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Response to David's 1st question:

Canon tends to put new technologies and features in their consumer/prosumer cameras before their pro line. This gives them an idea of

how the new features work in the field so they can tweak/improve before putting on their 1 series cameras. It's just like when the EOS 3

was released in '98 and some of its new features were implemented in the EOS-1V two years later.

I wanted to learn and get into photography in 2006. I was saving money for a DSLR, but I didn't know what to get because

well, I didn't know anything! I thought it would be best to get a cheap film SLR off ebay and learn the basics. I heard about

the AE-1 Program and learned it inside out once I got it. When it was time to buy a DSLR, I was actually going to get a

Nikon, but quickly changed my mind right at the counter! I think it was natural for me to get a Canon (400D, by the way)

because I started out with a Canon. Since then, I've added the EOS-1N to my arsenal. I think most photographers go with a

particular brand because that's what they started out with and the one they are most familiar with. If I had learned

photography with a Nikon, I'm sure that's what I would be stuck with today =)

Looking at the teaser on the canon.co.uk/ site, it appears that the "floating" camera does not have a dial like the

current 5D. I'm speculating the top will have the same controls as the 1 series cameras. Kinda like the EOS-1N, but digital!