Announcing The Canon EOS-1D X Mark II

frankchn said:
Don Haines said:
And the D5 has a 16.7 second buffer (200 shots at 12FPS) while the 1DX2 only has a 10.6 second buffer (170 shots at 16FPS). Oh the tragedy! Why doesn't Canon properly address the buffer gap!

And the Nikon has 780,800 more pixels! OMG, Canon is doomed!
And don't forget those non-selectable AF points...... Why doesn't the 1DX2 have some non-selectable AF points? We should demand that Canon gets their act in gear......
 
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tpatana said:
Dylan777 said:
The new features in 1Dx II don't apply to my shooting(***, video etc...)

Keeping my 1dx until mrk II drops to $5k 8)

Exactly my thoughts, unless:

-added DR
-Awesomeness at ISO100
-1 stop or more noise improvement at high ISO (6400/12800)

Give me those 3 and I'll probably need that. Not sure when we get to see actual photos, so can't decide yet.
What does awesomeness at ISO100 look like? That's one are I've never been unhappy with, unless you mean DR, but you made that a separate bullet.
 
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Don Haines said:
The simple solution is to forget about RAW and just shoot JPG..... At roughly 8MB per picture, on the 1DX2 you can hold the shutter down for 17 minutes and 4 seconds at 16FPS to fill that 128Gb memory card..... (does the battery last for 16,400 pictures?)

Nah, the obvious thing to do is to stuff 2x 512GB cards into the camera, and shoot small JPEGs (2MB!). With an ACK-E4 AC adapter and any luck, your shutter will go before your cards are full ;D!
 
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GuyF said:
Whilst there appears to be a few current 1DX owners who say they aren't too impressed by the upgrades, I wonder how many 5D3 owners will make the jump to a 1-series body now.

As a 5D3 owner, I have to admit that the thought has crossed my mind...but rather than replacing the 5D3, it's the 7D2 I'm thinking of...(in other words, is the improved AF, IQ and high ISO worth the loss of reach and high price?) In particular, the "all AF points active at f/8" caught my attention...
 
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Re: Diffraction Correction - huh?

neuroanatomist said:
Worth noting that Canon is likely using their optical models of the lenses, as they use to generate the MTF curves they publish. Since real lenses used to take pictures are not perfect theoretical lenses, but rather actual glass fabricated and assembled, those theoretically-based optical corrections will likely over- or under-correct, depending on how much your specific lenses vary from those theoretical models.

having used DLO extensively since it's came out, it does an amazing job at correcting aberrations (far more than the usual CA corrections).

the fact that it *MAY* perform as much correction as possible on extender combinations in the raw file itself in camera, could be a major win.
 
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neuroanatomist said:
mackguyver said:
What does awesomeness at ISO100 look like?

Ektar.

That made my photographic day.

In other news, I am laughing at all the turds who are calling this camera a failure because it doesn't have a link to the ISS or come with valet parking.

I truly think those that bash so strong and vocally at this point in time are just grumpy they can't afford one, but then that will just open up a floodgate of whining proof of said complainers supposed wealth.

It's not for me, I can neither afford one nor need one as my 5D3 is more than enough camera for me, just pass the popcorn please.
 
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I have two travel doc-u style jobs coming up this summer. I honestly can't think of a better camera, that will allow me to shoot both photo and video in one system. Not to mention it will allow me to pack light... fitting all my gear in a bag I can throw on my back. I'm sold.
 
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Wow not even a peep about improved dynamic range or on sensor ADC or anything.

Now sure, 5D4 may be different but....

One could also imagine they are so much in face saving mode they won't even admit vastly improved DR even if it is there, but that is probably just wishful thinking.

