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The weigh is a factor Linda the D3 is heavy by comparison to the 5D.

Then shooting with the 5D at 800 is not all that fulfilling.

But renting the camera is the way to go. In spite of what others might think the old 24mm Tilt/Shift Canon lens is not a good choice as one colleague who just changed from a 5D to a D3x said the 24mm Tilt Shift Canon lens had too much barrel distortion and was not as sharp as he required.

He is very happy with using a non PC lens on the D3x a 14-24mm zoom, reviewed by many as one f the best lenses Nikon ever made and seems will go down in history as one of their best lenses ever. He does all the perspective correction in Photoshop.

I do not agree that is always a good idea but that is his choice, but then without trying new nikkor pc lenses he judged it by the old experience he had with the Canon Lens so that does not speak well of his logic.

Unlike him I will try the 14-24mm lens this week to see if it fulfills the needs.

My colleague also is very conscious of money and it may simply be economics that drives his decisions.

Some of his clients have complained to me that he always uses the excuse we will fix it in photoshop, every shot and they are getting tired of it.

So there are factors working against him and the next time we talk he will probably tell me i should not use the 14-24mm because you always have to tell the client you'll fix it in Photoshop.

I expect a call asking to borrow the 24mm PC in the near future.