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The Canon 1Ds Mark II is a reflex camera with FF (1.0x) sensor and 16.6 megapixels manufactured from 2004 to 2007 (discontinued). The range of sensitivities, including ISO extension, is 50 - 3200 ISO and it has a continuous shooting (burst mode) of 4 FPS x 11 RAW / 32 JPEG. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 7500 €;
48 users have given it an average vote of 9.7 out of 10
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Pros:It's a 1D. Indestructible. FAST and precise AF. Essential in the endowment. Photographic rendering reminiscent of film. Well balanced in the hand despite the weight.
Cons:Small screen and practically useless.
Opinion:Found used with only 11,000 shutter releases and zero wear marks on the body. Perfect aesthetically. Excellent dynamic range. If you know how to use it allows you to make professional images in almost all application areas. Personally I use it for ceremonies and portraiture, both in the studio and outdoors with results not to be believed for the time of its construction. If you find it in good condition at today's prices that do not exceed 300 euros, it is to be taken absolutely. With the shots that mine has, even if I can no longer repair it for lack of spare parts, for what lasts, it is absolutely worth having it. Color note: The "1ds and Mark II Digital" camera front writings are in gold, which meant that at the time of its launch it was the world's top in its industry. At a cost of 8000 euros, they decided to embellish it using even gold for acronyms. Updated on 7/17/2020. Having found a second one practically never used (even the black flash sled has almost no sign of painting), I couldn't help but take it. In these two years, I have preferred it almost always to 1DX (I and II) I confirm all the good I have described and increase the dose. (otherwise I would not have taken the second specimen).
Pros:Series 1 Canon in its own right. A return to the origins of photography. Essential but more than sufficient automations. Great substance inside repaid with the RAW you'll see later in your PC.
Cons:No one taking into account the year of construction must know first what you find.
Opinion:Vintage sensor and processor deliver "almost" analog files. Landscapes, complexions, street, with natural colors. Outstanding in mid-tones. Ergonomic with PRO setting system, in a few minutes you learn then becomes intuitive. Complicated screen management but back then it was already a lot. When you start taking your hand, you only use the monitor to control the shot you just took, otherwise you know you'll still find a better file than you see. Anyone who approaches with passion and dedication to photography should pass a test with this machine, everything else will be easier, not necessarily better.
Pros:Image quality, little video wheel, ergonomic, durable, dual board, durable battery, economical (2019), raw ability
Cons:Weight, intuitive commands, few technological "aids" (not necessarily bad), usable but not reliable screen at first glance
Opinion:I wanted to make the transition to full frame and coming from a 60d, I also wanted something not too expansive but that above all "forced" me to train the eye and accumulate experience in photography. Found at 300 euros with 50 thousand shots, a tank of resistance, although heavy use in a comfortable way, and the double handle is definitely rewarding. The double card never makes you fear anything, and once well equipped gives excellent shots, its making "Pro" you still feel it today, and the launch price of 8 thousand dollars still pays off today. Don't let it get away with it if it's in good condition. Heavy and high-quality raw files with impressive workability and recovery. It took me a week to learn the controls well but you get used to it, post shot to control the focus on the small screen it's worth zooming a lot, but with its 45 msf points, you always know how to shoot. With a good sharp lens (an L-series or fixed optics) you have a jewel in your hand.
Pros:Series 1, extremely sturdy and tropicalized body, AF, viewfinder 100%, infinite battery, amazing file quality to any ASA.
Cons:LCD screen practically useless (in 2004 there was that), complicated menu and discomfort in changing the settings, heavy but you already know in the beginning.
Opinion:What about this little monster churched out by Canon in the far 2004?! A fantastic reflex still able to give you wonderful sensations, you just have to challenge it to understand right from the start that the various 5/6/7d are toys in comparison. Here there are no automatic ISO, sensor stabilization and various bales, here you are you and her, if you can photograph, she will always support you and will repay you with fantastic images thanks also to her sensor that churns out a raw with colors and a grain that remind me of the old Kodak Portra 400 film to see To believe! Otherwise if you do not know how to do and do not know the basics of photography and its laws, you will often cannerai because the LCD screen of this machine is almost useless, you want for the size, you want for the very low resolution, which allows you to understand little Or nothing, in fact I disabled the revision of the shot as if I took to film. Difficult to understand and also use the menu, rather messed up as well as the way to change the settings of the machine that always forces you to use 2 buttons in a simultaneous way to do almost everything and then bind the 2 hands together. Among the pros, point out also a beautiful and bright viewfinder with coverage to 100% It's really a pleasure to look inside! And a really performant AF with well 45 points, hard to err MAF with this machine. I found a used specimen kept very well but with 95k shots! That for this type of body are not a problem considering that the shutter is tested for 200k loops so I hope it can make me company still for a long time. In conclusion, is an SLR still very good today and the file that churns out is really incredible at all ISO (3200 is the maximum value), but it is certainly not a machine for Novelli indeed.. I do not recommend to those who use the camera in AUTO mode to shoot and those looking for technological frills/various AIDS, here you have to be able to photograph, which means not being good photographers, but it means knowing what you are doing then have the basics of Photography. If you click "to Muzzo" without knowing what you are doing, you can hardly realize that you have done good or bad, because the display does not allow you to understand almost anything if not perhaps the correct exposure, the automatic ISO are not there and therefore in relation to what you frame Rafa, you need to understand her and set her best.
Pros:Excellent file quality, body strength, infinite battery, deadly AF
Cons:Complicated Menu at the beginning, noise after 800 ISO
Opinion:Before this, as the main body, I used the Canon 5d. A whole other story. It is a tank and the body is well balanced so that you can safely use the 70-200 F. 28 not stabilized even at 1/60 (even less). The 45 focus points are spectacular and you can safely do even sports! The rendition of the on-screen photos is something upsetting, really. Before speaking you have to try it, many criticize it only by looking at the release date (2004). The fact that the display is small in fact, for me, has never represented a real problem problem. The noise at ISO 800, as mentioned in the "Cons" section is a flaw, yes, however it is that absolutely pleasing noise that, often and willingly recreate in the post-production phase or that however with a click on LightRoom will resolve entirely. The main flaw is probably how the menu is set up, but after a while you get used to it. Another thing you have to get used to is the fact that to change the ISO you have to hold down two keys, rather awkward to reach + turn the usual wheel, but also here you get used to it. It has little goodies that, if you do not have them, you do not understand how useful actually are, a very important among these is the lock of the wheel to change the diaphragm. Very comfortable the fact that you can insert two memory cards, stored in a box with an almost hermetic closure! There would be still too much to say. In a single talk: Gold!
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