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Dad doesnt know we are doing this .. He is himself hopefully upgrading his camera and thinking of the new canon 5d mk ii ,as its his special birthday we ( his sons are going to get a camera for his present.. We are able to purchase the CANON EOS 1Ds MK II IN EXCELLENT CONDITION from a dealer . OR should we wait and go with the CANON 5D MK II... Bearing in mind he wouldnt use the video aspect.. Are there anyone out there as to help us decide. Dad interests are general photography and landscapes.. not really interested in portrait photog... We have to have cannon as he already has some canon fit lenses...Regards............
I know someone who has a 1Ds II that he'd never really used - think he may be looking to sell it so can ask him if you like.
Lots of rumours of delays on delivery of the mkII, which may be a factor, unless you want to tease your dad with a picture of the 5D and a 'coming soon' message, cruel!
Also I would make sure you have seen and inspected the 1D first, excellent condition for the 1D workhorses is completely different to a excellent condition for a lesser camera.
I can assure you the one I'm on about is mint!
the chap bought it for £5999, has taken about 400 shots with it and it's now worth less than half the price he paid!
Very expensive frames - far cheaper doing large format 
If I was your dad I'd prefer the new 5D II and maybe an extra lens 24-70L for general photography than the excellent but aging S.
If you ignore the build/weatherproofing of the 1 series camera and compare the specs for image processing, capture, viewing (inc Live View) the 5D II looks better on paper.
Quote: I can assure you the one I'm on about is mint!
Sorry Ade, I wasn't referring to the one you mentioned specifically, I recently bought a used 1dmkIIN and in the process saw many 'Excellent' condition listings that had plenty of battle scars. However the one I got was like new, boxed.
It was a general note to buying a pro body.
I'm PM'd the owner of the 1Ds2 with kontikiman's name, so it's up to him now.
He probably won't sell it, but worth asking anyway
you're not actually going to use it surely Dave
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