Its ISO 200 is impressive.
Its ISO 400 is really good.
Its ISO 800 is not that bad.
Its ISO 1600 is usable.
Its ISO 3200 will take images.
Its 1/16000 (that is right) shutter speed is the
fastest out there.
The 1D and 1V have the same shutter lag and 8 fps anything but slow. Not quite 10 fps, but close. Shutter lag, however, is exactly the same.
Also the 1D is 1.3X and not 1.4X.
As for pros switching, many already have and most are very glad. People have found that a 12 MByte DSLR is much better than a 12 MByte Film scan. There is a noise issue/grain that film just can't touch. I am not saying that Digital is perfect and can replace film in 100% of the cases, but in some situations, it is a better choice and can give superior results than film.
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Not all pixels are the same. The 990 has pixels that are about 9X smaller meaning that they have about 9 X the noise. Also, the pixels are much closer to the diffraction limit of the lens and that will hurt image quality. I routinely take 1D images up to 16X24 and get amazing results. The 990 tops out at about 8X10.
There are of course differences in sharpening (The 1D does much less in camera), color balance, and Dynamic Range. But those are other issues.
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This might be the sharpest lens in existence.
Or a 400 F2.8
Or a 200 F1.8
Both Nikon and Canon make outstanding long telephoto lenses.
USB to slow.
The D30/D60/1D and presumably the 1Ds will have at least 12 bits/pixel. The 1D provides a +/- 2 stop exposure compensation after the fact.
Its ISO 200 is impressive. Its ISO 400 is really good. Its ISO 800 is not that bad. Its ISO 1600 is usable. Its ISO 3200 will take images. Its 1/16000 (that is right) shutter speed is the fastest out there.
In some areas, this will blow the socks off of true professional equip... Wait... This is true professional equipment.
The 1D and 1V have the same shutter lag and 8 fps anything but slow. Not quite 10 fps, but close. Shutter lag, however, is exactly the same. Also the 1D is 1.3X and not 1.4X. As for pros switching, many already have and most are very glad. People have found that a 12 MByte DSLR is much better than a 12 MByte Film scan. There is a noise issue/grain that film just can't touch. I am not saying that Digital is perfect and can replace film in 100% of the cases, but in some situations, it is a better choice and can give superior results than film. Steven
Not all pixels are the same. The 990 has pixels that are about 9X smaller meaning that they have about 9 X the noise. Also, the pixels are much closer to the diffraction limit of the lens and that will hurt image quality. I routinely take 1D images up to 16X24 and get amazing results. The 990 tops out at about 8X10. There are of course differences in sharpening (The 1D does much less in camera), color balance, and Dynamic Range. But those are other issues.