My Mind-Blowing Experience with a 20-Year-Old Camera
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This nearly 20 year old camera is a hidden gem! With incredible performance for its age, amazing color science and image quality, solid build and an awesome fun factor... the Canon EOS 20D is a literal steal at its price point these days, and I think everyone should own one! It blew my mind, and I think It will surprise you too!
I'm from the film era. Both for personal work and for a while there for a living. We had to get things right with basic cameras and film selection. High ISO (ASA back then) films were 800-1600 (sometimes pushed to 3200). You're right. Nothing to get in the way and you needed to know what you were doing and trying to accomplish. Even today, my goto is a Canon 6D or an 80D if I want to get fancy. Today I did order a 20D again. I have one that is converted for IR and takes some great images. I had another one I had picked up but gave to my son so he could try his hand at photography. I finally decided to get another 20D just for that more analog feeling of working with a film SLR without the expense of film (though I do have film cameras too.) As you noted, the color science on the older Canons is lovely. Makers back then were trying to replicate film more to wean folks over to digital. So it is no surprise that the old sensors have a creamier, more filmic look to them. You are right. Working in that stripped down to basics manner can tune up old skills and make you see better as a photographer. And be a better photographer. Great video with real insight.
In my collection I have 5d, 1ds, 1d mkll, and 60d, 400d, Hello from Russia!
A lot of great images can be taken with not-so-new cameras. Hello back from the U.S. Enjoy!
I'm blessed with so many small photography channels with older gears but know the knack of it.
Your photos are showing the calmness and the story is there.
I really enjoyed this video, thanks 🙏
Ah yes, the 20D. My first DSLR ever. Purchased new with a slew of lenses. Sold it off to a budding photography student, but missed it dearly. I have since picked up a 7D and 5D Classic and will be adding back the 20D in 2024. I have a SONY A7IV, but truly enjoy the chunkiness and 'RAW" experience that old DSLRs provide. The output was 'mainstream' at one time but rather unique today and refreshing in a sea of clinically perfect images. New Subscriber!
It was my second camera, and a huge upgrade from the XT. I got it used, then sold it when I found a cheap 40D. That one suffered intermittent shutter problems, so I couldn't trust it anymore. Also ended up with a 7D and 5D classic. My problem there is they were pinnacle goals, and I don't want to risk anything happening to them as something to just take out for fun. I just ordered a 20D to "play" with, and look forward to taking more pictures again. I feel like it's going to be the new 5D classic, if it isn't already. There really is some magic in those old Canon sensors.
Like they say, the pros still recycle and tune the basics. And really shows how far you’ve come. W video
Indeed. Thank you Sir!
The ones at night with the fog thoooo 🤩🤩🤩
Facts. :)
I agree with all your comments. I have an EM1 Mark III and love the system. I sell and exhibit my work and no one has ever asked what kind of camera I use. Its really all about who's behind the lens!
Still have mine that I bought when it first came out that i keep as a backup and for B&W use… its been a absolute beast of a workhorse and I cant really put it into words but has just such a joy to use and a oddly satisfying look to it… and for purely social media posting or jpeg its 😍.
Absolutely awesome video congrats!! 👏🤩
That Shutter Smack sound. So loud and pleasent!
Superb persentation. Tempted to shoot my 20D again soon.Thank you.
I used to photograph weddings 10+ years ago with a Canon 20D. Fantastic camera! Recently I purchased a used 30D, minor upgrade to the 20D and I feel the same as you, this is photography at its simplest and best. The menu system on these cameras is so simple, every button means something useful, and it fits my hand like a glove. I got myself the kit lens it used to come with, the 17-85 USM IS and that lens is so great! Trying to decide what prime I want, but for now I am re-enjoying photography again, not in a professional capacity now, but for myself and my family and friends. Now I'm having fun again! Cheers, and spectacular photos!
I bought one of these back in 2017 and have used it since! Its fun using down to earth cameras
Great video and message, I'm currently shooting with my Nikon D300 and it's a joy to use, and it's build to last a lifetime. Keep on making great contents like this, your channel is fire!
having owned on for almost 20 years, and currently have a R5. There is still something about the old thing, aside the dodgy flash release they are great.
I love the older Canon’s too, one camera you should try is the 5d mark 1 and 2 , i love the look it produces 👍, as for a lovely old camera that handles highlights so well in my opinion is my old 1Ds mark 2
I've been trying to get my hands on a 5D classic, but I haven't got the extra cash yet haha.
