> However, I am frozen with indecision about getting it based on all the hoopla about > focusing problems with the camera that are either there out of the box or > develop over time...just curious about you folks opinion about the current > status of this issue. >
You'll probably get more opinions on this question than there are 10D's, because too many variables figure into the answer, the biggest of which is money, the second biggest is what kind of shooting you do. But if money's not a factor for you, here's my answer: wait for the mk2. I don't think it will be mid-summer, I think you'll get one by mid-June: Canon must have learned their production lessons by now. I still have a 10D that had *terrible* front-focusing problems out of the box, and getting warranty service by Canon Irvine only made them mostly go away. When everything works the 10D is a fine camera, but if I was ready to buy a good DSLR and wasn't worried about money, I would definitely wait. The MkII looks to me like a camera that will be good for quite a few years, assuming it performs to spec. As far as a light walking-around camera is concerned, I'd buy an S500. > Also up to what size prints do you feel are still 'really good' can be > generated from the 10D files? I've only gone up to 'really good' 13"x19" with the 10D so I can't really say, but I bet there would be no problems with e.g. 20"x24". My 13"x19"'s were even cropped a little. They were printed by Qimage on Epson Luster and Epson ink on an Epson 2200 with Epson's better free profiles (not the ones packed with the printer). In other words, I have the plainest of plain vanilla printing setups. I'm sure pro labs with fancy printing setups can get 'really good' results on larger paper. I feel that most of the conventional wisdom I've read about the limits of print-size-to-pixel ratios has been bogus. --Ken S. * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
