1DX or 1DX2 - that is the question

[tpatana]

I've been intentionally paying way too much tax withholding through the year. Come February, I should get decent amount money back. So the big question is, should I get 1DX for ~$5k, or wait for 1DX2 for (maybe) $7k around late-summer (or early winter) (just guessing, no knowledge on price or release date).

I've been trying to read the speculations on the 1DX2 features, but nothing solid there. Will it have enough improvements to make it worth the extra money and wait?

Current 5D3 does great, so no immediate need to upgrade. There's big sports tournament in May, but I've already given hope of having 1DX2 by then.

 

[privatebydesign]

I have taken route 2, but who knows when it will arrive. If it isn't here by the summer I will be getting some Profoto B1's and the next body will have to wait, again.

 

[tpatana]

I have taken route 2, but who knows when it will arrive. If it isn't here by the summer I will be getting some Profoto B1's and the next body will have to wait, again.

I'd be surprised if they release in less than 6 month announcement time, so almost certain it won't come by summer.

Also I don't like to be too early adopter, unfortunately even the flagship models are not tested that great recently. So I'd prefer to wait month or two from the release.

Choices, choices...

 

[takesome1]

I waited 3 years for the 1Ds IV. Still waiting.

Good luck with the fantasy.

 

[privatebydesign]

I waited 3 years for the 1Ds IV. Still waiting.

Good luck with the fantasy.

I have been running mine for six, I don't remember running film cameras that long!

 

[kyle86]

I would wait

Rent a 1DX for the tournament

Hopefully its coming soooooon

 

[nonac]

I've been intentionally paying way too much tax withholding through the year. Come February, I should get decent amount money back. So the big question is, should I get 1DX for ~$5k, or wait for 1DX2 for (maybe) $7k around late-summer (or early winter) (just guessing, no knowledge on price or release date).

I've been trying to read the speculations on the 1DX2 features, but nothing solid there. Will it have enough improvements to make it worth the extra money and wait?

Current 5D3 does great, so no immediate need to upgrade. There's big sports tournament in May, but I've already given hope of having 1DX2 by then.

That isn't the best way to save money to make a purchase. Put the money in a savings account and let it earn some interest, albeit a small amount. That's better than letting the Feds hang out to it and use it.

 

[tpatana]

Rent a 1DX for the tournament

Not bad idea in theory, but due to location I'd need to rent for ~20 days. That'd be around $1k I guess, so I think I'd rather shoot with my 5D3 and use the 1k on booze (so I might think I'm shooting with 1DX).

 

[tpatana]

I've been intentionally paying way too much tax withholding through the year. Come February, I should get decent amount money back. So the big question is, should I get 1DX for ~$5k, or wait for 1DX2 for (maybe) $7k around late-summer (or early winter) (just guessing, no knowledge on price or release date).

I've been trying to read the speculations on the 1DX2 features, but nothing solid there. Will it have enough improvements to make it worth the extra money and wait?

Current 5D3 does great, so no immediate need to upgrade. There's big sports tournament in May, but I've already given hope of having 1DX2 by then.

That isn't the best way to save money to make a purchase. Put the money in a savings account and let it earn some interest, albeit a small amount. That's better than letting the Feds hang out to it and use it.

I think they pay small interest, no? Also, if I didn't save the money that way, I'm sure my wife would find a way to spend the money on something useless like jewelry, clothes and shoes. I'd much rather spend the money on camera gear and shoot her naked

 

[slclick]

You have a great body already ,flaunt it

 

[Orc]

So when do we see THOSE pictures? ;D

 

[tpatana]

You have a great body already ,flaunt it

..what she said

 

[Loswr]

No, the real question is 1DX2 or 1DX3 1DX3 or 1DX4. Or maybe the 1DX5, that'll be killer.

Honestly, questions like this are meaningless, something better is always around the corner. If you need it now, buy it now. If you want it now, buy it now. If neither, wait for what's next. If you're the sort that must always have the latest and greatest, you'd better preorder every new version when the queue opens, so you have the most time possible with your new gear before you preorder its successor.

