Yeah, I jumped, since the offer was good.
The jump is not that large, since I have other gear that meets my image making needs.
This purchase is really about "satisfaction" in terms of the tactile and ergonomic feeling, the "process" of shooting, rather than final IQ or similar. If its only about IQ, I would buy a P25 for my Hassy503cw.
The weight, hmm, but I have been using a 1D-II with 70-200/2.8 IS and 580EXII, so it can't shock me. And I most likely stick to primes.
The other tendency I experience is to shoot more at higher ISO's and using the grain/noise as element. I am absolutely not convinced that D3 noise-free-ness, is what I need or want.
So we'll see....
My other speculation is that lenses will get significantly cheaper in the short term.
I still need a R8 or better R9, mint, and one or two lenses to get really going.
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