Is this a good time to buy 1D X?

[tron]

Intersys. I believe there expecting some more pieces this week.

You went straight to Intersys? Not to a dealer???

Anyway have fun! Are you going to take a lens as a present to your camera?

 

[smi]

I am very happy with Intersys, I have bought a lot of my gear from them. I have just updated my signature with my lenses (I have 24 1.4 II, 50 1.2, 85 1.2, 8-14 4L, 16-35, 24-70, 70-200 II). I am covered I think.

 

[Moody Blues]

I bought the camera, microadjusted all my lenses, everything works perfectly! I am very much looking forward to this photo weekend!

I would like to see what micro adjustments you had to do with all of your lenses.

 

[smi]

It took me 6 hours, using Canon EOS utility's live view.

 

[Moody Blues]

It took me 6 hours, using Canon EOS utility's live view.

I meant that I would like to see your +/- #'s for each of your lenses. I just got a replacement 1DX and some of my AFMA's are almost off the chart.

 

[smi]

24=+6, 50=-6, 85=+5, 16-35=+3W and 0T, 24-70=0W and +1T, 70-200=0.
I hope its helps...

 

[Moody Blues]

I had numbers like that and even smaller on my first 1DX but have a couple of double digits on my replacement 1DX. Would be interested to see others AFMA #'s

 

[TexPhoto]

It is not a good time to buy.

1. It's new, hard to find, priced at it retail, likely as high as it ever will be. Let them work the bugs out, and let the price fall a little.

2. You don't need this camera at your stage. i am not one of those people who think you need a manual film 35mm to start, because 40 years ago thats what they had. But I am one of those people who knows the difference between a photographer, and a gear collector. And when i read your post I think, gear collector. Do you talk more about your gear, or your photographs? Think about it.

You don't need a 2nd body, but if you must, get yourself a 7D. Shoot some sports, and other things that benefit from the high speed shutter, etc.

 

[briansquibb]

It is not a good time to buy.

1. It's new, hard to find, priced at it retail, likely as high as it ever will be. Let them work the bugs out, and let the price fall a little.

2. You don't need this camera at your stage. i am not one of those people who think you need a manual film 35mm to start, because 40 years ago thats what they had. But I am one of those people who knows the difference between a photographer, and a gear collector. And when i read your post I think, gear collector. Do you talk more about your gear, or your photographs? Think about it.

You don't need a 2nd body, but if you must, get yourself a 7D. Shoot some sports, and other things that benefit from the high speed shutter, etc.

A 7D would be a very bad choice - a 1D4 or a 5DIII would be infinitely better

For sports the 1D4 has many benefits, such as AF point metering, auto iso with minimum shutter speed + EC, plus of course 10fps

Nothing wrong with collecting gear either