Quote Originally Posted by HDNitehawk View Post
Canon seems to overlook the wildlife photographer with the 1Dx. Perhaps there is not enough interest in that field for Canon to pay attention. Wildlife photogs need the camera described above, and we need silent mode. No matter how well the camera performs if your subject runs away when the jackhammer of a shutter goes off you have no pictures to take.
I've been utterly delighted with my 1DX for wildlife photography. The fast frame rate, AF performance, and high-ISO capability have given me many more keepers than I'd be able to get with other bodies. Yes it makes a ridiculous racket when you fire a burst, but I can't think of a single time that the shutter noise was any bother at all to an animal. Wildlife are always skittish, but if they are going to run or fly away they usually do so before I even get a shot off. If they are comfortable with my presence then they are also comfortable with the sound of the camera. Now I'm also not the kind of wildlife photographer who has the patience to sit in a blind silently for hours on end, hoping an animal will appear, and trying to remain undetected through the whole process. Usually I'm shooting from a car, or I'm on a tour with a group, so maybe that's a key difference.

If the next 1DX raises the bar even further on frame rate, AF, and ISO performance, then I'll be all over it no matter how loud it is.