Quote Originally Posted by coolie21 View Post
Go straight to mkii. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200.

Seriously, it is worth it for the iso performance (fantastic), for live view (could not now live without it for on tripod focussing) and for video ( I believe - haven't done much with it myself yet)
haha yeah my bank account will hate me though

But I agree, the MKII does seem like a hell of a lot better camera. In saying that the video functionality is something I really don't need...