I guess with the line between a "professional" body and a "consumer" body rapidly blurring they may feel the need to remove features from the consumer bodies as the features that can be added to the professional bodies dwindles.
Lets face it... what more can they do with professional bodies nowadays? More megapixels? Less noise? Faster frame rate? Quicker, more accurate focusing? Most 1 series bodies from Canon and Nikon have the fastest AF available, noise at 800 rivals ISO 200 film, and they have more megapixels than most shooters will use. It seems logical that to make a distinction between the 1 bodies and everything else they would have to start stripping the cheaper models. I mean one of the newer consumer bodies is 10 MP which is how they are trying to push sales since we all know "more megapixels MUST be a better camera." That's the same reason you won't find spot metering on a consumer-grade Canon body. I'll stop rambling now... Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Meier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Actually, the Rebel has Av, Tv and M, too. All of this can of course still be controlled with one wheel and one button. It's just more cumbersome but I guess that is how Canon makes the Rebel a bit cheaper and more importantly distinguishes it from the higher end models. I most likely would have bought the Rebel if it had the quick control wheel. Without it it's just too cumbersome to change settings in M mode or to change focusing points quickly. Robert * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
