Canon EOS-1D X Mark II Talk [CR2]

[Canon Rumors]

<p>We’re told there are a handful of Canon EOS-1D X Mark II bodies currently being tested in the field. Canon hopes to announce this camera some time in 2015.</p>
<p>We’re told the cameras employ a higher megapixel sensor than the 18.1mp on the current EOS-1D X. The autofocus system is all new with more AF points and there is “new technology” in the viewfinder display. There is new battery technology to help lower the overall weight of the camera. The LCD is larger than the current camera and there will be obvious ergonomic changes.</p>
<p>It isn’t known if there is a new DIGIC processor in the camera, or what card types are going to be supported.</p>
<p>More to come…</p>

 

[Loswr]

Looking forward to it!

 

[dolina]

CFast!

CFast!

CFast!

 

[Dylan777]

CR2

 

[Northstar]

24MP 14FPS and even faster more accurate AF and I’m all in!

the current battery is fine....keep the battery so I can use it with my current 1dx in a pinch.

 

[scott31270]

I luv my 1Dx, it is a beast so a lighter battery would be great for all day handheld shoots or hiking up side of a mountain. Although I have no hope, I wish they would integrate ability to control functions via Bluetooth or wi-fi from our cell phones. Also ability to instantly shot a single shot from the camera to my phone so I could instantly share. Right now I have to shoot with my real camera, then with my iphone and share the iphone shot to show folks what to wait for when I upload my real shots. It won't make me any more money but it would make my life so much more easier.

 

[Click]

Looking forward to it!

Same here!

 

[mkabi]

CFast!

CFast!

CFast!

Out of curiosity, do you have a bunch of CFast cards in your closet?
Mind if you sell a few to me? I'll pay you $50 per 64Gb C-fast card. Deal?

 

[Mitch.Conner]

CFast!

CFast!

CFast!

Out of curiosity, do you have a bunch of CFast cards in your closet?
Mind if you sell a few to me? I'll pay you $50 per 64Gb C-fast card. Deal?

My thoughts exactly. Compact Flash is fine for me. I'd rather spend the money on lenses and accessories than spend what CFast cards cost. When the price comes down for CFast, then by all means I'll adopt it, but until then - nope.

 

[dolina]

What is holding back 1DX and other bodies is the 167MB/s write limit of CF cards.

If you want to go even faster to say 13/16fps at more than 18.1MP then you will need CFast.

That's a reason why Nikon went XQD with their D4 and D4S bodies. CF cards are the bottleneck.

If you can afford a 1DX Mark II then a CFast shouldnt be that much of a burden.

Take the Canon XC10 for example it dropped CF for CFast (4K) and a SDXC card (1080p).

I expect the 7D Mark 3, 5D Mark 5, 5DS Mark 2 & 5DS R Mark 2 to sport a CFast slot when they ship between 2018 & 2020.

I do get a sense that Canon may go with a CFast & CF card combination with the 1D X Mark II. Which is the counterpart of the XQD + CF card slot for the D4 and D4S.

CFast!

CFast!

CFast!

Out of curiosity, do you have a bunch of CFast cards in your closet?
Mind if you sell a few to me? I'll pay you $50 per 64Gb C-fast card. Deal?

 

[mkabi]

What is holding back 1DX and other bodies is the 167MB/s write limit of CF cards.

If you want to go even faster to say 13/16fps at more than 18.1MP then you will need CFast.

That's a reason why Nikon went XQD with their D4 and D4S bodies. CF cards are the bottleneck.

If you can afford a 1DX Mark II then a CFast shouldnt be that much of a burden.

Take the Canon XC10 for example it dropped CF for CFast (4K) and a SDXC card (1080p).

I expect the 7D Mark 3, 5D Mark 5, 5DS Mark 2 & 5DS R Mark 2 to sport a CFast slot when they ship between 2018 & 2020.

I do get a sense that Canon may go with a CFast & CF card combination with the 1D X Mark II. Which is the counterpart of the XQD + CF card slot for the D4 and D4S.

Seriously??!?!?!? WOW! I didn't know that...
Somebody should have sent Samsung and Panasonic the following memo..."you need to employ CFast to do 13/16 fps above 18MP and 4K video."

 

[dolina]

What is holding back 1DX and other bodies is the 167MB/s write limit of CF cards.

If you want to go even faster to say 13/16fps at more than 18.1MP then you will need CFast.

That's a reason why Nikon went XQD with their D4 and D4S bodies. CF cards are the bottleneck.

If you can afford a 1DX Mark II then a CFast shouldnt be that much of a burden.

Take the Canon XC10 for example it dropped CF for CFast (4K) and a SDXC card (1080p).

I expect the 7D Mark 3, 5D Mark 5, 5DS Mark 2 & 5DS R Mark 2 to sport a CFast slot when they ship between 2018 & 2020.

I do get a sense that Canon may go with a CFast & CF card combination with the 1D X Mark II. Which is the counterpart of the XQD + CF card slot for the D4 and D4S.

Seriously??!?!?!? WOW! I didn't know that...
Somebody should have sent Samsung and Panasonic the following memo..."you need to employ CFast to do 13/16 fps above 18MP and 4K video."

Especially high bit rate and large file sizes.

If it's low bit rate lossy files then you can stick an MMC card in. ;D

The Panasonic that was used in a project with an Australian news crew used P2 memory cards. These have a data transfer rate of up to 1.2Gbps.

 

[kyle86]

Oh yes please!!!

 

[Warrenl]

Illuminated buttons, increased DR and wi-fi

 

[danski0224]

Bring it

 

[BL]

Focus peaking in Live View, larger spread for cross type AF points, Backlit buttons, and for goodness sakes, figure out how to get GPS/Wifi under the hood without forcing us to use that stupid dongle attachment!

Oh and please give me more "My Menu" pages!

 

[Pixel]

I still don't think the 1Dx is affordable and now comes the successor. :-\

 

[Talley]

Exactly. It's barely tipping 4k on the import market after 3 years.

I desperately want a new 1DX mk2 so I can have a sub 3k 1dx mk1 haha.

 

[deletemyaccount]

I'm surprised there hasn't been any trolling comments yet about Sony sensors being added to the list for DR. This thread is truly a virgin

 

[painya]

I'm surprised there hasn't been any trolling comments yet about Sony sensors being added to the list for DR. This thread is truly a virgin

OH MY GOD I WONT GET THIS DAMN CAMERA UNLESS THERE'S 4K and SUPER DR. THE A7R WILL SO MUCH BE BETTER THAN THE 1DX mk ii.