Preproduction Canon EOS-1D X Exists!

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<strong>Pretty boxes</strong>


Here’s a picture of some preproduction Canon EOS-1D X cameras arriving for fun times.</p>
<p>This image comes from a forum <a href="http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/canon/1102710-canon-rumour-d1x-delay-super-super-zoom-24-1060mm-patent.html#post7943590" target="_blank">post on clubsnap</a> and the poster mentions they’ll have to give them back when the production units come. They also won’t be allowed to post images from the camera on the web.</p>
<div id="attachment_10073" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 441px"><a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/7314478926_4585487b9f_c.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-10073" title="1dxbox" src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/7314478926_4585487b9f_c-431x575.jpg" alt="" width="431" height="575" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">1dx, 2dx, 3dx & more!</p></div>
<p>Source: [<a href="http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/canon/1102710-canon-rumour-d1x-delay-super-super-zoom-24-1060mm-patent.html#post7943590" target="_blank">CS</a>]</p>
<p><em>thanks CCJ</em></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">c</span>r</strong></p>
 
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What good is this? You can take photos for upcoming events, but you can't post them anywhere? What if by some wild chance someone actually took a good photo? Then what would you do?
 
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AlicoatePhotography said:
What good is this? You can take photos for upcoming events, but you can't post them anywhere? What if by some wild chance someone actually took a good photo? Then what would you do?
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I still believe (and pray) that these cameras are for the photographers to get used to the camera's settings before shooting at the big events with the actual production camera. So if Canon tells a photographer you can use the pre-production unit to "train" for the olympics but you can't post any photos, it is the photographer's own fault if he shoots a winner with the wrong camera before the olympics. I think Canon is doing everything they can to have the final product in the hands of these photographers that are getting pre-production units, and this is their way of saying we do actually care...
 
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Stupid question here.....why are these "pre-production" models in (at least what looks like) retail boxes and why so many? Wouldn't pre-production models just come in old (1dmk4 or 1dsmk3) boxes? Why waist time in making fancy boxes? Other photogs like Frits van Eldik that got pre-production models, just had the canon rep drop it off at their studio....just curious..
 
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SuperCrazySamurai said:
Stupid question here.....why are these "pre-production" models in (at least what looks like) retail boxes and why so many? Wouldn't pre-production models just come in old (1dmk4 or 1dsmk3) boxes? Why waist time in making fancy boxes? Other photogs like Frits van Eldik that got pre-production models, just had the canon rep drop it off at their studio....just curious..
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why so many I have no idea, finished boxes... why Not? The cameras might be ready for final rollout and their shape and size aren't gonna be changed anyway, so the packaging 's been done, the rest may just be firmware or fine tuning which will not change the body size and shape.
 
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"They also won’t be allowed to post images from the camera on the web."

So PJs are going use them for Euro 2012 and the Olympics and then not be able to show any images they take. Boy their websites and editors will LOVE those results. So Bob what'd you get for us from the last game? Nothing printable or showable? Cool.

;D ;D ;D

:o
 
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Oh well... what we have here. I seriously don't understand. What is the "thing" Canon is suppose to be fixing with the 1Dx cameras?

1) If the problem with the 1Dx was purely a mass production problem, these camera we see in the box would be the final cameras and not pre-production models.

2) If it was a simple firmware only issue, they would release it anyway because a lot of people have already used them without major prod... And fix the small software problem via a patch, later.

3) If there was anything seriously wrong with the pre-prod cams, they would never send some to pro photog for Olympics and Euro 2012. Anyway, what pro photog would trust a camera on the job if they know the 1Dx have serious flaw.

4) That leaves only one thing in my mind... They are not fixing something nor having production problem. They are changing or upgrading something in the hardware, not software.

What is it? I dunno. Could be something minor like bigger memory buffer or it could be something major like f/8 support, red AF point in AI servo, etc... Your guess is as good as mine...

In any case, waiting sucks...
 
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A lot of countries and corporations run their financial year from 1 July to 31 June. So we are reaching the end of the financial year. Corporate accounting is a complex thing. For example if a news organisation had 30 1DX bodies on pre-order, and placed their purchase in this financial year, it messes things up for them if the transaction doesn't happen until after 31 June.

The 1DX bodies that are shipping now are handmade specials which in part fulfill contractual obligations. When the regular 1DX bodies start rolling off the production lines, these handmade specials will be returned to Canon and replaced with shipping versions. This is fact.

PW
 
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