Quote Originally Posted by Mickw
I paid £800 more for my 1DS 3. I got an almost new very low usage one for £2800.

Wow. You got a good deal. 1DsIIIs are not generally available for that price, I don't think. I would have been willing to pay that for one, though it wouldn't have been for weather sealing and longer life, but instead for the autofocus.


Quote Originally Posted by Mickw
I cant see how at A4, A3 which is what most prints are done at you can see such a massive differance.

For me noise is the main issue, not resolution. The 5DII seems to me to have a big advantage here over the 5D.


The 5DII was easily worth the extra over the 5D to me. The screen alone is worth the difference. The high iso difference alone is worth it. Live view alone is worth it. Not to mention all the other improvements (video, af microadjustment, etc, etc).