Interesting that every single recent rumor about it came true.... except for the improved DR!!!! Yeesh. (and well I guess that 65pt f/8 everything guy was just making it all up)

Looks like an old 5D3 paired with various new Sony bodies as they come out is the mix it will be going forward (or maybe all replaced by Nikon if they get it all right and so right with D820 that I can forget about Canon lenses), not a bad mix although having it all in DSLR form would be nicer, especially in Canon DSLR form, but hey they just don't seem to want to bother so thanks be to Sony for existing.
 
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dilbert said:
Don Haines said:
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And the D5 has a 16.7 second buffer (200 shots at 12FPS) while the 1DX2 only has a 10.6 second buffer (1709 shots at 16FPS). Oh the tragedy! Why doesn't Canon properly address the buffer gap!

The simple solution is to forget about RAW and just shoot JPG..... At roughly 8MB per picture, on the 1DX2 you can hold the shutter down for 17 minutes and 4 seconds at 16FPS to fill that 128Gb memory card..... (does the battery last for 16,400 pictures?)

No, it does not last that long.

Number of ShotsApprox.(Based on CIPA testing standards)
Shooting MethodTemperaturePossible Shots
Viewfinder shootingAt 73°F/23°C1210
Viewfinder shootingAt 32°F/0°C1020
Live View shootingAt 73°F/23°C260
Live View shootingAt 32°F/0°C240
I dont know how canon measures that figure, but in viewfinder mode, I've cracked off 7-10 times that many shots on a single 1DX battery over the span of 48 hours. Most of which were high speed rapid fire at 12FPS. And I imagine this battery is similar to LPE6N which is the same size and the E6 but more juice
 
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nlrela said:
PureClassA said:
Do we even have an official press release from Canon yet?? Press conference video from one of these super secret by invitation only events?

I've been in meetings all morning.

Couldn't find anything either yet ....

Its a unintentional leak by a photo store that jumped the gun on what is likely tonight or tomorrows announcement (depending on where you live). I expect to see it tomorrow. The original announcement was pulled down, but it was also copied first. Canon punishes those who violate their NDR's, so I'd not want to be in their shoes.
 
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privatebydesign said:
Pompo said:
they didn't even mention better DR?

That is because most of the potential market for the camera really don't have the issues the measurebator forum dwellers do. Canon look after their pro customers, if they were demanding and prioritizing DR improvements they would be here.

BS

it's not measurebators who care, who gives a about a lab result if it doesn't matter, it's people who actually don't dwell only in forums who do care, because it actually can affect results in the real world.

and they haven't bothered to improve it for ANY market segment of theirs so it's BS that they would have fixed it if people cared, since in some segments there have been lots of howls about it and they haven't budged there for a decade either
 
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PureClassA said:
dilbert said:
Don Haines said:
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And the D5 has a 16.7 second buffer (200 shots at 12FPS) while the 1DX2 only has a 10.6 second buffer (1709 shots at 16FPS). Oh the tragedy! Why doesn't Canon properly address the buffer gap!

The simple solution is to forget about RAW and just shoot JPG..... At roughly 8MB per picture, on the 1DX2 you can hold the shutter down for 17 minutes and 4 seconds at 16FPS to fill that 128Gb memory card..... (does the battery last for 16,400 pictures?)

No, it does not last that long.

Number of ShotsApprox.(Based on CIPA testing standards)
Shooting MethodTemperaturePossible Shots
Viewfinder shootingAt 73°F/23°C1210
Viewfinder shootingAt 32°F/0°C1020
Live View shootingAt 73°F/23°C260
Live View shootingAt 32°F/0°C240
I dont know how canon measures that figure, but in viewfinder mode, I've cracked off 7-10 times that many shots on a single 1DX battery over the span of 48 hours. Most of which were high speed rapid fire at 12FPS. And I imagine this battery is similar to LPE6N which is the same size and the E6 but more juice.

All with Battery Pack LP-E19.

16,400 images at 16fps in live view would require 63 batteries using CIPA testing standards but I suspect that might be different to the activity that you're describing.

I was wondering same. I think with my 70-200 using IS, I can go past 4000 on one battery.
 
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