 

[privatebydesign]

I kind of agree, but often it just takes a little something to make what you want appealing enough over what you have.

There are features on the 1DX I would love to have, but there are aspects of it I am not impressed with (for my personal use). Whilst I agree a MkIII et al will 'knock the pants off' a MkII, if the MkII gives me enough incentive to buy into it I will, the MkI does not. For most of my work a 5D MkIII would be a 'better' camera than my 1Ds MkIII's, but often enough it wouldn't, hence the 1 series. Until that next camera with my preferred feature set comes along I am relatively happy plodding along with the MkIII's, and, should one die, I'll probably get a secondhand 1DX to get me through.

 

[tpatana]

No, the real question is 1DX2 or 1DX3 1DX3 or 1DX4. Or maybe the 1DX5, that'll be killer.

Honestly, questions like this are meaningless, something better is always around the corner. If you need it now, buy it now. If you want it now, buy it now. If neither, wait for what's next. If you're the sort that must always have the latest and greatest, you'd better preorder every new version when the queue opens, so you have the most time possible with your new gear before you preorder its successor.

It's the same question as with computers (or almost any electronics), at what point does it make worth buying the next one, compared to waiting for the next-next.

 

[danski0224]

There is no timeline (outside of Canon) for a 1DXII.

Nor is there anything about a 1DsIV.

The only certainty is that the 1DX prices are pretty low now in comparison to MSRP, so if you have the $$$ and the need or want, then why not?

 

[Mt Spokane Photography]

Canon has stated recently, that they will not release a new pro camera model unless they feel that there is a significant improvement. A 1DX successor will likely not be a high MP body, but no one has any idea as to what it may end up being.

Rumors for a new high MP body seem to point towards a mirrorless camera for studio use along with a new set of lenses. Studio use usually means slower AF and fewer FPS.

I'd say that you should grab a 1DX now, while prices are low. They typically start rising again in January, so if the past history is any indicator, prices have bottomed out. The one wild card that is not included in past price trends is the US dollar continuing to rise against the Yen. If that continues, there will be a lot more gray market deals which will force prices down.

 

[tron]

To be (1Dx) or NOT to be (1DXII) that is the question ... ;D ;D ;D

 

[Loswr]

No, the real question is 1DX2 or 1DX3 1DX3 or 1DX4. Or maybe the 1DX5, that'll be killer.

Honestly, questions like this are meaningless, something better is always around the corner. If you need it now, buy it now. If you want it now, buy it now. If neither, wait for what's next. If you're the sort that must always have the latest and greatest, you'd better preorder every new version when the queue opens, so you have the most time possible with your new gear before you preorder its successor.

It's the same question as with computers (or almost any electronics), at what point does it make worth buying the next one, compared to waiting for the next-next.

Exactly, and it's the same answer: If you need it now, buy it now. If you want it now, buy it now. If neither, wait for what's next.

I have a 17" MacBook Pro that's >3 years old, I put a 1 TB SSD in it and it runs great – I don't need to replace it. I would like a new 17" Retina MBP, but they don't make them. Should I get a 15" Retina MBP? I don't need it, I don't really want it, so no. Now, if I happen to drop my 17" MBP out of my 2nd floor den window which I inexplicably left open in spite of the sub freezing temps, then I'd need a new MBP and would get the 15" Retina MBP as the closest thing to what I want.

These shouldn't be hard decisions, assuming you can accurately define your needs and wants and assess how the current products meet or do not meet them (without consideration of future products, because while they'll most likely be 'better' the how and when are unknown).

 

[slclick]

The constant asking of should I wait for something unannounced and as real as a unicorn here on CRF always makes me scratch my head. Use what you have, grow in technique and utilize all functions your current gear has until your shooting needs require a different device. I just remember that photographers of the past would FREAK over a T1i. We are spoiled. period.