Quippy 😮
@@LouisLuzuka hello :)
I have a lot of Canon cameras. They are by far my favorite.
One of my favorite cameras is my first DSLR which is the Canon XSI (450D). I love it for the same reason you say here, it is simple and not many features by todays standards which just makes it fun.
Thanks for sharing!
I recently picked up a mint 5D mark II, a 40mm pancake and 50 f1,4 and loving it... and I'm a life long Nikon shooter.
Really nice images 👍
Thank you!
20d is a great camera. Just sold mine (along with a 50mm prime) to a friend who is learning photography - forces you to really learn the triangle (aperture, shutter, iso) and is very basic. But it takes such amazing photos.
I have my 20d sitting right beside me as I watch this. It is a great camera that's fun to use, the 7d is another good cropped sensor that's a beast even over the 20d but you also have the 5d mark 1&2 for full frame. Ther are priced pretty good for being old.
Thanks
It would be nice to how this old Camera works together with quiet new lenses coming out later than 2015. Lenses for high resolution APSc sensors. The shots must be incredible sharp. Do you make review?
That’s a great idea! I’ll do that!
My 10mp Canon 40D is also a great camera.
My second DSLR after my brand new Nikon D70s broke 1 week! Talk about heartbreak😢
Great camera! So many pros used it for many years. The AF is perfectly good just use the centre AF point only. You need to work like a film shooter :)
I have huge 5 ft wide stitched panoramas that look incredible.
Got miself 10d for 10$ and it turned out that it is in fantastic condition, i really like to use it and even picking it up just to hold it. It is so much well made, that my Canon R is feels ( like u said abt your R6m2 ) like a toy. I really think that if I would be shooting 10d right now I can find myself some better compositions, and improve my photography style in general, then on R.
I've still got my Rebel XTi, just slightly newer than the EOS 20D, but with the same simplicity. It is also strikingly more solidly built than my current EOS R8 even though it was the base DSLR at the time. Plus it has full support for a battery grip. You have to go pretty high up the current Canon product line to find battery grip support.
For someone who shoots for fun like me, I think old cameras are more challenging, more interesting, I myself use a 30d which is also an old camera, there iis something with the cam that is interesting. Coming from something like the m10 and the 60d, the 30d is more difficult in many areas. But i found it challenging, and there is something from the images from the 30d that I like. The classic tones of old dslrs maybe, but I love my 30d.
This was my second ever DSLR. I got it for $1200 in 2006 and boy was I happy. This was THEE APSC camera to have back then. And compared to the 5D, It was so affordable.
It’s still an absolute beast, 20 years later!
Try the 5D if you really like the 20D as its basically the same but has a full frame sensor. Its my go to vintage DSLR still. And ISO 800 looks like film grain. Love the look. @@PaulStrople
@@TheBEARofHIGHWAY1 I've been trying to get my hands on one for awhile haha. Will 100% make a video on it when I find one!
People wonder why the images from older digital cameras (especially Canon cameras) have a "special look". Very early digital photographs (1990's) were not great, and the images had a fake plastic look to them. Film photographers didn't want to change, and they hated the ugly "digital" look of photographs, plus going digital was VERY expensive back then. That's when Canon started making sensors that created images that looked more like film than digital. Supposedly, Canon was in collaboration with Kodak in the early days so they could better emulate film, and attract film shooters to the digital arena. They also made the shutter sound and feel like the shutter that was on film cameras (I really miss that!!). Digital sensors have evolved, not in a bad way, but a just bit different than the early days.
I wish manufacturers would make a bare bones camera like the 20D today. I actually picked up a good used 5d Mark II for $250 USD and use it as my main camera now, even though I have much newer cameras. It's a lot more basic in operation. Of course, if you want the king of them all, get a 5D Classic! It's probably THE best camera, digital or film, ever made.
Thanks for posting and keeping these old beautiful beasts alive! I shot a LOT of weddings with a 10D and 20D, and some of MY most favorite images I've ever shot in 25 years as a photographer have come from these two cameras. I still get them out once in a while, and I'm never disappointed.
I'd LOVE a 5D Classic! I've been on the hunt for one, just haven't found one I can afford yet.
I wondered if Canon was in collaboration with someone on these older sensors, they're pure magic!
@@PaulStrople The funny thing is, I got a nice 5D for cheap, but I never use it because I don't want anything to happen to it! Silly, right?? :-)
@@robertmccutchan5450 *buys the Toyota of cameras*
*doesn't use it*
LOL
That's silly indeed!
