Thanks fo, Mark. It's good to hear about the responsiveness, because I hadn't heard anything about that, and the shutter lag of the 5DII was an irritant from the start (the longish VF blackout is fine- once I've taken the shot I don't care so much).

When you say one stop improvement, are you talking about raws? If so that is very impressive and more than I expected.

Right now I'm sitting by the window keeping an eye out for the FedEx truck (which is supposed to deliver mine before 3pm today...)

And sorry- not in the market for a 5DII, though if you'd like to *buy* one, I may be able to accommodate you...