Took these last weekend.Getting better at BIF with my Mark III.Very different than my 30D.

Hey Joe,

Thanks for sharing this. I keep debating 'what to do next' when it comes to cameras. I am a 'center af point' guy and usually don't use the 9 points the 20d has to offer me. Are you seeing a significant difference with the one point, or is this with all 45 points?

James

PS Congrats on the new camera. Have you had any of the AF problems that others have had with the new 1d and 1ds cameras?

Nice and sharp, Joe. It's not the most gracefull pose, but an unusual one, showing the expanse of feathers, so that's even better. It is interesting how you got the shadow of the neck on the wing in #2.

James:It is the best of both worlds. On servo you lock on with the center point and then let the camera pic the other points as the subject drifts(also the focus points are packed in there so this makes sense,on the 30D the points are too spread out to do this same thing even if it was offered as an option).On single shot I use center point focus too.Using a 1 series camera with the focus button right under your thumb takes some getting used to but then you wonder how you ever lived without it. Coming from a 30D this is so much better I really don't notice the OOF shots others have complained about. My daughter's HS soccer season starts soon and as the team photographer I will get to test it out in sports too. Single shot focus is dead on and the ability to micro-adjust your lenses is very nice.I picked this camera up at a steep discount and it has not yet gone in for the "fix". I really wonder if I should send it in at all.From what I can read the Mark IIIs does not have the same problems.For weddings and landscape work I don't think you can go wrong with either the IIs or IIIs-in fact there are some great deals on IIs now.I really don't know anything about Nikon, I'm only talking Canon.
Jim:I didn't even notice that till you pointed it out.