Canon EOS-1D X 18.1MP Full Frame CMOS Digital SLR Camera Black

There is probably no need for a detailed review of this excellent camera on what is essentially a consumer web site. The people who would consider a nearly $7000 body are either professionals who will come to their own conclusions based on the specs and in-depth reviews on digital photography sites, or price-insensitive enthusiast photographers who can commit to a high-end system based on the notion that it is in some sense "the best."For the benefit of the second group I will observe that there are two overriding reasons why you might have a need for this camera to the exclusion of others: (1) the fantastic low-light level performance and (2) that insane frame rate of 12 fps (14 fps if you are shooting/storing JPEGs). If you engage in low-light photography or action photography, this is the body for you (though of course low light levels and high frame rate are mutually exclusive in the real world). If you don't need the fast frame rate or will be satisfied with merely excellent low-light image capture instead of spectacular capture, you might as well consider the Canon EOS 5D, which has otherwise similar specs and is somewhat less massive at about half the price.On the other hand, massive has advantages for particular types of photography. Even with Canon's image stabilization lenses, extra weight has advantages in controlling camera shake and consequent image softness. The extra mass in the 1D X, as in other makers' high-end offerings, at least partly stems from a design that offers two independent grips and sets of control buttons. Some days you shoot landscape mode, some days portrait. No need to hold the camera in a position that may be awkward or uncomfortable to get the frame shape you want. Just rotate the body and use the other grip position and alternate buttons. Furthermore, the 1D X body is stronger and more weather resistant than Canon's other EOS bodies. If you find yourself out photographing in the wet, consider this one.Just in case you are thinking of a dual purpose body that allows not only excellent control of single images but also generation of high quality video, you should know that the similar but greatly more expensive (about $12,000) EOS 1D C (for Cinema) body offers similar single image capability plus video recording capabilities that exceed this unit's HD recording standard. The 1D C offers full 4K recording at four times the resolution of the 1D X (twice the pixels in each dimension). That doesn't mean this body is a slouch at video, because it offers full 1920 x 1080 HD capture, which is pretty good even for some professional work. But if you are a budding filmmaker who foresees the possibility of theatrical presentation of what you produce, the 4K standard is where you probably ought to be. Compare the price of Canon's dedicated video body, the EOS 500C, at somewhere around $25,000. Admittedly it is a lot more sophisticated than what you get in the 1D C body, but maybe you don't need that level of power. And if you are satisfied with HD resolution, or don't do much video work at all, there really is no reason to look further than the 1D X.I have had the 1D X body and four lenses (three zooms and a fixed length macro) for a couple of months now. I could not be happier with the body or the quality of the glass. For my purposes I know I overbought with this camera, but the truth remains: too much is always enough. And it certainly affords me room to experiment and grow.I am not a professional photographer, but I have considered myself a serious amateur for over 40 years. This body is the core of my retirement camera system.

Bought to even though decades old. But let me tell you. It is awesome. Fast. Produced high quality images. And the autofocus is Amazing. This was on my dream list since I started shooting. I should have bought it sooner!

The changes in the button layout from the 1D mk iv are frustrating. Otherwise, it's an amazing upgrade. And given how nice the mk iv is, I'm a bit shocked. I didn't think a camera could be that much better.Lots of other people have written at length about this camera. Read their reviews if you need more details. As for me, I'm happy, it's a great camera with little learning curve to get used to the changes.UPDATEI've owned it four days now, and I've managed to take at least 800 pictures!The internet kept telling me this wasn't much of an upgrade over the 1d mk iv. I think the internet was wrong. Most things work much better on this camera. The preview image zoom is an example of something that doesn't work better; it downright sucks.Last week, before I owned this I took pictures during a play practice. In Av mode my 1D mk iv tried to make everything gray, so the black curtains at the back of the stage were hideously overexposed. Today, I took the same pictures, and this camera managed to keep the black curtains black. Magic.Overall, I was a little worried I might be disappointed in this camera. No chance of that. This is a huge upgrade.

