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To: Done, gone. who wrote (65)	7/17/2002 10:44:56 PM
From: Mad2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4530

the Sony 707 looks like a heck of a good value. Lots of glass, a fast lens with wide range (incl macro down to .8 inch) and a 5 megapixel CCD imager (EOS 1-D is also CCD but 4mp). The do cite 2 fps in burst. My brother in law bough a nikon with a 28-200 zoom, his only lens. Quite handy and does most of what my three do, except at the extreams. Nice not to have to be changing lens and yet be able to. I suspect there's more to this "lag issue" than spec (a lot of things lead up to that exposure. I saw the comments comparing to the 1-D (100ms vs .55ms) on the discussion board link you posted, yet the owner of 1-D admits the lag is imperceptable. Cannon does report the 1-D at .55 and the predessor 2000 at 90ms The 1-D is a lunker and is a CCD, whereas the 30 & 60 are both CMOS. I know the CCD's are reportedly superior in low light due to their design but use a lot of battery. For the pro sports, news and wedding photographer the lag is the differentiator and that's what the 1-D is marketed towards. I've got 3 kids who all play HS soccer and tennis. Its pure luck to capture action shots with both camera's I have. I tried a few times with the 300mm, but now don't even waste the film. Yet our photographer with the local paper cam out with his 1-D, shot my son practicing in goal and got a photo I'd die for shooting for less than 3 minutes. No lag burst shots such as the 1-d have changed action photography not to mention no film cost and they cn be sent over your broadband connection. Hmm, like a new vette vs. a 63-67 vintage. The old ones are charming and bring back lots of memory, but the new ones plain kick butt and are a real pleasure to drive. mad2