EOS-1D Mark IV

[canoli]

Well this upgrade won't affect me as I have no plans to buy it, but I'm curious when I see reviewers continually asking for more than a 3-shot bracket, why Canon hasn't answered the bell on that one yet.


I guess sports pros don't bracket all that much and it's more of a reviewer complaint, rather than a field-tested liability. But the newer Nikons all go to at least 5 right? I don't know, maybe it's an overrated option. But if it's not Canon ought to get with the program...


just wondering...


[edit: I tell you what I will be buying however. Did anyone check out the accessories page, where you can get a 1GB CF card for only $84.99? Only $84.99! For an entire ONE GIGABYTE card. Wow how times have changed!]


just to leave it on a positive note (and so the fanboys don't get mad!), I have to say moving around 16.1MP files at 10fps is pretty amazing. I love the 6.5 on my 40D; it's hard to imagine getting such huge rez at 10fps.

[HiFiGuy1]

This looks like the camera of my dreams for the most part (well, full-frame would have been nice []), but I do wish it at least had all the features of the 7D. I find this odd. I picked up a 7D at Best Buy and played with it for a few minutes, and immediately thought the attitude/horizon indicator was a great feature. I imagined how useful it would be with a ball head that didn't have built-in bubble level(s). Now I read that the brand-spanking new 1D Mark IV doesn't include the feature. WTH?


I am really interested to read Bryan's in-depth review of this camera body. I am prepared to love it, especially if the AF system has the kinks worked out. I really am not that interested in the video part for now, though that may change if I had one and tried it. If he gushes over it, I may have to start selling some guitars!

[HiFiGuy1]

Well this upgrade won't affect me as I have no plans to buy it, but I'm curious when I see reviewers continually asking for more than a 3-shot bracket, why Canon hasn't answered the bell on that one yet.


I guess sports pros don't bracket all that much and it's more of a reviewer complaint, rather than a field-tested liability. But the newer Nikons all go to at least 5 right? I don't know, maybe it's an overrated option. But if it's not Canon ought to get with the program...


just wondering...


[edit: I tell you what I will be buying however. Did anyone check out the accessories page, where you can get a 1GB CF card for only $84.99? Only $84.99! For an entire ONE GIGABYTE card. Wow how times have changed!]


just to leave it on a positive note (and so the fanboys don't get mad!), I have to say moving around 16.1MP files at 10fps is pretty amazing. I love the 6.5 on my 40D; it's hard to imagine getting such huge rez at 10fps.

canoli,


My understanding, not having owned one myself, is that EOS 1D bodies can bracket nine shots. I am pretty sure it is at least seven. My 40D can do three, so that's nothing to write home about.


EDIT:


Here is this from the official Canon site. It appears capable of bracketing seven shots.


"Exposure Compensation (user-set): +/-3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments.
Auto Bracketing (AEB): 3 shots, up to +/- 3 stops, in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments, in all exposure modes. Can be changed via C.Fn I-6 to 2, 5, or 7 shots. Bracketing order can be changed via C.Fn I-5."

[canoli]

Can be changed via C.Fn I-6 to 2, 5, or 7 shots. Bracketing order can be changed via C.Fn I-5."

Sweet! I did not know that. Makes me feel better - 'twas hard to believe these >$4K cameras couldn't bracket more than 3 shots...


Thanks for the info!

[Sean Setters]

I know some people were anxious to see some high-ISO images from the camera, so I found some here. From the looks of it, ISO 102,400 is a joke--I don't think they should allow sucha camera to output images that look like they were captured by an ATM security camera. But, alas, something's better than nothing I suppose.


These samples are from a pre-production model, of course.

[alexniedra]

All I can say is... ouch. But, I expected some pretty bad noise at this (crazy) ISO level.


But thinking about it seriously, as I mentioned before - Imagine if you had to get the shot as a professional (say, for press), I'm sure your editor would take a noisy image over no image. Just a thought.

[greggf]

canoli wrote


Well this upgrade won't affect me as I have no plans to buy it, but I'm
curious when I see reviewers continually asking for more than a 3-shot
bracket, why Canon hasn't answered the bell on that one yet.





both the 1Ds3 and the 1D3 (and maybe the older 1D's) you can do 3,5, or 7 bracketed shots without going into the menu system. That really should be in the lower cameras, too, but I'm not Canon!!

[peety3]

both the 1Ds3 and the 1D3 (and maybe the older 1D's) you can do 3,5, or 7 bracketed shots without going into the menu system. That really should be in the lower cameras, too, but I'm not Canon!!
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It does take a visit to the menus to preset how many bracketed shots you want (2,3,5,7). Once that's set, pressing AF/Drive button and the Mode button simultaneously lets you dial up the bracket by 1/3-stop intervals. You'll see the 2/3/5/7 shots appear in the EC "bar graph". I'm slowly getting better at calling up a bracket at 2/3 or 1-stop intervals, selecting high-speed drive, selecting one-shot focus, and then getting preset for a 1/250th shutter speed. (1/250th is my target for handheld brackets, as 7 shots at 1-stop intervals means speeds of 1/2000 to 1/30, and that's usually enough to get decent shots).

[Fast Glass]

Then how about in video mode it doesn'tuse the shutter then, and it's taking 30 pictures a second.