----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Davis Nature Photography > Well, considering that even with the magnification factor, I still end > up cropping quite often, I'm not sure the 1Ds would offer as nice an > image. And what a waste it would be! I want 12 megapixels on the 10D > sized sensor! I'd miss the shallow DOF of a larger format.. bugger all this 110-sized stuff - how on earth did such a ridiculously small format ever become seen as 'professional' anyway? mebbe when there's a realistic affordable format of around 645 or thereabouts I might consider digital for pro work. k