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Re: Canon 1D MK 4
ChrisDar wrote: brainiac wrote:
There\'s no evidence that the video feature necessitates compromise in other areas of camera quality.
Maybe that\'s why the internet is flooded with 5D2 video\'s. I\'ve seen very few 5D2 video\'s and most of those are pretty poor (unless produced by a full production company to promote the video feature).
The mk3 didn\'t have video and yet it got slammed for AF problems.
That was because it had major AF problems and never lived up to the hype Canon put out in their white paper. It had nothing to do with video.
Again, just my opinion.
I believe that was Brainiac\'s point. It had nothing to do with video! Video is not the root-of-all-evil, it is just another \"feature\" , which, like all other features, will be useful for some and unused by others. As any other feature, it will augment the camera\'s performance potential if it works,...and will be a source of complaint/frustration if it does not.
Whenever I read \"I don\'t see why anyone would want\"(some feature, I think I am looking at a case of lack of imagination. I.e., \"If I (the center of the universe?) don \'t want it,...how could anyone?\"
Here is a link to some people who are interested in this particular feature:
Another feature which arouses the same kind of \"who needs it?\" comment from those who obviously have no use for it is MLU.
I won\'t bore those who already know, by trying to present for the thousandth time the many arguments FOR MLU in a \"pro\" camera.
The internet is full of such discussion already.
A little broader appreciation of the varied needs of different photographers wouldn\'t hurt.
Mr. Dar\'s avatar suggests that he may have some interest in wildlife photography.
I will guarantee anyone that no still image will convey the friskiness and unrestrained \"life\" demonstrated by the squirrels who chase each other, bouncing-off trees, turning summersaults(literally), etc.,. outside my window. When they begin such behavior, if I was using a camera with video capability, I would certainly switch it on to record the smile-provoking activity.
I have also taken still photos of some antler jousting between buck deer, a nutria turf(surf?) war fight in the water, etc., and the results are very poor substitutes for the lively events. Again, I would have been glad to augment the stills with some video recording.
The next-best \"feature\" with which to attempt to capture the high points of such action with a DSLR is a high frame-rate, ...which, coincidentally, also has plenty of \"who needs it?\" detractors.
To each his own, ...and from the rest of us, hopefully some understanding and tolerance.
My personal hope is for an actually \"improved\" 1DIV, WITH an also improved(over the 5DII) video option.
P.S.: I have no idea why this post failed to \"wrap\",...at least on my screen when I checked after posting. (?)
Feb 12, 2009 at 01:36 PM
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