Those following the buy & sell threads will know I sold my s2 Pro; some have asked why i'm changing. These are my opinions only. The S2 Pro is a fantastic camera so I'm really sad to part with it.
3 reasons:
[1] I don't have a significant investment in nikon glass (300 f/4+TCs were my big expenditure, my sb-26 is falling apart and in need of replacement)
[2] 2nd generation IS can damp mirror vibrations. No committment by Nikon to release VR in telephotos yet.
[3] Electronic mirror lockup available to amateur bodies (Nikon only the top of the line will have)
Plenty of other pluses and minuses, but its the above 3 that were important.
D60
1/90 f/6.7 ISO 400 (+0.5 EV)
Handheld
300 f/4+1.4x
EFL= 672mm (edited, my maths no good)
Full frame
Jpeg fine, sharpness/colour/etc all normal defaults
No photoshop, straight out of camera
100% crop
100% crop
Looks just as good as my S2 Pro (whew!) Contrast a bit less punchy but thats fine.
3 reasons:
[1] I don't have a significant investment in nikon glass (300 f/4+TCs were my big expenditure, my sb-26 is falling apart and in need of replacement)
[2] 2nd generation IS can damp mirror vibrations. No committment by Nikon to release VR in telephotos yet.
[3] Electronic mirror lockup available to amateur bodies (Nikon only the top of the line will have)
Plenty of other pluses and minuses, but its the above 3 that were important.
D60
1/90 f/6.7 ISO 400 (+0.5 EV)
Handheld
300 f/4+1.4x
EFL= 672mm (edited, my maths no good)
Full frame
Jpeg fine, sharpness/colour/etc all normal defaults
No photoshop, straight out of camera
100% crop
100% crop
Looks just as good as my S2 Pro (whew!) Contrast a bit less punchy but thats fine.