First photos taken with a brand new camera body

[mnclayshooter]

With all of the anticipation and minute-counting going on for those of you who are getting the new 1D... does anyone have a plan for the very first 0001 capture with that camera?

Anyone have a habit of photographing the same things with the first few snaps out of the box for any camera body?

Mine is usually a picture of the floor in the room where I'm standing while I look at the back of the camera like it is something from outer space and as if I have never held a camera before and am unfamiliar with a shutter release button. ;D

 

[Don Haines]

I think my first picture with the 7D2 was of my lens cap

 

[Mt Spokane Photography]

I always take controlled test photos in a studio where I can minimize chances for error on my part. Once I prove that the camera takes sharp images, I AFMA all my lenses. Only then do I take any serious photos.

I have a tough time believing that someone would put a new camera into immediate service the same day they receive it, its more risk than I'd want to take.

 

[bdunbar79]

I did my two 1Dx's. And you'd better be able to for that kind of price and advertised flagship performance. Of course they worked flawlessly.

 

[Ekychoi]

Testing out low light performance.

 

[timcz]

Isnt it a rule or something that all new pictures from a lens/body have to be of a cat or something similar? Seems to be the trend.

My 5dSr last week - I waited and held out until I could get something decent... well, sort of. I got over the endless days of rubbish sunsets and ended up bolting it to my telescope, and took a picture of the moon. Zooming into 100% was awesome ;D

 

[KeithBreazeal]

This is my first test shot of the 5DS. UPS delivered in the evening, so an office shot was it.
This is of my 4x5 camera in the display case. Full frame(thumbnail) is in the upper left. I gave
it a passing score. Contrast would have been better in daylight.

5DS testing Camera display zoomed © Keith Breazeal by Keith Breazeal, on Flickr

 

[H. Jones]

Looking forward to getting a 1DX Mark II in the next month and of course I'll have to test the new autofocus by chasing my cat around the house-- how else would you test such a professional piece of equipment?

I had a really bad habit of going straight into an assignment with brand new lenses, but at least there isn't much of a learning curve to new lenses.

 

[Mt Spokane Photography]

I had a really bad habit of going straight into an assignment with brand new lenses, but at least there isn't much of a learning curve to new lenses.

Unless they do not focus accurately, and you get a ton of oof images. Its not a common occurrence, but I put on my 50mm f/1.4 the day it came back from Canon from a repair. I was photographing a Christmas party at a local nursing home where my 90 year old father lived. After shooting a half dozen photos, I noticed that the images on the LCD did not look sharp. I checked and they were mostly oof. Light was low, so at f/1.4, they were going to be a little soft anyway. I put on my 24-105mmL which I used the rest of the night. This was a brand new 5D MK II, so I also got to see the Christmas lights with black centers (for the most part, they were fine). Canon fixed the lens at no charge. Fortunately, there were a couple of more Christmas seasons before he was gone. I kept the fuzzy photos, they were still viewable. I learned my lesson without and irreparable harm.

 

[romanr74]

I usually take a picture of the back of the camera first...