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Archive 2022 · Anyone still love their 1D series?

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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Anyone still love their 1D series?

I have had an R3 for a few weeks now and am blown away by it. That being said, I shot a basketball game the other day and brought my 1DxII with me as well. There is something about the heft, the simplicity, and the clack, clack, clack of the shutter that I love. I was going to sell it (and my 1Dx) to fund a big RF lens but I think now that I am keeping at least the 1DxII. I have had 1D bodies for over 15 years and the sentimental part of me just doesn't want to let go.
Is anyone else hanging on to their 1D bodies, not because of finances but purely for their love of them?
Happy New Year to all.

Dec 30, 2022 at 10:01 AM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Anyone still love their 1D series?

I spent years and millions of shots using the 1D(x) bodies and that was a great time with some of my most memorably photos. The 1DII and IIX were some of my favorite bodies ever. That lowly 8MP file size of the 1DII gave me and my clients wonderful prints that still reside on my office and home walls.

It didn't take me long to embrace the R3 and RF line. If there is a drawback to the R3, it's in the workflow: culling images that look so close to each other in a burst of shots.

With the excpetion of a couple EF lenses adapted, my DSLR days are in the rearview mirror, however the skills I learned using DSLRs (and film too!) for 20+ years are still very much with me.

Dec 30, 2022 at 10:44 AM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Anyone still love their 1D series?

I don't have a 1D body (only ever owned one, the original 1Ds many years ago) but I'm tempted to pickup a cheap 1Dx or maybe splurge for a 1DxII as their prices fall. I have no real need for it, but I do like them (and DSLRs in general). I try hard not to be a 'collector', but with DSLRs phasing out part of me likes the idea of keeping one or two of the breed's finest around for a while.

I just got the R6II to replace my 5DIV, but my 5Ds will remain in the stable even though it got less use than the 5DIV. But I grab it first for specific use cases, mainly where its sensor can shine. Even when I eventually get a high megapixel R successor model, the 5Ds will be hard to part with. It's still a damn fine machine in its own right, and it will still see plenty of action. Some days I enjoy using a camera with an OVF. Viewing the world optically is still a nice experience.

Dec 30, 2022 at 10:55 AM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Anyone still love their 1D series?

I had a 1Dsmk3, later a 1Dxmk1 and now the R3
I have to say that the 1Dsmk3 was my favorite of the 1D series despite not being great at high iso
- wish that the 1D series would have a swivel lcd - does help a lot while using the R3 which I am very happy with
Will the R1 have a swivel lcd? I bet so, but I won't upgrade from the R3 anyway.

ps: miss the long last battery ability of the 1D series - now I always carry on or two extra batteries with the R3

Dec 30, 2022 at 11:19 AM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Anyone still love their 1D series?

I held on to my 1D Mark IIN body too long and just couldn't part with it at that time for $1000 or less. But now... I wish I would have sold it. Its just a mantle piece now. Even with that said... I can't bring myself to part with it even now for $200-300. I guess I'll never learn.

Dec 30, 2022 at 11:39 AM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Anyone still love their 1D series?

I sold my last 1D-series body last year, a 1DIV. I sold my 1DX in 2016, after getting out of sports and events. I kept the 1DIV, because it was worth more to me as a camera, than as cash. The 1DX was still worth a lot, back then. Prior to that, I owned every 1D-series variant, except the 1D and 1DsII. Awesome cameras.

Dec 30, 2022 at 11:41 AM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Anyone still love their 1D series?

Mike Jacks0n wrote:
I held on to my 1D Mark IIN body too long and just couldn't part with it at that time for $1000 or less. But now... I wish I would have sold it. Its just a mantle piece now. Even with that said... I can't bring myself to part with it even now for $200-300. I guess I'll never learn.

The II and the IIN's were my favorite body. They were truly huge leap forward with performance back then and they're still very relevant cameras today to shoot sports in good light. I love the shutter sounds of that old beast.

Dec 30, 2022 at 11:58 AM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Anyone still love their 1D series?

pjbuehner wrote:
There is something about the heft, the simplicity, and the clack, clack, clack of the shutter that I love.

I would have except for the obnoxious clack, clack, clack of the shutter that I hate, as well as many wildlife and people hating it also.

Dec 30, 2022 at 01:47 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Anyone still love their 1D series?

I guess we all have our tastes.
Happy New Year.

( I have to say that shooting a stage performance two weeks ago with a silent shutter was amazing)

Dec 30, 2022 at 05:09 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Anyone still love their 1D series?

Currently torn between selling my 1D4 or 7Dii. It was bad enough replacing the 6D with an RP, but now that I have bought an R7 I really don’t need so many cameras. I live the ruggedness of the 1D4, but the 7Dii is no slouch in that area either. Ah well, I can continue to procrastinate…

Dec 30, 2022 at 05:36 PM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Anyone still love their 1D series?

I still keep my 2 of 1D Mark IV bodies because they are the beast of APS-H sensor and the last of its kind. I also keep my 1Ds Mark III.

Regards
Tam

Dec 30, 2022 at 05:42 PM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Anyone still love their 1D series?

