 Oliver Anderson |
1d mark IIN VS. 5D I'm thinking of upgrading from my 10D, please give me some feedback on either the new 1D mark IIN or the 5D.
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Forrest C. Wilkinson |
I have a 1DmII and I have used a 5D, go with the 1DmII. 1DmII has 35 autofocus points and 8.5 frames per second, a more rugged build, a built in battery grip, and a better feel. Now the 1DmII has the upper hand in Journalist photography and especially sports photography, however if you shoot landscapes and portraits, the 5D, with no conversion factor is a great camera. Let us know more about your situation and what you shoot.
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Oliver Anderson |
I'm fortunate enough to photograph Nascar, Drag Races, Car shows and the car models. I do shoot bikini contests but have done OK with the 10D. Just feel I want to trade up and $$ isn't a problem...I know I should be probably going to the 1DS Mark II but would rather bike another motorcycle to race instead.
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Justin G. |
Forrest I'm extremely jealous. The 5D has been out for about 2 weeks now and it's already an "I used to have it" thing. I'm totally jealous! lol. Took me 2 paychecks to save up for my $80, 50mm f/1.8. Boy do I wish I had $3300 extra laying around that I could just toss it and get the mII. lol P.S. I'm only giving you crap, I'm not really serious!
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John G. Clifford Jr |
If I was sticking with Canon I'd get the MkII... but I don't think there's enough of a difference image quality-wise between the MkII, the 5D, and the D2x to make a difference. Full-frame sensor cameras are 'tougher' on lenses in that they show edge softness a lot more readily. If I were buying new and didn't have a bunch of lenses of any brand, I'd lean towards the D2x especially if I shot a lot of sports and other things that lent themselves to telephoto lenses... thousands less, not a full-frame sensor so edge softness is not a concern, and the built-in magnification factor due to the smaller sensor size -- with the same focal length lens, i.e, 300mm, you'll get a larger sharper picture with the D2x than the 5D.
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Forrest C. Wilkinson |
But remember, that the 1DmII has way more FPS than the D2x, and the 1DmII has the conversion factor, so if you shoot sports, there is no competition to the 1DmII, especially no competition with the 5D.
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Oliver Anderson |
I got lot's of lenses to use but use the 17-40L and 70-200 2.8IS most frequently. I was told the lenses are the most important thing so I went big on those. is there enough difference to upgrade to the 1DS MarkIIN?
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
Conversion factor isn't anything but a narrower field of view, not a magnification. Nothing different than cropping a full view. Unless you're somebody who has to keep the button down and shoot shot gun style, you can shoot with a 5D.
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Forrest C. Wilkinson |
You're right that the conversion factor is a narrower field of view, but put that in perspective. The camera cuts down the shot by 1.6x, which means that that your view is cropped down, then blown up, thus appearing to be a higher megapixel, however, since the megapixel is not increasing, the size of the cropped frame is largers. Because of this, it gives the effect that the picture is zoomed in further. And after reading what you are shooting, the 1DmII is the camera for you, don't mess around with the 5D at Nascar Races...lol.
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Oliver Anderson |
I'm thinking the 1d markIIN is the camera I need.
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
It's no different than cropping a 35mm neg so that the person fills a 4x6 top to bottom.
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John G. Clifford Jr |
I think the Digital Outback comparison says it all... there's not a dime's worth of difference between the 5D, the Mk II, and the D2x... or at least any difference that the viewer of a photograph will see. Everyone has their prejudices and preferences. Pick the camera you want based upon yours, and you won't be disappointed.
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Oliver Anderson |
Wow!!thanks for all the great help. I appreciate all the feedback.
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Forrest C. Wilkinson |
I especially like what John said here, but I would still stay with Canon glass, they have faster USM and are known to be the highest quality lenses around. Plus, to get 8 frames per second on the Nikon D2x, you have to cut your megapixels in half.
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