Canon Eos 1d Camera

Where can you buy this camera from an authorized Canon USA Dealer for a reasonable price? I am not interested in an import/grey market model of this camera. What are the high points of this camera, and what, if any, are the low points you see using this camera? Has anybody tried to purchase anything at the www.ritzcamera.com website(good or bad input would be appreciated)? How long has this camera been on the market for now?

Camera has been on the market for <30 days or so.

One of the Keys points is the hypersensitive AF system, which is fine tuneable for photographers tastes. However, if youare not used to fine tuning your cameras AF system (and yor not as this is the first one you can do it with!) Then you may think the camera is acting funny (Back focus/front focus issue).

Canon has a minor firmware update 1.10 to help tweek the AF system to react more like a traditional AF system.

If you are into sports photography (SI or photojournalist) this is a cool camera!

If your into portrature and landscape, I'd prefer the 12 meg full frame 5D and invest extra $$ into the L series lenses

2007-08-09 18:26:23 by glen1370@sbcglobal.net

Like the nearly identically-sized models that came before, the EOS-1D X is massive. If you haven&#39;t already gathered from the price tag, this ...

I will be using the camera for Photographing African Wildlife

Firstly, since you will be doing african wildlife, the 1.3x crop factor of the 1D is actually an advantage since it effectively makes the same lenses functionally longer.

The 1D mkIII has autofocus design-defect issues that AFAIK still remain partly unresolved.

2008-10-01 03:15:14 by Kam B

Price: $19.95

Yes, a lot of people know a lot of things about that particular camera. It's an 8 megapixel camera, designed for high speed shooting at 8.5 frames per second.

See the link below for a specs rundown.

2007-09-04 19:29:32 by rmjjlee8288

Lithium-ion rechargeable battery (7-8 hours of operation)
Tone squelch and auto mute for clear operation
The transmitter and receiver has a Multi-color LED displaying RF, low battery and power

I'm looking at two cameras here. One is a Canon 1D (the original 4MP outfit for pros) that has a really low shutter count (less than 8000 shots taken, and the shutter is rated at 100,000). The other is a new Canon 30D. Both are going to cost me about the same. The 30D has a higher megapixel count, but it is also a consumer grade camera. The 1D has a larger sensor, but this is also a camera that is several years old.

Which is going to give me the best quality images? Which will hold out longer? What are some important points to consider? I mostly shoot family portraits and weddings. Any tips or suggestions?

As much as I love the Canon 1-series, I wouldn't give an old 1D a second look. It's more robust, with weather seals etc., it has a larger sensor (but it's still not full-frame and not a Canon-made sensor or CMOS sensor either for that matter)... this series of cameras were/are made for sports photogs primarily, mostly for their fast burst rates.

The 30D is robust as well and I would personally rate it as a prosumer rather than a consumer cam... it should have a much better sensor that'll give you much cleaner output at high ISOs (important for wedding shoots), it has a durable shutter that should last the camera well into obsolescence (and you can always get a new shutter anyways), and higher mp-count, which might be a pretty huge factor when it comes to making large prints.

Unless you're getting the 1D dirt cheap, I'd skip it. That model, in terms of image quality, was very good but that was before Canon developed its own superior CMOS sensors, such as what you'd get with the 30D.

Another consideration: most likely there'll be a 40D out in the next few weeks or couple of months... you might want to wait and see what the new model offers you or at the very least get a 30D at a clearance price then ;)

And PS - the 1D does not have a significantly longer-lasting shutter. The 1D mkIIN for example has a shutter rated for 200,000 actuations, which was an improvement over the 1DmkII, which was an improvement over the 1D.

2007-07-25 20:00:32 by MEGAMANIA

i have been Reading that when the camera was first released there was some issues with it is it safe to buy one of these cameras now without any concerns i am talking about the 10 mp
thanks for any information
regards
maynard

Here's a link to identify which cameras have been modified for the continuous auto focus problem

http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/dig ital/canon_eos_1D_MkIII_AF.html

This link is for the USA Canon site

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/contro ller?act=PgComSmModDisplayAct&fcateg oryid=139&modelid=14999&keycode= 2112&id=39707

Note this fault cannot be cured by the firmware upgrade listed above.

They finally cured it by bringing out the Mk 1V (typical Canon)

Chris

2009-05-17 12:39:16 by matt