A Review of Canon's First DSLR, the D30

The year was 2000: the Y2K bug had turned out to be a flop, a man purchased $200 million in Ansel Adams negatives for $45 at a garage sale, and Canon released their first DSLR, the D30, a camera that would go on to have a significant impact on the photography industry. What was the D30 like? This neat video review takes a look at the camera. 

Coming to you from Dino Bytes by Gordon Laing, this fun video review takes a look at the Canon D30. The D30 was Canon's first true DSLR. Before that, they sold two Kodak cameras rebranded as Canon products, but the D30 was the first digital single lens reflex camera developed in house. The D30 shouldn't be confused with the 30D. In fact, the D30 and the D60 are the only Canon DSLRs in which the "D" comes before the number in the product name. Truth be told, I wanted to buy one for about a year, and I patiently watched eBay for a working model. I was excited when mine finally arrived in the mail, and I have a lot a lot of fun pulling it out occasionally. The camera caused quite a stir with its CMOS sensor, particularly when the late, great Michael Reichmann declared the output of the D30 to be better than film. After all, film still ruled the land (I was a kid shooting with an amateur film camera at the time), and the $3,500 digital SLR stuck out quite a bit. It's a neat window into history; check out the video above for the full rundown from Laing.