1D X Mark II Owners Unite! Discuss & Post Photos

I'm a little more than half way to a 1DXII with a spare battery and screen cover via B&H. Hopefully by next summer.

I believe that Canon would spend the efforts on Mirrorless lineup. 7DIII and '90D' may come in 2019....

Red-billed oxpeckers

I love the red in the beaks.

Just got back from vacation, a day of MTB downhill practice filled in my 64GB CFast so... fast.
Tried making a sequence in Photoshop, not so easy. Also my good old 70-200 was good, except I kept switching from auto focus to manual focus ahah. Tried the 85L in the wood, but a lot of oof shoot. :/

Jorgac wrote in post #18692956
Red-billed oxpeckers

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Very nice shots of those oxpeckers...not to be mistaken for peckers on an ox.

A young Osprey with two fishes. Shot at 1000mm, handheld.

Amazing photos. I'm more determined after seeing this to get a 1dx2 next year.

ruhikant wrote in post #18694186
A young Osprey with two fishes. Shot at 1000mm, handheld.

That is an absolutely awesome series. That ol' bird is one skillful hunter, especially for being a young one! I'm amazed that you were able to shoot that series at 1000 mm, handheld. Very admirable work.

Bkop wrote in post #18694234
=Bkopperl;18694234]Ama​zing photos. I'm more determined after seeing this to get a 1dx2 next year.

The camera certainly is nice, but it's a heavy son of a gun. Try it out with your favorite lens that you normally handhold to see how it feels. To me (at my old age), it's a monster. I seriously don't know how well I'd be able to handle one for a days outing. I'm still planning to wait for the 7DIII and hope it's what I want.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #18694240
That is an absolutely awesome series. That ol' bird is one skillful hunter, especially for being a young one! I'm amazed that you were able to shoot that series at 1000 mm, handheld. Very admirable work.

Thank you, Mike.
Ruhikant

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I have the funds and I really really want to buy one of these cameras but I am also starting to consider the 5D4- decisions!!
Regarding the 1DX MKII I am a bit concerned that at approaching 63 yrs age it might be too heavy for me when I use it with my lovely Canon 300 f2.8. Yes I know about mono-pods and tripods, I own a Wimberley MKII head but I much prefer hand holding, like I said- decisions!!

Red Dexs wrote in post #18694645
I have the funds and I really really want to buy one of these cameras but I am also starting to consider the 5D4- decisions!!
Regarding the 1DX MKII I am a bit concerned that at approaching 63 yrs age it might be too heavy for me when I use it with my lovely Canon 300 f2.8. Yes I know about mono-pods and tripods, I own a Wimberley MKII head but I much prefer hand holding, like I said- decisions!!

Hi Red Dexs

I have both bodies. The 1DXii is hands-down the better of the two. I shoot mainly wildlife and my sons' sports (rugby and basketball) so the superior speed and AF were the main reasons I bought the 1DXii. The 5d4 is also great and if the high speed and AF needed for sport and wildlife action wasn't required, I'd be perfectly happy with just my 5D4. Hope this helps.

PS I see you have a 7d2 as well and notice you shoot a lot of birds - I must admit, if the light is good and I'm not in a hide (where the birds are close) my 7d2 is still my go-to lens for birds as the crop factor invariably helps loads.

One last point, Red Dexs. If I'm travelling to a non-wildlife destination, I'll always favour the 5d4 over the 1DX2 purely because of the weight and size difference - and I'm 45 and usually handhold my 1DX2 paired with my 500!