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:(.. I'll stick to my current 1000D + D60]]>Oct 30th 2009 4:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/Oct 30th 2009 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/Oct 31st 2009 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/Oct 30th 2009 4:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/
Video eventhough you see nothing important in it... Are you a PJ or a SS? For the last few years already there have been talk by the publications and the agencies to get there photogs to start learning video. It's a logical progression considering everything going on on the web. and BTW the low light video of the 1d IV is amazing and better than the 5d2. Talks of the jello (which nikon is known even more fore) being an afterthought on the 1d IV have been posted on the web already. Why would you go for the D3s for video?? I have no idea here. Lower Res, More jello, Old Motion JPG codec...? Inquiring minds want to know.

More MP. Canon even specifically stated that when asking agencies and publications what they needed in a camera. More MP! was a choice they chose. I don't know where everyone ended up deciding NIkon's 12 mp was the end all. If Nikon didn't rely on other people to make their Sensors then they probably would have had a higher mp camera too. Any photographer CAN use the extra MP to their advantage. If you never shot more than 12 mp, rent a higher mp body for a few weeks and see what i'm talking about.

The canon 1d IV while lower buffer.... can handle even faster memory cards. While we have to wait in see from final reviews how this affects real world usage... If you can clear that buffer quicker it doesn't matter if your buffer is slightly lower.

And finally it comes down to crop vs no crop sensor.

1) Again why does everyone think FF is the holy grail? for people that take landscape / architecture Yes I see a definite need there for ultrawides. But how many people talk about that even though they never owned a 1.3x crop camera... How many nikon people talk about it even though they never owned the amazing 14-24 wide angle nikon. Of course there are times when PJ's and SS's might need it but...Then also need the reach.. As a SS it's the difference between carrying a 200 vs 300 mm or 300 vs 400 mm or Having a 500mm 2.8 + at all!. If you have ever tried carrying any of those bigger lenses around that extra weight is ridiculous! So in this part you need to chose whether you need this level of camera for wide angles or longer reach. No wrong choices here.

2) The IQ debate. Ok we all including me think 102k is frickin an amazing thing. But after going over my work I'm very much puzzled by when I would actually use 102k iso. Not only is it practically unusable noise even at the better 102k nikon d3s but situation wise a lot of people would be hard pressed to find a situation for it that they actually NEED to use 102k. Say at 25600 - 51200 Both cameras compare very favorably. Then for my current work. the D3s (eventhough it DOES seem to have better noise at 102k mind you at 12 mp) doesn't benefit me more than the 1d IV

People need to stop basing IQ just on sensor size. It's like all of you think it's impossible to advance in technology! Even if the size doesn't change there are a ton of other things that can advance in the sensor to make it better. Case in point. Sony A900 vs Nikon D3x.. guess what guys. Same sensor both made by Sony (exact same size of course). But who would argue with me that the A900 has similar noise performance as the D3x. D3 -> D3s... D3s is supposed to have an "optimized version" of the D3 sensor.. again better noise handling...

So just because Canon put how many whatever megapixels in the same sensor as the 1d mark III doesn't mean it's worse! It seems everyone wants to immediately jump on that conclusion as soon as they do a simple division and see the it's small in pixel size.

So conclusion.

Both Cameras.. The D3s and the 1d IV (surprised I said both? shouldnt' be.. I love the way Nikon builds their cameras too and as of now I know the AF in Nikon is amazing and have not tried the 1dIV new af out myself yet.) Would pretty much cover EVERYTHING you would need as a professional photographer.

I honestly can't think of too much more photographic stuff that the two companies could improve for the next gen. If you want to super measurebate the pictures of either camera at 100% size and print wall banners then atleast wait till the final cams come out.
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I won't say I tried to read your entire post. But I -tried- to try to read your entire post.



It's true though, I think people are forced to compare fringe features (like 102k ISO) because the cameras are so comparable in real use.]]>Oct 30th 2009 7:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/
release all zig!]]>Oct 30th 2009 10:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/
Then what parameters cause the sony to have that much higher noise? Besides I guess in low light conditions the results on sony are not very good (or perhaps this is due to the metering of the camera?).

BTW I use Sony DSLR (because I can afford it and also because it's anti-shake is in-body I can easily find cheaper lenses for it). After I explore all its capabilities I might stay with higher end sony DSLRs or move to Canon or Nikon.]]>Oct 31st 2009 11:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/Oct 30th 2009 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/Oct 30th 2009 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/Oct 30th 2009 5:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/Oct 30th 2009 5:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/Oct 30th 2009 5:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/Oct 30th 2009 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/
economy sucks ass!



Yours truly,

Santa]]>Oct 30th 2009 6:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/Oct 30th 2009 5:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/Oct 30th 2009 5:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/Oct 30th 2009 9:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/
hummm......]]>Oct 30th 2009 5:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/Oct 30th 2009 6:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/
I wonder how well those sites keep up with new phones, video game consoles, operating systems, robots, ...]]>Oct 30th 2009 9:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/Oct 30th 2009 9:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/
Canon have publicly announced that they will be releasing the firmware update (early 2010) for the 5D Mark II, which will give it the ability to record using 24/25FPS.

I can't wait for the update as I bought a 5D Mark II only a few months ago. It's my first ever DSLR and I'm loving it so far...not literally! That would just make the stabilisation work it self to death, LOL!!! ;o)]]>Nov 2nd 2009 10:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/canon-eos-1d-mark-iv-lands-for-a-pre-production-hands-on/Nov 2nd 2009 1:18PM