Canon EOS-1D X 18.1MP Full Frame CMOS Digital SLR Camera

Canon EOS-1D X 18.1MP Full Frame CMOS Digital SLR Camera

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• Full-frame 18.1 Megapixel CMOS sensor,1-Year Limited Warranty
• All-new Dual DIGIC 5+ Image Processors deliver high quality image capture at up to 12 fps (14 fps in Super High Speed Mode)
• Powerful ISO range of 100 - 51200 (up to 204800 in H2 mode)
• An all-new, 61-Point High-Density Reticular AF that uses a dedicated DIGIC 4 Image Processor
• Durable construction, including shutter durability tested to 400,000 cycles

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Category : Electronics,Camera & Photo,Digital Cameras,DSLR Cameras
Rating : 4.1
Review Count : 74

Canon EOS-1D X 18.1MP Full Frame CMOS Digital SLR Camera

• This will be an ongoing review as I\'ve only had the camera a short while and just getting to know it and strengths and weaknesses- First off let me say the images at high ISOs like 6400,8000,even 10,000 are very very good- I had a canon 7d and anything over 800 ISO would look quite noisy, but with this 1DX the images at high ISO look fantastic. I\'ve taken photos in nearly dark conditions where it was even hard to see the subject- (And when I say \'hard to see the subject\' I literally mean that all I could see was a sillouette outline of the subject, and could not make out details and features at all, due to the darkness- situations where I never thoguht it possible to shoot without a flash) and the photos look like they were shot in good light during the day- honest- This camera has opened up evening shots that were out of the question with my 7D due to low light-Second, let me say that the speed of the shutter is fantastic and sounds just awesome- I shoot birds in flight quite a bit, and getting the right frame during a landing needs at least 8 frames a second sometimes for fast moving ducks and such- this delivers 12 frames a second- more than enough really, but really nice to have just the same. Most of the shots come out in focus thansk to the great focusiing system of the 1DX which just seems to lock on and not let go. I\'m experimentign with the different focus choices, but so far using the exanded spot metering with evaluative seems to be working very well. It may miss a few shots here and there, but my goodness, this is blistering off 12 frames a second and nailing almsot all of the shots at this speed? Quite an accomplishement if you ask me.Third, The weight and feel of this camera are just outstanding. After using it for a week, and then taking up my 7D again, the 7D feels like a toy now- I had liked how the 7D felt before, but now, I really like how the 1DX feels- it just feels solid, rugged, and comfortable in the hands- I also like the portrait shooting with the buttons on the side instead of having to twist like a pretzal to get portrait shots like I do with the 7D (I don\'t have the battery grip for the 7D). The weight is a little much for some, but I like the extra weight really- I find that I can steady it well, and with a smaller lens, it\'s very comfortable to use for longer periods of time- but some might find it a bit heavy I suppsoe- I use it with my Sigma 50-500 OS and the combo is quite heavy- and it\'s not something I\'d want to use all day long without many breaks, but for short periods, it\'s not too bad even with this lens- The camera fits my hand like a glove- it\'s such a comfortable hold- I thought the canon 7D was a good feel ergonomically, but the 1DX is even better thanks to it\'s improved ergonomics- and the rubber casing has a great feel to it too- the camera feels secure while holding, and if you couple the camera with a lens like the Bigma 50-500 OS, you\'ll develop into Arnold Swartzenagger in a little under 6 months top.Fourth, I love the two card slots- I\'m using the Lexar Professional 1000x 32 GB CompactFlash Card 2-Pack LCF32GCTBNA10002 which I find to be very fast, large buffer, and holds lots of photos, especially when shooting jpg\'s (holds about 2000 large jpg\'s I believe per card). I saw a video review of a similiar card on Youtube showing the differences between a fast card like this one and the slower cards, and it was quite a difference between the buffer fill time of both cards- The faster card just kept going and going and going while the person held the shutter button down- and the recovery from buffer fill (that period when the camera can\'t do anything because it\'s too busy writing to the card) was much much faster with the faster card. I haven\'t done any tests between this card and my older sandisk 8 gig 32mg/second? (I think that was the speed), but I would imagine that the difference is like night and day- I\'ve not run into buffer fill with this card yet, and I\'ve done a few longish action shots sequences- so far, no problems with the card-Fifth, This truly is a weather sealed camera- everything locks down tight and securely, sealed well against the elements- unlike the 7D which had kinda flimsy closures for the card and cables areas on the camera- I\'ve already been caught in a bit of a downpour, and I really was less worried about this camera than I would have been with my 7D in those conditions.I\'ll be adding more positives soon as I learn them, but for now I have to mention a couple of negativesFirst, The camera gives a \"Caution 02\" warning (if you go to the menu, 4\'th sector in the wrench settings, down to \'Status Update Display, then click