What Canon EOS series bodies are you currently using "round 2"

I think it's fairly apparent now that Chuck hasn't been so much interested in who uses what
for as far back as the digital EOS camera line goes, but more along the lines of more recent models,
and most notably, the 1D vs 5D lineup.

A 1D has never been my desire, while a 5D has, and I finally acquired one,
while I still use a 50D. Hell, I even still use a PowerShot S3iS.

But Chuck already stated that he feels the 1D line is about the most-underutilized
camera of the Canon stable, so it seems that's why this poll exists.

SkedAddled wrote in post #19018260
But Chuck already stated that he feels the 1D line is about the most-underutilized
camera of the Canon stable, so it seems that's why this poll exists.

Without any scientific insight at all, it is safe to say that probable major contributors to this past would be the very considerable entry price, particularly for any non-professional, and the considerable size & weight for anyone other than a studio shooter or a masochist
Ofset by the fact that certainly there exist a good many well-to-do hobbyists who care afford the indulgence (doctors, lawyers, tech industry stock option holders, etc.), and
enough amateur photographers who relish looking like a pro photographer, that the 1Dn has caught on with both groups. Oh, almost forgot those needing a resting spot for the little finger, too.

Wilt wrote in post #19018264
Without any scientific insight at all, it is safe to say that probable major contributors to this post would be the very considerable entry price, particularly for any non-professional, and the considerable size & weight for anyone other than a studio shooter or a masochist

Precisely why the 1D has never been of appeal to me. It costs a huge wad for a guy like me,
and the overlarge size is not to my liking. Yeah, I could bulk-up my 50D and 5D with a battery grip
and even get close to the weight, but why? I've already tried the grip on the 50D exactly once,
and hated the additional size and weight(PM me if you want a 50D OEM grip for shipping cost).

I'll leave the weightlifting and carrying options to the bodybuilders and moneymaking professionals,
remaining perfectly content with my meager arsenal of 5D4, 50D and S3iS.

The 1D-Series far exceeds what I'd be asking of it, as does the 5D4,
but the 5D was what I lusted for, at an attainable cost for me.
A 1D would be wasted on me, while a 5D is less so.

Before DSLRs, I was a child of the 80s and my main camera beforehand was a Canon AE-1 SLR (great all round 35mm...back in a time in which any SLR could have the same IQ dependent on what film stock). My first introduction to digital photography was when I had an internship at the New England Journal of Medicine, and they had one of the Nikon body/Kodak digital backs. At the time I was really amazed how volatile exposure was: as memory serves, it was a 2MP TIFF RAW....the camera had an external flash: any kind of misalignment with the flash (or underexposure), the image was really pixelated. My next camera was a 5MP Sony Cypershot with Carl Zeiss lens: it actually was really good for the time: it even had an infrared nighttime mode for easy focus in dim light (and if I could try to take any of those images and look on my HD or now 4K screens, I'm sure I'd be shocked). However, at the time, the noise wasn't bad for 400 ISO. I then got a Nikon point and shoot: it was really terrible: even ISO 200, I could see bad pixelation. When I saw that there was a FF DSLR within an approachable range for me at the time, I went ahead and invested in the 5D. It was partly that it allowed me to not need to ever get used to a crop with how I understood lenses, and that the 5D was really revolutionary for performance and "value" for FF. At the time, I was in my mid 20s, a young professional, who was having enough salary to just save and allocate enough into photography as a serious hobby. Since then, I've acted as backup photographer for weddings and such, and have done head shots at work, but I'm still serious amateur. I'm skilled enough that I have good calibration from screen to my prints. I line my cubicle at work with quite a few prints, so it's a topic for many folks passing in. I've noticed the ones who do ask what my equipment is also tends to be the ones who have invested in a DSLR (usually a Canon Rebel). Anyway, for me, the 5D3 and 5D4 models are the best for my uses. Back when I got the 5D when new....I was blown away with its high ISO, but had to get used to its low DR and really found its AF limiting.

When it comes to professionals with more money than sense....it reminds me of a review I once happened upon with the 5D3. The review was from a lawyer. He bought it when it first came out, and had a whole blog post about how awful it was. Basically, he blasted it because it didn't look great in green mode (full auto) compared to his phone camera. Bear in mind that this was before the latest advancements with phone cameras. I'm seeing on TV there's the iPhone ads about night photos: even on my 4K TV.....it seems they are a bit pixelated. Don't get me wrong: great improvements with DR for a small sensor....but still much lower MP compared to dedicated camera.

davesrose wrote in post #19013940
The AE-1 also retailed for $700 in 1970s dollars.....

a) are you sure it was the AE-1 that retailed for $700?
b) could it be you meant the A-1 or even the F-1/new F-1?
c) could you have possibly typed the wrong value?

in 1978 when i started looking at my first SLR (canon's AE-1) retail price in 1978 dollars was $299. it remained at $299 until after i purchased one brand new, in 1982, for $299 and that was with the new bayonet mount FD 50mm f1.8 lens...

i dont remember exactly what the A-1 cost but i seem to remember it being about $399 or $499. i didnt know anything about the F-1 (new or otherwise) until about 1983 when i started college and joined a local camera store/custom print house and when i finally got one of those for myself (body only in 1987) it was $650...

still have both of those by the way and i REALLY need to dig them out and run some film through them. the AE-1 has the ubiquitous mirror return squeal that is horribly annoying though lol....

I was quite disappointed that I couldn't vote for my EOS 3

Vendee wrote in post #19019423
I was quite disappointed that I couldn't vote for my EOS 3

Anyone can run a poll.

chuckmiller wrote in post #19018133
Dave, as a test I just clicked 2 more times on 5D (my original and only vote) and the count increased both times, what would be my 2nd click didnt reverse my first click.

And a couple days ago, a 2nd click DID reverse my first vote. It may be related to what browser I'm using at the moment. Dunno.

SkedAddled wrote in post #19018260
I think it's fairly apparent now that Chuck hasn't been so much interested in who uses what
for as far back as the digital EOS camera line goes, but more along the lines of more recent models,
and most notably, the 1D vs 5D lineup.

A 1D has never been my desire, while a 5D has, and I finally acquired one,
while I still use a 50D. Hell, I even still use a PowerShot S3iS.

But Chuck already stated that he feels the 1D line is about the most-underutilized
camera of the Canon stable, so it seems that's why this poll exists.

Maybe, but if the probability of a given 1D owners making more money than 5D, then it'll swing toward over-utilized. A measurement for economic side.

95 voters is a fantastic response. Thank you everyone.