Canon 1ds - reliable on-line purchase?

[stephane_park]

HI all:

 

I am looking to purchase a DSLR - after hesitating between a 20d, 1d

mark ii, I am considering a 1ds (not mark ii) assuming it can be had

for an attractive price.

 

Could anyone recommend a reliable on-line store where I might buy

one?

 

Many thanks,

[jonathon_schuster1]

B&H

 

www.bhphotovideo.com

 

They are who I almost exclusively use. Normally I would reccomend Adorama but there has been a lot going around in the negative catergory about them lately.

[paul -]

I'll 2nd that B&H recommendation.<p>And if you order from B&H <i>via the link under "Support photo.net" on photo.net's homepage</i>, they will give a little stipend to help support this website.

[digitmstr]

ONe thought: if you are chosing the 1Ds over the 1DII ONLY because of megapixels I would think about it a little longer. The imaging engine of the new cameras is *significantly* better than the old one in the 1Ds. There are many oter improvements as well in so far as storage, camera options, buffer, etc...

 

B&H and Adorama are excellent places where you can find used equipment.

 

People who trade in lose quite a bit of cash and with a camera that cost them $8,000.00 it is likely they won't trade. Rather, they'll more likely sell it privately or at auctions.

[stephane_park]

Thank you everyone.

 

Giampiero - your point is well taken. Actually, I did not realize there may be significant improvements on the 1dmarkii as compared to the 1ds... I will ponder this point further...

 

Many thanks,

[coolmingli]

The 1Ds is a great camera, if you don't shoot higher ISO(above 200), and don't shoot fast, it is still a capable camera, it is one of the only 2 DSLR that is full frame, you can buy a good conditon with low actuations for less than $3800, there are many use 1Ds on sale now at Fred Miranda,

[yakim_peled1]

B&H, Adorama, KEH.

 

Happy shooting,

Yakim.

[ky2]

<i>"ONe thought: if you are chosing the 1Ds over the 1DII ONLY because of megapixels I would think about it a little longer. The imaging engine of the new cameras is *significantly* better than the old one in the 1Ds."</i> -- I respect your comments, Giampiero, but this is simply INCORRECT. The Anti-Aliasing filters on the 1Dmk2 (and the 1Dsmk2) do wonders for Moire, but downgrade the resolution. The 1Ds is NOTICABLY sharper than the 1Dmk2 (tested by myself against a friends 1Dmk2). Some people claim that images shot in 100 ISO compare very well against the 1Dsmk2.<br><br>

<i>"There are many oter improvements as well in so far as storage, camera options, buffer, etc..."</i> -- Yes, this I agree with. Up the ISO, and the 1Ds will pale even compared to a 20D. It's also much slower clearing the buffer.