Jay, I'm no sales guru for Canon or an opponent of Kodak/ Nikon et al. I have been using EOS for 12 yrs and have been very happy. The 1Ds quality is extraordinary, but I suspect that others will match it in time. I find the burst speed to be plenty high enough, the major issue being the process / write to disk speed. On average, a file takes 5 seconds from shot to preview, so a full buffer is creating a 50 second wait. On the issues of AA filters etc. can I point you in the direction of this article? http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/1ds/1Ds-Pricing.shtml I think it answers many questions on Canon / Kodak filters etc. I will say that the images from 1Ds are far less soft than previous digital files I have seen from all brands.
At the end of the day, the issue of which choice to make usually boils down to how much glass of a certain brand do you have and what are you familiar with. I looked very hard at D1X, but retrospectively, I'm very happy I didn't go that way. I look forward to seeing sample files from Kodak though. Capture One is an excellent piece of software which still has a few minor issues (cyan previews / incomplete support for Custom White balance). Phase One are extremely responsive on the customer service / support side and I have now purchased. In my opinion, this is the sort of software that Canon / Nikon should have been bundlng from day 1, for the small amount it would have cost them. It is now (at last) possible edit digital files almost as fast as film. In print, the results have been impressive and clients more than happy. One of the unexpected benefits is that C1 is not demanding on processor power (although it does require large amounts of hard disk space) and consequently I will not now have to upgrade my PC. C1 works plenty fast enough on the Pentium III making a substantial saving on hardware. Nick. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Nick Wilcox-Brown, Photographer W: www.NickWB.com > As a cost comparison then, the 14n at USD 4,800 plus 750 for the Gold > Service totals 5,550. (I'm taking list prices from the Calumet catalog > received last week.) The Canon at USD 8,000 plus 500 for the > CapOne totals > 8,500, or just a bit more than 50% additional, for fewer > pixels, but a more > robust body and more sophisticated SW. At this point, I'd > really want to see > picture quality and workflow from both before making up my > mind, I guess. =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
