Official: Canon 1D Mk IV

GBRandy wrote in post #9514050
Nice..... I assume JPG...and if so, what do you have the CFII-2 set at?

Nope, I shot it in RAW. I never use JPG. I imported using Lightroom 2.6, saved as a JPG.

canonnoob wrote in post #9504968
Well all, I put my mkIV to the test last night shooting in a cave.. I was shooting a band I routinely cover. DARK bar. Exif is in the images. BTw sharpening only, no NR...

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Is this image cropped? Or has it just been resized? What else was done to it?

GBRandy wrote in post #9506266
I had one series that had me pretty worried on AF but after some analysis at home I think it was user error....

[IMG]http://www.tessfamily.​com …d2009/MKIVtest1​.jpg[IMG]

[IMG]http://www.tessfamily.​com …d2009/MKIVtest2​.jpg[IMG]

[IMG]http://www.tessfamily.​com …d2009/MKIVtest3​.jpg[IMG]

ROF will always start with the center point and then allow focus to drift across other points. If youre using ROF, you need to make sure the subject is in the middle when you hit the button.

Here is a macro image done by a 1dmk4.
http://www.redbubble.c​om …t/4569592-1-bug-profile-2

tharmsen wrote in post #9513968
The D3 really stinks in low light. I've used them, and they hunt around and miss focus, or just never lock. The D3's AF system really isn't all that great. It works ok in daylight, but forget about it at night. If you want to increase your keepers with a D3, use your center point. But then you could just buy a 5D2 and do the same thing and save yourself a couple grand.

Guess I'm using a different camera then....but then what do I know as an available light shooting often using the camera in the dark never using the centre point......

tharmsen wrote in post #9513968
I love having 39 cross type sensors that are all evenly matched!

+ eleventy billion.

The 70-200 2.8 IS and 300 2.8 IS are stonking on this camera.

AdamJL wrote in post #9515558
+ eleventy billion.

The 70-200 2.8 IS and 300 2.8 IS are stonking on this camera.

and 400 2.8

AdamJL wrote in post #9515558
stonking

Think we need to bring this one to the states!!!

tharmsen wrote in post #9514540
Nope, I shot it in RAW. I never use JPG. I imported using Lightroom 2.6, saved as a JPG.

No DPP then?

Just seen this on the Nikongear forum
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I had recently a possibility to shoot side by side with D3 and D3s cameras and noticed a slight differences in terms of AF performance between the cameras.

Looks like as D3s has some sort of thinking/hesisation when deciding on final focus in low light conditions, where D3 does not.

When shooting AF-S, single point and the lens was defocused and focused on some dark low contrast scene (center AF point) the way the D3s drove the lens was the following. Immediate drive from defocus postition to almost in focus, then a bit of hesisation (half a sec or bit more) then a bit of drive to final focus. This happens once a while on a low contrast subjects. Interesting part was that when I defocused the lens and tried this again on the same spot the lens focussed immediately without any slight hesistation before settling on final focus.

Putting the same lens on a D3 and those bits of hestitation in some situations are completely gone.

Interesting part was the this behavious was non existent when shooting on AF-C (continous) mode. Camera always went from defocused lens to focus at once without any bits of hesistation.

I would be gratefuls if any D3s owner could look a bit more wether they see this behaviour.

Any ideas ?
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So I would say a lot probably has to do with settings, lenses and the user at the time.

I suspect that they are both darn good in low-light.

Interesting article on the MKIV from Sports Shooter.....

http://www.sportsshoot​er.com/news/2371

GBRandy wrote in post #9516326
No DPP then?

No, just Lightroom.

GBRandy wrote in post #9516797
Interesting article on the MKIV from Sports Shooter.....

http://www.sportsshoot​er.com/news/2371

Wow, some great images at high ISOs to accompany it too.

Interesting article on the MKIV from Sports Shooter.....

http://www.sportsshoot​er.com/news/2371
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any comments on the CF settings he recommends in that article?

The fact that you can crop that much and still have a magazine quality image at ISO 2500+ is pretty impressive.