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Oct 18, 2011 02:32 |  #91

Personally... I don't think it's all that "jaw dropping" body. In my line of work (and for quite big number of other sport shooters/PJs), moving from APS-H to FF is not really plus. This means all of a sudden 300/2.8 needs to be 400/2.8, 500/4 should be 600/4 etc. If you don't count money involved into this, think about extra weight you need to carry around. Anyone who had "pleasure" to work on hill with 400/2.8 instead of 300/2.8 will know what this means.
Next to that... what else was improved? New af system? Let's rather wait before we all explode out of happiness. 1dmk3 had "all new af system" and we know what was result of it. Once they moved back, to "old, non-impressive" af system with mk4, we finally got working af again. So personally I will wait until I see it, and only then jump around all happy.
18MP? Fine, but nothing all that special. On the other side, I agree it's more then enough. I never had problems with 16MP on current 1dmk4, neither with 10MP of mk3, 8MP on mk2, or 4MP on original 1d (even though nowadays 4MP is really too little for serious work). If they decided FF is way to go, they should do something similar to what Nikon did. FF with 20+MP, and option to switch to APS-H with 16 or even 18MP.
What else? 14fps? Nice, but it requires mirror lock, so I don't think this will be really useful for most of us. In normal mode it's "just" 12fps, which means almost same as current one.
ISO 200k? Cool, but seriously... who needs that? I agree high iso is cool, especially when shooting sport. But I have never been using more then 6000 on my mk4, and we all managed to survive shooting for world best and biggest agencies and newspapers with old bodies (even film year ago) when iso 1600 was skyhigh. So this thing sure sounds cool, but when it comes to usage, it's nothing all that necessary.


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Oct 18, 2011 02:34 |  #92

As expected...


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Oct 18, 2011 02:35 |  #93

I would be willing to pay 8k for one right now! the wait is killing me...


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Oct 18, 2011 02:36 |  #94

With your gear list, frankly, I'm surprised you're even interested...


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Oct 18, 2011 02:37 |  #95

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it has two joysticks..about damn time.

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Oct 18, 2011 02:38 |  #96

First new FF sensor from Canon since 2007 (when 1Ds Mk III was introduced). Must be hard to make them!

Like somebody already pointed out that when 5D Mk II had not been released, most people expected 16-18MP in the new camera with cleaner result. So I guess this is the sensor that we were waiting for in 2008.

MF digital back makers should be happy. No 30-40MP camera competing with them. It is true that most people don't need 30-40MP, but for those who do, there is MF backs!

CA correction, really! You need Digic 5+ to do that? Nikon's camera has been doing it 4-5 years now.

Looks like Studio, fashion, and Nature/Landscape photographers are not Canon's market. ISO 200K? We don't even use ISO 200, but do need large files to print large, really large.

Fast Frame rate, Fast AF, more AF points, in-camera HDR and CA correction (has to be jpeg not raw), prove this as a replacement for fast shooting sports and journalists. I hope that 5D Mk III will have more slow shooter related features.




  
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Oct 18, 2011 02:39 |  #97

My question is will it auto focus when shooting video....

Other than that looks very nice, time to save a few pounds and get that final kidney on eBay :)


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Oct 18, 2011 02:40 |  #98

now I can't decide which bodies I would sell first... either the 1d4 or 1ds3.


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Oct 18, 2011 02:40 |  #99

I've got 6 months to think of how I'm going to sell this to the wife.... :p


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Oct 18, 2011 02:40 |  #100

primoz wrote in post #13265988 (external link)
Personally... I don't think it's all that "jaw dropping" body. In my line of work (and for quite big number of other sport shooters/PJs), moving from APS-H to FF is not really plus. This means all of a sudden 300/2.8 needs to be 400/2.8, 500/4 should be 600/4 etc. If you don't count money involved into this, think about extra weight you need to carry around. Anyone who had "pleasure" to work on hill with 400/2.8 instead of 300/2.8 will know what this means..

So then why not shoot 1.6x crop and get even smaller lenses? It's because the bigger 1.3x crop sensor is better, right? Same logic should apply here.


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Oct 18, 2011 02:41 |  #101

I'm guessing there is no change to AF for video.

If you're in the league where this body is relevant, you'll have the proper accessories and will be pulling focus manually and not using this as a $7000 point & shoot. ;)


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Oct 18, 2011 02:51 |  #103

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I've got 6 months to think of how I'm going to sell this to the wife.... :p

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Oct 18, 2011 02:51 |  #104

FlyingPhotog wrote in post #13265974 (external link)
CPS Europe Article: http://cpn.canon-europe.com …cal/eos_1d_x_ex​plained.do (external link)

Three flavors of In-Camera HDR and Auto CA correction (among other goodies.)

Real SMPTE Time Code for video is outstanding!

Great googly moogly...

Thanks. Some interesting reading

Af system sounds nice.

I also see it has different AF microadjustment setting for zoom lenses in there too.


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Oct 18, 2011 02:52 |  #105

40dbaby wrote in post #13266009 (external link)
I've got 6 months to think of how I'm going to sell this to the wife.... :p

I thought this said "I've got 6 months to think of how I'm going to sell my wife..."

:lol:


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