Got my 1DX Mark II

[kaihp]

a price of US$ 5,780 at current foreign currency exchange rates.

Cough, splutter That's £3955 against UK price of £5199 or US$8445.

Where do you live? You might be getting a visitor!

Guy, are you sure your £/$ exchange rate is correct?

Here in Denmark, the list price is 49350, which is UKP5196 or USD7591.

I'm getting the exchange rates off the 'Exchange Rates' app on my phone, and it's very close to the official Bank of Denmark exchange rates.

FWIW, the lowest prices for Canon gear that I've found in general is in Hong Kong.

 

[msm]

Picked it up this morning ;D

Apparently the supply is limited. My dealer, who is the biggest in Scandinavia, only received 4 units. The biggest newspaper in Norway got 3 and I got the last

Had big plans for a lot of shooting today, but woke up to snow(!!!) and later heavy rain, so that will have to wait. I am looking forward to compare it head to head with the 1DX.
...

Bad excuse, it is weather sealed is it not . Anyways I am sure the swimming season will start any day here now. :

Anyways grats on your new acquisition and I am sure you will put it to better use than those 3 journalists

 

[J.R.]

a price of US$ 5,780 at current foreign currency exchange rates.

Cough, splutter That's £3955 against UK price of £5199 or US$8445.

Where do you live? You might be getting a visitor!

India

 

[Mickat]

Expecting Aust to be last as usual.

I was at Camera Pro in Brisbane today and the guy I spoke to said Ausralia received only about 50, 10 of which came to Brisbane, they received 2 out of that 10 for pre order. 1 customer picked it up earlier today with the other 8 going to news agencies.

 

[GuyF]

If you are from the UK, you can buy a £50 Ryan Air ticket to Norway, buy it here and get the VAT refunded. With the current exchange rate, that will be about £4150.

Yeah, but coming back into the UK you have import duty and VAT. Ah, the moral dilemma of avoiding tax! I wonder how much it is in Panama?

 

[GuyF]

Guy, are you sure your £/$ exchange rate is correct?

I used the x-rates.com site.

 

[karmal67]

Good price...
http://pixellphoto.it/reflex-fotocamere-digitali/9507-canon-eos-1d-x-mark-ii-body.html

 

[Jack Douglas]

a price of US$ 5,780 at current foreign currency exchange rates.

Cough, splutter That's £3955 against UK price of £5199 or US$8445.

Where do you live? You might be getting a visitor!

If you are from the UK, you can buy a £50 Ryan Air ticket to Norway, buy it here and get the VAT refunded. With the current exchange rate, that will be about £4150.

Hey Eldar, I could ask a number of questions but one that is uppermost and not related to pixel peeping is how fast the auto focus is with the 300 2.8 II with the 2X III attached. I have only two frames of reference, the 1D IV and the 6D, neither of which were great. Recently looking at $Can of the long lenses I might like as alternative to 300 X2 (hand hold/hiking), they just aren't feasible assuming I get the 1DX II. The new 100-400 is one lens I could and maybe should afford?? Any thoughts much appreciated, anyone really can chime in. Thanks.

Jack

 

[Mykel]

Hi Guy's
Picked mine up Friday, gotta say I am very happy so far, was looking here every day to find any snippet of information to get through the waiting process - lol
Thanks to all the previous posts, here's a shot with the 100-400mk2 and the 1.4 tele

 

[Mykel]

One yesterday just the 100-400 mk2

 

[Mykel]

One more, sorry to the people who don't like birds.

 

[Click]

Very nice shots, Mykel. Thanks for sharing.

 

[East Wind Photography]

a price of US$ 5,780 at current foreign currency exchange rates.

Cough, splutter That's £3955 against UK price of £5199 or US$8445.

Where do you live? You might be getting a visitor!

If you are from the UK, you can buy a £50 Ryan Air ticket to Norway, buy it here and get the VAT refunded. With the current exchange rate, that will be about £4150.

Hey Eldar, I could ask a number of questions but one that is uppermost and not related to pixel peeping is how fast the auto focus is with the 300 2.8 II with the 2X III attached. I have only two frames of reference, the 1D IV and the 6D, neither of which were great. Recently looking at $Can of the long lenses I might like as alternative to 300 X2 (hand hold/hiking), they just aren't feasible assuming I get the 1DX II. The new 100-400 is one lens I could and maybe should afford?? Any thoughts much appreciated, anyone really can chime in. Thanks.

