On 25/8/04, Michael Stevens, discombobulated, unleashed: >>Does this mean that if I want 2 bodies, they'll both have to >>be 1D territory? I suppose a spanking new1DMII and a tatty old >>1D would be good companions. > >Well, you don't HAVE to have comparable bodies but it does make life that >much easier. I myself have a 1D.2 with a 1D backup. The only downside is >that the old 1D has more noise than the newer Mark II (and most of my >shooting is indoor sports at ISO 1600-3200) but at least they both work & >respond the same way. I can't count the number of times the 10D on one >shoulder has bumped that little knob into the Av, Tv, or DEP position >ruining a series of shots. They should've made a lock on that dial ... > >>I am tempted to dump the 60 in favour of the 1D even now, and then slide >>over to the 1DMII or III or whatever in 12 to 18 months. > >Pretty close to what I'm thinking. I'll hang on to the 1D backup until the >initial $4500 price of the Mark II drops. Then I'll get another. Of course, >by then they may have something new out ... but, I really can't see too many >ways to improve the Mark II, especially since I've got Noise Ninja now and >it takes care of any noise that might appear.
Thanks for the input. Now I'm into a serious cogitational mode and will be sat at the Mac for 2 weeks solid doing my research, LOL. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _____________________________ * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
