Canon EOS 1D Mark IV: It's here!
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Taylor Rudd
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Thank god somebody realizes this camera wasn't made for video use
I shot college ball with the Canon 1D Mk II. That camera was fantastic. The MkIV will certainly rock the house...for photography
Eddy Robinson
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You're quite right. I forgot about that factor...also the sensor itself is ~20% physically larger.
It still is. I bought one for myself as a sweet 16 birthday present and it's been nothing but good to me. And with the school's 70-200 f/2.8L I can turn out amazing shots.Thank god somebody realizes this camera wasn't made for video use
I shot college ball with the Canon 1D Mk II. That camera was fantastic. The MkIV will certainly rock the house...for photography
The whole DSLR thing is appealing to me, but you have to give up all the rest of the stuff that you need to make a whole production the largest being audio. So while you get this nice little camera package that produces great images, adding good audio to it complicates your life a whole bunch.
Now imagine a xh a1 sized cam with the sensor guts of a dslr, interchangeable EF lens mount, and a real audio package and an improved not HDV codec. Along the way, maybe improve the shutter-artifact issue a little bit and price it right next to a Panny 170 with a kit lens. Guys like me with prime L glass in the closet would buy them in a heartbeat.
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Grant
Now imagine a xh a1 sized cam with the sensor guts of a dslr, interchangeable EF lens mount, and a real audio package and an improved not HDV codec. Along the way, maybe improve the shutter-artifact issue a little bit and price it right next to a Panny 170 with a kit lens. Guys like me with prime L glass in the closet would buy them in a heartbeat.
Best Regards
Grant
A very big, understated factor indeed. This is a camera built to last- and will have bigger resell value compared to the others. Buying this camera also opens the door for joining Canon Professional Services- I don't know if the 5D or 7D allows you to.
Making simple calculations, a 50mm lens has the equivalent F.O.V of a 65mm in this camera, and a 15mm will give you 19.5. while on the normal to telephoto range this is acceptable, it seems like getting a ultra wide angle is much more difficult for this format. What's the widest lens available for this camera, and what equivalent F.O.V will it have compared to FF?
ydgmdlu
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I still don't understand this complaint, unless you're strictly doing ENG or run and gun. If you want great audio on a serious production, the best way to go has always been double system. Even the RED One has been said to have sub-par in-camera audio. And if you want usable in-camera audio from a DSLR (that isn't a Nikon), just get the Beachtek DXA-5D, and it'll be good enough.
Why does a camera have to be an all-in-one package?
Cameras don't have to be all-in-one, but it sure is a lot easier to manage one device than having to carry around a sound unit as well. I would consider that a weakness of the HDSLR, no XLR inputs.
Ian-T
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Why would it be a weakness? it just mimics what a lot of film cameras does. I think that’s mainly because professionals have separate recording devices anyways. Plus when you start adding those types of things to these DSLRs then they would be bulkier and getting away from being a DSLR. They are DSLRs first. These manufacturers are not trying to piss off their stills customers even more. But with what they currently have they can get the best of both worlds.
I agree with you except that I often work alone, so a more traditional cam works better for that circumstance. How do you handle more than one audio track? A Beachtek piggybacked to the bottom of a DSLR isn't much of a solution for a handheld shot. Now hang a receiver or a light on that....well you get the idea. If you have a crew, these problems goes away.
Regards,
Grant
Interesting question and there's no mention of, none I could find anyhow, as to what lens choices were used in Vincent's Nocturne.