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+1Hopefully this marks signs of a more significant 1Ds III body successor...
+2Hopefully this marks signs of a more significant 1Ds III body successor...
There is also the "Not big enough" complaintSomeone over at dpr has listed the most common complaints about this yet to be released camera :ROTFL:
1 Too many pixels
2 Too much noise at high ISO (related to (1))
3 Too soft (no good enough lenses for it)
4 Low DR (without even knowing anything about it)
5 Too expensive
6 It's a "brick"
7 It's a "dinosaur" - no EVF
8 Highest ISO too low
9 5 fps only
10 Not as balanced as the 5D3
I think he forgot "Not enough pixels" and "Lowest ISO to high"
I too always had the 1D series bodies until the 5D3 came along. I used the 1DX on a few jobs and liked it but it certainly didn't offer anything for me that the 5D3 didn't already do for a lot less money. I hear the same thing from many other pros too. Now with the newer 5D models coming out, it may be a while before they bother with a 1D upgrade. I don't think I'd every buy one again.In retrospect (from a photographer's point of view), I think it was a mistake to merge the 1D and 1Ds lines. It probably made business sense because of the comparatively limited number of sales at the top. But at the same time it feels like Canon really forgot about professional (still) photographers.
1Dx never floated my boat. It struck me as a stop-gap measure body. Some improvements but nothing that knocked my socks off for my uses. At this point I just need a solid replacement in light of my aging 1Ds III. Don't need 50+/- megapixels. Just a couple more really usable stops of performance would make me happy---and in a 1D series body.
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I would love it, but I doubt it. Unlike Nikon, isn't Canon in the sensor business?Photorumors quote
Also everything I have read says Sony sensor which will also manufacture the Nikon 50mp on a different line this year
We'll find out FridayI would love it, but I doubt it. Unlike Nikon, isn't Canon in the sensor business?
Let's hope....
Looks like a great landscape set-up. That wide zoom announcement is brilliant to be paired with the new cameras!
Remains to be seen if "wide dynamic range" is the same as "high dynamic range"
Trying not to sound like a Canon fanboy but pattern noise/banding is just a sign you've pushed the file way too much isn't it? My Canon's are 1Ds3 and 5D2 and always think the image looks all funky (flat) and just wrong when pulling the shadows long before I see any issues with noise. The same went for my Phase One back so not just a Canon trait. It's bery possible due to my cameras being older generation chips (?) but I've never seen banding in any of my images so am I doing something wrong?... and regardless of DR, what this means for pattern noise/banding under rigorous processing. Canon will be rumbled very quickly if they are delivering a weak solution to the issues many Canon users have been raising....
You can do everything (outdoors wise) with this one body - stunning landscapes/portraits at 50 megapixels and even wildlife or sporting shots in the crop mode that provide 20 or 30 megapixel RAW files. Sure the ISO could be expanded further but it the ISO 3200 or 6400 is relatively clean I don't think there's much to complain about.An odd, and disappointing, product. I was hoping for Canon to raise the bar (like they used to do) and push the other guys to do even greater things. It's like they haven't been paying attention at all.
Really,An odd, and disappointing, product. I was hoping for Canon to raise the bar (like they used to do) and push the other guys to do even greater things. It's like they haven't been paying attention at all.