Forgot how nice a pro body is...

Huss said:
A single digit Nikon camera - F or D - is really a thing to be-hold...
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Agreed, but I need smaller build cameras for a lot of the paid work I am doing now so I much prefer and enjoy the FM3A, F100, D750, D810, etc.
 
I've never had a pro body. At 67 I don't think I'll ever have one.

On a more serious note, I do have a big bertha Canon, don't know the model could it be 1D, the one that the battery slides in horizontally on the bottom. I would rarely use it and when I did it was almost always on a tripod. I have the smaller body Canon full frame sensor, the one that looks like a 20D and that is much easier for me to use.

I did open up the Pelican case and the big bertha is a 1D, not a full frame sensor but the same body as the 1Ds. The other camera, it's a full frame sensor Canon I own, is the EOS 5D and I like that camera as I can use it for tripod stuff and also hold it for other photography. I found that with the 1D, lugging it around, I would need to put my arm in a sling the next day! Just kidding, but it is a beast.
 
BlackXList said:
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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Dear BlackXList,

I'm still using a 1DMK2. I'll use it until it dies and then get a 1DMK4 unless it dies prematurely and I can only afford a 1DMK3?

The Canon 1D series cameras are awesome cameras for the hobbyist after the pro's have moved on to something more suitable for their work. My only regret is the APS-H sensor is now gone for good.

As a hobbyist I cannot afford 500MM and 600MM Canon L glass and the APS-H sensor gave almost as much reach as APS-C but with far less noise in my experience. My 1DMK2 blows away the images from my 40D taken with the same lens at equivalent focal lengths and exposure levels.

Plus it just feels good in my hands.

Regards,

Tim Murphy :)
 
Where the pro bodies really amaze you is when you set them on continuous shooting ... I think the D4 is 11fps and they are faster now in the current generation. From memory I think it can fire off 100 shots at this pace before it fills the buffer. :eek:
 
Keith said:
Where the pro bodies really amaze you is when you set them on continuous shooting ... I think the D4 is 11fps and they are faster now in the current generation. From memory I think it can fire off 100 shots at this pace before it fills the buffer. :eek:
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I get this for sports, for air shows, maybe for the cat walk, BUT ... for everyday? I'm off to Paris for street stuff in a few weeks. No interest! :p
 
I used to have an F5... that must have added some heft to my biceps (I took it out a few times to Chicago). I liked it, don't get me wrong...

But man, that D700 of mine is the best SLR there is... And it's technically a professional machine too. Lately I have been thinking about what to get the day mine kicks the bucket... and I came to the conclusion that it'd have to be a D800 of some kind. But then, I checked out the camera and it's still ticking and going and piling up the years without slowing down one beat.

So... who knows what I'll get and when that'll happen, but it may not be soon enough. In fact, I looked at the EXIF data of my last downloaded shot and it's only 15, 6xxx actuations. Looks like a young spring chicken to me! :)
 
Though I love my Pentax gear I never warmed up to my MX, K2DMD or LX bodies.

But I really enjoyed my Nikon F in college. My current F2 is pretty nice, too.

Chris
 
A few months ago I got a great deal on a Nikon D3 and yesterday I went to
the Easter Parade on Fifth Avenue in New York City and I got to tell these kind
of camera's are just about perfect you can get.
 
It's definitely all about trade offs but these machines are the pinnacle of the operational heap.

But, I still try to use the proper tool for the job. Each has it's place. I just love holding that 1DX in my hands...
 
When I was working for a small newspaper, I went from a pair of Olympus OM-4T bodies to a pair of Nikon F100 bodies with MB-15 drives and ended with a pair of Nikon D2H bodies till I quit working professionally. I miss the OM-4T for its metering system and the F100's for their 5fps. But the D2H was my dream machine for the newspaper work. Fast, durable, weather sealed, fantastic AF and I could go on. Sold them when I was no longer a working pro but still miss the feel of those bodies. I sold them because they were more camera than I needed and I decided to go with something a little lighter and less noticeable. The D2H even with the Nikkor 35mm DX lens drew looks on the street.
 
I have a pair of 1dxs and they Are great for what they can do, but I still like my m9 which is my holiday camera!
Anyone who has a 1dmark one or two and is thinking of upgrading to a three four or x might be interested to know that the newer three are much lighter as they use a different battery.
 
Another semi-pro Nikon is the Nikon DF. It has the D4 sensor and focusing mechanism minus the videio. It looks retro (sort of like a Nikon FTN film camera) is weather sealed and runs like a champ. It also has mechanical controls rather than menu based. Best feature is that it is priced much much less than a D4.
 
Tim Murphy said:
Dear BlackXList,

I'm still using a 1DMK2. I'll use it until it dies and then get a 1DMK4 unless it dies prematurely and I can only afford a 1DMK3?

The Canon 1D series cameras are awesome cameras for the hobbyist after the pro's have moved on to something more suitable for their work. My only regret is the APS-H sensor is now gone for good.

As a hobbyist I cannot afford 500MM and 600MM Canon L glass and the APS-H sensor gave almost as much reach as APS-C but with far less noise in my experience. My 1DMK2 blows away the images from my 40D taken with the same lens at equivalent focal lengths and exposure levels.

Plus it just feels good in my hands.

Regards,

Tim Murphy :)
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They're phenomenal cameras (I'm sure the Nikons are too, I just haven't tried one).

I think the 5D mkIII is really at a sweet spot for me, I haven't tried putting a grip on it because I haven't needed to, but it's nice that the option is there to try that form factor.
 
I used a 1Ds for ten years as my studio camera (and still have it) but upgraded to a Nikon D3X. These bodies are certainly large, heavy, and reassuring to handle. I would not, however, take one on vacation. :) My choice for a pro-grade film camera is the Contax RTS III which also has a vertical grip and 5fps motor drive integrated—not bad for 1990.
 
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