I am tempted. But I wouldn't be if I already owned a 20D. I don't
feel that the improvements are minor.
1. Spot metering - if you don't already know, you might be
flabbergasted to learn how useful this can be!
2. A 2.5 cm monitor (vs a 1.8 cm monitor) - now if they only made the
monitor as versatile and useful as the ones on the G series APS
cameras - well so much for dreaming.
3. A more rugged shutter system - 100,00 cycles.
4. A more flexible control system for exposures.
5. MSRP somewhat lower than the 20D!

Personally, I don't have the money for the 17-55 f/2.8 - which I
believe is almost as expensive as the camera body. Seems to me that if
I want those features - reported to be equivalent to an "L" series
lens, then perhaps I'd also want a more upscale camera body. Well you
may disagree, but for my use, I'm still not convinced that the 17-85mm
IS USM is so terrible, as some have indicated.

Bob in Florida

--- In eos20d@yahoogroups.com, "lokejul" <jul.loke@...> wrote:
>
> http://www.canon.co.jp/Imaging/eos30d/
>
> The new EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS USM sure looks tempting too.
>
> Cheers
> Julian Loke
> P.S. Sitting on my hands, so my wallet is out of reach :-)
>