cameras!

My lineup, 10D, 30D, 40D, 50D, 7D, 7DII, M6II, 5D, 5DII, R6II all on the shelf and ready to roll

I’ve had several canon DSLRs including a 50D, 7D, 5D (classic). Never got on with the 7D for some reason. The 5D is, well, a classic but my favourite was the 50D. It was the best of the double digits in my opinion, a great camera.

Pictures look great, I would still prefer a 10D to any smartphone in the world.

My mom got from a senior client she takes care of at her work it’s an 2001 olympus c-1 let’s hope if it still works

My first Canon was 350d and then 40d, 70D, 5D, 6D, 5d III, Canon R, I still have 6d,5d III and Canon R :)

First Canon camera I owned was the 50D. Such a great camera at the time. Went on up the series with the 60,70,80,90D's. Sold them to get a newer body every 2 years. Eventually bought another 70D, and own the R50, R6MII and the R7.

Definitely better than overpriced pocket digicam

Haha yes, I had the 10D as first, then moved exactly to the 40D, felt quite insulted indeed by the 60D so I moved sideways to the 1Dmk4 instead! P.S. all of this more than ten years after each camera came out, they are cheap and still amazing!

I waited for the 20D for my first dSLR. I used that for many years, had a 30D as a second body, but didn't like the 60D and went to 7D when I upgraded. Then back to the two digit bodies with 70D which was a really nice camera with articulated screen, a newish sensor, better live view and (I believe) first with Dual Pixel AF. Much better all round camera than the 7D in my opinion and even the 7D II in some areas. Olympus launched the E-M5 (Mk I) and Canon had the ridiculously bad (first generation) Eos M so I switched to MFT, but still use my last Canon - the 70D sometimes.

That rear dial look and sound awesome

20D was my first DSLR - the one that convinced me to sell my film gear 😢 kinda regret that now! After the 20D came the 400D, then 100D, then a couple of M43 cameras (LUMIX GX8 and GM5) when I wanted to shed some weight for bushwalking. An interest in astrophotography got me back to Canon with a 6D, which I swear is still the best bang for camera and camera system available today. Worth a review in itself?

Thanks for another memory lane with your usual high standard of tech explanations. The 300D and its price finally won me over (hobbyist). I think I had a 5MP Pentax point and shoot for sometime before. I embraced digital with open arms......

I had a 7D also too. Great Video Gordon. Memory lane is awesome because of Dino Bytes and you.

10D is really cool. How far they had come. Would love to have this and put along side my 1DX. This would be a great contrast. I have an M5 and put it next to my 1DX. Very different machines.

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Loved mine!

The 10D was my 1st DSLR. I have used a 30D a Digital Rebel and Fujifilm S2 Pro prior to owning the 10D but those were not mine. The 10D has a special place in my heart but my 20D has taken its place and provides a similar but upgraded nostalgia 😅

The 450D was my first, I still make money from images taken with it!

Very cool retro review. I had the Digital Rebel and later moved to the 20D, skipping over the 10D in the process. The Rebel took several seconds to start up and the 20D vastly improved that, along with a much more solid build and adjustability features. Then owned the 50D, 60D and 80D. Once the articulating LCD screen came out I knew I would never go back to the fixed version, and it looks like Canon agrees.

Yeah, still remember the feeling of sturdiness of the 10D after the D30 and D60 :-)

On the recommendation of the 40D, I would rather recommend the 50D. The two cameras might look entirely identical but the 50D is much nicer of a shooting experience especially in live view with its screen that's double the resolution of the 40D and the nicer live view functionality that it has, along with doing exposure simulation much better - at least in my experience my 40D always shows me exposure levels in live view that are quite far from what I get in the final picture which has never been a problem with my 50D. As a live view camera it definitely feels like the 40D could have used a little longer in the oven before Canon called it done

I still use my 5D MK I and II a lot. The usability isn't the best, the autofocus is lousy, but the images are interesting. Actually interesting, compared to all the flat stuff you get with the mirrorless cams and modern lens designs

Brilliant! a review of a camera I have and not from a KZfaq clip from 10 years ago. I was using this exact camera today (29h July 2024) It's a great camera to have to use and can produce some really nice shots. I have a Sony A350 which is is slower than the 3fp of the Canon. I'm hoping for either a Nikon D2Xs or maybe a Minolta DiMAGE 5 next lol.

Cannon D30 in June 2002 while waiting for delivery of the D60 in July. Canon 20D and a Rebel XT in 2005. Canon 60D in 2010. Canon 70D in 2014. Canon 90D in 2019. Cannon EOS R7 in 2022. Pentax? Yup, a few (used) of those too. 🤫

Bought my first DSLR after watching your videos, it was Sony Alpha A300. Soon after that I bought 40D and switched sistem, and again it was your review that made me do it. Back then I just started my first year in university when I began to take photography more seriously. Recession started and student jobs were not so easy to find in my area but I saved as much as I could to get those cameras, lenses and so on. Always relying on your videos. Thank you for another great retro review 😊

Gordon: a fantastic video. Sweet memories: The Canon EOS 10D was my first DSLR! With my first lens, the Canon ef 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 is usm and the ef 70-300mm f/4-5.6 is usm. Upgraded to the 30D with some lenses (ef 16-35mm f/2.8 L; ef 24-70mm f/2.8 L; ef 70-200mm f/2.8 IS L; ef 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6l is usm; ef 100mm f/2.8 macro and the ef 50mm f/1.8 mkII. The lenses i used also with the EOS 1D MKIII, EOS 1D X, EOS 6D, EOS 5D MKIV; EOS 1D X MKII and few months with the EOS R5. Yes the EOS 10D started it all! in 2004!

My DSLR progression: 20D, 40D, 7D (2009), 5Diii (2014 and still my only camera.)

A few months before the EOS 10D, Canon announced its first full frame camera, the 1Ds, of 11 megapixels which was amazing for the times.