The indesisive TQ 1d vs 20D thread

give him a couple hours, a day at most.... he'll go back into the state of dilemma.

cmM wrote:
give him a couple hours, a day at most.... he'll go back into the state of dilemma.

Nope, i've already got a guy here interested in my rebel, and i'm talking to a guy on the FM forums about buying his 1D.

The truth is that deep down i knew what i wanted. And when i see photos like this

http://www.photography​-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=41467

And i'm not even talking about content, i'm talking about how the images look. It's that 1D pop, i guess it's from the sensor type, i dont know. It was once explained by someone as "Not looking like digital photos". I guess that fits it well.

I dont know, there are many things that go into, the biggest being 1.3, 45point AF, 1/500 sync speed, and hell 8fps could be fun at some point.

Also when i can talk to someone with no idea what these features truely mean and they tell me to get the one i really wanted all along...well it's just gotta be.

Timmy,

You may have to also invest in the 400 f/2.8 IS that sGU used to get those shots. They are stunning - but I think it's a combination of camera, lens, and - most importantly - photographer.

I'm thinking you might want to sweat out this "decision" a little more until we see some actions shots from the 20D. That may take awhile. When the 1DMkII first came out, there was a lot of buzz about image quality and precious little about its handling for sports photography. I'm still not clear whether there's a significant difference between the 1D and 1D MkII in capturing action. Clearly we don't know yet - despite some claims - whether the 20D will qualify as sports action worthy. IMO, the 10D is not.

Also, the crop issue is significant - as you've already pointed out. The pixels obviously double from 4MP to 8 MP and the linear resolution increases about 41% - sqrt(2). That's a lot of extra room for cropping shots - which you'll continue to do a lot of until you get your 400 f/2.8 image stabilized professional sports photographer lens.

I honestly read your initial post as making a case for the 20D - or at least waiting for more info on the 20D. The 1D vs. 20D for sportshooting is a VERY interesting question. The last word has yet to be written.

Well the whole time i really wanted the 1D the only advantages that the 20D has to me are the resolution/IQ and ETTL2 and of course noise controll.

I havnt spoken to a single soul who has not been happy with this purchase. Part of what i was excited about when thinking of upgrading was the viewfinder, to find that the 20D will be exactly the same as the D300 is upsetting.