I love this forum and all you guys and are great! Canon shareholders love you guys just as much! I am a canon user, have been for years. Until now I have never been happy with my sports photography. I have 3 kids in swimming and hockey. throughout the years I've been at it starting with a 10D, 20d 30d, 40d and finally quit driving canon shares up after buying a 5D mark 2. Image quality has always been great but focusing was terrible for action. I eventually was forced to stop upgrading due to the fact that I have a mortgage, wife and 3 kids! I was never really able to get those action shots I wanted. Sure the 5D's 21 MP sounds great and looks even better....if they were all in focus. So I figure I take one last shot since I cant really afford a new 1D and bought a used 1D mark 2. Picked this thing up for under $500 with only 22k on it, its like new. Anyways put my 135L on it and off to the arena. Put it on ai servo at iso 800 at f2, overexposed by one stop for the ice and fire away. This thing blows the doors off anything i have ever used. Every shot is in focus. I guess what I am trying to say is that I would have never been able to afford this thing if it wasn't for all you guys (me included) constantly upgrading to totally saturate the market and drive the cost of this thing down to under $500! Yeah, its only 8mp and I wouldnt want to shoot over iso 800 but nonetheless I am getting shots of my son I would never been able to get (for this money anyways) So Thanks. LOL!
