Wildlife Photography across the Water: If you bought a Canon 1Dmk 4..............................

Wednesday 11 August 2010

If you bought a Canon 1Dmk 4..............................

.......when they were first released and paid top whack when they were in short supply, then you will no doubt be pleased to see that they are over £1000 cheaper now, at least here in the UK anyway.

When they were launched at a ridiculous 50% price hike over it's predecessor, I said then that it would be a matter of time before the price would fall, and that it is always the beta testers who get the untested kit at full whack.

So it would seem, once again. A few firmware upgrades, a few issues with the AF system reported.

I have NO personal hands on experience of this camera so won't comment on it's performance. It is still overpriced even after the price drops and so I will not be looking to spend money on this body.

So to those who paid full whack, that's a 300f4L or 180 f3.5L macro you could have had.

Interesting that if you compare and contrast with the Nikon D3S, the differential is much less and that it appears to have 'plateau'd' out now.

Martin

3 comments:

Bobbster11 August 2010 at 20:30
There were some on ebay the other day for £3099 (typo I think the 0 should of been a 4) I am still debating whether to go Nikon or upgrade to a 1dMKand 5d MK2 combination in place of my 7D/1DMK3 , not heard of any major AF issues on the 1D MK4 though?
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Dave12 August 2010 at 13:56
Hi Bob
The MK4 seems sorted and a vast improvement over the MK3, A MK4 and 5D2 sounds like a great combo although you cant go wrong with the Nikon route either, One thing i will say about the MK4 is that everybody who i know that have bought them have had to send their lenses in for calibration but after that they seem very happy, Not a patch on the D3s when it comes to high ISO but i dont know how important that is to you
Dave
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Bobbster12 August 2010 at 20:04
I just feel at present (I may be incorrect) but after reading reviews etc The Nikons with less pixels crammed into the sensor produce a virtually noise free image compared to the Canon. Nikon although slower to focus(likely fractions of a second)than the canon locks on better. So switching to Nikon is viable at this time, for those reasons or I upgrade to the 1dMK4/5D mk2 combination as I already have a comprehensive Canon system. I normally buy second hand to save thousands, but this market at present seems void of all high spec bodies and lenses. Guess I will just have to be patient?
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David Courtenay, a self taught wildlife and nature photographer, has been capturing images for over 30 years. He has had a passion for wildlife since early childhood and remembers being glued to the television whenever Survival, Wildlife on One and other natural history documentaries were shown. In the 2006 he swapped his established career for the life of a wildlife photographer, such a move demands a measure of uncompromising passion and commitment.

David has travelled extensively throughout Europe as well as spending more than 7 months in India working with local guides and trackers in search of Bengal Tiger, Asian One horned Rhino and Asian Elephant. He has also photographed Wildlife in Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sumatra, Africa, Canada and America. Working closely with Conservation companies he tries to raise funds to help Wildlife that has been put on the endangered list by poaching and habitation loss

Martin Dyer has had a passion for avian wildlife since childhood, particularly raptors. Photography was also another keen interest and it was with the specific availability and control of the whole process that digital offers that Martin was then able to combine the two in 2003. Based in the UK, Martin is a regular visitor to Scotland, specifically the Isle of Mull to watch the Eagles resident there. Other trips to Europe and around the UK are usually part of Martin’s agenda in a typical year.

However, as a firm believer on making the most of the local patch, Martin has spent a lot of time and hard work creating a wildlife garden which is reaping the rewards with many new species and varieties of wildlife. A keen member of a number of wildlife photographic groups, Martin is keen to expand his portfolio into other areas of wildlife, and has already established a wide portfolio of images of fungi.