"Steven M. Scharf" wrote in message
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"Steven M. Scharf" wrote in message

Ummmm.....what about spot metering and fast flash sync ?

The D70 is an anomaly in terms of the fast flash sync, even the D2X
doesn't
have the fast flash sync. It's a real advantage to the D70, but it wasn't
like Canon decided to decontent it out of the EOS-350D in order to get
people to go to a model that has it.

It's a great feature to have. I use it quite a lot.

The spot metering is a real issue. I don't know if the Canon processor
can't
do it, or what. It isn't in the 20D either.

It's strange - I wonder why Canon don't do it....

The fast flash sync and the spot metering were two of the main things that
made me buy Nikon over Canon last year. As I had no major investment in
glass at the time, it just made sense. The other key things I made the
choice on were the faster/for longer shooting capabilities and the general
feel of the camera.

The lack of mirror lock-up is just decontenting. They do lock up the
mirror
for sensor cleaning, so the capability is there.

True. I'm surprised that there doesn't seem to be a firmware hack for this
though...