Simon,
I am interested in what you say about Contax and Canon systems. You will remember that I bought your Vario-Sonar 75-300mms lens some 18 months ago. I found it to be a good performer and relatively compact. Unfortunately the autofocus has now failed, so it has gone back to Kyocera. Hopefully it will not be a big job, but it all takes time.
I am tempted to go for the Canon 1Ds. Apart from the weight and size of the body and size of the necessary lenses (for the full frame sensor) I am reluctant to pay £5-6,000 for a camera that will be worth £1,500 in 18 months. Olympus Zuiko lenses look very good and compact and I believe that the E1 body will be much improved within 6 months. Perhaps this might be the answer. One of your favourite camera shops was very scathing about all the current 35 mms digital cameras including the 1Ds yesterday. He seemed to know what he was talking about and tried to dissuade me from leaving the N1 system for the time being, saying that I would not notice improved quality. This certainly made me think again.
What I want is medium format film quality from a 35mms or sub-35mms camera. I thought that we were there with the 1Ds or even D10, but perhaps not. What do you think?
Alan
I am interested in what you say about Contax and Canon systems. You will remember that I bought your Vario-Sonar 75-300mms lens some 18 months ago. I found it to be a good performer and relatively compact. Unfortunately the autofocus has now failed, so it has gone back to Kyocera. Hopefully it will not be a big job, but it all takes time.
I am tempted to go for the Canon 1Ds. Apart from the weight and size of the body and size of the necessary lenses (for the full frame sensor) I am reluctant to pay £5-6,000 for a camera that will be worth £1,500 in 18 months. Olympus Zuiko lenses look very good and compact and I believe that the E1 body will be much improved within 6 months. Perhaps this might be the answer. One of your favourite camera shops was very scathing about all the current 35 mms digital cameras including the 1Ds yesterday. He seemed to know what he was talking about and tried to dissuade me from leaving the N1 system for the time being, saying that I would not notice improved quality. This certainly made me think again.
What I want is medium format film quality from a 35mms or sub-35mms camera. I thought that we were there with the 1Ds or even D10, but perhaps not. What do you think?
Alan