Canon EOS-1D Mark II

[leicapixie]

my experience is not about super megapixel count..

my experience is not about super megapixel count..

I wish I understood megapixels, you can't get a straight answer.

My experience is different regarding megapixel count.
When I finally tried digital in form of Pentax Optio S-30, year 2005,
with a whopping 3.5 MP count, I was more than happy!
It was perfect for 4x6" prints, 8x12" and super on internet..
Sure I could not "blow up to see sharp individual pixels!"..

I love small cameras. My early years with FILM Olympus 1/2 Frame..
I worked many years and built up a reputation, using a tiny kit.
The camera, a roll of spare film, 36/72 exp,tiny AG-1 flash.
My first front page in South Africa's largest daily morning!

Following a heart excitement, retirement the small camera a joy!
I could never hold those DSLR monsters..
I love the "need" to print barn size prints, where do you store?
Almost nobody prints..

A test some weeks ago, using my 51yrs old M3, 50mm Collapsible Summicron vs a new sensor Leica Monochrom.*
Well my film was sharper and better than Monochrom, Zeiss 35mm.

I mostly carry daily a toy camera..
Truth of pixels not wanted in quest for sales..
* Processing and scanning took way longer of film.

 

[BlackXList]

Dear BlackXList,

I absolutely agree that the ISO limit is low but I use mine for wildlife and bird photography almost exclusively and I find that ISO 1600 is usable with some noise reduction.

But I'll be honest and say that I rarely bother going out to shoot on a day when I have to use ISO 1600. I find that staying at ISO 1250 or below, and most often at ISO 800 or below, and making use of the IS/OS in the lens lets me get enough quality shots.

If I have difficulty seeing my subject with my own eyes I don't expect a camera to do a better job. Perhaps if I had enough dough to buy a 1DX Mark 11 and a 400/f2.8 IS lens I'd think differently? But I assure you that I do better with the old 1D Mark 11 and a Sigma 150-600 OS lens than I ever could have hoped to do when I used film exclusively.

And the brick like construction and considerable heft are reassuring to me. So much so in fact that all my DSLRS have grips attached at all times, even my Rebel T2i!

Regards,

Tim Murphy

Harrisburg, PA 🙂

My main use for mine was live music photography, so having a lot more ISO headroom is definitely a big help, but I still deeply appreciate what my mk2 was capable of and what it enabled me to do.

I want to say it never let me down, but it's final failure was pretty spectacular and self destructive, but until then it was an absolute tank.

 

[Bill Clark]

Thanks everyone for your comments.

Hope you all have a wonderful holiday season.