Camera doesn’t work, batteries are dead and charger doesn’t work

This will be an ongoing review as I've only had the camera a short while and just getting to know it and strengths and weaknesses- First off let me say the images at high ISOs like 6400,8000,even 10,000 are very very good- I had a canon 7d and anything over 800 ISO would look quite noisy, but with this 1DX the images at high ISO look fantastic. I've taken photos in nearly dark conditions where it was even hard to see the subject- (And when I say 'hard to see the subject' I literally mean that all I could see was a sillouette outline of the subject, and could not make out details and features at all, due to the darkness- situations where I never thoguht it possible to shoot without a flash) and the photos look like they were shot in good light during the day- honest- This camera has opened up evening shots that were out of the question with my 7D due to low light-Second, let me say that the speed of the shutter is fantastic and sounds just awesome- I shoot birds in flight quite a bit, and getting the right frame during a landing needs at least 8 frames a second sometimes for fast moving ducks and such- this delivers 12 frames a second- more than enough really, but really nice to have just the same. Most of the shots come out in focus thansk to the great focusiing system of the 1DX which just seems to lock on and not let go. I'm experimentign with the different focus choices, but so far using the exanded spot metering with evaluative seems to be working very well. It may miss a few shots here and there, but my goodness, this is blistering off 12 frames a second and nailing almsot all of the shots at this speed? Quite an accomplishement if you ask me.Third, The weight and feel of this camera are just outstanding. After using it for a week, and then taking up my 7D again, the 7D feels like a toy now- I had liked how the 7D felt before, but now, I really like how the 1DX feels- it just feels solid, rugged, and comfortable in the hands- I also like the portrait shooting with the buttons on the side instead of having to twist like a pretzal to get portrait shots like I do with the 7D (I don't have the battery grip for the 7D). The weight is a little much for some, but I like the extra weight really- I find that I can steady it well, and with a smaller lens, it's very comfortable to use for longer periods of time- but some might find it a bit heavy I suppsoe- I use it with my Sigma 50-500 OS and the combo is quite heavy- and it's not something I'd want to use all day long without many breaks, but for short periods, it's not too bad even with this lens- The camera fits my hand like a glove- it's such a comfortable hold- I thought the canon 7D was a good feel ergonomically, but the 1DX is even better thanks to it's improved ergonomics- and the rubber casing has a great feel to it too- the camera feels secure while holding, and if you couple the camera with a lens like the Bigma 50-500 OS, you'll develop into Arnold Swartzenagger in a little under 6 months top.Fourth, I love the two card slots- I'm using the Lexar Professional 1000x 32 GB CompactFlash Card 2-Pack LCF32GCTBNA10002 which I find to be very fast, large buffer, and holds lots of photos, especially when shooting jpg's (holds about 2000 large jpg's I believe per card). I saw a video review of a similiar card on Youtube showing the differences between a fast card like this one and the slower cards, and it was quite a difference between the buffer fill time of both cards- The faster card just kept going and going and going while the person held the shutter button down- and the recovery from buffer fill (that period when the camera can't do anything because it's too busy writing to the card) was much much faster with the faster card. I haven't done any tests between this card and my older sandisk 8 gig 32mg/second? (I think that was the speed), but I would imagine that the difference is like night and day- I've not run into buffer fill with this card yet, and I've done a few longish action shots sequences- so far, no problems with the card-Fifth, This truly is a weather sealed camera- everything locks down tight and securely, sealed well against the elements- unlike the 7D which had kinda flimsy closures for the card and cables areas on the camera- I've already been caught in a bit of a downpour, and I really was less worried about this camera than I would have been with my 7D in those conditions.I'll be adding more positives soon as I learn them, but for now I have to mention a couple of negativesFirst, The camera gives a "Caution 02" warning (if you go to the menu, 4'th sector in the wrench