-=1D Mk II and Mk IIn Owners Unite!

Often pros have more than one body so the accessories will either be untouched or thrown in the trash! Sometimes all you get, if you're lucky, is the charger and battery and eyecup.

....so is the Mk2 usable at ISO3200 ? To be honest, I very rarely shoot it there, but at last nights ballgame, I thought I would give it a try just for kicks.
Overall....I'm pretty happy with this and many of the other shots from the game.

File Name GU2E9126.CR2
Camera Model Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Firmware Firmware Version 1.2.6
Shooting Date/Time 5/28/2010 9:12:56 PM
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/1600
Av( Aperture Value ) 2.8
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 3200
Lens 300.0mm
Focal Length 300.0mm
Image Size 3504x2336
Image Quality RAW
Flash Off
White Balance Mode Auto
AF Mode One-Shot AF
Color Space sRGB
Noise Reduction On
File Size 10683KB
Drive Mode High-speed continuous shooting

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...one more, also at ISO3200

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george m w wrote in post #10266502
...one more, also at ISO3200

Nice shots! Seems like ISO3200 is quite adequate.

Thanks....and yes, I was pretty happy with these. These were all hand held, because the 'rules' of the ballpark is 'no tripods'. I thought they might even turn me away if I had the monopod, so I left it in the truck, because it was a looong walk from where I parked to the ticket booth. So yeah...hand held, and I was at the game with my brothers....so by the time we got to where I had snapped these pix....I...uh....had a few beers ! So I'm not sure if the made me 'more'....or 'less'....steady ! LOL

I love my MKII more and more every time I use it.

Yes...it's addictive isn't it ?! Great sports camera....and great for everything else i have used it for also.

D-EJ915 wrote in post #10265140
Just got a Mk II today...now waiting for the lens I ordered. Funny thing is all of the accessories were untouched but the body is well worn. The worn look is kind of cool so I don't mind the wear. It reminds me of this

Here's a photo (from my G6) of the Mk II and my 7000.

Nice, love that old Maxxum! And that reminds me, I really need to get a Cokin Z kit for my 20-35L!

There's a grouse out at my dad's that likes to follow him around. I got some cool close up shots of it.

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Great shots, 28mm wow!

Hello everyone who owns a 1D Mark II /IIN! I have been enjoying this thread for the past few days since my Mark II N will be here on Tuesday!!! I am very excited. This is my first 1-series camera. Is there anything I need to know about this camera before it arrives? Thanks in advance!

just take the time to play around with it...you'll have to use two hands to change a lot of the functions/view photos. Enjoy it! It's an amazing camera

entrefoto wrote in post #10269805
Hello everyone who owns a 1D Mark II /IIN! I have been enjoying this thread for the past few days since my Mark II N will be here on Tuesday!!! I am very excited. This is my first 1-series camera. Is there anything I need to know about this camera before it arrives? Thanks in advance!

Expose correctly and the 1D2 is your friend Underexpose at high ISO's and it won't be as friendly

entrefoto wrote in post #10269805
Hello everyone who owns a 1D Mark II /IIN! I have been enjoying this thread for the past few days since my Mark II N will be here on Tuesday!!! I am very excited. This is my first 1-series camera. Is there anything I need to know about this camera before it arrives? Thanks in advance!

It's big and heavy and feels wonderful in you hands. In high speed burst the sound of 8.5 fps will give you goose bumps I would also fully agree with one of the above posts. ETTR is your friend at high ISO. I've only had mine for about two weeks, and that is one of the biggest things I've found, my 1DMk2N handles up to iso 800(the highest I've used so far) very well. As long as you don't under expose.

GuitarFreak wrote in post #10268667
There's a grouse out at my dad's that likes to follow him around. I got some cool close up shots of it.

This was shot at 28mm. That's how close I was. I actually had to move back a bit because it was too close to focus at times.

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I think I hate you I've been hearing a lot of drumming when I've been out it the woods this spring, and have yet to see a grouse. And after hunting them for years, never thought trying to get close enough for a shot would be possible. And now here you are with one as a "pet" You luck dog!