nobody on any of the forums are more defensive than 5D users.
No you haven`t used a 5D that is obvious. Yes you are right about 5D users being defensive.....mostly because of spec readers condemning a camera they have never used. You are right that if you only read the specs it doesn`t seem very impressive. The difference is the 5D doesn`t always read it`s own specs I guess. I have used this camera since 2 months after it came out. I live on a island where salt air, blowing sand and very nasty weather is the norm. It has never let me down. Although auto focus is not pro I have a very exceptable keeper rate even in low light. I have shot surfing and kiteboarding many times and have had excellent results even though if you listen to posters here it is not capable of doing this. I am sure these posters are just spec readers also.
What it comes down to is what can a capable photographer do with this tool....not what the specs say. Specs are for readers not workers. I have used the 1D series many times although impressive...to big to heavey...not my bag. That is why I use a 5D and stand behind it when the nonuser na-sayers come out. I only hope the 5D II will be the same. It is not the specs I want...it is what can I make this tool do for me. If it follows what the 5D could do and better I will be one very happy photog.........Peter
yeah i don\'t like the bulk of the 1 series either, for sports i dont care for everything else i do and its a big negative for me.
my ideal would be probably the D800 (whenver it arrives, 12 months??) or if canon stuck the video and sensor in a D700 and charged a bit more for it thatn the D700 costs. i know a lot of people had been anticipating a 3D and then when canon skipped that segment again that\'s when all the griping and whining broke loose for a while, but oh well.
but it looks like i will have to live with the 5dmkii, which mostly will be wonderful, but i know how slow a 20d feels compared to a 40D and the 5dmkii is even slower so i\'m sure itll feel sluggish for soccer/football.
i just hope those who say it does ai servo much better than the xxD are correct and the ones who say it stinks are incorrect (or at least that my shooting matches those who like it)
Oct 18, 2008 at 05:30 PM
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