settings, down to 'Status Update Display, then click on info, then info again, you'll find all your camera's warnings- I've gotten 3 warnings about 'unexpected drop in battery power' "Caution 02" warnings- I'm currently in email correspondence with Canon services about the issue- I've spoken with others about the issue, and they have the same warnings in their 1DX's- not sure what's going on here as there is very little info about this warning on the internet that I can findSecond, My camera arrived with a very filthy sensor filter- and the filth is not simply dust it would appear- I was able to dislodge some of the larger dust particles (which actually looked like dust particles when viewing shots of the sky at small apertures like f/22) but there appears to be splatters of something across the whole sensor filter which can not be taken care of with just air cleaning. I've noted on several forums that this appears to be a somewhat common problem with the 1DX? I'm also corresponding with canon about this issue as well- which I';m sure they will want me to 'send it in for inspection' which will mean being without a camera for probably several weeks- yay- I spend nearly $9000 only to have to have it serviced almost immediately? There seems to be something about Canon's new second generation dust removal system that makes the sensor filter less strong and more susceptible to damage if the owner tries to clean sensor filter themselves? Not sure if this is true or not, but it's got me a little worried about attempting a cleaning myself until I learn more- I was almost convinced that cleaning sensors wasn't too big a deal before I got my 1DX, and figured I could simply clean my sensor myself without much problem, but after reading some postings on the issue after researching the dust/filth on 1DX sensor issue, I'm not as confident anymore after learning about this supposed new sensor issue? Someone correct me if I'm wrong please- But back to the actual dust issue- it was pretty disconcerting to see the issue in my sky shots- and after looking it up online, it looks like others are having the same issue with this camera- I've seen photos of other folk's sky photos, and they look exactly like mine- A little actual dust is fine, no big deal, but I'm talking about so much filth that the photos are pretty unusable if they are small aperture and have sky in themas I said, this will be an ongoing review- I'm no pro, so I don't know all the tech terms and functions and settings yet, so this will be a quite informal review by an average Joe- this is all a learning experience for me too- to shwo that I'm no pro, I used my canon 7d for what? 3 years and never knew about the exposure lock button until just recently- and now that I know about it, I wonder how I got along without it for those 3 years (Manual? What's a manual?)Quick update- just tried with my Canon 85mm 1.8 and wow- this lens really shines on this camera- the detail was fantastic- showing even the fine hairs on a face from about 10 feet away or so- even at 1.8 the detail was fantastic, aqndf the bokeh was smooth and fantastic looking- the lens was good on the canon 7D too, but it really shiens o nthe 1DX- I'm really likign hte results- I couldn't beleive how much sharper and how much more detail was seen with this lens compared to my 50-500 on the 1DX- I wish I knew how to post photos to show the differences- anyways- the contrast is also quite good too- More review to come Lord WillingUpdate Dec 11/12: Still getting the 'Caution 02' warnings- there doesn't seen to be any set reason as to why it's happening- I've spoken with many who are experiencing this issue too- Also, many of us with the 1DX are coming to the conclusion that the dirt is most likely excess lubricant that is splattering around inside the chamber when taking photos. The site "the-digital-picture" . com has an excellent review of the 1DX and talks about the 1DX and the sensor dirt somewhat too- It's just frustrating spending this amount of money, begin excited about getting the camera, then having to send it back in almost immediately- On a cheerier note, I just received my canon 35mm 1.4 lens- tried it on the camera, and wow! What a lens! What a combo! it really shines on the 1DX (and will make a nice 50mm or so equivalent on my canon 7D too). With the 1DX and it's high iso capability, and the 1.4 of the lens, I'm taking shots with very little noise that I could never have dreamed about with my 7D, and am able to shoot much later into the evening outside with available, or lack thereof as the case may be, light. The camera is locking onto subjects that I can barely even see with my eye because it's so