SoaringUSAEagle Daddy Of The Crop  10,814 posts Likes: 3 Joined Dec 2005 Location: Cheyenne, WY More info | Sep 18, 2007 08:07 | #31 Ronald S. Jr. wrote in post #3954887  Wow, if I could get a 1DsMkIII for $4500, I'd figure OUT a way to afford it! I'm thinking ed just saw the III part and not the big ole s because I would do the same Ron lol. 5D4 | 50 1.4 | 85L II | 24-70L II | 70-200 2.8L IS II
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bkw Senior Member  422 posts Joined Feb 2007 Location: Westchester NY More info | Sep 18, 2007 08:12 | #32 Currently weighing both options myself and I've realized that I want the 5D, BUT will wait for the 5DMk2.. and praying that my 20D makes it to spring 08
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JBaz Goldmember  1,672 posts Joined Jul 2007 Location: Apex, NC More info | Sep 18, 2007 08:16 | #33 I'm also trying to figure out what I should get next. I can afford to get a 40D next month and use the 30D as a backup or I can start saving up money for the 5D, but I don't want to pay for something that potentially will be outdated with a 5D MkII if that's ever released in the near future. I would invest the money for a 1Ds MkII or MkIII, but yeah... no money for that yet. Most of my income right now have been towards studio equipment. Canon is my gf... Camera Gear
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Space Senior Member  935 posts Likes: 1 Joined Apr 2007 Location: 3rd Planet More info | Sep 18, 2007 08:22 | #34 Cameras are tools. If you don't know how to use them, it doesn't matter what you have. That being said, there's nothing like full frame. Common Sense...Isn't
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would love to have a 5d but since i have efs that i love .. it was more cost effective to go with 40D for now. maybe when 5dmkII comes out, ill look into it. hopefully they'll come out with 24-70 f2.8 IS? that'll make upgrade worth it .. i love the IS on my 17-55 f2.8 ekin photography
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blueM "I am the Prince of Dorkness"  1,662 posts Likes: 1 Joined Oct 2005 Location: Bluffton, SC More info | Sep 18, 2007 09:33 | #36 I ordered (and already paid for) a 40D yesterday at $1299. The store has a 5D in stock at $2699 and I am acutally thinking about going for the 5D but I am thinking that the law of diminishing returns has to apply here. Tough choice between the two. I can't help you decide, but if you decide to switch to 5D, I wouldn't pay $2699. Kevin
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thewavebb Senior Member  308 posts Joined Nov 2005 Location: minnesota More info | Sep 18, 2007 09:40 | #37 Also take a look at the quality of your lenses when making this choice. The 5d is brutal to low end lenses since you are seeing more of the edge of the glass in your image. The 40d's crop cuts that off so you can get away with more. I love my 5d for wedding photography. I find the 40d more usefull for just about everything else. 5d, 7d, 12-24, 17-55 2.8 IS, 28 1.8, 50 1.8, 70-200 2.8 IS, 85 1.8, 100 2.8 macro
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RIDEWYA Member  88 posts Joined Feb 2007 More info | I own both and I tink 5D is better by far. Money does not lie..well most of the time anyway Canon 5D, Canon Eos 40D, 70-200 F2.8L, 17-40 F4.0L 580 EXII, 580 EX, Canon Rebel XTI, 24mm F2.8, Sigma 24-70mm F2.8, 70-200 F4.0L, Nikon D200 Nikkor 12-24 F4.0 Nikon F90X, Nikon F2006, Nikkor 70-300mm, Nikkor 18-70mm, SB28, SB26, Pentax K10D, Pentax DA 16-45mm F4.0 Pentax Speed Lite AF540, Canon EOS 30D, EF 50mm F1.8, EF 28-105, EF 35mm F2.0,
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cdhender Senior Member  547 posts Joined Oct 2004 Location: Chicago More info | Sep 18, 2007 09:54 | #39 Get a 5d but don't pay that much. You can buy it new from a respectable online dealer (like buydig.com ) and knock off $200. Chris
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Familiaphoto Goldmember  3,948 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jan 2007 Location: Chicago, IL More info | Sep 18, 2007 11:34 | #40 Buy the body that suites your needs. If you do a lot of portraits, weddings, etc. get the 5D, just can't be beat. If you do a lot of sports I would opt for the 40D as the frame rate, focus speed, etc. will be very beneficial. Paul
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Croasdail making stuff up  More info | Sep 18, 2007 11:37 | #41 Ronald S. Jr. wrote in post #3954887 Wow, if I could get a 1DsMkIII for $4500, I'd figure OUT a way to afford it! I think that is the price of the Nikon D3..... perhaps that is what was being referred to. But agreed, if Canon came out with that price, I would jump on it.
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JMHPhotography Goldmember  4,784 posts Likes: 1 Joined May 2005 Location: New Hampshire More info | Sep 18, 2007 11:39 | #42 Space wrote in post #3955118 Cameras are tools. If you don't know how to use them, it doesn't matter what you have. That being said, there's nothing like full frame. Medium Format digital will beat it. ~John
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steveathome Goldmember  2,204 posts Gallery: 19 photos Likes: 128 Joined Mar 2006 Location: From London UK living in Northampton UK More info | Sep 18, 2007 11:42 | #43 its actually 2 ½ times better
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symbolphoto Cream of the Crop  6,628 posts Likes: 18 Joined Nov 2005 Location: Boston, MA More info | Sep 18, 2007 11:49 | #44 Ronald S. Jr. wrote in post #3954887 Wow, if I could get a 1DsMkIII for $4500, I'd figure OUT a way to afford it! I second that!
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JBaz Goldmember 1,672 posts Joined Jul 2007 Location: Apex, NC More info | Sep 18, 2007 12:05 | #45 mumbles wrote in post #3956379 I second that! I third! Do I hear a 4th? lol Camera Gear
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