Tim Munro wrote: > A very important issue with having a backup body is that the interface is > the same as you use on your main body. If you need to grab it and keep > shooting you must be totally familiar with the controls and not stuffing > around trying to remember how some function works on the different body. I > have seen this catch people out during photo shoots.
I second that. I kept my Rebel 2000 when I got my EOS-3. While it is handy to have as a backup or even a second camera with another lens mounted, even though I am very familiar with the 2000, it is difficult to switch back and forth between the two because of the many differences between the two. I shot one game with my 70-200 f2.8 L on the Rebel and 300 f4 L on the -3. I was amazed afterwards how many shots taken with the Rebel (even with the faster lens) were out of focus while most of the shots taken with the -3 were keepers. (While part of that may have been the gap between the capabilities of the cameras themselves, I think the bigger problem was that I had grown used to how fast the -3 is and expected the Rebel to focus just as quickly.) Obviously, there's a larger difference between the two than most bodies. Pattie Anderson "Seek respect mainly from thyself, for it comes first from within." ~ Steven H. Coogler * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
