Steve’s Digicams have recently posted their review of the Canon PowerShot SD430 Digital ELPH, a 5.0 megapixels (CCD) digital camera with 3x optical zoom ( 35-105mm f/2.8-4.9), 2.0″ Color LCD with Night Display Control and a built-in wireless control for image transfer and printing.

“The SD430′s 5-megapixel Large Superfine images are awesome, with image quality being what we have come to expect from Canon’s models. Our outdoor sample photos are sharp, show good overall exposure, and color saturation is very pleasing. There was slight softness around the edge of our images, but this amount is very minute and it’s very unlikely the average users would even notice it. The Canon 3x optical zoom lens offers the a typical focal range of 35-105mm (35mm equivalent), providing a moderately wide angle field of view for interior and scenic shots, and telephoto coverage useful for portraits or to bring your subjects a little closer. I noticed moderate barrel distortion at wide angle, but relatively no pin cushioning at telephoto. Chromatic aberrations are well controlled, with only the slightest amount of purple fringing detectable in high contrast areas. Noise levels were very low, especially when the ISO was at 50 or 100, becoming more noticeable as the sensitivity increased. “

>> Canon PowerShot SD430 Review Roundup
>> Canon PowerShot SD430 Latest Price

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I’m not going to start another ‘classic’ brand war here, but ‘The Great Nikon Vs. Canon Debate‘ by Digital Grin forum is just to good to be missed..

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Here’s another e-mail from one of our readers.
Introducing.. Canon EOS 1Ds Mark XXX, a 120 Megapixel digital SLR camera with jobs button, money button, beer button, pizza button, sex button, mood button and many more.

If this camera was real, it would be the best camera ever made on earth.

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Ron Eggers has posted three samples from Canon EOS 5D which are available in full size resolution at PPMag.

Click to see Canon EOS 5D samples

>> Canon EOS 5D Review Roundup

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Peter M reported: “The domestic Canon warranty repair shop in Sweden (RCC) today confirmed that there is a problem with the new 70-300 4-5.6 IS when shooting in portrait orientation between 200-300mm. They have tested my lens on other cameras as well as other lenses in stock – all show this problem to a certain degree. Canon Sweden are now contacting European HQ in Holland to get their view on how to tackle the problem.”

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Fantasea Line, diving and underwater photographic equipment manufacturer, has recently announced the upcoming release of the F350D housing for the Canon Rebel XT digital DSLR. The F350D housing features a unique o-ring and gasket seal and is rated to a depth of 200 feet (60m).

The F350 will be available on February 20th for US$999

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There has been rumor floating around the net lately about the new Canon EOS 3D. One of our readers send us this picture and write that the camera would have 45 AF points with eye control and it’d be filling the gap between the full frame 5D (US$3300) and 1Ds series (US$7150).

Related Links

- Canon EOS 7D Rumor (September 2008)
- Canon EOS 5D Replacement (September 2008)
- Canon DSLR Camera Rumors for 2007
- Eye Controlled Focus article at Canon website
- Canon EOS-3 Features and Specifications

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Jeff Keller has posted his review on Canon EOS 5D, a 12.4 Megapixel Digital SLR camera with 2.5″ LCD, with some samples at DCRP. Here’s what he says about the image quality:

“I have one thing to say about those results: WOW. Noise levels are incredibly low, even at ISO 1600, which is the cleanest image I’ve seen yet in this test. You should be able to make large prints without any issues on this camera. To see how the EOS-20D did at ISO 1600 (it’s quite similar to the 5D), click here.

Overall the EOS-5D’s photo quality was excellent. The camera took well-exposed photos with accurate color and low purple fringing levels. As for noise? Well, there isn’t much, as you’ve hopefully seen in these tests. I took many photos at the big SF Auto Show back in November at ISO 1000 and above, and all of the pictures could be printed at 8 x 10 or larger. As is the case with all D-SLRs, Canon has the in-camera sharpening turned way down, and if you want things to be sharper you can either increase that, or just post-process in Photoshop. “

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Bill Caulfeild-Browne has written a good article comparing the new Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS USM with the legendary Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L with Canon 1Ds Mark II @ Luminous Landscape. This is what he says about:

Distortion: Both lenses show significant barrel distortion at 24mm, and pincushion distortion by 50mm. However, Canon 24-70mm shows less distortion than Canon 24-105mm.

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Larry Greenhill reviewed the Canon EOS 5D @ PhotographyReview and wrote:

“At ISO 100, the EOS 5D’s image quality is clean and smooth, with no artifacts or jaggies. Noise in the shadows is minimal all the way up to ISO 800. The sample images taken in the forest (see right) reveal detail in the shadows, both at the corners and at the center of the image. Some mild noise becomes detectible at ISO 1600. See the controlled studio tests to best evaluate image quality and compare with other cameras. The 5D’s color reproduction was impressive, both in dynamic range, depth, and ability to register what was there.

The Canon EOS 5D lives up to the hype. It breaks new ground with its full-frame sensor and huge rear panel LCD. Comparing it to Canon’s $7,999 flagship EOS 1Ds Mark II tells it all. The 5D offers a comparable full-frame sensor but beats the more expensive Canon with its lightweight construction, simple control layout, simplified menu, and a much larger LCD monitor. “

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