So let me start by saying I am a film guy and to some degree probably will remain until the last roll of film is manufactured. Having made that statement and getting it out of my system, let me say that the Canon 1D Mark II is a true joy to shoot and the images are really quite good.
I bought my 1D Mark II from KEH camera used for $325.00 and the for that price I really couldn't say no. It was a BGN (bargain) grade camera but it arrived in fine condition and ready to shoot.
Great Features
I am not going to spend a great deal of time on features. This camera has been out for a long time and you can find numerous pro analysis on many different websites. Instead let me pick out a few of the features I find useful. First is the very fast autofocus. So fast, in fact there are times it is difficult for my eye to pick up that a focus adjustment was made. If it wasn't for the fact that I actually heard the motor, I would think it didn't work. This camera was made for the photojournalist pro and Canon made sure the auto-focus and drive were as fast as they could be. The second feature that I find very interesting, is that of redundancy. This camera can simultaneously write a RAW/JPEG image to the CF and SD card. Using this feature you always have a backup of the image in case one card should fail. That is great for peace of mind.
Not so Great Features
The list of features which fail are really zero, but if I had to nitpick it would be the lack of preview and the smaller 2.0 inch display. Other than that, I really would have wanted to see a physical mirror lockup button. The photographer can still use mirror lockup but it is buried in the menus. The camera has an 8.2 mp sensor but when this camera was introduced that was top of the line.
Below I have taken a few test shots with the modestly priced Canon Ultrasonic 22-55 mm zoom lens. This is a "prosumer" type of lens so it won't have the sharpness of Canon's pro lenses but the images were more than fine.
I bought my 1D Mark II from KEH camera used for $325.00 and the for that price I really couldn't say no. It was a BGN (bargain) grade camera but it arrived in fine condition and ready to shoot.
Great Features
I am not going to spend a great deal of time on features. This camera has been out for a long time and you can find numerous pro analysis on many different websites. Instead let me pick out a few of the features I find useful. First is the very fast autofocus. So fast, in fact there are times it is difficult for my eye to pick up that a focus adjustment was made. If it wasn't for the fact that I actually heard the motor, I would think it didn't work. This camera was made for the photojournalist pro and Canon made sure the auto-focus and drive were as fast as they could be. The second feature that I find very interesting, is that of redundancy. This camera can simultaneously write a RAW/JPEG image to the CF and SD card. Using this feature you always have a backup of the image in case one card should fail. That is great for peace of mind.
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| Just a simple photo of some flowers we had here in the house |
The list of features which fail are really zero, but if I had to nitpick it would be the lack of preview and the smaller 2.0 inch display. Other than that, I really would have wanted to see a physical mirror lockup button. The photographer can still use mirror lockup but it is buried in the menus. The camera has an 8.2 mp sensor but when this camera was introduced that was top of the line.
Below I have taken a few test shots with the modestly priced Canon Ultrasonic 22-55 mm zoom lens. This is a "prosumer" type of lens so it won't have the sharpness of Canon's pro lenses but the images were more than fine.
Your welcome. I really like my Mark 2.
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