@justanotherperson You are correct in that the average computer user who doesn't know any better is generally influenced by the negative image. BUT the primary source of the negative image is generally the plethora of knowledgeable computer users out there that are quire familiar with the myriad of technical shortcomings of vista. Fancy marketing will not fool these folks. You can put lipstick on a p... oh wait, wrong site.
hold on a second... ""The 5D mkII is not designed to be a pro camera - it's for landscapes and weddings.""
Anyone who thinks a wedding is not a "pro" level event clearly has never shot one before is and is talking out of their ****. I have worked in sports, journalism, fashion, and yes, weddings. By far the most challenging and demanding of these is shooting weddings. I will add the caveat that I am talking about MODERN weddings. there are plenty of old school budget wedding photographers that show up for a few hours, take a few controlled environment formals, and leave. this is not what I am referring to. I talking about the modern wedding photojournalist that works his @$$ off all day, camera never leaving his hand for 10-16 hours straight, who takes thousands of photos. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOWEVER I agree with you on the first half. ""The 5D mkII is not designed to be a pro camera..... The 5D mkII has nothing to do with pro shooters, nor should anyone expect it to.""
And that is EXACTLY why a number of PRO shooters people are not happy with the 5D. Nikon specifically targeted the pro market with the D700, however Canon specifically turned its back on the pro market with the 5DmkII. Many professionals, including myself, are rather upset that the "upgrade" we waited 3 years for really is just an "update" with a better sensor and some other trivial stuff. HD Video? Thats a consumer feature! Canon has forgotten who purchased most of the original 5D cameras....
@David You are correct in evaluating the sensor fairly, HOWEVER I must take issue with your comments about the auto focus.
Have you have ever tried to get a sharp picture of a moving kid with an f1.8 lens? Pro level AF is not something that only sports photographers need. Many wedding photojournalists need this as well. I love my 5D, but fast glass (85mm 1.8, 24mm 1.4, 135mm 2) almost always found a home on my 1D mk2, for the sole reason that I knew when I hit the trigger, the AF would do its job and and give me an in focus picture. The 5D... not so much with fast glass.
And yes, one can get a 1Ds MkIII, but the reasons not to do that are numerous (camera is too heavy for someone with bad wrists, price).
So all in all, I am extremely disappointed with the 5D mkII for not including some kind of improvement to the AF, considering even the old D200 has better AF in my opinion.
I have no idea what is required to actually perform the swap, but that's never stopped me in the past. hell, this is easy, shouldnt even require the soldering iron :) .... but I am 95% sure its quite doable.
I have already ranted on the new iPod posting that I wanted MORE space, not less in this generation of iPods, so I wont bother with that again.
Perhaps this is a semi-viable option to the current conundrum that coopertino has placed me in. Buy a 160gb iPod classic (yay ebay), and swap this drive into it. presto, 240gb ipod classic, although it will be missing the new genius feature :(
"I am trying to configure out a really dumbed down and intuitive PC for my grandmother. She recently had a stroke and while she is under my care I would like to repurpose a laptop for her to surf and email her children. Anyone have any experience with what input devices and UI's are really understandable for the over 80 crowd?"
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