So I borrowed a 1dx from Canon a few weeks ago and enjoyed myself vastly. I also borrowed the 500 f/4 II at the same time, and it was a blast.
In the past, I wondered how people could actually want a camera that large, and I figured that once you had one in the hand that perhaps the benefits of it would make themselves evident.
Well, I loved the frame rate, and I loved the files, but I have to say, I'm still sitting here wondering what Canon put in people's water to make them want to hold what feels like a chemistry text book up to their faces. I was out in the wood and marshes with the beast, so I wasn't able to determine if the combination would - as I suspect - scare small children were I to expose them to it on the street.
Perhaps it's not a question of choice, but rather of how much heft and volume is necessary to house that much electronic stuff, to harden it, to allow for heat dissipation, etc.
I bring this up because I now find myself watching everyone and their brother put up their 1Dx for sale, as they take possession of the new 1dx2. It is sorely tempting to take advantage of the increased supply in the 1dx used market. The price of a decent 1dx appears to be moving below that of a new 5dsr.
I'd sold my 5d3 in order to get maximum $ to put that cash toward the 5d4, but now I'm thinking I could get a 1dx instead. So hear are my questions:
1) Will my perception of the size and heft issue lessen over time?
2) Care to speculate as to IQ comparisons between the non-existent 5d4 and the quite existent 1dx?
3) Will mothers cross the street and put their hands over their children's eyes when I approach with 8 pounds of rig? (Think about that. The weight of a gallon of milk: 8 pounds; and the milk would have a better center of gravity.)
4) This one you need not answer, as I've discovered the answer... Will my wife allow me to carry this rig in her presence when other humans might see us?
Thanks for any discouragement. -tig
In the past, I wondered how people could actually want a camera that large, and I figured that once you had one in the hand that perhaps the benefits of it would make themselves evident.
Well, I loved the frame rate, and I loved the files, but I have to say, I'm still sitting here wondering what Canon put in people's water to make them want to hold what feels like a chemistry text book up to their faces. I was out in the wood and marshes with the beast, so I wasn't able to determine if the combination would - as I suspect - scare small children were I to expose them to it on the street.
Perhaps it's not a question of choice, but rather of how much heft and volume is necessary to house that much electronic stuff, to harden it, to allow for heat dissipation, etc.
I bring this up because I now find myself watching everyone and their brother put up their 1Dx for sale, as they take possession of the new 1dx2. It is sorely tempting to take advantage of the increased supply in the 1dx used market. The price of a decent 1dx appears to be moving below that of a new 5dsr.
I'd sold my 5d3 in order to get maximum $ to put that cash toward the 5d4, but now I'm thinking I could get a 1dx instead. So hear are my questions:
1) Will my perception of the size and heft issue lessen over time?
2) Care to speculate as to IQ comparisons between the non-existent 5d4 and the quite existent 1dx?
3) Will mothers cross the street and put their hands over their children's eyes when I approach with 8 pounds of rig? (Think about that. The weight of a gallon of milk: 8 pounds; and the milk would have a better center of gravity.)
4) This one you need not answer, as I've discovered the answer... Will my wife allow me to carry this rig in her presence when other humans might see us?
Thanks for any discouragement. -tig
