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Canon has nothing to respond to Nikon in terms of sensors today.
And about AF you're wrong, 1DX for example has a greater speed but the accuracy is lower than D4 in a series of shots/time.
It helps in other words not to have a higher speed / second if the outcome is not good as with the Nikon.
Ergonomics is a highly subjective view of equipments
More AF points would be welcome, but even more important, make it a wider AF -area then on the 1DX.
That is my complain about the 1DX, I would love the AF-area more stretched. Imagine this area like a rectangle, then I'am missing some points in the outer corners. That is based on my experience in the field.
The 1D IV and 7D are about tied for the broadest spread in both dimensions (relative to frame size). The 1D X has the same lateral spread as the 1D IV and 7D, and slightly less spread in the vertical dimension (about half a row shorter).
Basically, the 1D X is giving nearly the same spread (only the two points at the top/bottom of the 7D center column extend beyond the 1D X coverage), both have a point at the 'rule of thirds' intersections, and the 1D X rectangle's corners extend beyond the 7D's coverage, with the 1D X covering a larger area with a far more dense array.
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1Dx 300f/2.8 V2, shot @ f/7.1 & 1/250th.Lovely leopard shots! Could you describe how you took this one?
Mala Mala, Northern South Africa, March 2013
Spent 2 weeks in Northern South Africa at two Properties, Mala Mala & Londolozi, target of the 2 weeks was just Leopards. We were able toPhotograph 24 Different Leopards over the 2 weeks, in particular my plan was to Photograph Leopards at night with the 600EX RT. The Flash was used on a RRS Bracket, set to maul -2 & for 200mm using the 1Dx on the mentioned settings & the 300f/2.8. The trick here was to use only enough Flash to give some "fill" lighting, while utilising the Spotlight from another vehicle at night to throw just enough light on the Leopard to rim light the animal. Biggest issue was maintaining auto focus although the 1Dx was surprisingly good in this area, as long as Focus was on the area of the head that was lit from the spotlight, impossible to focus on the eye. Processed in LR4 for minor crop, Photoshop for some levels to ensure Blacks even, some sharpening in On One. Hope that helps.
1Dx
600mm f/9.0 1/1000 iso 400 case 1
My equipment had no problems at all. I've used a 1DX for most of the time and it worked flawlessly. I did not protect it although I brought a plastic cover with me to keep the direct wind of the camera. Also, when going outside we had no problems with the camera concerning cover. On the first day of the snowstorm the temperature was about minus 12 degrees Celsius en a windforce of 8 to 9 Beaufort. Visibility was sometimes not more dan 15 metres. The truck on the picture drove into a wall of 1.5 metres of snow because of that poor visibility. With some help it got loose and instead of choosing another route the driver just send the truck over de snow-wall. Only with a bit more care.
Altogheter, because of the circumstances I did not manage to get the Eagle shots I was hoping for ( low angle ). Photographing wildlife on the southern part of Kamtsjatka during winter demands to make it a longer project, but is a great adventure. My other camera, a 1Dmark4 also worked well. Alle lenses used are L-lenses.
Sounds like an amazing experience. Being so remote like that and seeing such pristine landscapes must be awesome. How long were you there for?
I have often thought of going to Antarctica, Alaska, even parts of Iceland and outlying islands of New Zealand. So much to do, so little time....
Togheter with two others just returned from a trip to Kamtsjatka, Russia. The Russian touroperator told us that is was the first time that people from Europe came to the place to photograph the Stellers Sea-Eagle. I now understand why, the place is very inaccessible because there are hardly any roads. The meter of snow and the weather determines whether one anyway eagles sees. One week of stay also yielded two earthquakes and two heavy snowstorms. But fortunatly the Ural truck did it's job, what a hell of a truck. Unstoppable.
Wow! What an experience to have. How did your equipment hold up and what did you use to protect it? It looks very cold....
Love the seal shot, it looks like it is actually posing for the camera while pretending to be put off! The eagle shot is great too.
What was wrong with the former system???
Black focuspoints are much less usable then red ones in certain conditions. And that is what it's all about.
If a new system is developed, make sure it is a better one, at least as userfriendly as the former one.
I think the point is versatility. With the etched screen, all the points are there, all the time (and 61 densely packed points is a lot!). With the transmissive LCD, you can choose to display only the active point(s), there's an easy visual indicator of regular vs. spot AF vs. expansion, you have an on-demand viewfinder grid as opposed to needing to swap a focus screen, you can have the electronic level displayed in the VF, etc.
IMO, there are big advantages to the LCD.
