For a current 1DX owner who doesn't care about 4K, the 1DX2 is easily passed up. The 1DX is still that good.
However, owners of previous generation 1D series cameras - this is the upgrade they've been waiting for. What is not to like about it?
Also, with the addition of this kind of 4K performance, it is clear that Canon is really trying to bring pro video users into the 1D line without having to pay outrageous prices for the 1DC. The 1DX2 specs truly make it an all around pro camera. Yes, $6K is a lot , but think about it. You cry once and pay up - and you have a machine that does it all, if you need it all.
It gets a slight boost in resolution - always welcome. Videographers, wedding pros, sports shooters, nature, you name it - this camera has no weaknesses. It will even shoot a decent landscape, being that 6D owners have no issue with 20mp for landscapes, this should suffice too. With the addition of DPAF and 4K @ 60, this is the true do-all camera.
What does it lack?
Less reach than a crop. Ok, but that is made up in superior IQ in many cases. Only important for budget wildlife/sports people who can't buy the big glass. Crazy high MP? Ok, if you truly need more than 20-24mp, you're a serious studio or landscape shooter making huge prints for art or sale - in which case, you will go with the 5DS or MF. That's the reality of it. Separating needs from wants, if you really need - you are making giant lifesize prints. Otherwise, it is just a want for pixel-peeping pleasure. 1D owners most often have needs. The 1DX2 specs meets a LOT of needs. Maybe not every single want, but just about every single need.
Dynamic Range? Rumor says it is increased. Great. To be expected on any new sensor.
I assure you that no current 1D series owner ranks DR up high on their priority list. Because people busting out that kind of cash on a camera generally get the concept that ISO 100 underexposures with 5-stop pushes is fodder for kiddies on the Internet to rave about.
Speaking of DR....the current 1DX surpasses the mighty Nikon cameras in DR past 400-800 ISO. Quite often, with at least 1 stop difference. No one talks about that. All they talk about is 14 stops at ISO 100. For those that actually shoot something more than a high contrast landscape (and refusing to use HDR when appropriate) - that is totally useless to have 14 stops at ISO 100, but be a full stop weaker at everything past 400 - 600 ISO. If the Nikon/Sony cameras were 14 stops, and then had a more flat curve for DR across the ISO range, then that would be something to talk about. But the truth is, their curve drops and is inferior at ISO ranges where the vast majority of PRO's actually operate.
Another thing is this, at ISO 100-400 where Nikon has the edge (no denying that), Canon's DR is still very high to where images have excellent color and detail rendition across the range. In other words, images look great at 12 stops. Sure, you get more with Nikon, but it doesn't translate to better IQ unless you want to brighten the shadows to the point that you're making a pseudo-HDR landscape shot.
The better DR at higher ISO, and less noise is why the 1DX has better IQ, despite the lower resolution sensor, than most DSLR's out there.
We'll see what the 1DX2 clocks at, but the point of this whole DR tangent was that it won't matter that much. For the Canon market, it will be a lower level spec. The buyers just don't care to the point that it will be some factor in making the buying decision. For the SoNikonians, it will be a point they will use to bash the camera that is in every single other way - superior to the D5.
With the 1DX2 having a better sensor than the 1DX, it stands to reason that the high ISO DR advantage across the spectrum will increase over the Sony sensors even more. Making it an even better, true low-light camera.
With the even faster shutter I hope the flash sync speed increases. 1/300 would be very welcome for me.
-4 EV for AF would be nice too.
However, owners of previous generation 1D series cameras - this is the upgrade they've been waiting for. What is not to like about it?
Also, with the addition of this kind of 4K performance, it is clear that Canon is really trying to bring pro video users into the 1D line without having to pay outrageous prices for the 1DC. The 1DX2 specs truly make it an all around pro camera. Yes, $6K is a lot , but think about it. You cry once and pay up - and you have a machine that does it all, if you need it all.
It gets a slight boost in resolution - always welcome. Videographers, wedding pros, sports shooters, nature, you name it - this camera has no weaknesses. It will even shoot a decent landscape, being that 6D owners have no issue with 20mp for landscapes, this should suffice too. With the addition of DPAF and 4K @ 60, this is the true do-all camera.
What does it lack?
Less reach than a crop. Ok, but that is made up in superior IQ in many cases. Only important for budget wildlife/sports people who can't buy the big glass. Crazy high MP? Ok, if you truly need more than 20-24mp, you're a serious studio or landscape shooter making huge prints for art or sale - in which case, you will go with the 5DS or MF. That's the reality of it. Separating needs from wants, if you really need - you are making giant lifesize prints. Otherwise, it is just a want for pixel-peeping pleasure. 1D owners most often have needs. The 1DX2 specs meets a LOT of needs. Maybe not every single want, but just about every single need.
Dynamic Range? Rumor says it is increased. Great. To be expected on any new sensor.
I assure you that no current 1D series owner ranks DR up high on their priority list. Because people busting out that kind of cash on a camera generally get the concept that ISO 100 underexposures with 5-stop pushes is fodder for kiddies on the Internet to rave about.
Speaking of DR....the current 1DX surpasses the mighty Nikon cameras in DR past 400-800 ISO. Quite often, with at least 1 stop difference. No one talks about that. All they talk about is 14 stops at ISO 100. For those that actually shoot something more than a high contrast landscape (and refusing to use HDR when appropriate) - that is totally useless to have 14 stops at ISO 100, but be a full stop weaker at everything past 400 - 600 ISO. If the Nikon/Sony cameras were 14 stops, and then had a more flat curve for DR across the ISO range, then that would be something to talk about. But the truth is, their curve drops and is inferior at ISO ranges where the vast majority of PRO's actually operate.
Another thing is this, at ISO 100-400 where Nikon has the edge (no denying that), Canon's DR is still very high to where images have excellent color and detail rendition across the range. In other words, images look great at 12 stops. Sure, you get more with Nikon, but it doesn't translate to better IQ unless you want to brighten the shadows to the point that you're making a pseudo-HDR landscape shot.
The better DR at higher ISO, and less noise is why the 1DX has better IQ, despite the lower resolution sensor, than most DSLR's out there.
We'll see what the 1DX2 clocks at, but the point of this whole DR tangent was that it won't matter that much. For the Canon market, it will be a lower level spec. The buyers just don't care to the point that it will be some factor in making the buying decision. For the SoNikonians, it will be a point they will use to bash the camera that is in every single other way - superior to the D5.
With the 1DX2 having a better sensor than the 1DX, it stands to reason that the high ISO DR advantage across the spectrum will increase over the Sony sensors even more. Making it an even better, true low-light camera.
With the even faster shutter I hope the flash sync speed increases. 1/300 would be very welcome for me.
-4 EV for AF would be nice too.
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