1D X ISO Shots

[pwp]

... compared to the silent mode of the 5DIII, the 1D X shutter sound (even in the nominally silent mode) is loud!

Yes the 5DIII silent mode is eerily quiet. That rowdy 1DX shutter may be the price we pay for 500,000 actuation robustness.

PW

 

[JR]

There are quite a number of other differences between the 1DX and the 5DIII, but none of them are any more significant to real-world shooting than the noise difference we see here.

Depends on your definition - if you're talking only IQ, fine. But...better sealing and 250K more shutter actuations seem like they benefit real world shooting, not to mention the improved metering.

The new metering in the 1DX has really impressed me so far. I still have a D4 lying around and over the week-end I played taking the same shot with both the D4 and then the 1DX (inside shooting) - not a real test but just real life shooting... There is no doubt that both metering system are "tuned" differently. However all the "WOW" pictures I got were from the 1DX. Not only is White Balance much improved from the 5dmkII but there is just something about how the 1DX capture light and adjust the exposure to make some spectacular shots. In comparison the Nikon metering seem to produce more flat pictures...still very good...

My point was not to make this comments about Canon versus Nikon metering, but just using reference points I have/know since I cant compare with the 5D mkIII...