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      04-17-2009, 11:32 AM   #48
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Originally Posted by rodi View Post
why does the 40D and 50D have a better AF module than the 5D and 5D2?
I suspect it's the cost of building that into the sensor. The 1D MkIII has much better AF performance, but at a much higher cost. They seemed to bring the 1D features into the 5D, with this being a major exception, which I suspect is cost related.

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