alfred_mathis1

Well, looks like it will be full 1080p. I know I was against it in my earlier post and still not a feature that will probably get much use from me, but now that it is a reality, I am willing to give it a bit of a chance. For those not still up, the specs are listed at:

http://www.dpreview.com

I came across the announcement on one of the modeling forums I frequent just before I was about to go to bed.

Just my 2 cents, but it seems that more and more the DSLR market is driven by what the P&S people are clamoring

for. Live View would be nice in situations where you have to hold the camera above, below, or outside of your

line of sight, say in a crowd situation, but that's about the only use I really see for it. I see so many people

using the viewing screen on their p&s cameras getting shaky/blurry images and then complaining about them. Give

me a viewfinder and a camera pulled into your body for stability any day. I get asked on occasion how much my 5D

cost followed by, "Does it do video?" Then I get the puzzled look and the next question is, "WOW! You paid that

much money and it doesn't even do video?" Makes me want to scream. LOL! Maybe I should start telling them it

doesn't do email or text or make calls either. I bought it to take pictures. The advent of the digital camera

has made photography almost TOO mainstream. People on the lower end want a camera that does everything no matter

how poorly. They just want convenience. I have always been of the opinion that devices that do everything

generally don't do any of it very well.

Video on a still camera is just another ridiculous feature that will see little or no use. It's just not practical.

I bought one of these setups on Ebay only to find that the batteries need to be

replaced. Now, I can send them back or I can figure out how to take them apart

and replace the battery with one that I bought at Batteries Plus this morning.

Anyone out there successfully taken one of these apart? I am not sure how they

are put together and would like to preserve the piece that allows you to attach

it to the camera.

By the way, the Batteries Plus battery works GREAT!!!!! It is the same size as

the original and probably has a little higher current output at the same

voltage. That should translate to better performance.