Comments on: Finally, Canon gets it right with Mark IV

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dove hunting in argentina — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 23:09:54 +0000

I was still hesitant on teh Canon 1D Mark IV until I found your post.
Having had the Mark III (I shoot mainly wedding so Ai Servo is not “really” an issue for me) but having a top-of-the-line camera with flaws is just not acceptable.

Thanks for the post.

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alquiler departamentos miami — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:39:41 +0000

Wonderful review. I am glad to see that Canon is finally getting the focusing problems corrected. I have thrown away too many shots because of focus. It would be nice not worrying about it or not fighting with the camera every step of the way.

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Diseño paginas Web — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 15:42:29 +0000

Good Review, Nice Images, hoping the best from canon in their latest releases so i can put some real money into updating and upgrading gear, i been holding up too cause don’t want to go nikon and investment in glass and the fact that nikons just doesn’t feel right in my hands cause the way I shoot (lefteye like joe mcnally) hope canon comes with a more prosumer level FF cam or upgrades their 5DmkII to something with more and faster AF points and frame rate, keep the 21mp do to compliment a paired FF and a Crop bodies !

By: Rolgordijnen

Rolgordijnen — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:21:19 +0000

Amazing photos. damn i need a mark iv aswell!

By: 1D Mk IV -- More AF Problems for Canon? - PhotoCamel - Your Friendly Photo Forum

1D Mk IV -- More AF Problems for Canon? - PhotoCamel - Your Friendly Photo Forum — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:40:31 +0000

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By: dongiorgio

dongiorgio — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:21:57 +0000

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By: DwD

DwD — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:51:25 +0000

I’m not sure if this in on subject. I’ve been totally a Canon shooter since 1985. But I was shooting with the Canon MarkIIN (three bodies) and then purchased the Nikon D3 and lenses, and flashes last year……I was impressed. But my MarkIIN still outedged the D3 in autofocus performance on fast moving subjects. All of the top Canon cameras still use the TTL-AREA-SIR AF-dedicated CMOS sensor….the Mark IV, the Mark III’s, the Mark II’s……. execept both Canon 5D’s which focus like crap because they don’t have that particular autofocus sensor. After one year I got rid of my Nikon. (Although I was only going to keep it for 3 months.) I think the Nikon lenses are built better, I think the quality of the Nikon files were cleaner, the brilliant ISO of the Nikon is amazing, but I found the Canon still retains the leadership in sharp focus on fast moving subjects. I figure that the sharp focus of the image is still the number one priority in the image. You can have everything else, but if it’s not in focus, it’s worthless.

By: dongiorgio

dongiorgio — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:01:34 +0000

hi there brad we tested the new canon 1d mk1v we found problems with focusing on certain subjects still a big improvement over the old 1dmk111.the mk1v works well without servo mode.the photography student that bought the camera contacted me at work and said that there was a firmware upgrade today .
brad what does this mean !!!!!

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:36:02 +0000

Brad,

Thanks again. i’ve been shooting the Mark IV for about two weeks now. It did a great job in a BB court where the lighting is,may we say, crappy. I got about 3x the usable images than I usually get.

Last evening however, it’s performace blew me away. I was shooting a D 1 hockey game between Miami (Ohio)[2nd ranked nationally] and University of Alaska Fairbanks (20th ranked). I use strobes – 7 – to light up the arena. Using a 300 mm f2.8 lens the photos were out of this world. 16 MP is a large playground! You can pick up the expressions on the players faces. Using the assist points, highlight expansion (our guys wear a predominantly white jersey) the images look fabulous. Focusing using ambient light is right on.

The Mark IV does present a problem though. I usually shoot 350-450 images per game. Usable output more than doubled so you have to make a lot more choices of which great pictures you want to work on!

A welcome problem!

By: Brad Mangin

Brad Mangin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:23:34 +0000

Jerry,

Being a sports photographer who has shot professionally with Canon cameras and long lenses (400mm 2.8 and 600 4.0) since 1987 wide open I know what the cameras are supposed to deliver on the ball field- and the Mark III failed miserably. Shutter speed had NOTHING to do with the sharpness problems that the Mark III suffered from.

In sports I shoot a fast shutter speed wide open- and the Mark IV did a nice job in the game I used it for. The 10 plus Canon Mark III bodies I shot with (supplied by Canon) did not do well over a 2.5 year period. This has nothing to do with camera movement- this is because the cameras had severe flaws.

Again- all I know is what I shoot- sports- but for my needs the Mark IV performed better than the Mark III. Your mileage may vary.

Brad