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Message: <blockquote data-quote="OBXGuide" data-source="post: 1564478" data-attributes="member: 31770"><p>Thanks Tim. I'm thinking the 1Ds Mkll might be the closest to an affordable used body for birds. No crop factor, but plenty of pixels on a full frame, and the focusing accuracy of the 1D line might make it acceptable. I'm looking at a used 5D as well, with full frame, 12.7MP sounds not so bad, but the 9 point focusing might not do any better than the 50D, so I'm thinking the 5D is out too. As you say, there is no free lunch. You gain one thing and give up the other. Oh well.</p></blockquote><p></p>