From Jeff Ascough
Jeff had a chance to take the new 1D Mark IV on location to a wedding to test the lowlight AF and higher ISO quality. I can't think of too many people more qualified to do so. He doesn't use a flash 99% of the time when shooting a wedding.
Check his thoughts and samples: http://jeffascough.typepad.com/….
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looks like he took a few pics with it while grabbing a bite to eat.
sure the 10-22 can take good pictures, but will you trust it in a dust storm or monsoon?
“9) Canon has great primes, but they do not have zooms to match nikon. 70-200 2.8 and 24-70 2.8 from nikon are much much better than canon’s equivalent version.”
If you don’t like Canon’s 70-200 2.8 and 24-70 2.8,
there will soon be: 70-200 2.8L IS mkII and 24-70 2.8L IS.
Or you just have a FF as the second camera, as any wedding photographer will do anyway. Problem solved for the wide side, and your 24-70 suddenly reaches into proper portrait zone on a 1.3x crop (91mm), which is nice.
In checking out samples of both the D3s and the MkIV, I see no severe difference in IQ. So small that it really doesn’t matter. The depth of field on an APS-H sized sensor and that of a FF is near insignificant. Mike, if Nikon feels and works better for you, sell your equipment, you’ll be a happier shooter. I agree about Canon’s battery, though I like Canon ergonomics more. But know who has better IQ than either the Canon or the Nikon? From what I’ve seen, the SD14 and the S5 Pro tend to edge out a little further in certain categories. Why don’t you use either of those if top notch, better-than-anything-else image quality is such a severe issue? I don’t get this fight over who’s got the better IQ, especially when it comes to Canon Vs. Nikon. Did it matter so much when it came to film? No. You bought the camera that made sense to you, that offer you the options and amount of control you wanted, that felt comfortable in your hands and had great glass. It’s no different now. Can’t we just stop bickering about IQ and look at other different criteria to judge a camera system by?