Jack

Jack, the 300 2.8ll with 2xiii is not quite as good as its longer prime. However it is still very good and a great alternative if you need to hike. I took mine on hikes through yellowstone, GNP, and teton NP. I would not have considered the 600mm as its too big and heavy for extended hikes. You also get the benefit of having a 300 f2.8 when needed...as i did when we ran up on a group of friendly mountain goats in GNP.

I did carry my rig on a spider pro belt kit so my back wouldnt have to carry the weight. With the 4 stop IS, i could hand hold shots even when using it with a 7dii at 960mm equiv. We came upon a couple of bear jams in yellowstone and it all came in handy when you have to be agile and relocate quickly. I only used a tripod a couple of times after sunset to photograph grizzlies in hayden valley. Other than that everything was hand held. You are limited with f5.6 but the sharpness is great.

 

[Jack Douglas]

East Wind Photography, thanks for that. I'm assuming you're referring to use with the 1DX, which I didn't get to try but my friend said was fast. I'm now wondering specifically about the 1DX II in that regard. The lens is great for hiking based on the miles I've done and I love it for the reasons you site but AF with the 1D4 was mediocre.

Jack

 

[Bennie_CanonShooter]

Saw the 1DX Mark II today at a Canon event in Chicago

Very tempting indeed...

 

[Eldar]

Hey Eldar, I could ask a number of questions but one that is uppermost and not related to pixel peeping is how fast the auto focus is with the 300 2.8 II with the 2X III attached. I have only two frames of reference, the 1D IV and the 6D, neither of which were great. Recently looking at $Can of the long lenses I might like as alternative to 300 X2 (hand hold/hiking), they just aren't feasible assuming I get the 1DX II. The new 100-400 is one lens I could and maybe should afford?? Any thoughts much appreciated, anyone really can chime in. Thanks.

Jack

I have not used the 300 with extender very much, so I do not have much experience. But I did try it out today, to see how it worked on both the 1DX and 1DXII. On some targets, where contrast is limited and light is poor, it did hunt a bit, but not more than I expected. In similar situations, you will also see hunting with the 600 f4L IS II, without an extender. In good light it is very fast and accurate. I would have liked to try it on birds in flight, but the birds are everywhere but here today.

I also tried the combo on a 7DII and it performed very well. Lots of people have negative opinions about the 7DII. But in my view it is a fantastic little performer. The AF system is great and its 10 fps is very good. You should stay away from the higher ISO situations though.

My 1DIV is gone, so I cannot check how it performs in a direct comparison, but in general the AF systems in the 1DX and 1DXII are in a different league. According to claims from Canon and some reviewers, the 1DXII is a notch better than the 1DX. However, with the limited experience I have with the 1DXII, I could not tell them apart in a speed and accuracy perspective. I will do some more comparisons though.

 

[Jack Douglas]

Thanks Eldar, that's very helpful. If you get an opportunity to shoot some BIF with 300 X2 I'd really appreciate the feedback. Right now I'm not interested in the alternatives to a 1DX MII body but I've set this fall as the limit to resolve my decision. The $CAD has really tanked and our good pricing is gone.

Jack

 

[Chisox2335]

Ordered mine today from Adorama. Delivery TBD. Got a free battery with the cfast card and reader too

 

[Eldar]

Thanks Eldar, that's very helpful. If you get an opportunity to shoot some BIF with 300 X2 I'd really appreciate the feedback. Right now I'm not interested in the alternatives to a 1DX MII body but I've set this fall as the limit to resolve my decision. The $CAD has really tanked and our good pricing is gone.

Jack

On my way home from work today, I shot some BIF with the 300 f2.8L IS II and the 2xIII extender. Only gulls available and pretty dull light, between showers, but this was just to check AF. In general I was quite happy with the performance of this combo. It locks on pretty fast and stays on, provided you are able to follow the bird´s movements. A side note is that I have not yet done any AFMA (1DXII not yet supported by FoCal).

These are pretty rotten images, but they represent scenes that may confuse an AF system, with very busy backgrounds and moving water. As soon as the bird was within the AF point area, it locked and stayed locked for as long as I managed to follow it.

 

[Jack Douglas]

Thanks again Eldar! What AF mode were you using.

Jack