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First off, let me preface this by saying that I have been waiting for the 5DMk2 since the day the 5D was replaced (it did everything for me except I needed 5fps), and now, as a 3 year wait draws to a close, I am getting *really* impatient, which may account for my edgy post earlier. 
Having vented, I feel a lot better now!
bobbytan wrote:
I think you are missing a big chunk of people who want professional features in a body (i.e. accurate and reliable AF with full weather sealing) in a compact 5D body i.e. without the grip. There are A LOT of people out there who simply HATE grips .... as it does nothing for them except add more bulk and weight. Canon, therefore, need to offer a 3rd option .... and I can guarantee you that this 3rd option will be MAJOR hit .... like the 5D was.
I think we can agree that no matter WHAT Canon releases, there probably will be a large chunk of people who are have different requirements and, even if the requirements are similar, different perceptions as to whether a product meets the requirements or no (eg, Stanj and I seem to have similar requirements for AF, but we perceive the 40D as meeting our needs differently).
With every camera, there are "MUST HAVE" features, without which the purchase decision doesnt make sense. And there are "NICE TO HAVE" features which one can still work around.
As an example: If someone finds the AF inadequate for their purposes, that makes the camera a no-go. On the other hand, for someone who really shoots in the rain, a proper raincover is essential. It isnt enough to merely have a functional camera in the wet - you need to keep water off the front elements and from blurring up wth VF.
For the "nice to have" features, there are workarounds. They may not be ideal, but it is all about compromises (after all, that is why we all buy bodies other than the 1Ds3, right?).
For sure there are a lot of people who really need a certain feature that is missing; and for some people, what I consider "nice to haves" may be "must-haves." But I suspect that for the vast majority of people crying for feature X, it is more about "nice to have" and keeping up with Nikonses than any "must have" reason.
Take the 51-pt AF & weathersealing, the two hot topics of the day. Ask yourself - until the D300 was released, how many people were clamoring for these features in the xxD? There were a few, definitely - but compare that to the number of people who apparently simply CANNOT take a photo now with 51-pt professional AF and a weather-sealed body. What gives?
And my apologies to those who DO need these features but not the rest of the feature set of the 1D series.... you know who you are, and you are not the ones I am talking about.
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