Purchase Choices in detail

[cmr164]

In 2 hours I will have the Kodak 14mp SLR/c in my hands...

Note that #3 and #4 are not yet shipping.

I already have the following:

Canon EF 17-35 f/2.8L
Canon EF 50 f1.8 II
Canon EF 85 f1.2L
Canon EF 100-400 f4.0-5.6L IS

Potential Purchase #1

Canon EOS-10D Digital SLR Camera $1,449.95

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L ............................ $1,199.95

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS ....................... $1,599.95

Kenko Auto Extension Tube Set F/ Canon-EOS . $109.95

Canon BG-ED3 Vertical Battery Grip ............... $169.95

Canon BP-511 Battery Pack .......................... $49.49

Shipping UPS 3 Day ................ $41.95
Grand Total .............................................. $4,621.19

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Potential Purchase #2

Canon EOS-10D Digital SLR Camera ............. $1,449.95

Canon EF 300mm f2.8L IS .......................... $3,899.00

Kenko Auto Extension Tube Set F/ Canon-EOS $109.95

Canon BG-ED3 Vertical Battery Grip ............. $169.95

Canon BP-511 Battery Pack ........................ $49.49

Shipping UPS 3 Day ............ $52.25
Grand Total ........................................... $5,730.59


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Potential Purchase #3


Kodak DCS PRO SLR/c Digital 13.89 MP ...... $4,799.95

Kodak Lithium-Ion Battery ....................... $94.95

Shipping UPS 3 Day ................ $36.85
Grand Total .......................................... $4,931.75

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Potential Purchase #4

Canon EOS-1D Mark II (8.20 MP) .... $4,499.00

Canon NP-E3 Ni-MH Battery Pack ..... $119.95

Shipping UPS 3 Day ...... $35.85
Grand Total ................................. $4,654.80

[pathfinder]

In 2 hours I will have the Kodak 14mp SLR/c in my hands...

Note that #3 and #4 are not yet shipping.

I already have the following:

Canon EF 17-35 f/2.8L
Canon EF 50 f1.8 II
Canon EF 85 f1.2L
Canon EF 100-400 f4.0-5.6L IS

Potential Purchase #1

Canon EOS-10D Digital SLR Camera $1,449.95

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L ............................ $1,199.95

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS ....................... $1,599.95

Kenko Auto Extension Tube Set F/ Canon-EOS . $109.95

Canon BG-ED3 Vertical Battery Grip ............... $169.95

Canon BP-511 Battery Pack .......................... $49.49

Shipping UPS 3 Day ................ $41.95
Grand Total .............................................. $4,621.19

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Potential Purchase #2

Canon EOS-10D Digital SLR Camera ............. $1,449.95

Canon EF 300mm f2.8L IS .......................... $3,899.00

Kenko Auto Extension Tube Set F/ Canon-EOS $109.95

Canon BG-ED3 Vertical Battery Grip ............. $169.95

Canon BP-511 Battery Pack ........................ $49.49

Shipping UPS 3 Day ............ $52.25
Grand Total ........................................... $5,730.59


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Potential Purchase #3


Kodak DCS PRO SLR/c Digital 13.89 MP ...... $4,799.95

Kodak Lithium-Ion Battery ....................... $94.95

Shipping UPS 3 Day ................ $36.85
Grand Total .......................................... $4,931.75

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Potential Purchase #4

Canon EOS-1D Mark II (8.20 MP) .... $4,499.00

Canon NP-E3 Ni-MH Battery Pack ..... $119.95

Shipping UPS 3 Day ...... $35.85
Grand Total ................................. $4,654.80
So.....Which are you going with? Myself - I think I favor the 1DMk11, but I have not looked a the Kodak DCS Pro/c recently. I will be very interested to hear your opinion of it and seeing any images you shoot with it.

[wxwax]

Interesting. Are you inviting comment? If so, I kinda like the idea of filling in the lens gaps below 100mm. 70-200 and a 100-400 might be slightly redundant, given your budget. Ditto the 300, although that is a sweet lens.

Given your scenario, I might go for the camera body that you most desire, rather than the lenses.

[pathfinder]

Interesting. Are you inviting comment? If so, I kinda like the idea of filling in the lens gaps below 100mm. 70-200 and a 100-400 might be slightly redundant, given your budget. Ditto the 300, although that is a sweet lens.

Given your scenario, I might go for the camera body that you most desire, rather than the lenses.
Wxwax - I own a f2.8 70-200 and a 100-400f4-f5.6 and do not find that they overlap that much - the 70-200 is faster glass, but the 100-400 is twice as long as the 70-200 and almost as wide so they do not overlap for my purposes. I would skip the 300 myself unless you need the wider aperature for lower light levels than you can use the 100-400 in.

The original Kodak Pro SLR had problems with noise at higher ISOs - but his newer /c model is supposed to be much better. CMR164 have you seen images from the Kodak SLR for EOS lenses yet? Certainly it is a bigger sensor than the 1DMk11 - I need to study this more methinks.