Announcing The Canon EOS-1D X Mark II

[romanr74]

Did i read it right? touchscreen only in livemode??
if so, canon: fail! you would better let us touch the screen all the time with a switch off, tip and swipe through the menus etc would have make so much sense...

Did I miss the company you own?

 

[Loswr]

Well... let's take the good performance from the 1DX before. Give it the same pixel dimensions as the wonderful 6D, add DPAF, plus new on sensor ADC build ... yeah I'd say this will look very pretty at 6400

Where is a new on-sensor ADC architecture confirmed?

 

[Rahul]

Am I the only one to whom the 1DX Mark-II looks good?

Not even remotely, no. :

Good to hear that. The part of the world where I'm at, you won't find too many 1DX buyers so all I can do is surf the internet and interact on forums such as CR. Most internet commentary is leaning on how underwhelming the mark-ii is over the mark-i given the 4 year upgrade cycle.

Thought I'd ask.

 

[Rahul]

Most people shooting with the high end bodies shoot with muscle memory and will have little use of the touchscreen. Having a touchscreen on all the time with an option to switch it off is non-starter. You would have to remember to disable it prior to shooting or your shots will get messed up. Anyway, adding another switch to the body will involve more expense.

If it ain't broke, why fix it?

BTW, how difficult do you find to access the menus on a Canon camera?

Did i read it right? touchscreen only in livemode??
if so, canon: fail! you would better let us touch the screen all the time with a switch off, tip and swipe through the menus etc would have make so much sense...

 

[AE-1Burnham]

Excited!
....I will wait for the NOK (Norwegian Kroner) to strengthen and then buy one, which might be a long wait but the 35% drop to the USD over the last 3 years has hurt big time and unless work is buying it (which for similar/related reasons they won't -- crude prices being what they are), I just can't justify buying this type of camera equipment in Norway (though it won't be too different soon if the trend continues..!).
Way to go Canon!,-though still waiting on the official release instead of some web admin's idiotic failure of a publishing routine...

 

[PureClassA]

Well... let's take the good performance from the 1DX before. Give it the same pixel dimensions as the wonderful 6D, add DPAF, plus new on sensor ADC build ... yeah I'd say this will look very pretty at 6400

Where is a new on-sensor ADC architecture confirmed?

Im assuming at the official Canon USA presser today : : ;D

Plus faith suggests that it being on the C300, it stands to reason it would be here

 

[Loswr]

Well... let's take the good performance from the 1DX before. Give it the same pixel dimensions as the wonderful 6D, add DPAF, plus new on sensor ADC build ... yeah I'd say this will look very pretty at 6400

Where is a new on-sensor ADC architecture confirmed?

Im assuming at the official Canon USA presser today : : ;D

Oh, well then. I would suggest not holding your breath.

 

[ajfotofilmagem]

In the specs at http://procam.com/canon-eos-1d-x-mark-ii-dslr-camera-body-only it says under movie bit rate: 4k@60fps/800 mbps.
Is that good or bad?

Quite good. The A7S II from Sony has 100 MBit...

The above link is now dead...

I find it hard to believe that the 1DX Mark II is doing 4K at 800mbps.

And if sites such as dpreview are not mentioning it on their front page then the NDA period has not yet ended.

Yes, 1DX Mark ii 4K writes of up to 800 Mbps.

You do not even understand why Canon refuses to put across 4K DSLR line, when even the celurares phones have it?

Compare 4K with poor bit rate, and 4K DSLR Canon and you will understand the difference.

 

[tony armstrong]

Where is the usual Canon three pin cable release port? Also, as I suspected the Mark II 1DX is just a technology catch-up model, bringing the Mark I up to date. Canon will now be developing the 1DX's true replacement, due out in eighteen months time. So don't upgrade yet folks.

 

[expatinasia]

In the specs at http://procam.com/canon-eos-1d-x-mark-ii-dslr-camera-body-only it says under movie bit rate: 4k@60fps/800 mbps.
Is that good or bad?

Quite good. The A7S II from Sony has 100 MBit...

The above link is now dead...

I find it hard to believe that the 1DX Mark II is doing 4K at 800mbps.

And if sites such as dpreview are not mentioning it on their front page then the NDA period has not yet ended.

I saved their webpage to my HD so can still access it, and I can tell you that the exact specs listed are as follows:

(4096 x 2160) 59.94 fps, 50.00 fps Motion JPEG 39 sec.(4GB) 2 min.(16GB) 10 min.(64GB) 800 Mbps
5733 MB/min.

