Quote Originally Posted by waltgary
In any event, I genuinely appreciate anyone's input. gary

Gary, you shouldn't buy anything. I honestly don't thinkthat youareready for neither the 1Ds Mark III nor the 1D Mark IV, simply because you asked the question "what should I buy". I suggest you stick with the 5D Mark II and the 7D and learn how to use them. You are HAVING the best of both worlds right now, a fullframe camera for landscape and potrait, and an APS-C camera for action.


Now that said, I would keep the 5D Mark II for fullframe purpose and get the 1D Mark IV for action. Why?


7D and 1D Mark IV, you'd have two crop bodies and no fullframe


7D and 1Ds Mark III, the 7D is good but not as good as the 1D Mark IV, and 1Ds Mark III is a fullframe but you canget full frame from a $2500 5D Mark II


You see? You're about to make a mistake if you sell your 5D Mark II. Save your money!


So again 5D Mark IIand 1D Mark IV is a perfect combo if you insist in getting a pro body []