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Canon EOS 1D Mark IV Review

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Canon EOS 1D Mark IV Review

Now that the long awaited, Canon EOS-1D X camera has arrived in camera stores across the world, numerous print suckers frequently ask me whether I'll be dealing my EOS-1D MK IV after upgrading to the new camera. Let us refresh ourselves with their separate major specifications 



 I've been using the EOS-1D MK IV as my main body for about 3 times now and am veritably pleased with its performance and rugged trustability. In fact, my confidence rose to the position that I vended my EOS-1D MK III when the EOS 7D was introduced and used it as my backup camera. Now I'm about to make another decision, should I keep the EOS1-D MK IV as my backup camera now that I've taken delivery of the EOS-1DX. 


It isn't an easy decision. The EOS-1D X has a new battery and bowl but thankfully, both can be used on either cameras but the EOS-1D MK IV bowl isn't recommended for the new battery. Their specs are analogous but the burst speed, fresh AF points and better high ISO performance of the EOS-1D X will give me an redundant edge on shooting wildlife, especially moving bones. With the 1D MK IV, anything shot with ISO 3200 or over has inferior noise position to me but the camera is rugged and a top pantomime. I can calculate on it to work under harsh conditions and give me excellent results. 


 My first print of the 1D X's performance is veritably good. The viewfinder is bright and AF is lighting presto indeed under veritably low light conditions. I tried to AF on numerous different situations and the camera locked on with little fuss. The high ISO performance is also relatively emotional, much better than the MK IV. Noise at ISO 3200 is excellent, ISO 6400 and 12800 are veritably well under controlled. Indeed ISO 25600 isn't too bad but I will use ISO 51200 only in an exigency. The burst rate of 12 fps is simply music to my cognizance. One can notover-emphasize the difference of 2 fresh fps can make. I've gotten shots with the EOS-1D MK IV (10 fps) that I missed with the EOS-7D (8 fps). 


One major difference is the 1D X can not autofocus on orifices beyond f/5.6 with Canon extenders while the 1D MK IV can go up to f/ 8. Still, I've discovered if you attached the Kenko Teleplus Pro 3001.4 X teleconverter to the EOS-1D X, the camera will AF down to f/ 8. There should be no reason why this professional camera can not AF beyond f/5.6 when used with Canon extenders and I hope this excrescence will be addressed by a unborn firmware update. 

 

 My preference is to handhold my camera and trip light on print shoots so I generally bring two camera bodies and 3 lenses with me. Thus, on utmost print shoots, my upper limit on high lens I can bring with me is the Canon 400 mm f/ 4 DO. With the Canon1.4 X extender, the EOS-1D X offers me a focal length of 560 mm with AF while the EOS-1D MK IV gives me a reach of over 1000 mm with AF using the2.0 X extender. The extended reach is veritably significant when it comes to wildlife photography. 


Each camera offers crucial features I can not get in the other but concerted, they give me unequaled position of performance. In addition, Canon will be discontinuing the APS-H format so the EOS-1D MK IV will be the last camera with that detector technology. I really like this detector because it provides a professional camera's performance with an redundant reach, unlike the EOS 7D. I'll surely keep the 1D MK IV as my main backup camera and use the 7D as the secondary backup body and anticipate Canon will address the AF issue latterly in a software update. 


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