Last week, on June 20, I was one of the lucky few in Japan to receive a phone call to let me know that my Canon EOS 1D X Digital SLR camera was ready to pick up, on the day of its launch. Having spent a lot of time with...
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Common Cormorant (f/8, 1/1600, ISO 800)
Canon EOS 1D X AF Modes
Canon EOS 1D X - Multi-function and DoF Preview buttons
5D3 ISO 800 @ 100%
5D3 ISO 1600 @ 100%
5D3 ISO 3200 @ 100%
5D3 ISO 6400 @ 100%
5D3 ISO 12800 @ 100%
5D3 ISO 25600 @ 100%
5D3 ISO 51200 @ 100%
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Bullfrog
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ISO 1600 @ 100%
ISO 3200 @ 100%
ISO 6400 @ 100%
1DX ISO 12800 @ 100%
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1DX ISO 102400 100%
1DX ISO 204800 100%
Canon EOS 1D X Front View
Canon EOS 1D X Side View
Canon EOS 1D X - Sleek Design
Canon EOS 1D X
Canon EOS 1D X Back View
Canon EOS 1D X - Two CF Card Slots
Canon EOS 1D X
Common Kingfisher - Stationary
Common Kingfisher Hovering
Common Kingfisher
1DX ISO 800
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22 Comments
Ricky Jones
Posted at 21:48h, 27 JuneExcellent review, very well done.
Martin Bailey
Posted at 23:05h, 27 JuneThanks Ricky! I’m pleased you enjoyed it.
Ciprian Trofin
Posted at 22:47h, 27 JuneThank you for sharing.
By any chance, does 1DX allow exposure compensation in Auto ISO mode?
Martin Bailey
Posted at 23:15h, 27 JuneHi Ciprian,
In Av or Tv modes, yes, you can do Exposure Compensation with Auto-ISO. In Av mode the shutter speed goes down to the slowest set in the Auto-ISO shutter speed range, before the ISO starts to crank up. In Tv mode, the camera will go to the widest aperture on the lens before cranking the ISO, though you can set a smaller maximum aperture if you want to avoid that.
In Manual mode, you select both shutter speed and aperture, and the old camera controlled variable is Auto-ISO, and there’s no Exposure Compensation. The camera basically changes ISO to achieve what it think the exposure should be, at zero.
Hope this helps!
Ryan Lim
Posted at 22:56h, 27 JuneVery informative! Well Done!
Martin Bailey
Posted at 23:57h, 27 JuneThanks Ryan!
Bushkape
Posted at 23:13h, 27 JuneThank you very much for your review!
I really want to explore the raw files from 1Dx and 5DIII on 100, 1600 and 6400 ISO.
You can download the raw files(with sunflower) on file sharing?
Thank you!
Martin Bailey
Posted at 23:56h, 27 JuneHi Bushkape,
What you see here is basically the RAW files processed with the default Lightroom 4 settings, only converted to JPEG for viewing here. I can’t really make six RAW files available, as that would cripple my server.
Sorry!
Martin.
Joseph
Posted at 23:27h, 27 JuneBeautiful review. Best one available.
What’s your off-the-cuff impression of the raw files? Are they also a stop better than the 5d3 raw files?
Martin Bailey
Posted at 23:51h, 27 JuneThanks Joseph.
The shots that you see here are basically untouched, with just the default Lightroom 4 processing. LR4 of course improves them some, but that’s the base I use for my tests. I don’t see much point in taking it any lower than that, as I process everything in LR4 or ACR.
Cheers,
Martin.
Roberto Farren | Boston Photographer
Posted at 23:36h, 27 JuneGreat review, very interesting read and nice to see the comparison against the 5d3. Cheers, Roberto
Martin Bailey
Posted at 23:51h, 27 JuneThanks Roberto!
Sabyasachi Patra
Posted at 23:41h, 27 JuneNice review. I was first stumped when I changed the AF point and it didn’t get highlighted by the redlight, then realised that it is different than the Mark IV. I hope Canon will correct it. Good to see that you had success with the hovering Kingfisher.
Cheers,
Sabyasachi
Martin Bailey
Posted at 23:53h, 27 JuneYes, it got me at first too Sabyasachi. I thought it was a setting problem until I found information on this on Canon Rumors.
The Kingfisher was magical. I can’t wait to continue working with this camera!
Cheers,
Martin.
Sandrino | CuevaDesigns
Posted at 00:05h, 28 JuneLove the review and I am waiting for my 1DX to come in.