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I have reflected some more on 1DXII, based on what Glen has brought to the table as well as the published camera specifications. Taking into account things I like to photograph, I still find myself unable to justify the 1DXII purchase at its current Canadian CPS price.
Be that as it may, this is a little summary of where I see 1DXII:
(1) Servo AF/Tracking: There has been a modest improvement compared to 1DX, as described by Glen. Partly that might be due to the increase in low light AF point sensitivity, could be other things too. My key word here is "modest improvement", that I would probably benefit from, looking at it long term.
(2) Active AF point illumination: That is quite important to me because I have done lately a fair bit of low light photography of targets which are moving around, and are large in the frame, and with limited DoF. Under those conditions, fast and accurate roll of the active AF point across the frame is critical. However, can't go very far with that unless the AF point is CLEARLY visible.
(3) AF selection enable pushbutton/joystick: Since I shoot almost exclusively in M exposure mode, I need the AF point selection joystick to operate well. Alternatively, I need the AF selection enable pushbutton to operate in a positive manner, so that I do not inadvertently alter exposure while tweaking the control dials, because the said pushbutton failed to engage. That has been a problem for me with 1DX, and I am not sure if 1DXII improves the situation.
(4) Extra resolution, extra FPS, and some minor improvement in high ISO file noise, are all good, yet I wouldn't pay much money for all that taken collectively.
No deal makers there for me.
(5) Screen touch control: I personally find that feature increasingly useful, but far from critical, given the general robustness of 1D type control dials.
(6) Multipoint AF at f/8: That would probably be one of more useful 1DXII features for me, although I dislike anything f/8.
All in all, even if I give full credit to AF/tracking improvements as well as the ergonomics improvements, I see 1DXII as being a very modestly enhanced version of 1DX. Is that enhancement worth $7.5k CDN for me ? Not by a long shot.
Edited on May 05, 2016 at 05:45 PM · View previous versions
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