On Dec 5, 2004, at 12:48 PM, bud kuenzli wrote:
On Dec 5, 2004, at 12:37 AM, Robert M. wrote:
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I second this. I currently use a 1Ds, and would love to know if the
new 1Ds Mk II is really *that* much better. I am in the beginning
stages of a studio and on location portrait business, and so far my
1Ds has served me well.
Steve
www.parrottimaging.com
It's hard to imagine there is any huge benefit for portrait work.
If it had a built in wireless transmitter .... but people use blurry
(...soft...) lenses to avoid sharp images ! LOL But seriously, the
one thing that more pixels does allow is shooting a larger area for
easier cropping later. I'm learning to back out a bit in my portraits
to allow 4x5 or 5x7 cropping later. The other day I did some full
length portraits and have enough resolution to crop to a medium close
up with no problem. The 1DsMKII would allow greater flexibility in
that manner but that alone isn't worth the cost. I can't afford both
the 1DMKII and the 1Ds and I need the speed for sports so it's the
MKII for me for a while at least.
--
Bud Kuenzli
I previously used a D60, and yes, the extra pixels with the 1Ds really
come in handy for being able to crop and still maintain high
resolution. Like you, I have to be constantly on guard to remember to
allow for cropping when taking portraits. It seems someone once asked
if there is a focusing screen that shows crop marks for common print
sizes. It would sure come in handy!
Steve
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