Forgot how nice a pro body is...

David_Manning

David_Manning

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Just received a Canon 1DX that I bought for video and general shooting.

I forgot how nice it is to hold a pro body in my hands. Solid, right-sized, can operate in all environments with gloves, bright OVF, strong battery, flexible, sealed to withstand nuclear war, zooms, fast fast focus and operation, reliable.

We're all aware of the downsides.

...And now, back to your regularly scheduled RF discussions. :)
 
For a while I was considering selling my Nikon D700 until I could get me a second D600, but this week somebody who handled it commented on its hefty, solid feel and it made me realise I prefer that aspect of the D700 over the slightly more agile-feeling D600... :D
 
Though my 1Ds is old and second hand, I wanted the full frame and dependability of this pro body.
I have been looking at 1Dmk2n crop body which takes the same battery as the1Ds.
I won't live up to the full potential of either camera, but love how they handle.SWEET!!!
 
I only tried to take pictures with EOS 1. What a pig it was. I never put grip on 5D.
 
Ko.Fe. said:
I only tried to take pictures with EOS 1. What a pig it was. I never put grip on 5D.
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I bought one just because it was cheap and I was curious about owning a full-size, professional SLR. I too don't think I can photograph with it, even sans grip. The EOS 3 is a better match for me, though even that is a bit on the heavy side.

Maybe I just have small hands.
 
johannielscom said:
For a while I was considering selling my Nikon D700 until I could get me a second D600, but this week somebody who handled it commented on its hefty, solid feel and it made me realise I prefer that aspect of the D700 over the slightly more agile-feeling D600... :D
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dont, if you plan on upgrading your D700 you might have to spend extra money for a D8XX series.
I impulsively bought a D610 earlier this month, upon handling it I knew it wasnt for me.
Also I dont get why Nikon put all the menus and buttons all over the body.
One thing I liked with the Canon bodies is how the most used settings were easily accessible with the left hand.
 
I find them way too big, but I'm probably not the market segment they're going after. Extremely well made though, aren't they?
 
I just sold my 1DX, a truly capable camera for photographing in the worst weather you can imagine, with incredible speed and accuracy. Can't knock it for being large and heavy. Amazing they can make cameras like that for that type of work.
 
I bought D4 recently and although it's a brute physically it is incredibly easy to use. Miss an action pic with one of these top end pro bodies and you can feel fairly confident in knowing that you probably wouldn't have got the shot with anything else.
 
not a pro body, but very recently i found i needed a weather sealed body, and i kinda missed a nice street zoom, so i picked up a pentax k s2--the smallest dslr they make and its still big and heavy. but it has its own beauty. its cut off on the left side, so the gorgeous bright 100% ovf is really lined up quite like a rf placement. pentax have a few lovely lovely lenses and i picked up a weather sealed 20-40/2.8-4 for street and landscape. soooo fast, compact and truly special rendering. and battery lasts for days. the grip and rig took a bit to get used to, but now feel so very solid and it will work in a hurricane. started to enjoy the process , feel and results so much, almost against my better judgement i found myself wanting a portrait lens and picked up the very well reviewed FA Ltd 77/1.8. wow! in its own way, as special as the famous biotar 75/1.5 i shot for years. as small as the summarit 75/2.5, and with a retractable hood for $500. for anyone who wants to give dslr another spin, but like me found it hard to embrace canikon, i heartily recommend giving pentax a try.
 
Before leaving the house today I grabbed my Nikon F5...a solid hefty camera that feels great in my hands...
 
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I'm finding it very difficult to find the motivation to sell my old 1D Mark2. Just the feel of it and that beautiful "ka-PING" of the shutter. It's only 8mp, but then again I should say it's "only" 8mp: I had a D30 when it came out at a glorious 3mp and it printed quite nicely.

Then again, my 5D Mark3 (bought for work: shooting video) has the 1DX's autofocus and some nice weather seals, so I should still ditch that 1D.
 
I just picked up my Nikon D5 on Friday to replace my aging D2x. The D5 seems lighter even though it is over 100 gm heavier. I find anything smaller to be too small.

The Nikon single digit D cameras are smaller and lighter than an F2 with a motor drive, which I still use occasionally for film.
 
The downsides that I refer to tongue-in-cheek are it's size and weight. As tempted as I was to take the 1DX and some zooms to the Mayan Riviera for spring break with the wife and kids, I ended up taking just an M9 and a 35/f2 lens (Biogon, my favorite). It was the right decision for an active vacation, but if I were more intent on making a wider variety of images (and thus, coverage) the 1DX would've been good. Lots of sand, cold air conditioning followed by warm moist temperatures, sea spray (not good for ANY camera), etc...essentially jungle.

Still love my M9, but that dang EOS 1DX feels good in hand (not around shoulder) and can do anything...really I can't think of any shooting limitations it couldn't handle except underwater (without a housing). And, oh boy can it be fast. It's fun to just fire a two- or three-second burst at full speed just to watch it in operation. Truly an engineering marvel.
 
aizan said:
will canon ever slice off the vertical grip and sell us a normal sized 1-series body?
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Doubtful, since that's where the battery goes.

I shot an older 1D (I forget the mk number) until it finally died on me.
That thing was an absolute tank, and a pleasure to use.

I replaced it with a 5dmkIII which is a phenomenal camera, I was so attached to the 1d that I kept the dead body because it served me so well.
 
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