I kept my 1D Mark IV, and will not part with it even despite buying a Z9. Although using the OVF in dark conditions is painful in comparison.

I'm using them side by side whenever I'm in need of a two-body setup. The two, plus 16-35 and 100-400, fit in the chestvest, and make for a great combo.

Dec 30, 2022 at 05:57 PM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Anyone still love their 1D series?

my 1D history

Orginal 1D x 2, the best 4mp images, colors were outstanding for the time
1D IIn
1DIII x 2
1D IV - All time favorite, still have but it only works in silent shutter mode, thanks Canon for fxxking it up when you replaced the shutter.
1DxII - it keeps getting heavier, not sure why . . . .

Dec 30, 2022 at 06:05 PM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Anyone still love their 1D series?

dhlewis wrote:
my 1D history

Orginal 1D x 2, the best 4mp images, colors were outstanding for the time
1D IIn
1DIII x 2
1D IV - All time favorite, still have but it only works in silent shutter mode, thanks Canon for fxxking it up when you replaced the shutter.
1DxII - it keeps getting heavier, not sure why . . . .

I loved the 1DIII but I had one of those that simply wasn't reliable with the focus.

Dec 30, 2022 at 08:17 PM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Anyone still love their 1D series?

Mike Jacks0n wrote:
I held on to my 1D Mark IIN body too long and just couldn't part with it at that time for $1000 or less. But now... I wish I would have sold it. Its just a mantle piece now. Even with that said... I can't bring myself to part with it even now for $200-300. I guess I'll never learn.

If you will sell it for $200 just tell me where to send the money. My favorite camera of all the 1D series cameras I have owned.

Hope you still have the box...

Dec 30, 2022 at 08:28 PM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Anyone still love their 1D series?

pjbuehner wrote:

I guess we all have our tastes.
Happy New Year.

( I have to say that shooting a stage performance two weeks ago with a silent shutter was amazing)

Well since you have a sense of humor, it is even better for funerals, especially if you use the Canon RIP.

Dec 30, 2022 at 08:37 PM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Anyone still love their 1D series?

When Canon makes a 1-series body with a higher pixel density than the 1DmkIV, I will start paying attention. Until then, I will just keep taking pictures with my old 2009 bodies in defiance of GAS.

Dec 30, 2022 at 10:52 PM

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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Anyone still love their 1D series?

Ruffo wrote:
When Canon makes a 1-series body with a higher pixel density than the 1DmkIV, I will start paying attention. Until then, I will just keep taking pictures with my old 2009 bodies in defiance of GAS.

Despite the R3 giving up 2Mpx from the 1D4, its ISO performance and better detail rendering, coupled with all the other goodies, surely makes up for that?

The 5d4 beats out the 1d4 for resolution and IQ, as does the R5, so there has to be more than just resolution That would draw you. There are at least three missing R models at this time to plug some holes, so your desired R equivalent 1D will come.

Dec 31, 2022 at 06:46 AM

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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Anyone still love their 1D series?

I've owned/used the 1D/1D2/1D3/1D4. I still regard the 1DIV as the best 'hand-feel' canon DSLR I've used. Alas, all of them are gone now.

I do still own, and regularly use, perfectly working EOS1/1N/1V bodies; the grandparents of the 1D line. I still get stares when out and about with an EOS1/battery grip/24-70A/580EX2. What a monster! More of a self-defense weapon than a camera.

Dec 31, 2022 at 02:53 PM

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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · Anyone still love their 1D series?

TeamSpeed wrote:
Despite the R3 giving up 2Mpx from the 1D4, its ISO performance and better detail rendering, coupled with all the other goodies, surely makes up for that?

The 5d4 beats out the 1d4 for resolution and IQ, as does the R5, so there has to be more than just resolution That would draw you. There are at least three missing R models at this time to plug some holes, so your desired R equivalent 1D will come.

I know what is available and I know what I want.....and I can still make photos with what I am using and I can afford to wait.

I want an R3 with higher resolution. I want a R5 with a stacked sensor and a real battery.
When Canon took their most durable bodies over 13 years from 18MP to 20MP to 20MP to 24MP, they did not keep up with Nikon and Sony.

To be fair, the output from the R3 looks great for 24MP but I am not sure I will see a significant difference in the final output compared to what I can create now to justify the expenditure.
I am also well aware that the R3 can do magic with the AF for small birds in flight but that isn't real high on my personal goals. I currently have no problems with action with mammals and large birds in flight.

I want a large (something that fits giant hands), durable, weather resistant Canon body with a stacked sensor that has the IQ and resolution to compare with the A1, Z9 or even the D850 for that matter.

I don't mean to start an equipment debate or to to tell others what they should do and what cameras they should buy.
I am just trying to explain that I know what I want and need and hopefully sharing my opinion with less experienced photographers will help them understand that they don't need to spend a pile of money every year upgrading their gear constantly to make good photos.

For 95% of what I shoot, I don't believe you could tell the difference between the final output of the R3 vs the 1DmkIV.

Dec 31, 2022 at 03:32 PM

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