Before purchasing my 17-40f/4 L I made a small bet with myself. It was simply this: Canon will produce more and more full-frame digital SLRs, less expensive ones, and eventually introduce them into bodies smaller than the formidable 1 series.

I love shooting at a wide angle and dreaming of using the 17-40 at it’s native focal length on a digital body sealed the deal for me, so when it came time to make that lens choice the EF-S 17-85 hardly even had a chance.

With the 5D recently released, thankfully it turns out I was right on the money. Now of course my being correct means absolutely nothing—I’m not in any position to shell out $3300 for a 5D body, but after a few years who knows where a used 5D’s price point will be? And though it’s my estimate that cropped sensors will still be the norm for 3-4 years in many DSLRs, eventually many more models will convert to full frame sensors when the cost of production reaches a more reasonable level, which is all great news. For now I can drool over the 5D and cross my fingers I’ll be able to afford a 30D if it comes out late February at PMA 2006.
(Another prediction, how crazy I am.)