stanj wrote:
The 1Ds2 I used to own for 3 years could do that.
The ISO is still present in the viewfinder when set to do so (and this is what I use) however it doesn't show the ISO while I am changing it (i.e. the numbers don't display while I have the ISO change buttons down but when I release them, the ISO shows again). This was fixed in the 1D IIN and should have been a firmware fix for the 1Ds II...
stanj wrote:
Just as the 5D wasn't necessarily better in "most" aspects than the 1Ds, the 5D2 will not necessarily be better in "most" aspects than the 1Ds2. You won't know until you see, and even then it's not clear how obvious it will be.
The OP stated that "Most of my shots are landscape, travel, and street"
I stand by what I said. Canon may be boring, but their product roll-outs are predictable. The newest digic version (and maybe 14 bit) is better than the mkII series for his stated purpose.
John Power wrote:
Tell me your secret Stan because I just checked mine (8:02 AM EST) and the VF blacks out when changing ISO
[It also flashes a message "ask Stan, ask Stan"]
Ok, I may be talking out of my @$$ here, and since I have sold my 1Ds2 some 8 months ago, I can't easily go verify it. But I _think_ there was a custom / personal function which switched the displays around, and the ISO was displayed in the top LCD and the viewfinder LCD (instead of the frame counter, which I found useless anyway). Again, I may be wrong, but I could swear that's how I used my 1Ds and 1Ds2 for some 5 years combined.... but then again, haven't used one in a while.
dcmiller wrote:
The OP stated that "Most of my shots are landscape, travel, and street"
I stand by what I said. Canon may be boring, but their product roll-outs are predictable. The newest digic version (and maybe 14 bit) is better than the mkII series for his stated purpose.
Yeah, when it came to street, then the 5D will eat the 1Ds1 after sunset. But if Canon is indeed predictable and sells the 5D2 with the 40D AF, as we are all afraid that they will, I think the 1Ds2 may win on the street, even if some of the image quality ends up being inferior (which is yet to be seen), simply because it will get the shot, while the 40D, er excuse me 5D2, won't be able to focus. Having been a 40D and 1Ds2 owner at the same time, I can tell you that at least my 1Ds2 could run circles around my 40D in every aspect other than frame rate, and very much especially in the AF department.
Again, this is all silly speculation until the 5D2 (or whatever) is out and people peeped on the first pixels, and photographed their first cars from a bridge. Nor was the OP about the 5D2
Ok, I may be talking out of my @$$ here, and since I have sold my 1Ds2 some 8 months ago, I can't easily go verify it. But I _think_ there was a custom / personal function which switched the displays around, and the ISO was displayed in the top LCD and the viewfinder LCD (instead of the frame counter, which I found useless anyway). Again, I may be wrong, but I could swear that's how I used my 1Ds and 1Ds2 for some 5 years combined.... but then again, haven't used one in a while.
Confirm iso in VF & top LCD with PF setting option.
stanj wrote:
Having been a 40D and 1Ds2 owner at the same time, I can tell you that at least my 1Ds2 could run circles around my 40D in every aspect other than frame rate, and very much especially in the AF department.
Got my travel 40D yesterday, so it's also confirmed
John Power wrote:
I believe the question was if one could see the ISO change as it was happening.
Just like you have said John. ISO update can not be seen in VF during ISO changes. Only top LCD has ISO update in realtime. However, VF resumes ISO info when camera is back to normal shooting mode.
rebel300 wrote:
The 1DS2 was the best among a long collection starting with the d30...I finally sold everything as my health went out the window...but I look at the 1Ds2 prints and smile every time. Quite a camera!
