Canon 1 D

[Renee Marquis]

I currently have a canon 1D 4 MP and looking to up grade. Not sure what I want. If I want the Canon 5D but, it is so different then the 1D lines. I was thinking 1D Mark II N with 8.2 MP
and then again really really want the 1Ds Mark II with the 17.2 MP. Any one that can help me to deside please be my guest.

[flipflap]

My 1Ds Mk2 has just arrived and I am completely blown away with it. The quality of images and full frame sensor is just superb, at last my 16-35 is a real wide angle zoom!

[Renee Marquis]

NICE.... DId you find a deal price wise? I found one for like $7349.00, but I havent really shopped around much yet... I am waiting till after the first of the year to see if price (keep fingers cross) drop.
I do want to trade in my two 1D but do not know what I would get for them.
Iis the 1Dsmark II are you liking the pic. right out of camera? how are the skin tones? and got to be way better then my 4 MP with the noise? tell me tell me more.... Please :p

[michael]

Don't ignore the Eos 5D just because it's controls are a bit different, as everything changes with time.

I recently upgraded from shooting weddings on film and bought the 5D. I have had some experience with smaller Canon digital cameras previously, so the transition hasn't been as painful as it might have been.

The 5D is relatively easy to use and skin tones are very much down to the picture style that you choose. I have been using the standard settings as I particularly like the realistic tones that it gives. I shot my first digital wedding with it last Saturday and the resulting photos certainly had that WOW effect necessary to sell reprints. This camera is in the league that means you have to be careful which lens you put on it. I started with a 28 - 135 IS zoom, but could not live with the resolution faults which started to show up. My new 24 - 105 IS zoom turned up last week and I now have a lens that fully shows off what this camera can do - and that is a lot. Unless you are a sports photographer that is going to stand in the rain for hours with you camera, I can't imagine why you would want to spend all that extra money on the canon 1Dsmark II .

Not sure whether this helps, but thought I would chip in anyway.

[Renee Marquis]

HUGGGGGG, I am so confused on this one... I guess because I have the 1D and the 5D the batteries are so different.. I hear what you are saying... I just want a camera that will take GREAT pic. I do have the 70-200 lens and the 28-135 lens and the 85 lens.... Do you think the body of the 5D will handle long term use of these heavy lens?

[michael]

Sorry about the delay on this one, we have been quite busy with getting stuff ready for customers in time for Christmas.

I have been running with the new 24 - 105 IS zoom, which is heavier than my 28 - 135 IS zoom, so no problems there. I am not sure why you are worried about the build quality. With the powerpack on the bottom and a large lens on the front, it feels like a brick - totally solid. This camera is not completely built of plastic like the 350D it is solid and built to last. I will be hammering it with professional wedding work during the 2006 season and have absolutely no worries. Incidentally, I use the less expensive Hahnell batteries which cost around £25 each. The pair that are currently in my camera shot a 6 hour wedding two weeks ago, with the powersave set to closedown within 4 minutes, so most of the time the camera was still active. I have done further fiddling around and test shots since, and still have no low battery warning. When it eventually comes, I can still shoot up to 100 further shots.

So the moral to the story is to forget about the fact that your current batteries are different and move on. As I said before, unless you plan to stand in the rain for hours with your camera, don't waste your money on the 1D. OK so there is a 3 mega pixal difference, but how are you going to use it? At this resolution, the 5D will still allow you to clearly read someone's wristwatch from the other side of a reasonably large room.

[Renee Marquis]

Okay, then how about just going with the Canon Rebel XT then ?

[piticu]

Or maybe try a Olympus 8080 SuperZoom instead. I think it superior :D :D :D

[michael]

Not sure what you mean by going with the Canon XT instead, unless you are making a joke as your original point was about putting large Canon lenses on the front of a 5D. The XT looks like a toy in comparison to the the 5D, is too small for my hands and any of the very large Canon lenses would look very odd stuck on the front of one. In addition, it has the 1.6 x cropping effect that would change the focul length of all your existing lenses.

