> I'm not asking if I should get a backup > body - I was interested to find out if any > others who previously used 2 film bodies "as > a matter of course" (like I did) has found > that digital has removed most of the reasons > for carrying 2 bodies? . . .
>I've never understood the idea of carrying a second SLR on your holidays as >a....backup. SLRs plus accessories etc are already large enough to carry around on >holidays, leave under the sun, watch the sun, have a friend keeping an eye >on it while you have a dive etc. Now buying a second SLR body to leave >back in the room in case your 'proper' slr gets stolen..... i dont >know..... . . . Buy a single-use Kodak film cameras from the nearest supermarket and you'll be >fine . . . Having a backup may seem like an unnecessary extra hassle until you've had occasion to need it. On a trip to the Canadian Rockies my 1V died on the second day of the trip. Fortunately I had an EOS 3 along as backup . . . I like to think I got somewhat better shots than I would have with the disposable. In my view it'd be really sad to go to all the trouble of lugging all the lenses & accessories and then be unable to use them because of the incremental additional cost/weight of carrying a spare. Of course, if you're traveling in urban areas, you could forget the backup and just pay (yikes) retail if you need it. To the original question, I too have gone the transition of carrying film and digital bodies, until my last couple of trips have been digital only with the Mark II and old 1D as backup. I haven't needed the backup, and I can see cases where it'd be more useful to have two bodies with slightly different features along. If nature and travel shots are part of the same trip, the 1Ds and 1D would be a nice combo - Mark II for the extra reach and speed on the nature shots, 1Ds for full use of wide angle lenses & higher resolution. For travel and general work, maybe a 1D or 1Ds along with a 10D would be useful. The 1D or 1Ds for 'serious' shooting, and the 10D for casual shooting & where a smaller camera/lower profile are desired. Paul Wasserman * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