I'm looking for one to use haha, otherwise what's the point of having it?
With new RAW converter software you can develop better pictures than you could in the 2000th years. I plugged an old USB hard drive an watched my first photos taken with the EOS Rebel XT. I was surprised how good it is possible to develop new JPGs from old RAWs. I use Canon's DPP4 (Digital Photo Professional). The quality is very good. The oversaturated reds are gone. All colors in the standard picture style are more accurate and balanced than in the past. Canon must have changed the demosaicing and color interpolation algorithm.
@@thorstenjaspert9394 I have to agree! The newer software seems to clean up noise quite well in the older cameras, too.
Thank you for the video.
In fact, the photography industry has been immensely polluted. New cameras are announced every now and then that drives few photographers crazy. New technology is science but, photography is an art which doesn’t change.
Therefore, I decided to focus more on photography and zero attention to new releases. I know the latest sensation is Sony A9III but it hardly makes any sense to me.
So, I use older Canon DSLRs and bought them real cheap over the last five years. What a wonderful way to feast on ignorance of users and build up a solid arsenal that will carry me through at least ten years from now or even more.
Yep I like the old camera's too. I shoot a Nikon D700 12 Megapixel sensor with a Pentax image processor in it coupled with a Nikon Japanese produced sensor (newer nikons use the sony sensors). The images it produces with good glass are second to none. They have an almost 3D look to them. With todays software you would be amazed what you can do with these old camera's you can increase the resolution X4 and still increase sharpness at the same time. But even shot native you can zoom in quite a bit with 12 megapixels if the glass is sharp.
May I ask did you replace the rubber cover for the usb port? That thing broke into dust in a week after my dad take it out from the moisture proof box and pass on to me. Currently trying to start learning photo shooting with it, and just like you said int the video, the simple of this camera makes me not feeling overwhelming.And your vid gives me confident on this machine. Nice video!
Glad this video was helpful for you!
I did not replace the usb port cover, no.
Never had any issues with that.
What picture settings did you use for the B&W JPEGs straight out of the camera please ? e.g. contrast, if a colour filter used etc. I have a Canon 20D and it would give me a great excuse to use it to have a go a SOOC B&W images.
I got one for 10 bucks at a camera store in a "sold as broken " box. But its fully working. But since switching to mirrorless i got trust issues with the good old dslr autofocus. To bad live view was introduced in much later eos series
I have one. My ex’s little brother spilled apple juice on it. It mostly works except the buttons are sticky and I’m not sure the shutter button works so it needs a vertical grip to take a picture. It was a great camera.
I just got a hold of an EOS 20D but it doesn't have any lenses that go with it. Do you have any recommendations that are relatively cheap for someone just as a beginner?
EF 50mm f/1.8 all day every day! It's one of the best lenses for beginners, period!
If you're looking for zoom lenses, a Sigma EF 18-35mm is amazing as well!
I do not understand why you need background muzak which is extremely distracting - the equivalent of noise in photography.
Just out of curiosity, im a newer photographer and actually have a 20D. Do you just plug the camera into the computer to get the photos off or how does that work with computers today? im still figuring out how it works and stuff and want to know if I need to order something specific to remove photos or what?
I used a USB CF card reader. 😊
I have a question
I did buy this Camera recently
Well when I look through the view Finder and the focus point is in the middle for example
And I click the shutter to focus I see the focus point in red and the one under it with red too but not the same red I get on the middle focus point
So is there a problem with my copy of the camera or is it normal
Pls answer my question and I will be thankful
I just start using one but i dont have that issue, only one focus point is red, but i dont know either. hope this help
There’s no problem with the camera. I’ve had many Canon DSLRs over the years, and most of them did that. It had no effect on the images I got! I think it’s relatively normal.
Just goes to show maybe an old camera but being a pro you can get great images whereas us snappers struggle 😮
And that, my friend is where learning composition, and learning to see good lighting comes in!
I’ll have some content up on the channel about that soon!
i had it... 20 years ago
well, my FIRST DSLR (and I stil have it....bur don't use it anymore )👍
If you want to strip away all the features and get back to the bare bones get a 1930s Leica. Or better still a Wista 4x5. Digital is great but it’s a crutch.
I've got a Pentax MX. Full manual everything. I just can't afford the film development costs, haha.
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Medically speaking, my testosterone levels are actually abnormally high... which judging by your comment is a problem you wish you had.
Good day, Sir, and thank you for the free engagement. :)
@@PaulStropleHate to break it to you but guys who actually have testosterone never have to mention it.
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