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With all the flaming about "pro" cameras, I'd like to ask
teh following question. It's about Canon. I bought a 30D because it seemed OK for me and was the most expensive Canon I could afford. If the XTi had been out (it came out a week later) I would have seriously considered it (but would have still got the 30D). What features that can actually mean getting the picture versus not getting it does the 1D have that the 5D does not? How about the 1D versus the 30D? The 30D versus the XTi? There is clearly one feature missing from the 30D that I would dearly love to have, a killer feature. That is focus auto bracket. This is the main focus of this post. Do the full frames have it? I don't see it in the specs on their web site. One curiosity there (the web site), however: on the 1Ds under "Dust deletion" it talks about a built-in microphone to record comments with the image! That's a feature I would expect with a point-and-shoot, but not a pro camera under "dust deletion"!!! I must admit it's a great idea, however. Doug McDonald |
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Doug McDonald wrote:
With all the flaming about "pro" cameras, I'd like to ask teh following question. It's about Canon. I bought a 30D because it seemed OK for me and was the most expensive Canon I could afford. If the XTi had been out (it came out a week later) I would have seriously considered it (but would have still got the 30D). What features that can actually mean getting the picture versus not getting it does the 1D have that the 5D does not? How about the 1D versus the 30D? The 30D versus the XTi? There is clearly one feature missing from the 30D that I would dearly love to have, a killer feature. That is focus auto bracket. This is the main focus of this post. Do the full frames have it? I don't see it in the specs on their web site. One curiosity there (the web site), however: on the 1Ds under "Dust deletion" it talks about a built-in microphone to record comments with the image! That's a feature I would expect with a point-and-shoot, but not a pro camera under "dust deletion"!!! I must admit it's a great idea, however. Doug McDonald The 20D/30D are great cameras with noise specifications virtually equal to the 1D mark II. (I'll speak to the 1D II only as that is what I have). For me the difference that made the price worth it (it was hard to spend $4500 on a camera, but I would do it again) are as follows. 1) 45-point autofocus sensors with ability to rapidly move the active sensor around. 2) Speed and accuracy of the autofocus for tracking moving subjects, and ability to quickly re-acquire focus on a subject if it slips off. On 10D and 20D cameras, my experience is that if the focus sensor slips off the subject (due to my error in tracking), and the background is complex, it is difficult to require focus fast. On birds landing, I would usually lose the shot with the consumer cameras. With the 1D II, I can get focus back in an instant. Autofocus tracking on moving subjects is much faster on the 1D II (if you set a custom function for higher speed, which I have enabled all the time). Autofocus is more accurate. 3) 8+ frames per second is nice but second to the above. 4) all-weather build, and solid build (I once dropped my 1D II on a rock from almost a meter--it bounced, but kept working perfectly). After just returning from safari in Tanzania, I see what a beating camera gear can take. We had no failures in our group, including 10D, 400D and 20D cameras, but the shaking and dust of driving off road (I really mean no roads at all here) as well as pounding dirt roads, and the vibration would take its toll eventually. 5) Autofocus at f/8. This is important for me for distant animals, e.g. when using 500 mm f/4 telephoto and a 2x TC, focus is still very good. Even stacked 2x + 1.4x TC work (f/11). I make nice 16x24 inch prints from 500 mm +2x and 500 mm +2x +1.4x TC images. If I was not doing wildlife action, the 20D/30D would be all I need. If I had only about $7K and starting over with wildlife, I would get the 500 f/4, a 30D and then other accessories, like carbon fiber tripod. The lens is more important than the body in my opinion in this regard. If I had less to spend, a 300 f/4 L IS and 1.4x TC on a 30D gets great images, is lighter and easier to carry on long trips. I do like the microphone. I use to carry a notepad to jot notes. But writing notes on a pad takes more time than a quick audio recording. I use the audio to describe things in the scene, identification of animals, and to record animal sounds to go with the picture. Now I gotta figure out how to put sound on a web page that works with all browsers. Here is a test page with a 30 second clip recorded by the 1D Mark II: http://www.clarkvision.com/features/bosque+sound A 30 second sound clip takes 275 KBytes on the CF card, so pretty negligible compared to the image. I wish the 30D had a microphone. Let's see what canon announces this coming month. 1D Mark III? Roger Photos at:http://www.clarkvision.com |
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Roger N. Clark (change username to rnclark) wrote:
Doug McDonald wrote: With all the flaming about "pro" cameras, I'd like to ask teh following question. It's about Canon. I bought a 30D because it seemed OK for me and was the most expensive Canon I could afford. If the XTi had been out (it came out a week later) I would have seriously considered it (but would have still got the 30D). What features that can actually mean getting the picture versus not getting it does the 1D have that the 5D does not? How about the 1D versus the 30D? The 30D versus the XTi? There is clearly one feature missing from the 30D that I would dearly love to have, a killer feature. That is focus auto bracket. This is the main focus of this post. Do the full frames have it? I don't see it in the specs on their web site. One curiosity there (the web site), however: on the 1Ds under "Dust deletion" it talks about a built-in microphone to record comments with the image! That's a feature I would expect with a point-and-shoot, but not a pro camera under "dust deletion"!!! I must admit it's a great idea, however. Doug McDonald I do like the microphone. I use to carry a notepad to jot notes. But writing notes on a pad takes more time than a quick audio recording. I use the audio to describe things in the scene, identification of animals, and to record animal sounds to go with the picture. Now I gotta figure out how to put sound on a web page that works with all browsers. Here is a test page with a 30 second clip recorded by the 1D Mark II: http://www.clarkvision.com/features/bosque+sound Hey, that's neat, Roger! I'm a little surprised that the microphone picks up ambient sound that well, as I'd think that would be a problem in a noisy stadium, for example... But this use of it is great...especially with such unique sounds. Thanks. -- Images (Plus Snaps & Grabs) by MarkČ at: www.pbase.com/markuson |
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On Feb 4, 5:26 am, "Roger N. Clark (change username to rnclark)"
Now I gotta figure out how to put sound on a web page that works with all browsers. Here is a test page with a 30 second clip recorded by the 1D Mark II: http://www.clarkvision.com/features/bosque+sound That's nifty, Roger. Works fine on Firefox. |
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John McWilliams wrote:
wrote: On Feb 4, 5:26 am, "Roger N. Clark (change username to rnclark)" Now I gotta figure out how to put sound on a web page that works with all browsers. Here is a test page with a 30 second clip recorded by the 1D Mark II: http://www.clarkvision.com/features/bosque+sound That's nifty, Roger. Works fine on Firefox. And on FF Mac, and Safari. QT controls useable, and loops as you set it to. AOK MSIE QT |
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