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- I want to thank you for a start, for taking the time to write your article. It is of particular interest to me, as not only do I own both these cameras, and have issues with both. I am also a wedding photographer who made exactly the same decision as you based on the same articles. I purchased the 1d4 for 2 reasons, the 5d2 autofocus is ancient, I need to be able to select the AF I want in a second. And I wanted the high ISO, low noise capabilities of the 1d4.Here is a run down of the issues I am having with both cameras.For a start my 85 1.2L is crap on my 5d2 at f2-f1.2 maybe a 50% hit rate, in low light…You would think being a specialist low light lens they would have a camera that could match it.I can shoot at f5.6 and it’s amazing, and 98% hit rate but surely I could have bought the 85 1.8 and saved thousands if I knew the camera wasn’t up to it. Secondly my 70-200 2.8 is soft on the 2. On my old 50d it was tack sharp. Now yes there is microajustment but with a zoom you really can only ajust for one focal length.So I thought the solution was the 1D series. Like you I shoot dark weddings and you need a camera that is trustworthy. No second chances. Well the 1d is an amazing camera generally, it would want to be for the investment….One of the big selling points for me with this camera was that you can selact any of the AF points with the multicontroller on the fly. Pity that all the outer AF points are soft and barely usable for weddings. It hunts in low light and can’t find focus. The 7d get’s spot focus for all lenses the 1d4 only for the lenses that have a spot focus button, like the 300 2.8 etc. Where is the logic in this? Canon’s reasoning is it slows dont the AF.I can set up with an identical setting for 3 shots in a row, 2 are soft and one is tack sharp. I, like you am taking 2 to 3 times more shots simply to make sure I get what I need. I can tell you a bride doesn’t like to be kept waiting… You need to trust your ability and equipment. ATM I only trust myself. I too have on occasion switched to manual focus with way better results, but you can’t trust your eye that much in a dark room on a wedding day.I own a 300 f2.8 and the 1d4 you would say ‘wow’ that combination is unbeatable. Wrong, on the 5d2 this lens is flawless, centre point focus and I can say I have never seen sharper images.Put it on the 1d4 and its soft. No matter how many cfn’s you change. Yes tomorrow I will calibrate it properly and hopefully that will fix it. But the point is, I know the lens is perfect.So my dilemma… I have a sports camera that won’t shoot sports and a wedding camera that won’t shoot low light with the specialist lenses, of course if I reverse the lenese and cameras, bingo. the only problem with that is 5d2 3.9 burst speed.Last but not I’d be interested to have your thoughts on the color difference between the two cameras, personally I like the 5d2, It could just be personal taste but to me the 1d4′s a flat and need more post work whereas the 5d2 is fantastic.Right now I’m thinking the 7d would’ve had my bank account in much better shape and saved me a lot of grief.Thanks for letting me vent. prednisone no prescription buy propecia in usa

- I want to thank you for a start, for taking the time to write your article. It is of particular interest to me, as not only do I own both these cameras, and have issues with both. I am also a wedding photographer who made exactly the same decision as you based on the same articles. I purchased the 1d4 for 2 reasons, the 5d2 autofocus is ancient, I need to be able to select the AF I want in a second. And I wanted the high ISO, low noise capabilities of the 1d4.Here is a run down of the issues I am having with both cameras.For a start my 85 1.2L is crap on my 5d2 at f2-f1.2 maybe a 50% hit rate, in low light…You would think being a specialist low light lens they would have a camera that could match it.I can shoot at f5.6 and it’s amazing, and 98% hit rate but surely I could have bought the 85 1.8 and saved thousands if I knew the camera wasn’t up to it. Secondly my 70-200 2.8 is soft on the 2. On my old 50d it was tack sharp. Now yes there is microajustment but with a zoom you really can only ajust for one focal length.So I thought the solution was the 1D series. Like you I shoot dark weddings and you need a camera that is trustworthy. No second chances. Well the 1d is an amazing camera generally, it would want to be for the investment….One of the big selling points for me with this camera was that you can selact any of the AF points with the multicontroller on the fly. Pity that all the outer AF points are soft and barely usable for weddings. It hunts in low light and can’t find focus. The 7d get’s spot focus for all lenses the 1d4 only for the lenses that have a spot focus button, like the 300 2.8 etc. Where is the logic in this? Canon’s reasoning is it slows dont the AF.I can set up with an identical setting for 3 shots in a row, 2 are soft and one is tack sharp. I, like you am taking 2 to 3 times more shots simply to make sure I get what I need. I can tell you a bride doesn’t like to be kept waiting… You need to trust your ability and equipment. ATM I only trust myself. I too have on occasion switched to manual focus with way better results, but you can’t trust your eye that much in a dark room on a wedding day.I own a 300 f2.8 and the 1d4 you would say ‘wow’ that combination is unbeatable. Wrong, on the 5d2 this lens is flawless, centre point focus and I can say I have never seen sharper images.Put it on the 1d4 and its soft. No matter how many cfn’s you change. Yes tomorrow I will calibrate it properly and hopefully that will fix it. But the point is, I know the lens is perfect.So my dilemma… I have a sports camera that won’t shoot sports and a wedding camera that won’t shoot low light with the specialist lenses, of course if I reverse the lenese and cameras, bingo. the only problem with that is 5d2 3.9 burst speed.Last but not I’d be interested to have your thoughts on the color difference between the two cameras, personally I like the 5d2, It could just be personal taste but to me the 1d4′s a flat and need more post work whereas the 5d2 is fantastic.Right now I’m thinking the 7d would’ve had my bank account in much better shape and saved me a lot of grief.Thanks for letting me vent. prednisone no prescription buy propecia in usa

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Mark - Hey Jennifer I haven't sent my lenses in for claobratiin, and I think after sending the body in 3x now, it's probably good advice (Canon's requested them as well if this last adjustment doesn't work) though have not had a chance yet to test the repair. As for the back focus button, I got it! I usually try and use the outer focus points for focusing (single shot) and just hold the shutter button down after focusing and then maybe a slight re-compose. I can see where your method holds the focus without having to grab for it again. Using the shutter for focus, I do so and hold it while re-composing, then never fully release it after the first frame (keeps the focus locked) if I'm going to fire off more and nothing's in need of another focus grab. I'll try your method next time; thanks for the explanation.