It is simply a case of is the whole package of the 1D worth the additional 1300GBP over the 20d.
Dear Malcolm, I haven�t got one but was going to a while back, the main difference is the weather sealing and buffer speed, image quality is the same and af is marginally slower. The difference is greater than �1300 I think, have seen deals with lens and 1gb card for �1150 inc vat for a 20d and the 1dmk with body for �2700. Obviously you got another �100 for the grip and to get wide you need to buy the canon wide lens for digital. Apart from that having spoke to some people not a lot in it. The focal mag on a 1dmk2 is 1.3 and on a 20d 1.6. My thinking may be if you need two bodies and one with weathering is to get a 1dmk2 and a 20d as back up and the wide for digital (don�t think the wide will work on the 1dmk2), and don�t bother with the vc grip. Then use the 20d with wide as a carry around camera to shoot grabbed stock as well as other stuff, and keep in car. That�s what my d70 does now. Just one solution, the other thought if weathering is not an issue, get a two 20d's as then both your bodies will have the same focal length multiplier. Just one other thought someone had if weathering is not an issue and you have some canon wide lenses already is to deaf the idea of getting the 1dmk2 and get a 20d and the Kodak slr/c, as I have seen them as low as �2500 now. Then you have the higher res option to use in good light. Depends what you do I suppose. Just a few thoughts. Cheers Ian Reynolds _______________________________________________ Prodig subscriber options - articles - links - calendar - items for sale http://www.prodig.org
