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Yes I saw they have a Mac version coming.Unfortunately FoCal is only for PC. I am on a Mac.
I'm a Mac user, too - I run FoCal in a Windows virtual machine (Parallels) on my 17" MBP. Works great.
Also, they should have a Mac version soon.
So far I've been getting the best results yet from any body for one shot mode AF from my 5D3 (similar to 1DX AF).I don't understand. You prefer Servo or one shot?
I haven't done much model type stuff yet though so even for one shot, my results are still tentative though.
I did see a few weird things during AI Servo which I am not sure about yet though. I have tested that in real world usage even less yet.
This it quite timely for me. I am shooting a tennis tournament this weekend with my 1DX and a 70-200 f/2.8 II that should arrive tomorrow. I decided to bite the bullet and upgrade my original 70-200, plus I have a new 1.4TC on the way. I'll post some shots next week when I get them processed -- also plan to do some muliple exposure of serves and ground strokes, so that should be fun.Have fun! The 70-200 II Is a HUGE improvement. In all senses. Focusing and sharpness are incredible
One should not expect 'mind-blowing' image quality from 1DX. It's an amazing body with an ordinary sensor.I agree. I'm happy but not blown away. Specially when u can get 4 extra MP on a 5D III for $3K less and the same sensor.
Not that I resent mine but IQ is just not one of its strengths... For everything else, it's fantastic!
Huhhm, 24-70.thanx for your reply. Interesting analysis of the lens.
I do have an issue when the lens focusses on a far away object, close by is fine.
I read an article about field curvature , see :
http://www.photozone.de/canon_eos_ff/528-canon2470f28ff?start=1
Now that I know about it, I notice it almost always when making landscape. Manually focussing on "hyperfocal distance" solves this problem.
Bought a TS-24 for landscape.
Anyway, in day to day life , I do not have a problem with 1DX 24-70 L (mark 1). It is spot on apart from the phenoma described above.
The first 24-70 where notorious as there were many bad ones among them?
I agree that you need to make sure you have AFMA set for your lens. I would also recommend learning a new way to focus your shots since the 1DX has a ton of settings when it comes to auto focus and using one shot is probably not the best in many situations. I used to use one shot quite a bit, but I almost never use it now and the 1DX rewards me with about a 98% hit rate even with some very difficult shots at 85 f/1.2 or 200 f/2. That hit rate is after approximately 100K shots on my 1DX. Yes, I shoot quite a bit too.
These videos might help understand the complex auto focus system on the 1DX. I am still trying to learn what settings are best for each type of situation. Get it right and you should get killer sharp images.
http://learn.usa.canon.com/galleries/galleries/tutorials/eos_1dx_tutorials.shtml
If you use a tool like FoCal then you can test auto focus consistency which should help you understand what focus points are more consistent and if your lens is working properly.
Agreed with everyone else. I was experiencing similar issues with my 1DX and decided to use FoCal on all of my lenses to ensure that wasn't the problem (or at least A problem). Doing this helped tremendously, even more so with my third party lenses than Canon glass. Here's a few shots from a 5K this past weekend via 1DX and 70-200 2.8 II, most of them were keepers in regards to focus. The second shot was also in a forest overhang so it was quite dark in the original RAW file:
https://d268z752dz6xrf.cloudfront.net/memberdata/21820/1024x1024_wm_40_east_25_1_2182013475578442298_1465178488.jpg
https://d268z752dz6xrf.cloudfront.net/memberdata/21820/1024x1024_wm_40_east_25_1_2182013474182404925_1080329962.jpg
Like others mentioned, I too am also trying to get a firmer grasp on all of the AF capabilities...There are so many options. I used AF Scenario 3 with AI Servo for the above, if recall correctly.
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By which I mean, have you done an autofocus microadjustment on your lens?
I can say that the AF on my 1D X is bang on. Ok, I don't have a 24-70. But I have 10 AF lenses, all of which nail focus on nearly every shot, even at f/1.2. Most of them have some amount of AFMA applied, in some cases 4 or more units (1 unit is 1/8 the depth of focus for the lens at max aperture, so a 4-unit adjustment means off by 50% of the depth of focus, on average).
I agree that you need to make sure you have AFMA set for your lens. I would also recommend learning a new way to focus your shots since the 1DX has a ton of settings when it comes to auto focus and using one shot is probably not the best in many situations. I used to use one shot quite a bit, but I almost never use it now and the 1DX rewards me with about a 98% hit rate even with some very difficult shots at 85 f/1.2 or 200 f/2. That hit rate is after approximately 100K shots on my 1DX. Yes, I shoot quite a bit too.
These videos might help understand the complex auto focus system on the 1DX. I am still trying to learn what settings are best for each type of situation. Get it right and you should get killer sharp images.
http://learn.usa.canon.com/galleries/galleries/tutorials/eos_1dx_tutorials.shtml
If you use a tool like FoCal then you can test auto focus consistency which should help you understand what focus points are more consistent and if your lens is working properly.
Hello Everyone,Make sure to turn off ALL extras on the SHOOT 2 Menu... Auto Lighting Optimizer is very bad. Long Exposure NR, OFF, HI ISO NR, OFF, Highlight Tone Priority, OFF
First time post. I recently purchased the 1DX and have been doing some very basic test shots. Although I love the higher ISO images, I am seeing what I believe is excessive red color noise in images shot within the lower range (100-400). In the photo I've posted, you can see splotchy red 'noise' above the horizon to the left of the surfers and along the cloud line between the sun and the buildings. I understand these are darker areas of the image but at ISO 200, this is quite surprising. Image quality was set to large Jpeg. I've also seen this in the RAW images as well. Am I expecting too much or has anyone else experienced this phenomena? Does this look normal to you? Any insights are much appreciated.
Thanks!
