EOS-1D X Replacement in 2016 [CR1]

[Hjalmarg1]

This camera needs to be something very special or they might as well just not come out with a new one. 1DX is already a near perfect camera.....some sort of technological breakthrough with more fps and better autofocus is what I want.

It's a 1 series Canon. They will be. If the new body has DPAF, 24MP with even cleaner High ISOs than now, Plus an all new AF system, and internal 4k with a clean 10 bit HDMI out and the full time active focus system for video like the 7D2.... it will be WAY special. And as I suspect it will be the merger of the DX and DC, Canon has enormous opportunity here to create the ultimate single body for the action shooter and cinematographer in a single item. .

Just wonder how costly it will be :'(

 

[PureClassA]

This camera needs to be something very special or they might as well just not come out with a new one. 1DX is already a near perfect camera.....some sort of technological breakthrough with more fps and better autofocus is what I want.

It's a 1 series Canon. They will be. If the new body has DPAF, 24MP with even cleaner High ISOs than now, Plus an all new AF system, and internal 4k with a clean 10 bit HDMI out and the full time active focus system for video like the 7D2.... it will be WAY special. And as I suspect it will be the merger of the DX and DC, Canon has enormous opportunity here to create the ultimate single body for the action shooter and cinematographer in a single item. .

Just wonder how costly it will be :'(

Just look at every single one of Canon's model upgrades and new releases in the last year. Everybody was thinking high premiums, and all those products came in extremely competitively. 7D2. 100-400Mk II. 16-35 f4 L. 5Ds.

The new model has replaced the old in same ORIGINAL price range. 1DX is now $5999 but it was closer to $7000. The 1DX2 will probably be right there with maybe 5-10% premium if that.

 

[PhilA]

My 1Dx is used (professionally) almost every day. Any replacement would have to be a significant step forward in performance and/or IQ to warrant purchase, such is it's ability.

My 1Ds MkIII however is due for replacement by a 5DS the day it becomes available (not that it hasn't been a fantastic camera, but it IS 8 years old and I can certainly use the larger file size and presumed increase in IQ for my studio/landscape work).

 

[RGF]

Someone mentioned nikon and the d5 in an earlier post. Theyre rumored to be working on a 20mp, 173 af point d5.

Perhaps we should make the Nikon guys scared by spreading rumor of 32 MP 12 FPS, 2 stop improvement in ISO, 3 stop improvement in DR.

Rumors are fun but let's not believe them TOO much,

 

[JimKarczewski]

24Mp at 14fps and built in RT flash trigger please! Clean ISO 6400 as well! And -3 EV on all AF points would be more than great!
Thank you!

+1 though I don't need 14 FPS, current 12 FPS with AF is great. Also builtin GPS though there is so much electronics already in the body, it would be hard to add RT flash trigger and GPS.

Have you seen the size of a GPS receiver? They are pretty damn small, the problem is according to Chuck Westfall, the magnesium body would not allow for GPS or WiFi in the body. However, why not put it in the body and use the port on the side where they would plug in, for an antennae? You could put the electronics in there, just when you need access to those things connect it.

However that would negate having to spend $$ on a GPS receiver or WiFi unit for the 1Dx.

 

[PureClassA]

Just look at who most widely uses the 1DX and D4 level cameras. Sports, journalists, and wildlife shooters. It a ridiculous ratio favoring Canon. People that deeply invested in such a system aren't going to jump to a Nikon in large numbers unless it is so absurdly superior to their current 1Dx rigs and even then it would be difficult. Just look at the CR post yesterday about the journalism awards. It's something like 60-70% Canon systems and then everyone else? That is not a market that easily converts I would imagine not just because of the bodies, but largely because of the glass. I would suspect any limelight a D5 would enjoy is going to be very, very short lived as Canon will almost immediately begin to leak specs of a 1DX2 just to pee on Nikon's little campfire.

Someone mentioned nikon and the d5 in an earlier post. Theyre rumored to be working on a 20mp, 173 af point d5.

Perhaps we should make the Nikon guys scared by spreading rumor of 32 MP 12 FPS, 2 stop improvement in ISO, 3 stop improvement in DR.

Rumors are fun but let's not believe them TOO much,

 

[RGF]

I'm very happy with my 1D X - I'd rather Canon deliver something really solid in a year then rush something sooner

Agreed. It is one purchase I have zero regrets over buying. Truly remarkable.

The 1D X II is going to have to be something even more amazing, especially considering how much the 1D X are going for new these days. Adding 4K video, and USB 3.0 just won't be enough, they are going to have to amaze us.

Higher resolution (24 MPS), bit more DR, same build, some of the newer features from 7D M2 (such as multiple My menu, ...) and they will have a winner.

I can imagine they may make an electronic shutter, the FPS could really take off, especially in crop mode

 

[expatinasia]

Just look at who most widely uses the 1DX and D4 level cameras. Sports, journalists, and wildlife shooters. It a ridiculous ratio favoring Canon. People that deeply invested in such a system aren't going to jump to a Nikon in large numbers unless it is so absurdly superior to their current 1Dx rigs and even then it would be difficult. Just look at the CR post yesterday about the journalism awards. It's something like 60-70% Canon systems and then everyone else? That is not a market that easily converts I would imagine not just because of the bodies, but largely because of the glass. I would suspect any limelight a D5 would enjoy is going to be very, very short lived as Canon will almost immediately begin to leak specs of a 1DX2 just to pee on Nikon's little campfire.

Definitely, and it's not just the glass and bodies. The menu system is very important too. When you are on the sidelines of game, it is important to know your camera as well as you know your wife. You need to know how to get the best out of her, and switching camera manufacturers would mean learning an entirely new menu and button system.

I know a couple of part time pros that made the switch but they did not have any big whites, all their glass was wide angle or max 70-200.

When I am at a game, I will talk to my friends about their Nikons and their lenses, but I am not going to switch, and I doubt they will either.

 

[tpatana]

Come to papa.