What interests me most about this is how much battery power shooting this takes. How many minutes will we get with one fully charged battery.

 

[Rahul]

Where is the usual Canon three pin cable release port? Also, as I suspected the Mark II 1DX is just a technology catch-up model, bringing the Mark I up to date. Canon will now be developing the 1DX's true replacement, due out in eighteen months time. So don't upgrade yet folks.

Now that's one hell of a first post on CR. Thanks on your insight into the world of Canon's dark arts :-X :

 

[PureClassA]

Well... let's take the good performance from the 1DX before. Give it the same pixel dimensions as the wonderful 6D, add DPAF, plus new on sensor ADC build ... yeah I'd say this will look very pretty at 6400

Where is a new on-sensor ADC architecture confirmed?

Im assuming at the official Canon USA presser today : : ;D

Oh, well then. I would suggest not holding your breath.

You know more than I do Neuro. What makes you think it doesnt have it? Just that it isnt mentioned in the leak? We stil havent had the official presser yet.

 

[Loswr]

Where is the usual Canon three pin cable release port?

Good catch! No idea...new line of USB triggers or an adapter?

 

[expatinasia]

What interests me most about this is how much battery power shooting this takes. How many minutes will we get with one fully charged battery.

I think that your cards are going to fill up before the battery dies?

It is a genuine concern. I am amazed at how long the battery lasts when shooting stills, but it also shocks me how quickly I go through a battery when shooting just 1920x1080 at 24fps. Video eats battery like crazy.

Most people shooting with the high end bodies shoot with muscle memory and will have little use of the touchscreen. Having a touchscreen on all the time with an option to switch it off is non-starter. You would have to remember to disable it prior to shooting or your shots will get messed up. Anyway, adding another switch to the body will involve more expense.

I must admit that I agree. I am unsure where I would use the touchscreen (for stills work at least), but perhaps it is one of those things that grows on you.

Canon's menu is very easy to use, but that brings me to another gripe, I would have liked more MyMenu options. They did not seem to add to do much there.

 

[PureClassA]

Where is the usual Canon three pin cable release port?

Good catch! No idea...new line of USB triggers or an adapter?

Gotta be something else. I cant imagine having to sacrifice your tethering ability to use a trigger.

 

[ritholtz]

Brand new image sensor (as Nikon D5, although the quality might be questionable)
Brand new autofocus (as Nikon D5, less points, but very probably larger frame coverage)
New metering sensor with IR sensitivity (more pixels than D5, does D5's metering sensor have IR sensitivity?)
14 (16 fps) burst (2 fps faster thank D5)
Touch screen (similar to Nikon D5 but less resolution)
Fairly larger buffer (similar to D5)
Bigger viewfinder than D5
New battery (with hopefully longer life as D5)
4K/60 fps, 1080p/120 fps video (far better than D5)
Built-in GPS (better than D5)
Price 5999 USD lower than D5

In almost every aspect is 1DX2 similar to D5 or even better. Nothing revolutionary, but so doesn't Nikon D5.

I read on internet, D5 touch screen has some limitations. It is not full touch screen. Touch screen functionality is hurried up to look nice on spec sheet.
Looks like 1DX2 has more AF points to choose. Nikon has some hidden points to help AF which Canon doesn't publish. But as long as the are working how does it matter actual number of hidden points. It is like Iphone RAM argument.
You are also forgetting DPAF for video AF. Nikon still doesn't implement live AF. It is based on CDAF like t3i live view AF. IDX2 is the first DSLR with live view AI-Servo with DPAF.

 

[kozakm00]

Where is the usual Canon three pin cable release port? Also, as I suspected the Mark II 1DX is just a technology catch-up model, bringing the Mark I up to date. Canon will now be developing the 1DX's true replacement, due out in eighteen months time. So don't upgrade yet folks.

Maybe on the right side right above the vertical grip on/off switch?

 

[ajfotofilmagem]

...
You do not even understand why Canon refuses to put across 4K DSLR line, when even the celurares phones have it?

Nope. Obviously their cameras can.

Compare 4K with poor bit rate, and 4K DSLR Canon and you will understand the difference.

I can appreciate the difference. Thanks.

Battery life when recording 4K with high bit rate is a good reason not to put across 4K DSLR line.

Memory cards 64 giga being "small" is another reason.

 

[Loswr]

Canon's menu is very easy to use, but that brings me to another gripe, I would have liked more MyMenu options.

Keith's (NL) spec list indicates you can have 5 MyMenu tabs.

 

[TeT]

So when does the official release from Canon happen. Not all the gun jumpers....