03-20-2006, 07:24 PM
I have a 20D and can testify to it's niceness. I also have a D70 and it doesn't feel like a step down (the 20D is better though, albeit slightly). For all practical purposes, they're the same. I don't know one mom (here in the 7 million strong bay area) with a 20D (a couple with a Rebel), so I doubt that it could be considered a staple. I can't imagine why anyone would spend so much to take a picture of junior at karate practice. I think a talented professional like pRON can truly discern the differences between these machines (not to mention the photo nerds on dpreview with their bugs and flowers), but joe and jane blow probably just need to get the Oly E-500 two lens kit for $699 at Costco and call it a day. For half the price, they get a camera and lenses that are 95 percent as nice at the 20D.