2# moxfactor
If you had invested in Canon and want to keep your investment (lenses, accessories), you'd probably want to stay with Canon.
Then the choice is only the 1Ds Mark III or the 5D Mark II. The 1Ds is an older camera but it is a true professional series. The 5D2 is still a prosumer, not 100% professional, but newer with larger LCD. The sensor and quality are probably the same. You may be able to get an used 1Ds the same price you'd have to pay for a new 5D.
If you want to switch over to the N camp, Nikon has the D3x, D3s and D700. The D3x is the top of the line at US$8000 for the body only. The D3x is about $5000 and the D700 is the same price as the Canon 5D2.
It is too easy to get into an argument of C vs N and I am not going to get into it. At the level we are talking they are both very nice camera. The major factor is what kind of pre-existing asset you've already have. Other factor is who you shoot with. It will be nice to shoot with someone with the same camera so if you forget how to do a certain setting, someone else may be able to quickly point it out for you. I shoot with Nikon and my pal shoot with Canon. Every time I told him (he is my understudy) to change setting, he would spend an hour fiddling with the camera.
Good luck. |