canon mkII worth price?

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hi I have a canon 20d and was wondering
if mkII owners think it's worth nearly 3 times the price to move up? I
really do not want to spend money on something that isnt really worth
all that extra when possibly there is something similar out there.
Thanx


--
Rebecca1984

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On Mon, 4 Apr 2005 14:52:06 -0700, Rebecca1984 wrote
(in article <1112670583.64f420e195c765400c1eaf82559c4f5d@teranews> ):

> hi I have a canon 20d and was wondering
> if mkII owners think it's worth nearly 3 times the price to move up? Ireally

> do not want to spend money on something that isnt really worthall that extra

> when possibly there is something similar out there.Thanx-- Rebecca1984

Other than having many more features, some of which you may never use, the
big advantage to the mark II is weather-proofing and ability to get great
looking prints up to size A2 (possibly larger).

If you don't need the weather-proofing and won't need prints that big, save
your money.

If you DO want big prints, no other DSLR will compare.

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On Tue, 5 Apr 2005 23:08:08 -0700, Skip M wrote
(in article <41L4e.3596$k57.2207@fed1read07> ):

> "Paul Revere" <Zero@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:0001HW.BE789BD6000C7300F04075B0@news.west.cox.net...
>> On Mon, 4 Apr 2005 14:52:06 -0700, Rebecca1984 wrote
>> (in article <1112670583.64f420e195c765400c1eaf82559c4f5d@teranews> ):
>>
>>> hi I have a canon 20d and was wondering
>>> if mkII owners think it's worth nearly 3 times the price to move up?
>>> Ireally
>>
>>> do not want to spend money on something that isnt really worthall that
>>> extra
>>
>>> when possibly there is something similar out there.Thanx-- Rebecca1984
>>
>> Other than having many more features, some of which you may never use, the
>> big advantage to the mark II is weather-proofing and ability to get great
>> looking prints up to size A2 (possibly larger).
>>
>> If you don't need the weather-proofing and won't need prints that big,
>> save
>> your money.
>>
>> If you DO want big prints, no other DSLR will compare.
>>
>
> I was sort of wondering which mkII she was referring to. Her reference to
> "nearly 3 times the price" led me to think she was talking about the 1D
> mkII, which is 8mp, as is the 20D. The 1Ds mkII is about 5 times the price
> of the 20D...
>
>

Good point. My post refers only to the 1Ds Mark II.

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Rebecca1984 <Rebecca1984.1mzwc1@news.photobanter.com> wrote in
news:1112670583.64f420e195c765400c1eaf82559c4f5d@teranews:

> hi I have a canon 20d and was wondering
> if mkII owners think it's worth nearly 3 times the price to move up? I
> really do not want to spend money on something that isnt really worth
> all that extra when possibly there is something similar out there.
> Thanx
>

I have both cameras. I bought the 1D Mkll before I bought the 20D. Having
both and using both, if I had it to do over again, I would still buy the Mkll
(1.3x)and then buy the 20D (1.6x). The camera I use most of the time is the
Mkll because there are features that the MkII has that I'm interested in
having, but I woun't fault the 20D as to comparison picture taking quality.

If you feel the expenditure would be too much or the Mkll's features aren't
what you would think you need or want (want often times overcomes need), then
the 20D is probably the best camera for the price that's on the market. It's
my opinion that regardless of future digital camera improvenments that will
undoubtedly appear as model changes occur, the 20D coupled with presently
made models of the 1D camera will be keepers because they more than adequetly
and satisfatorily do what they are designed to do.