Re: Canon 1Ds MarkII Test Drive

[Boris Liberman]

Hi!

True Boris, true. But in defend of my friend I can tell that as much  as 
he was satisfied with EOS-3 he was very upset with performance of  20D 
for three reasons - AF speed in low light (here Nikon is leader),  AF 
accuracy and frequent overexposure problems with metering in this  
Canon. He had none of these problems with analog body (no surprise  for 
me, as EOS-3 is a kinda higher class body with 45 sensors AF like  in 
1Dxxx series). He didn't want to pay for any body from 1D family  and 
thus probably his decision.

I don't live in Canon land, but perhaps Canon produced firmware updates 
that attended some of 20D problems you listed. Say, some folk reported 
that *istDS mCode 2.0 improved some on AF operation. Also, there is 
always a chance that his very camera was a bad sample and he could've 
exchanged it for another 20D (by warranty)...

I haven't heard as serious a complaint about 20D yet. Though like I 
said, I don't live in Canon land.

And still, well, 20D was a disappointment for him... Is it the end of 
the world? I hardly think so...

I suppose it makes no sense to pursue this branch of the topic, but I am 
still left in wonder.

Boris