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By fotografiacoppola

October 18, 2011

Tags: APS-H, Canon 1D X, Full Frame

Category: 1D X, Canon

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EOS-1D X

Well I cant honestly say that I’m impressed! speaking as a wedding photographer!

Personally, I like the APS-H 1.3 crop in the 1Dmkiv as it gives me extra reach with a 70-200 (91-260mm is useful at a wedding ceremony)
and of course the 300 becomes 400! and so on! I would have thought that this is great for a sports or wildlife shooter?

What I was expecting and really wanted was a replacement for the FF 1Ds and as such I wanted 21 or more MP because I want crop flexibility…
yes yes… I know, frame in camera… well I like to change my mind after the fact and especially when I have more time think
about a hero shot. One good cropping decision can make or break a good photo. Extra resolution can help in this regard not to mention
the ability to print larger. Instead what we got was a full frame version of the 1Dmk4.

Now I agree less noise is always desirable, but the current 1Dmk4 and even the 5Dmk2 are pretty good from a low noise point of view.
Also, noise is not that much of an issue for me… I rarely shoot past ISO 800 anyway and even in a church where flash is not allowed, shooting
at up to ISO 5000, the images are still clean. The standard ACR noise reduction is enough at that level for the shadows.

Of course, it would be good to have the pro features and handling (that a 5Dmk2 does not have) and improved metering and AF but the 1Dmk4 is
already very good for what I do. So I think those improvements will only suit someone in another industry. In fact my question is
just which market is this camera aimed at? sports? general? wedding?

My hope is that this camera is not a replacement for the 1dMk4 and that we don’t lose out on pro APS-H cameras.

So if I buy this, it will only be to replace my FF 5Dmk2 and I don’t see the point at this stage (costly, heavier, less MP)
It will be very expensive and I just don’t think it will be any better than the next 5D either.

So all in all, I’m not impressed at this camera from a wedding photography POV.

Still, I need to see the IQ in a real world situation. Because if that is significantly better, and sharper, then I may change my mind
assuming I can upscale the image without loss of IQ.

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