Having said all that, if you forget about your old lenses and your hands are not as large as mine, then I am sure the photo quality of the XT would not disappoint you. One of my customers has one and she is delighted with it.

[JTPhoto]

I have had my 1DmkII for a year now and have no plans to replace it with anything. The resolution is outstanding and I regularly print 13x19 and 20x30 inch images from ISO400 files (no noise reduction required). So, I suggest the 1DMKIIn. Much more versatile then others, 1 series quality, excellent dynamic range, and low light capability.. The 1.3X crop gives you the very best that all the Canon "L" lens line-up has to offer.

[tonymidd]

I just want a camera that will take GREAT pic. I do have the 70-200 lens and the 28-135 lens and the 85 lens.... Do you think the body of the 5D will handle long term use of these heavy lens?
Two points Renee, you take the great pictures not the camera!http://www.wedding-photography.org/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif

If you are worried about the strength of the 5D check if it's got a metal chassis, if it has then go for it, if not you'll have to spend a few more $ for the 1DmkII.

[Renee Marquis]

Hey Thanks Jeff, I have really been researching this and yes I agree with you that the Mark II N is the way to go. My old 1D is so out dated and the sensor as been replaced with such better digital tect. I have a friend that is using this same camera the Mark II N and he had the 1D old one like mine. He says he loves is images now so much better and with the 8MP well worth it... here is his link.... In the US watch out for him... here is the link to his website, well worth the look.
Http://www.lukewalkerphotography.com

Tony, the 5D is like a toy, not heavy body like the Canon 1D Mark II N and all the other 1D line up.

[tonymidd]

Tony, the 5D is like a toy, not heavy body like the Canon 1D Mark II N and all the other 1D line up.
Renee all Canons are like toys to me! http://www.wedding-photography.org/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif I've been a Nikon man for the past 35+ years.

[Renee Marquis]

I hear ya, I used Nikon N90 Film and it was great, but now I just tryed selling it and can only get like $75.00 for it because film market has drop so.
I went with Canon along time ago, I had a $500.00 rebel film camera and it took just as nice of pic. as my $900.00 Nikon N90 Film camera go fig. Like you said before it's not the camera its the person taking the pic. But, I dont know about over seas, but most and all High end wedding photographers over here are all using Canon products... They (Canon) are so much more advance in their field.

[george.monaghan]

Hi,

The image quality on the 5d is outstanding and does have a wow factor. Got to use the lenses the for though. 28-105 2.8 L, 16-35 2.8 L, 70-200 2.8 IS L, 70-300 IS. A lot of dosh but no toy.
This camera with lens is heavy but still argued to be the lightest in its class. Have a 20d as a backup body and that camera alone would be good enough for most situations.
Just cannot beat the full frame CMOS sensor for quality.
If you have the money buy it. As for batteries you can get them for under £5 on E-bay. I have half a dozen of them and they are better rated than the Canon ones.
Cheers;
http://www.qohldrs.co.uk

[Renee Marquis]

Thanks Jeff, and all you others, I do believe that I am going to go ahead and buy the Mark II N, just waiting to see if the price drops. I am going to be buying the new 580 flashes, they canon has rebates right now
www.usa.canon.com/nfl. good until Feb. 6th, 2006

[Renee Marquis]

Made the BIG jump, Just order my new camera the Canon Mark II N and it will be at my door steps Monday the 9th I cant wait.... oh boy ! I can start shooting again...

[england1965]

I have been looking at adding a new body to my existing 1DS. The 1Dmk2N seems an "evolution" in design. I do like the dual-storage facility allowing you to load CF and SD cards and write to both at the same time.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos5d/

No full review of the 1DMk2N - I guess it wasn't THAT much of an upgrade to warrant the time they put into their reviews.

Cheers

Mark