1DS MkI owners unite!

That is the same boat I am in , I have bought many things on the internet, But never have I sold anything online but now I have a 30D and 50D that are no longer needed with the 1Ds and 1D Mark II .But many of these other members have done so

Casey Singleton wrote in post #8406325
Im thinking that i probably should have gone for a used 5d. It seems like the better one to have for what I want to do. After paying $1600 for it do you have any idea how much I could still sell it for? Anybody know of any trusted ways to sell expensive things like this other than paypal?

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So anyone shoot sports with their 1Ds? I wanna see pics if you do.

This sporty enough for you ?
Having said that, I usually use the 1DMk2 for sports, but it was in the hands of another photographer on the other side of the track at the time....so I was using the FF.

red bike exif:
File Name A65W0352.TIF
Camera Model Canon EOS-1DS
Firmware Firmware Version 1.0.3
Shooting Date/Time 8/2/2009 3:22:58 PM
Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/800
Av( Aperture Value ) 6.3
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
ISO Speed 125
Lens 70.0 - 200.0mm
Focal Length 200.0mm
Image Size 4064x2704
Image Quality RAW
White Balance Mode Auto
AF Mode AI Servo AF

green bike exif:

File Name A65W0447.TIF
Camera Model Canon EOS-1DS
Firmware Firmware Version 1.0.3
Shooting Date/Time 8/2/2009 5:18:45 PM
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/400
Av( Aperture Value ) 8.0
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
ISO Speed 125
Lens 70.0 - 200.0mm
Focal Length 190.0mm
Image Size 4064x2704
Image Quality RAW
AF Mode AI Servo AF

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kohr2000 wrote in post #8406496
That is the same boat I am in , I have bought many things on the internet, But never have I sold anything online but now I have a 30D and 50D that are no longer needed with the 1Ds and 1D Mark II .But many of these other members have done so

How much do you want for that 50d?

800.00 and It also comes with the canon BG-E2

kohr2000 wrote in post #8409527
800.00 and It also comes with the canon BG-E2

Ill think about that.

That second shot looks great Kohr. The 1Ds has the same amazing AF as the 1D, no?

Yes I really like how fast it does work on both. And the sound of both shutters is a plus as well they sound like film cameras.

A bit of a followup on that: yes, I have found the both the 1DS and the 1DMk2 are very accurate regarding AF and exposure.
The problem I have shooting sports with the full frame is that the camera is rather slow at 3 FPS, and more to the point, it's very slow to empty the buffer to the card. I shoot RAW, so there are times when it has me waiting, which can be a problem. The same problem exists with my 1D2....however, the 'problem' is pushed further out, because it is a quicker camera to dump the buffer. I posted the two shots above of the bikes just to show that you can in fact shoot 'sports' with a "S"....but having said that, it's not my number one choice. The shot of the green bike....it was nearly stopped at the time, so it really is not a very good example of 'sports mode'.....but I thought I'd throw it in there....it's more an example of getting your timing right.

i like that second pic!! Inspiring

That is what I told my friend the 1Ds is really nice doing portraits flowers and other things that I want to take my time on but I'll use the 1D Mark II for when I want to do sports or other fast moving subjects. But both are fast on focusing. I really like the 1d Cameras

I guess in my case is better if I go for the 1D instead of the 1D's I shot a lot of car at the race track and planes.

....be very clear that a 1D is a different camera from a 1DMk2, or a 1DS. Read up on the differences between the models so you are sure what you are buying.

kohr2000 wrote in post #8417489
That is what I told my friend the 1Ds is really nice doing portraits flowers and other things that I want to take my time on but I'll use the 1D Mark II for when I want to do sports or other fast moving subjects. But both are fast on focusing. I really like the 1d Cameras

I totally agree with this... I've spent a bunch of time with my 1Ds MkI for the past couple of weeks and I'm learning that both cameras have similar features, and both have an "Achilles heel". Once these limits are figured and you learn how to work within/around those limits... you'll find these to be very powerful tools. The 1Ds is a very capable camera body and I'd say that though it's not as new as the 5d's are, it still kicks butt!

I'm still getting used to the "wide-ness" of my wide angles... full frame is so very nice. Yes, I wish the frames per second speed could be faster, but that is why I still have my 1D MkI... which I wish had more megapixels.