joezasada wrote:
I find the opposite... low light AF is where the 1D / 1D2 shines... you can change the focus assist points option or AI servo tracking speed and have a lot of variation, depending on the situation
Indoors, my 1DMKIIn hunts and has difficulty getting focus, especially if there is little contrast. Under the same situations, my 5D snaps into focus. A friend of mine has the same experience with his 1DMKII. Outdoors, the situation is totally reversed.
I have two 5Ds and a 50D. I find the 50D better for wildlife photography both in terms of focus speed and fps. But the 5D exceeds the 50D in image quality. For both cameras, good "L" glass is really beneficial. When I graduated to a 500/4 my keeper rate went way up.
The 30D and 5D are very similar in terms of menu and speed at which they do things. They are both based off the Digic II processor, so if you are happy with the speed of your 30D, the 5D will be fine for you. I moved from a 20D to a 5D and am very happy with it, an excellent camera.
I had the 20d,30d and the 5D at the same time. 5d is a little slower in shutter lag and VF blackout. The 5D is slower is fps. I never got use to the shutter lag in the 5D when shooting both the 30D and the 5D side by side. So yes the 5D is slower.
Before my 30D I used a 300D. I just wanted to make sure it's not 300D kinda slow. With that camera I would often have to wait for the buffer to clear if I shot RAW, Never a problem with my 30D and it looks like it wont be a problem with the 5D.
5D is not slow like a 300D (what is these days????) but is slow compared to a 40D in focus (AF + low light), buffer, FPs but is light years ahead in IQ.
The buffer does keep chruning though (and I haven't filled it) but it's still chomping when the 40D has finished what's doing.
I run both and use each for it's features, menu is dated compared to the new bodies and DIGIC II is slow compared to III + IV.
IF IQ is what you're after, you won't be dissapointed with a 5D.
5D's AF is actually not slow at all, and more importantly, very accurate in bright daylight. If you talk about the burst speed of the camera, yeah it is Digital Rebel speed only.
do u really think more FPS will get u better IQ?
(im not being sarcastic, just curious)
The 5D has a very good buffer size, and speed has never ever been an issue for me.
