Maybe also check out the SG Hopeful group. Although they're weary of "photographers" in general because of the number of guys that volunteer...
As for the 1D's successor, well, it's probably not going to matter if you don't do sports photography. Or at least, that's the rationale for not dropping 5k$ on a camera!
As for the 1D's successor, well, it's probably not going to matter if you don't do sports photography. Or at least, that's the rationale for not dropping 5k$ on a camera!