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

Hey everyone, what's the one lens that lives on your 1DX MKii all the time?

I have the 50mm1.2 on mine, 90% of the time.

darthrazz wrote in post #19248631
Hey everyone, what's the one lens that lives on your 1DX MKii all the time?

I have the 50mm1.2 on mine, 90% of the time.

For me it's the 70-200 mkii with the mkiii 1.4 extender, 90% of my trackside / motor racing shooting is with this combo

.DAVID.

The EF 24-70 f 2.8L II is the lens I shoot with the most followed by the 70-200 f 2.8 L II

karrera wrote in post #19250741
The EF 24-70 f 2.8L II is the lens I shoot with the most followed by the 70-200 f 2.8 L II

Couple interesting machines there.
The tyre pattern in lower one is rather unique. Custom made?

Love the blokes outfit too.

Just curious what other !DXII users think. I want to supplement my Tamron 150-600 G2 next migration season ( autumn) with a telephoto prime. I will have roughly $7K available. Originally I was thinking of the Sigma 500 f/4, but now I'm intrigued by the idea of a Canon 300 2.8 II with a 2x teleconverter. Any thoughts?

Zooming through a shallow river.

Bkop wrote in post #19250948
=Bkopperl;19250948]Jus​t curious what other !DXII users think. I want to supplement my Tamron 150-600 G2 next migration season ( autumn) with a telephoto prime. I will have roughly $7K available. Originally I was thinking of the Sigma 500 f/4, but now I'm intrigued by the idea of a Canon 300 2.8 II with a 2x teleconverter. Any thoughts?

I use the Canon 300 2.8 II with 2X teleconverter a lot. Both owl pics directly above your post are with that combo. Seems fine to me. The 300mm lens is my favourite of the lenses I own.

Your photos are strong arguments in favor of the 300

Bkop wrote in post #19251104
=Bkopperl;19251104]You​r photos are strong arguments in favor of the 300

Thank you.

I love my 1Dx2. Its the best camera I have used. I am scaling back and getting ready for complete retirement in next couple of years. I got this camera at release and it has a shutter count at about 160K. It works for anything I can put in front of it so Im not in any rush to get a mirrorless body. These were from a wedding last week. Love this camera

If I am being honest- I dont see the advantage to a mirrorless camera. Eye focus maybe?? But as you can see I have zero issues hitting the face and its been this way since 2007. I just dont see the mirrorless advantage especially at the price points. I will go mirrorless when I dont have any other choice

Joshua Tree National Park

avondale87 wrote in post #19250746
Couple interesting machines there.
The tyre pattern in lower one is rather unique. Custom made?

Love the blokes outfit too.

That's Corky Coker - the owner of Coker Tire Company in Chattanooga. He makes a bunch of different tires for old cars including the ones that say NON-SKID in the tread pattern

karrera wrote in post #19251545
That's Corky Coker - the owner of Coker Tire Company in Chattanooga. He makes a bunch of different tires for old cars including the ones that say NON-SKID in the tread pattern

Thanks for reply.
That's quite a collection of tyres and the prices are way up there on the oldies.
Good reading.

These two are beautiful also. Certainly a place to spend (much) time at

Just looked at the Coker museum. Oh dear! What a wonderful place to browse.