Considering the 1D. Any advice?

[dbarthel]

[font color=\'#000000\']The difference between the 1D and the D60/10D is not as big as the pixel count would indicate for image quality. The real reason to go for a used 1D $2300-2500 is focus speed. That's the only advantage over the D60/10D.[/font]

[dlashier]

[font color=\'#000000\']The 1D image compares favorably with the 10D because of a less severe AA filter. The tradeoff is potentially more serious moire problems in selected situations. While high ISO performance with the 1D is very good, long exposures (5 seconds+) will be better with the 10D.

Other advantages of the 1D aside from what's already been mentioned (build, fps, focus speed):
- true spot metering
- somewhat better dynamic range
- better auto WB
- high speed flash sync
- lower crop factor (1.3x vs 1.6x) can be important if you shoot wide

- DL[/font]

[aeroshots]

[font color=\'#000000\']Can someone help me with this problem :

Currently I still use wet film and scan images at 2820dpi with Scan Dual II resulting in a full frame of 3990 x 2660 = + 10k pixels. This is sufficient for magazines to use since their requirement is 3000 pixels horizontally. This means I can roughly crop 1/4 of a full frame and still meet their requirements.

I would be interested to switch to digital, but financially the 1Ds and 1D MkII are out of my league. On the other hand the next cameras barely meet the above-mentioned minima :
D30 : 2160 x 1440
D60 : 3088 x 2055
10D : 3088 x 2055 (~ 300D)
1D : 2496 x 1662

Recently however, I heard that digital pixels should not be compared with (read : are better than) the pixels I retrieve from slide scans. Does this mean the high res images of a 1D can be used up to A3 format prints with still sufficient quality for the magazines? The limited number of pixels does not give me much room for cropping I suppose? Does anybody have any experience as to delivering digital images to magazines?

I would be seriously interested in the 1D (non MkII) because of its :
- 8 fps
- 16 f RAW burst rate
- only 1.3 x
- solid construction
- low noise with high ISO
-...

Any pro's / cons why I should (not) consider the 1D?

Thanks for your advice,


Johan[/font]

[aeroshots]

[font color=\'#000000\']I totally agree with the 1D advantages over the 10D.  The price difference is too small, so buying a 1D would be justifiable.

But still, would the 1D 4 Mio resolution be enough for use by editorial staff of magazines?[/font]