I would think that the 1D-X will have considerable upgrade appeal to those who are currently using a 1Ds Mark II (or older 1Ds) and to those who are currently using a 1D Mark III (or older 1D series). Those using a 1Ds Mark II will, by upgrading, get more resolution, better high ISO performance, higher frame rate, video, better LCD, etc. Those using a 1D Mark III (or older 1D) will get more resolution when not focal length limited, similar resolution when focal length limited, better high ISO, etc.
On the other hand, I think that the 1D-X will have much more limited upgrade appeal to those currently using a 1Ds Mark III or 1D Mark IV. Most 1Ds Mark III users don\'t need 12 or 14 fps, and even if the 1D-X\'s larger pixels are better at the pixel level to those of the 1Ds Mark III, I can\'t imagine that there will be significant improvement, if any, at the image level in an 18 mp 1D-X image compared to a 21 mp 1Ds Mark III image. And, for those using a 1D Mark IV and who are often focal length limited, including wildlife shooters and many sports shooters, I can\'t imagine that there will be much appeal in going from a 16 mp 1D Mark IV image to an 18 mp 1D-X image, and this will be especially true if the 1D-X image needs to be cropped to 11 mp to get the same field of view as the uncropped 16 mp 1D Mark IV image.
Thus, I\'d guess that the big share of upgrades to the 1D-X will come from those whose upgrade path skipped the 1Ds Mark III or 1D Mark IV and that many of the current 1Ds Mark III and 1D Mark IV users will not find reasons to upgrade until, a few years down the road, 1D-X Mark II or 1D-X Mark III appears with 25-30 mp and pixel density similar to or exceeding that of the 1d Mark IV.
Les
Oct 18, 2011 at 09:22 AM
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