on info, then info again, you\'ll find all your camera\'s warnings- I\'ve gotten 3 warnings about \'unexpected drop in battery power\' \"Caution 02\" warnings- I\'m currently in email correspondence with Canon services about the issue- I\'ve spoken with others about the issue, and they have the same warnings in their 1DX\'s- not sure what\'s going on here as there is very little info about this warning on the internet that I can findSecond, My camera arrived with a very filthy sensor filter- and the filth is not simply dust it would appear- I was able to dislodge some of the larger dust particles (which actually looked like dust particles when viewing shots of the sky at small apertures like f/22) but there appears to be splatters of something across the whole sensor filter which can not be taken care of with just air cleaning. I\'ve noted on several forums that this appears to be a somewhat common problem with the 1DX? I\'m also corresponding with canon about this issue as well- which I\';m sure they will want me to \'send it in for inspection\' which will mean being without a camera for probably several weeks- yay- I spend nearly $9000 only to have to have it serviced almost immediately? There seems to be something about Canon\'s new second generation dust removal system that makes the sensor filter less strong and more susceptible to damage if the owner tries to clean sensor filter themselves? Not sure if this is true or not, but it\'s got me a little worried about attempting a cleaning myself until I learn more- I was almost convinced that cleaning sensors wasn\'t too big a deal before I got my 1DX, and figured I could simply clean my sensor myself without much problem, but after reading some postings on the issue after researching the dust/filth on 1DX sensor issue, I\'m not as confident anymore after learning about this supposed new sensor issue? Someone correct me if I\'m wrong please- But back to the actual dust issue- it was pretty disconcerting to see the issue in my sky shots- and after looking it up online, it looks like others are having the same issue with this camera- I\'ve seen photos of other folk\'s sky photos, and they look exactly like mine- A little actual dust is fine, no big deal, but I\'m talking about so much filth that the photos are pretty unusable if they are small aperture and have sky in themas I said, this will be an ongoing review- I\'m no pro, so I don\'t know all the tech terms and functions and settings yet, so this will be a quite informal review by an average Joe- this is all a learning experience for me too- to shwo that I\'m no pro, I used my canon 7d for what? 3 years and never knew about the exposure lock button until just recently- and now that I know about it, I wonder how I got along without it for those 3 years (Manual? What\'s a manual?)Quick update- just tried with my Canon 85mm 1.8 and wow- this lens really shines on this camera- the detail was fantastic- showing even the fine hairs on a face from about 10 feet away or so- even at 1.8 the detail was fantastic, aqndf the bokeh was smooth and fantastic looking- the lens was good on the canon 7D too, but it really shiens o nthe 1DX- I\'m really likign hte results- I couldn\'t beleive how much sharper and how much more detail was seen with this lens compared to my 50-500 on the 1DX- I wish I knew how to post photos to show the differences- anyways- the contrast is also quite good too- More review to come Lord WillingUpdate Dec 11/12: Still getting the \'Caution 02\' warnings- there doesn\'t seen to be any set reason as to why it\'s happening- I\'ve spoken with many who are experiencing this issue too- Also, many of us with the 1DX are coming to the conclusion that the dirt is most likely excess lubricant that is splattering around inside the chamber when taking photos. The site \"the-digital-picture\" . com has an excellent review of the 1DX and talks about the 1DX and the sensor dirt somewhat too- It\'s just frustrating spending this amount of money, begin excited about getting the camera, then having to send it back in almost immediately- On a cheerier note, I just received my canon 35mm 1.4 lens- tried it on the camera, and wow! What a lens! What a combo! it really shines on the 1DX (and will make a nice 50mm or so equivalent on my canon 7D too). With the 1DX and it\'s high iso capability, and the 1.4 of the lens, I\'m taking shots with very little noise that I could never have dreamed about with my 7D, and am able to shoot much later into the evening outside with available, or lack thereof as the case may be, light. The camera is locking onto subjects that I can barely even see with my eye because it\'s so dark out, and the focus acquisition seems fairly quick and accurate with the camera lens. I also did a series of tests through the different F stops right up to 22 for sharpness contrast etc, and this is one fine lens and camera combo- photos are very sharp- even down to f/1.4 (which is obviously \'softer\' but still much much sharper than any lens I\'ve had to date). I\'ll be going out today to get some environmental shots and landscape shots to test for sharpness and detail/resolution- I suspect I\'ll be more than pleased with the results judging from my previous sharpness/contrast test. As I update this review, I will be more specific as to the functions of the camera, IE: Focus strengths/weaknesses, low light capabilities or lack thereof, menu functionality, etc.UPDATE 10/6/13: Just foudn out that the \"Caution 02\" was fixed via a firmware update, and also just found out that the filthy sensor is apparentyl due to insufficient lubrication in the mirror box assembly- evidently the \'symptom\' is \'specks i nthe upper left corner\' (buy my whole sensor is covered in these specks, and has been since day one- only it\';s gotten worse over the months)Also- when I turn camera to portrait orientation, the portrait orientation scroll wheel that changes the aprature sometimes won\'t work- I have to turn camera to landscape orientation, move that scroll wheel to change aperature, then I can again use the portait orientation scroll wheel and the aperature will now change as needed- This issue cropped up shortly after gettign hte camera- only I thought perhaps I was doign somethign wrong- but now I think it\'s a problem with the camera- I\'m having Canon check it out when I send the brand new camera in for their recall/checkup/repair- yippie-Feb 18 2014 UPDATE:Now Apparently The seriel number 8, along with 0-7 (basically the entire lien of 1DX\'s) is also affected- it seems Canon KNEW abotu htis defective mirror box assembly and yet sold the products anyways- My camera arrived with an absolutely filtyh sensor- splattered with oil and debri- it was so bad the photos were basically useless- no amount of spot healing was enough to fix the large amount of spots- I sent hte camera in, they lubricated it and apaprently that is suppsoed to \'fix\' a defective part- yet 4 months after service, the same spots are showign up again due to excessive part wear and tear in the mirror box assembly. I can\'t beleive Canon hasn\'t issued a recall to all affected owners of defective 1DX\'s (of which there are quite a large number from the looks of it) to REPLACE the defective part with one that will NOT cause excessive soiling of the sensor. I\'m very upset that Canon KNEW abotu htis problem beforehand and yet sold these cameras with DEFECTIVE parts- NO amount of lubrication is goign to \'fix\' a defective part that casues plastic pices to rub against metal parts- at best it will only slow the wear and tear down for a coupel of months until the lubrication begins to wear off again-For htose that want to know if their camera shows the same crud o nthe sensor, take a photo of clear sky at f/22 - take it into photoshop, increase contrast, and look especially in the corners- upper left and right seems to be the hardest hit spots- although mine was so bad the filth was compeltetly coverign hte whole sensor-The portrait orientation scroll wheel also didn\'t work properly fro mthe beginning, and Canon supposedly \'fixed\' the issue, but it too is not workign again the way it shoudl be- So far Canon has refused to issue a recal to replace the DEFECTIVE Mirror Box assembly, and basically is just issuing bandais for their top of thel ine model- so basically thsoe of us facing the issues caused by this FAULTY mirro box assembly pretty much got screwed- Very disheartenign hwen the camera cost so much-UPDATE MARCH 19 2014: My camera, 1 year and 3 months old, has died- Won\'t turn on any longer- Can\'t get it to power on- no matter what I try- Tried different genuine Canon batteries, tried reseating batteries, tried taking battery out with the power switch in on position etc etc etc- Nothing- Camera is dead- Come to find out, several folks o n the net are experiencing the same issue- and the camera has to be returned, at MY expense, to replace the PBF board which controls the power from the battery to the camera apparently- So basically the bottom line is- Buy a $7000 camera that has a defective mirror box assembly, has a scroll wheel that doesn\'t work, corrupts Raw files regularly to the tune of about 20 per 300 raw shots or so- and which will die a year later needed an expensive fix- I sure wouldn\'t want to have to rely on this camera for important shots- as there\'s no telling when it\'s going to just up and die on you-I\'m lowering my rating because this camera has been a nightmare for me- I\'ve only had one major purchase in my life, and it\'s turned out to be a lemon. It\'s been a very disappointing experience for me. I\'ll give it two stars only because the camera works great when it\'s working- hitting the exposure and focus almost spot on most of the time with great speed- I maybe should give it three stars, but I\'m a little upset over the fact that Canon rushed this camera to market and very likely knew it had defective mirror box assembly, and possibly even knew about the power issues/defective PBF boards- and that they won\'t stand behind their flagship camera by actually replacing the mirror box assembly with one that is NOT defective, (i.e.: won\'t wear out prematurely due to wear and tear fro m the poor design of the defective box assembly)but I\'m giving it a 2 star rating based on MY experiences with this camera- For those who might not be having any of these issues, I\'m sure the camera is fantastic- however, that has not been MY experience
