BoblyBill
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The 3.9 fps and 9 pouint AF is what's killing it for me. Was hoping to get a better 1D-ish AF system so I do not have to splurge on a 1D Mark III. I will have a talk with Canon tech and see if the AF holds water on the 5D though in all honesty, I do not think this is a camera geared towards sports or wildlife photographers.
Interesting. The camera is spectacular, but ultimately I don't need it - I have the 5D Mk I and it is perfect for all those family photo sessions. For my landscape and architecture work I bought the 1Ds Mk III, and although I admit I like the price of the new 5D a lot better than the $8,400 I paid for my 1D, I don't feel like I got out-maneuvered by Canon. Esp. the serious weather-proofing is a big deal, and probably more expensive to implement than we realize.
By reading between the lines of the improvements on the 5D, Canon seems to have understood who the primary customer is - wedding and event photographers, and high-end hobbyists. The number of AF points is enough for most, the fps is a little thin, but multiple custom set-ups, the noise features, and so on really speak to that segment.
Also, unlike a lot of members of this forum, Canon and Nikon understand that they have customers who stay with them because of an investment in lenses. The people here who are saying "just get a Nikon" or a Canon or a Sony (whatever) are talking to a very small group (or trolling lightly). The fact is that such a camera is usually only considered by people who have a good amount of experience, and a prior investment in glass.
Canons AF system was perfectly fine till the 1D (whatever model it was) problems - before that people did not have a problem with the system until that production line problems started up,
I think Canon well know this and will have taken steps to avoid this problem in the 5D and 50D