B&H Photo: Hands-On With the EOS-1D X Mark II
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LOL -- really, I did ;D ;Dneuroanatomist said:FTb-n said:
Pros call that a double-tap.
Oops, wrong field.
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Perio said:
Saw his blog earlier. Yes, very impressive. However, I still want to see some RAW image files. Not compressed jpgs. Granted I really appreciate him sharing those, they just aren't going to really make me giddy til I see RAW data out the camera with this new sensor. But, it looks extremely promising.
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One thing I will say that gave me pause was the Canon pdf brochure on the Canon USA website suggests that only Full HD will be able to output from HDMI, not 4K. Now it may have been a bad edit, but here:
Uncompressed HDMI
output to external recorders is also possible at
4:2:2 Full HD resolution. 4K videos can be
recorded to CFast™ cards as Motion JPEG files,
while Full HD can be recorded as MOV or
MP4 files
That would be a bit disconcerting, but that would also be the "cripple" to protect the C300II
Uncompressed HDMI
output to external recorders is also possible at
4:2:2 Full HD resolution. 4K videos can be
recorded to CFast™ cards as Motion JPEG files,
while Full HD can be recorded as MOV or
MP4 files
That would be a bit disconcerting, but that would also be the "cripple" to protect the C300II
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PureClassA said:
Yes C300 will be "protected"
29:59 is a limit on all files (4k will fill a card super fast)
ML will NEVER write a firmware for these creatures (1DX or the MK II)
and .... What the heck is EXPOSURE simulation ....
http://cpn.canon-europe.com/content/education/tipsandtricks/3142.do
and thank you Canon rumors and all you great folk for deep and well thought answers and some nice humor!
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I'm a little worried that no one is talking about the silent mode.. thats really important for many pro's, such as the wedding photographer.. how loud is this camera? and: what about the dynamic range? need it urgently!! http://www.glamoureffekt.de
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I think that I will go with the Nikon D5 for now (try it out before committing the full $6.5K or even $6K on the 1Dx Mark II). Why?
Dual XQD or dual CF slots, 153 autofocus points w/99 cross-type, and over 3 million ISO (which means a higher native ISO of 102,000 - so in this case, double that of the 1Dx MII which is at 51,000) with the same resolution sensor (Nikon slightly larger at 20.8 vs 20.2 :
). Cleaner base ISOs across the board AND -4EV across the board. Additionally, Nikon does not play with the dynamic range. They already have it. ~4,000 clicks per battery. A great feature that is also present in the D810 battery. 200 continuous RAW files per burst at 14bit uncompressed (vs. Canon's 170 continuous burst) even though that Canon has an extra 2fps (not a big deal for me here).
I care about the image quality and telling a visual story with better capabilities, especially in darker environments with less noise.
* Regarding the metering, the D5 has a 180K pixel RGB metering system and Advanced Scene Recognition System with group AF (finally). Honestly, I do not know how this will compare to the 1Dx Mark II's 360K pixel RGB metering system. I already have experienced the wonderful iTR AF system of Canon on the 7D MII.
Nikon says that it drastically improved performance for sports and movement. Let's try the camera out first and find out. If it does not meet my expectations, then I will return it and adopt the 1Dx Mark II.
**Overall, I don't care about the video. There are already other professional tools that do wide DR / custom cine profiles, and 4:2:2 or higher for a proper professional looking output. I don't want the typical DSLR video (rolling shutter, 8bit compressed image with no alteration on controlling DR on the shadows or blacks).
Different job, different tool.
Dual XQD or dual CF slots, 153 autofocus points w/99 cross-type, and over 3 million ISO (which means a higher native ISO of 102,000 - so in this case, double that of the 1Dx MII which is at 51,000) with the same resolution sensor (Nikon slightly larger at 20.8 vs 20.2 :
). Cleaner base ISOs across the board AND -4EV across the board. Additionally, Nikon does not play with the dynamic range. They already have it. ~4,000 clicks per battery. A great feature that is also present in the D810 battery. 200 continuous RAW files per burst at 14bit uncompressed (vs. Canon's 170 continuous burst) even though that Canon has an extra 2fps (not a big deal for me here). I care about the image quality and telling a visual story with better capabilities, especially in darker environments with less noise.
* Regarding the metering, the D5 has a 180K pixel RGB metering system and Advanced Scene Recognition System with group AF (finally). Honestly, I do not know how this will compare to the 1Dx Mark II's 360K pixel RGB metering system. I already have experienced the wonderful iTR AF system of Canon on the 7D MII.
Nikon says that it drastically improved performance for sports and movement. Let's try the camera out first and find out. If it does not meet my expectations, then I will return it and adopt the 1Dx Mark II.
**Overall, I don't care about the video. There are already other professional tools that do wide DR / custom cine profiles, and 4:2:2 or higher for a proper professional looking output. I don't want the typical DSLR video (rolling shutter, 8bit compressed image with no alteration on controlling DR on the shadows or blacks).
Different job, different tool.
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Regarding the purchase price of the package being offered by Amazon...to the best of my knowledge B&H doesn't charge sales tax for out of state purchases. That nets out the savings by Amazon...who BTW I purchase from often and like very much.
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this camera probably isn't for me
but still I can't help but feel that it is a lackluster release/update
but still I can't help but feel that it is a lackluster release/update
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Very few of the previews talk about the silent mode and how noisy/silent it is. Some have commented that it is more silent than MkI, but more noisy than the 5DS/R. If it was really good, I would expect them to be more explicit, so my hopes are not very high ...Click said:
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beardsquad said:As per specs, the 4K recording limit is 29:59. I think they're just saying that due to the high bitrate (4K60, 800 Mbps). Just speculating because it would take 179.9GB of space to record a half hour of 4K@60 footage so maybe they're assuming most people wont buy a 256GB CFast card and would hence run out of space before hitting 29:59.
ukmdb said:Did he just say your not limited to 29min 59sec recording and now only limited to the size of the cards?
We finally getting rid of that 30min limit.
PureClassA said:
hubie said:
All the video specific. Q&A are here: http://www.eoshd.com/2016/02/all-is-revealed-canon-1d-x-mark-ii-video-faq/
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I thought this video by Newsshooter's Dan Chung was a simple, yet effective, demonstration of the focus pull capabilities on the new 1DX II. I like how you can alter the speed it grabs the new focus. Very nice.
https://vimeo.com/153889003
https://vimeo.com/153889003
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