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wxwax
Mar-29-2004, 06:46 PM
Luminous Landscape does a hands-on review... more or less.

He likes it. I'm shocked.

Here's the review. (http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/canon-1d-mkii.shtml)
DoctorIt
Mar-29-2004, 06:49 PM
Geez, like I needed someone else to verify that I'd trade my first born for that thing. Thanks waxy!
wxwax
Mar-29-2004, 07:36 PM
:lol3
Baldy
Mar-29-2004, 08:39 PM
Nice review. Good find. There's so much irrelevant detail in the dpreview reviews... This was nice to have him highlight what really matters and net it out.

I'd love to own that camera.
wxwax
Mar-29-2004, 08:45 PM
He's quite passionate about doing practical reviews... he writes somewhat dismissively of the reviewers who shoot dolls and measure noise, but never get out into the field with the cameras.
wxwax
Mar-31-2004, 09:08 PM
A Sports Illustrated shooter gives his perspective on the new camera.

Here. (http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/1151)
fish
Mar-31-2004, 10:03 PM
Sounds nice, but is it really three times as good as a 10D? It'd better be, cuz it's three times the price...and twice the weight. Still isn't full frame..1.3x multiplication factor.
cmr164
Apr-01-2004, 04:44 AM
Sounds nice, but is it really three times as good as a 10D? It'd better be, cuz it's three times the price...and twice the weight. Still isn't full frame..1.3x multiplication factor.
Anyone see a review of the the new Kodak DCS 14C ? That is a camera that will kick Canon's tail if Kodak took care of the 14N imager issues.

Canon lenses, 13.8mp, full 35mm frame....
pathfinder
Apr-01-2004, 05:04 AM
Anyone see a review of the the new Kodak DCS 14C ? That is a camera that will kick Canon's tail if Kodak took care of the 14N imager issues.

Canon lenses, 13.8mp, full 35mm frame....
Welcome back cmr164 - don't stay away so long - we miss youhttp://www.dgrin.com/images/icons/lickout.gif --

Michael Reichman did a quick review of the Kodak full sensor 14n - He feels it is much better than the previous one - the noise issue seems to be much better as long as you stay below and ISO of 160 or so - IOSs above 200 seem to get noisy quicly. Also long exposures still are noisy compared to Nikon or Canon pro cameras. He thinks it will be good for weddings and portraits, but still will not challenge the dominance of the 1Ds.

THe URL is here http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/Kodak%20ProSLR-mini-review.shtml

The Pro 14c should be similar I think they are priced around $5k. So a 1DMkll or a Kodak Pro14c are in the same ballpark - speed or pixels - the same old tradeoffs methinks....
patch29
Apr-25-2004, 03:47 AM
Steve's posted their 1D mkII review here. (http://www.steves-digicams.com/2004_reviews/1d_mk2.html)
wxwax
Apr-25-2004, 10:31 AM
Steve's posted their 1D mkII review here. (http://www.steves-digicams.com/2004_reviews/1d_mk2.html)

But he hasn't told me what to think! No conclusion posted. :lol3

Check out the sample photographs. (http://www.steves-digicams.com/2004_reviews/1d_mk2_samples.html) In particular, the woman. Compare the ISO 100 with the ISO 800. My untrained eye can't tell the difference. Wow!