The experience with the D1 wasn't...
totally bad. It's just an older, slow, digital slr, not really suited for my shooting style. I did like not having to change rolls, being able to download the files and look at my shots reasonably quickly, being able to look and check my composition on certain shots. It really cemented my desire to get a digital.
My loving wife conspired with the rest of our family (parents, siblings, pets, etc) to scrounge up enough to buy me a Canon Eos 1D which I love! Can't hardly wait until the next airshow to see what I can get. It was a package deal that came with a Lexar 1gb 40x card. I rarely have to wait for the buffer to clear. I bought a backup 256 Lexar 40x and plan on eventually getting a couple more as I can afford to.
There's an interesting picture of what appears to be a genuine shot of the T'bird pilot ejecting during last fall's accident. It was the winner on Avweb's picture of the week (www.avweb.com/potw/) this past week.
I always look forward to seeing your shots, so you need to post a couple! :)
Troy
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Originally Posted by Tooter
Well, it's going to take a little bit getting use to this - but I'll make it. Great shot and I am glad they started flying again. Just a few hundred shots??? I found that my lens made a big difference when shooting at the shows. I have one slow and one fast and it took me a while before I figured that out. Once I changed lenses, it was all better from there. Also, I purchased a 1gb card and made the mistake of not getting the faster one, which makes a big difference for me. I can only shoot so many in a row, then have to wait for them to write to the card. By then the show is over. Someday I'll upgrade. Sorry your experience with the D1 wasn't good for you......(I love my D100 though).