Sounds like you are ready to buy the Canon 1D Mk II - is there anything it doesn't do that you need?
-- Best regards, Bruce Monday, June 21, 2004, 4:44:49 PM, you wrote: HC> there isn't a lot of difference in the bodies, but there is a lot of HC> difference in the lenses. with Canon or Nikon, i get IS/VR and instant HC> manual override of autofocus. with Pentax, there is only one, soon to be HC> two, lenses that will allow that. this weekend's shooting with the *istD has HC> convinced me that the $5K body, of whatever manufacturer that meets my HC> needs, is going to be on my shopping list sooner rather than later. it has HC> to have a high sustained frame rate (say 5fps) with no pausing for writing HC> of files to the card and instant manual override of autofocus with no HC> switches. it has to be supported by a lens line that has long and fast glass HC> with manual focus override without any switches. these are strong HC> requirements. nice to haves are more than 6 megapixels and IS/VR. i'd be HC> willing to compromise on the frame rate and manual focus override if HC> Pentax's $5K body had at least 10 megapixels. HC> i've had my *istD 8 months and it has paid for itself in saved film HC> processing costs alone in that time. another month or so and i will have HC> saved enough to pay for the 4G Microdrive too. that doesn't even account for HC> having more salable shots, in absolute numbers and in hit rate, resulting in HC> more real and potential income. i look at the misses i have had anyway, a HC> fair number of which were waiting for the camera to write to the card and a HC> fair number because by the time i could override the AF, the animal had HC> moved again, that not spending the money on a higher capability body HC> represents loss of income. using the AF 1.7X on my 400/2.8 has shown me what HC> a good total AF should work like, and except for the two new DA lenses, none HC> of Pentax's other lenses work that way. the 1.7X-400/2.8 combination is too HC> long for anything other than birding, but i still need that type of focus HC> control in other situations. working mostly in MF mode is not an option. HC> Herb.... HC> ----- Original Message ----- HC> From: "Jeff Post" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> HC> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> HC> Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 11:47 AM HC> Subject: Re:pentax digital line up (was Re: OT A*85mm for $1,000 (was MX for HC> nearly $400)) >> If and when you decide >> you need more out of a digital camera then Pentax can provide, you can HC> then >> switch camera brands. Is there a big difference between the $1500 DSLRs >> from Cannon, Nikon, and Pentax?
