Three events to shoot in one night—it’s the standard for most working photographers. They’re most likely packing two bodies, lenses, strobes, etc. The other night, I took the 1D Mk IV, one lens, one strobe, a microphone and a cable with me to three different events: the opening of the Pentax Boutique, Pepcom (a technology event) and finally to a Magnum Photos book signing party. How’d it do? Pretty darn well, actually.
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Something that I asked for from Canon in my Nikon D3s review was the ability to use the crop sensor area mode that Nikon allows users in their more advanced models. It’s a very useful feature and really helps out in many situations. Photography Bay just finished their review of the Canon T2i and they seem to really be pushing the new cropped movie mode.
Canon has been known to introduce certain features and then implement them in future bodies. For example, the variety of movie modes were first available in the 7D, then the 1D Mk IV and finally the T2i. The T2i allows for cropped movie mode recording though, something not available in the other bodies. Could this perhaps mean that the 60D and 1Ds Mk IV will have this feature as well? If so, will it also allow for the capture of stills this way too? If it does, it could potentially eat into 1D Mk IV sales unless the shutter speed really isn’t as fast and it is meant more for squarely taking on the D3x.
Only time can tell. This photographer has his fingers crossed. We could probably see it soon as the 50D is being offered right now at a rebate.
Canon photographers, weigh in. What do you think?
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The other night Canon invited me and a few other media people to kick back and relax with them in their private suite at Madison Square Garden. I took my 5D Mk II with 80-200mm F2.8 L along to catch some of the action. I can’t thank them enough as I haven’t been to a game in a while due to being very busy with life and other things. My photos aren’t the greatest, they’re far from it actually. However, I may soon be shooting an Islanders game with the 1D Mk IV.
In which case, you can possibly expect a nice field report to come. More photos after the jump. They’re large too.
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With WPPI coming up soon, you may be considering a new camera soon. Fellow Canon shooters may find that they’re looking for something more than what their 5D Mk II’s and 1Ds Mk III’s can do. As a guy looking for another body himself, I explored how the 1D Mk IV was for weddings. I’ve spent quite a bit of time with the camera before but I always thought that it was really just for photojournalism and sports. It appears that I was wrong. Here’s a round up of people that have tried it out.
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