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Old 06-01-2011, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Shano592 View Post
My multi-part question - apart from the IR filter, are there any major hardware differences between the 20D and the 20Da, and is it feasible to theorise that a firmware update using the 20Da software won't brick the 20D? Has anyone tried it, or seen it done?
I still use my 20Da for astro imaging (great camera) and I've given my 20D to my daughter.

The cameras are identical except I believe the 20Da uses a "translucent" type mirror rather than a normal mirror to achieve live view.
This live view is slightly different to the "liveview" featured on the current models.
So perhaps even if you do a 20Da firmware 'upgrade', you still may not be able to achieve live view.

I could be wrong though, but that's what I seem to remember regarding the major difference of the 20Da.

Andrew

Edit: wasyoungonce posted while I was typing, yes same concept.
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