Original 1D ~ worth buying?

Hi all,

Is an original 1D worth buying as a back up camera, and if so how much would you think an 'acceptable' price would be for one in good condition with less than average shutter usage? Just thinking that's all, one of these may be within my (limited) price range!

Any thoughts welcome

Thanks

David

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=453274
Here is the thread for this camera and there is a lot of good info in it and pictures

too old!!! i wonder if high ISO handling would be decent enough...

Plus points are great build, great AF, fast continous shooting, built in grip...

Bad points, heavy - built in grip, small buffer, slow write times, small screen, low resolution, poor high iso performance, short battery life, no longer serviced by canon.

Personally I think it was obviously a great camera, but I think it has had its time and there are better bargains to be had on the used market, maybe a 40D for a little more money would be a better all round buy.

Its still an interesting camera which obviously is capable of fantastic results, but it wont hold up so well agaisnt newer models when you want to crop, print big, or when the light dims.

- Ashley

If you have no experience with a more modern digital camera (thus are not spoiled by large screens) and aspire to move up further in the 1D line then by all means it's a good buy. If you don't like it would be easy to sell. If you do like it and want to move to the Mark II or a 1Ds you'll be $500 there already (when you sell it).

i would consider the original 1D to be a collector's item, not a very usable camera in terms of its performance...

I'd have to say so long as you play to it's strengths and steer clear of it's weaknesses it's still a very usable camera.

Meaning, if your just doing it as a hobby and the bulk of the pictures are just going to be posted to the web to share it's still a kick--- camera. Heck, I even knocked out a bunch of 11x14 prints for a class and my Prof. couldn't believe they came from the 1D.

Just make sure it's few weaknesses are acceptable for your needs before committing to it.

Thanks for all the advice folks...much appreciated!!

David

Go look at all the threads the 1D is commented in, view the accompaning pics and decide for yourself if it's too old. My bet is if you have the glass to compliment the 1D, your 20D will become the new backup in your arsenal.

Thorrulz wrote in post #8515970
Go look at all the threads the 1D is commented in, view the accompaning pics and decide for yourself if it's too old. My bet is if you have the glass to compliment the 1D, your 20D will become the new backup in your arsenal.

Agreed just like my 400D

^+1

Iffy situation. If clean, low mileage, and price is right, I'd snatch one up again. The trick is... price: I'd only take it if $400-$500 tops. Canon may or may not service it anymore due to lack of parts. But this baby can really kick some butt and great for PJ/sports stuff. I'd take this over anything less than a 40D.

illusionest wrote in post #8515103
i would consider the original 1D to be a collector's item, not a very usable camera in terms of its performance...

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Big advantage a 1D classic has over any of the newer cameras is a 1/500 max flash sync speed and a top shutter speed of 1/16000.

Dumb questions:

1. Is that 1/500 for off camera flash?
2. Does my 1ds2 sync at 1/500?

I always set it to 1/160 because any higher and I will start to see loss of sync at the edges. I can push it to 1/250 if I am doing something where I am not worried about the edges of the frame. Now that I think about it the only time i saw loss of sync was with the 5d. Never pushed it that far with the 1ds2.