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I would have gone with that camera instead of the 20D had it been available then, at current prices! But neither was the case 11 months ago.

The 20D vs the orginal rebel was definitly a very different question. I'm looking forward to seeing what makes it into the 20D sucessor. And what they call the 20D's sucessor as they've kind of painted themselves into a confusing corner with that one.

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I am wondering if I should be going the other direction.

I certainly was too. And still would love to if money wasn't the question. However, when it comes down to it, I don't think I'm missing any shots with the 350D that I would be getting with a different camera. I'd still love to own one, and as the price of the orginal 1D comes down I still might get one. However, I am missing pictures because of the glass I don't own, so that's definitly the first thing on the list.

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And the viewfinder is so much bigger, more than the 1.6 vs 1.3 crop would suggest.

And it's full frame. WYSIWYG. And with real real focusing screens available. Of course, this week I found that people have worked out a way to change the focusing screen on an 20D but it doesn't look possible for the 350D. Oh well.

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The super-wide zoom was revelatory to me.

It's definitly the one EF-S lens I'd consider paying real money for. 10mm rectilinear is hard to imagine. My 16mm fisheye is nice, but nothing compared to that. My rebel came with the kit lense which goes to 18mm, and while it's a cheap lense I've been using it quite a bit.

Matthew