1DX owners unite! Discuss and post photos!

I went out for a walk to try some things on the new to me 1DX, ie. an RRS L plate, tripod and 10 stop ND filter. However there was too much breeze on the water for what I wanted, but the settings I'd loaded to C1 came in handy instead. I'd set this up as "grab and go" for action if needed, 1/2000 sec, Auto ISO, f5.6, high frame rate. I'd not used Auto ISO on my previous cameras because I didn't find the higher ISOs too good, but no reservations now with a much greater range and mostly usable. Quite handy that an oarsman hove into view . . .

Nice pic! I've have also bought one very recently and set mostly the same way in C3, i.e. a "oh s*it/sport/action" shooting mode with AI servo, AutoISO, wide focus area and fast shutter speed. Luckily AutoISO implementation is already the "modern" Canon one so you can configure it to your liking, never felt the need to disengage it, unless I'm shooting from a tripod.

Another neat "trick" (which I'm sure most of the people in this forum knows since years, sorry) is to assign a pre-definined AF point to a button and make it also a high precision one, so you can pinpoint something on the fly which is mostly hidden by an obstruction and know that it will (likely) be perfectly in focus (this is something that even my mighty modern A9 can't do..)

"Landscape Lexus" forging through the Valley of Fire @ Overton, NV...

Impromptu portrait with my nephew @ Valley of Fire... Profoto A1 (bare with TTL) for fill light...

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Tirpitz wrote in post #19219649
Nice pic! I've have also bought one very recently and set mostly the same way in C3, i.e. a "oh s*it/sport/action" shooting mode with AI servo, AutoISO, wide focus area and fast shutter speed. Luckily AutoISO implementation is already the "modern" Canon one so you can configure it to your liking, never felt the need to disengage it, unless I'm shooting from a tripod.

Another neat "trick" (which I'm sure most of the people in this forum knows since years, sorry) is to assign a pre-definined AF point to a button and make it also a high precision one, so you can pinpoint something on the fly which is mostly hidden by an obstruction and know that it will (likely) be perfectly in focus (this is something that even my mighty modern A9 can't do..)

Thanks. I'd not considered using Auto ISO as default, I think I'll give it a go for a while and see what the 1DX gives as opposed to what I might have manually set in my usual Av.

At the end if you think a good AutoISO implementation (and performance of the underlying body of course) can allow you either to use an Av mode but with a minimum shutter speed or an M mode in which you fully decide both shutter speed and aperture but don't have to worry that your exposure is completely off-kilter, while being able to concentrate on composition, focus, how fast you want your shutter and how much depth of field you'd like to see in your frame, which is already quite a lot to think of (at least it is for me, without having to worry even about the ISO value). Of course some fine-tuning through the exp. comp. dial could be necessary anyway depending on the scene you have in front, but should it be indeed marginal at best.

For me is a much more liberating way to shoot, I've decided to shelve the 1DsIII in favor of the 1Dx mostly for this reason (and much better ISO performance to go along with it).

Visitors in the back yard yesterday

A couple of more of the Pilated Woodpecker - this bird stands almost 18" tall - much bigger than a crow.

Amazing Aria

Editorial for Stello Couture + Clutch Crown Headwear.... Also got some headshots, during the photoshoot... Profoto B10 + 36" Deep Octa modifier (high above) with another B10 + 7" socked zoom reflector (right of model) for some fill-light... All triggered by Profoto's Air Remote TTL-C trigger...

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gorgeous photo, well done

Macro portraiture workflow from the past... Not too shabby, right? Profoto B10 + Westcott 36" Deep Octa provided Key light high above and ever-so-slightly left of model Taya from "The Land Down Under"... Couture by Stello with head gear created by Clutch Crowns...

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Been using my 1dx lately as my remote camera for sports. Combined with pocket wizard iii and 16-35mm f4 lens. I'm still on a learning curve, but getting some quite usable images. Goal shots were triggered by a homemade footswitch made from a guitar pedal.

Remote triggering definitely has its benefits!!!!

airbutchie wrote in post #19241505
Remote triggering definitely has its benefits!!!!

Absolutely. Getting shots where you normally wouldn't be allowed to shoot from, plus a different angle of photo. Going to try some athletics tomorrow with the set-up and see whats possible.

curious on the motorcycle shot, why ISO2000 looks like a bright day