Robert if your thinking that it represents good value, then I recommend that you just do it. I see all too often people agonising about this feature or that feature, when 99% of the time the features you need are provided by even the most basic of the cameras in the range.
Its true that the sensors might get more pixels, but I guess that is always going to be true. I've found that well exposed (no shake, and clearly focused) RAW images can be upsized 25% with no major losses, and that was with the 20D which is significantly smaller sensor and pixel count. Just how big are you going to desire printing? If the 5D is really a limmitation then perhaps you should be considering medium or large format film?? I think that the 5D is an excellent machine streets ahead of the 20D / 30D simply because of the larger sensor and the therefore attendent larger focusing screen you get, if I had the buks I'd just own one. My EOS film camera is still the 630 and having used EOS 1's, all I really miss is the metering display in manual mode and the thumb wheel on the back (I find the PIC modes pointless). I don't even miss that when shooting landscapes on a tripod, and infact find having to put my eye to the viewfinder or be at the right angle above the camera to see the LCD to check exposure settings slightly frustrating. I seriously doubt that there will be any 'killer' features on subsequent models to the 5D, anyway even if there are, it will cost more than the camera you're looking at now (with the cash back offer) so why wait? > > Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 23:19:42 -0800 > From: Robert Read <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: EOS 5d - buy now or wait for new model? > > Hi, > > I'm fairly new here so perhaps this is a bit off-topic, but I've > actually got a question about an EOS camera. :) I'm contemplating > buying a 5d, which seems like a pretty good deal with Canon's $600 > rebate on top of B&H's low price. (I bought a 50mm lens a couple > months ago, so I qualify for the double rebate.) The problem is I'm > concerned I'll have a bad case of buyer's remorse in a couple months > whens when Canon (possibly, probably) releases their next model with > tons of new features. Am I just being paranoid, or should I really > wait? Any advice? > * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