• I\'ve been a Canon shooter ever since I went digital 10 years ago. My progression through Canon\'s DSLR line up has been the D30, 10D, 1DmkII, 5DmkII, 5DmkIII and now the 1Dx. I mainly shoot high school football which, if you don\'t know, is mainly played at night in about the worst lighting you should ask a camera to shoot action sports in. My typical exposure settings of 1/500 sec @ F2.8 meant my ISO would range between 2500 to 6400 depending on the field and location. For the last couple seasons the 5DmkII was filling this role and even with its low frame rate and antiquated 9 point AF system, I was getting a fair amount of `keepers\' it just took a bit more planning and anticipating the play to make sure I was focused on the right subject at the right time. I made the plunge this year with the 1Dx in hopes that is superior low light image quality coupled with real sports oriented AF and frame rate would allow me to be a bit more spontaneous on the sideline and really increase my `keeper\' rate.Ergonomics:It doesn\'t get any better than this. Ever since the 1DmkII, I\'ve fallen for the 1D body configuration and I\'ve fitted all my cameras with extended battery grips but they never come close to the comfort of a real 1D body. All controls (and Canon crammed a lot of em in there) fall comfortably under your thumb and finger tips. You can quickly make adjustments to most of the major camera settings without ever taking your eye from the viewfinder. I sorta wish they used a dial for mode selection like on the 5D, I use custom settings quite a bit and I think using the dial to switch between them is much faster than the 1Dx\'s button press plus scroll - but that\'s such a small nit pic.AF:Most of the internet reviews have commented how immediate the AF is on the 1Dx - I guess it\'s all relative, compared to my 5DmkII this thing is WORLDS faster but my old 1DmkII with the 300F2.8 lens has been my standard for AF speed and tracking performance and regardless of what the numbers say, I don\'t feel that the 1Dx is significantly faster than that model is - just than now I can finally enjoy this focusing speed at night.What the 1Dx does bring to the table is 4 menu pages of AF parameter settings to tweak. I\'m a major geek so I appreciate the ability to tweak things the way I like but I\'m sure others may have an opinion similar to my Nikon friend that says `you shouldn\'t need a 32 page white paper to learn how to use the autofocus of your camera...It should just work\'. I can\'t really argue with that logic. One interesting mode that is exclusive to the 1Dx (for now) is Canon\'s Intelligent Tracking and Recognition(iTR) mode that uses data from the 100,000 pixel color metering system to `recognize\' the subject and track it across the screen automatically switching between the 61 AF sensors to maintain focus. Wow this sounds really awesome, reading the marketing literature. But, iTR can only be selected when the camera is in Automatic Focal point Selection, a mode that I never use because it rarely focuses on what I want to focus on . Unfortunately I found this to be true here as well, at least for my Football shooting, where there are many objects in view, all wearing similar colors. I\'d imagine it\'d work pretty well on single subjects, like a tennis player or a car on a track, but then again, I never had issue with the accuracy of the normal AiServo modes for tracking things like this.Image Quality:It all comes down to this right? Canon\'s flagship doesn\'t disappoint here, I found images to have great color rendition and excellent resolution. Subtle textures are rendered with such great detail that doesn\'t make me miss the extra megapixels of the 5D. And unlike the files I got from the 5DmkII, which I found to be a bit unexciting and in need a bit of mid tone contrast adjustment and sharpening in post, I am liking these straight out of the camera.In my initial game day outing I did something I never do, I shot in jpg. I wanted to see how all the camera\'s bells and whistles worked to produce a finished image. So I set the camera to F2.8@1/500s and let the camera auto adjust ISO for the correct exposure.I found the camera\'s auto white balance did an excellent job maintaining sensible colors as lighting changed from daylight to dusk to sodium vapor lighting. The Matrix metering did an admirable job of not blowing out white jerseys against a dark background. The Standard Noise reduction setting however, was a little too heavy handed for my taste, smearing finer textures into an almost cellophane look but otherwise excellent in holding detail in medium and larger textures and eliminating color noise in the shadows. Any noise in the shadows had a film like grain to it which I found pleasing. All in all, I\'d judged the jpg quality with NR to be better that what I was able to achieve shooting raw at the same ISO with the 5dmkII and doing NR in post. I think if I bump the NR down a click, I\'ll be happy shooting jpg and finally just go from shoot to publish without any post processing.Conclusion:The 1Dx is an AMAZING camera, I barely touched on a fraction of its feature (nor will I likely use all of them), but $6700? That\'s $2k more than the 1DmkIV it replaces. I think Canon pushing their prices a bit too far North lately and honestly, if I didn\'t have a fortune in Canon Lenses, I\'d be writing a Nikon review right now.You may have noticed there was a 5DmkIII in my opening paragraph; I picked that up because I was afraid the 1Dx wouldn\'t ship before the season started. I seriously thought of cancelling the 1Dx order after shooting the 5DmkIII as all my complaints about the mkII were fixed - better build quality, higher frame rate, a modern AF system. In fact the jury is still out on this one. I\'m only keeping one of them so I\'ll be shooting these side by side this season - I think the 5DmkIII may win out at $3k less.To be continued.....

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