First time using it underwater for stills. I did a couple videos last week, but used the 1DxII for the stills portion. Still trying to used to but it never missed focus.
KINGOFKNGS wrote:
I'm still wishing there was a bit higher resolution. I have a 90D coming tomorrow to try out for situations where I have perched birds in good light.
I've demoed the 90D and M6II cameras and while the ergonomics of the 90D was better, and would be better for you with a 600/4, I found I preferred using in live view for the better focus consistency. Both for stationary and moving subjects (but not birds). I ended up using the M6II a lot more. My only quibble was it was too small with short battery life. That said, it was so small that it was never a hassle to bring along as a second body. It can also be charged directly from a PD compatible power bank/battery (don't recall if the 90D also allowed this).
I got the 90D. Focus accuracy through the OVF is not good at all compared to the 1DX3. Not even close (as expected). I haven’t used an XXD models since the 50D. But OH THE FILES! My word it was terribly refreshing to shoot with the 600 bare on a cropped sensor and have 32 megapixel photos to view. By my rough calculations, I’m getting roughly four times as many pixels on a bird with the 90D than with the 1DX3 at similar focal lengths. Adding the 1.4X to the 600 and 1DX3 evens things a bit, but at los ISO (100-400) the 90D with the bare lens gives me better final images than the 1DX3 with the 600 the 1.4X and ISO one stop higher.
I’ve been using live view when I can. I anticipate any birds that I’m trying to track in flight or if I’m photographing in lower light, probably anything that requires anything above ISO 800 I’d be using the 1DX3. I’ve been using the 90D on stationary birds only.
I haven’t really done any controlled tests, just some initial impressions.
I plan to get the R5 and I think I should probably sell my EOS R as nearly any situation I would have used that for bird photography, I’d not prefer the 90D.
So in summary, when focal length limited (even at 600mm or 840mm), in good light, and photographing stationary birds, I found the 90D to give me files I generally prefer to the 1DX3 when fully finished/processed. At the pixel level, the 1DX3 is clearly better. I don’t think the improvement at the pixel level is enough to make me say that it’s the better tool for the situation I’ve described.
We’ll see what happens in the coming weeks!
rscheffler wrote:
I've demoed the 90D and M6II cameras and while the ergonomics of the 90D was better, and would be better for you with a 600/4, I found I preferred using in live view for the better focus consistency. Both for stationary and moving subjects (but not birds). I ended up using the M6II a lot more. My only quibble was it was too small with short battery life. That said, it was so small that it was never a hassle to bring along as a second body. It can also be charged directly from a PD compatible power bank/battery (don't recall if the 90D also allowed this)....Show more →
That pretty much mirrors my 90D thoughts at lower ISOs. My primary Canon camera is the 1DXII. When I demoed the 90D and was in situations where I was using it with the 1DXII, I pretty much used it for the reach and pixel density, when situations warranted. The additional detail/information was quite stark.
At high ISO, I much preferred post processing the 1DXII's files. The color just seemed easier to get to what I prefer. There is something about the 90D/M6II files at high ISOs, that just looks plasticky to me. The luminance noise didn't really bother me. Perhaps it was loss of color fidelity due to chroma NR...
I don't do wildlife photography, rather wanted to try the 90D to determine if the sensor's additional reach would benefit my field sports photography. But its lagginess in dynamic action situations, compared to the 1DXII, was noticeable and frustrating. I ended up not using it much for sports after all. But it was a fun 'daily use' camera for more casual applications. Because I mostly used it in live view in those situations, I decided to try the M6II, which I enjoyed even more, other than its ergonomic drawbacks.
bipock wrote:
First time using it underwater for stills. I did a couple videos last week, but used the 1DxII for the stills portion. Still trying to used to but it never missed focus.
Great image, what underwater case are you using for the MKIII?
I'm getting through some photos from this spring and summer. I have a preorder in for an R5 (actually have an order at two places to hopefully make sure I get one of the first batch) and am wondering if I'd be better off selling the 1DX3 and running with two R5s... The bird eye AF looks quite impressive. It raises the question--will Canon release that as a firmware upgrade to the 1DX3 for Live View? I certainly hope so.
Some people fancy capturing birds doing their loo-work in air. I personally never understood this kind of fetish, but for the ones that are into this type of photography enjoy your meal