dark out, and the focus acquisition seems fairly quick and accurate with the camera lens. I also did a series of tests through the different F stops right up to 22 for sharpness contrast etc, and this is one fine lens and camera combo- photos are very sharp- even down to f/1.4 (which is obviously 'softer' but still much much sharper than any lens I've had to date). I'll be going out today to get some environmental shots and landscape shots to test for sharpness and detail/resolution- I suspect I'll be more than pleased with the results judging from my previous sharpness/contrast test. As I update this review, I will be more specific as to the functions of the camera, IE: Focus strengths/weaknesses, low light capabilities or lack thereof, menu functionality, etc.UPDATE 10/6/13: Just foudn out that the "Caution 02" was fixed via a firmware update, and also just found out that the filthy sensor is apparentyl due to insufficient lubrication in the mirror box assembly- evidently the 'symptom' is 'specks i nthe upper left corner' (buy my whole sensor is covered in these specks, and has been since day one- only it';s gotten worse over the months)Also- when I turn camera to portrait orientation, the portrait orientation scroll wheel that changes the aprature sometimes won't work- I have to turn camera to landscape orientation, move that scroll wheel to change aperature, then I can again use the portait orientation scroll wheel and the aperature will now change as needed- This issue cropped up shortly after gettign hte camera- only I thought perhaps I was doign somethign wrong- but now I think it's a problem with the camera- I'm having Canon check it out when I send the brand new camera in for their recall/checkup/repair- yippie-Feb 18 2014 UPDATE:Now Apparently The seriel number 8, along with 0-7 (basically the entire lien of 1DX's) is also affected- it seems Canon KNEW abotu htis defective mirror box assembly and yet sold the products anyways- My camera arrived with an absolutely filtyh sensor- splattered with oil and debri- it was so bad the photos were basically useless- no amount of spot healing was enough to fix the large amount of spots- I sent hte camera in, they lubricated it and apaprently that is suppsoed to 'fix' a defective part- yet 4 months after service, the same spots are showign up again due to excessive part wear and tear in the mirror box assembly. I can't beleive Canon hasn't issued a recall to all affected owners of defective 1DX's (of which there are quite a large number from the looks of it) to REPLACE the defective part with one that will NOT cause excessive soiling of the sensor. I'm very upset that Canon KNEW abotu htis problem beforehand and yet sold these cameras with DEFECTIVE parts- NO amount of lubrication is goign to 'fix' a defective part that casues plastic pices to rub against metal parts- at best it will only slow the wear and tear down for a coupel of months until the lubrication begins to wear off again-For htose that want to know if their camera shows the same crud o nthe sensor, take a photo of clear sky at f/22 - take it into photoshop, increase contrast, and look especially in the corners- upper left and right seems to be the hardest hit spots- although mine was so bad the filth was compeltetly coverign hte whole sensor-The portrait orientation scroll wheel also didn't work properly fro mthe beginning, and Canon supposedly 'fixed' the issue, but it too is not workign again the way it shoudl be- So far Canon has refused to issue a recal to replace the DEFECTIVE Mirror Box assembly, and basically is just issuing bandais for their top of thel ine model- so basically thsoe of us facing the issues caused by this FAULTY mirro box assembly pretty much got screwed- Very disheartenign hwen the camera cost so much-UPDATE MARCH 19 2014: My camera, 1 year and 3 months old, has died- Won't turn on any longer- Can't get it to power on- no matter what I try- Tried different genuine Canon batteries, tried reseating batteries, tried taking battery out with the power switch in on position etc etc etc- Nothing- Camera is dead- Come to find out, several folks o n the net are experiencing the same issue- and the camera has to be returned, at MY expense, to replace the PBF board which controls the power from the battery to the camera apparently- So basically the bottom line is- Buy a $7000 camera that has a defective mirror box assembly, has a scroll wheel that doesn't work, corrupts Raw files regularly to the tune of about 20 per 300 raw shots or so- and which will die a year later needed an expensive fix- I sure wouldn't want to have to rely on this camera for important shots- as there's no telling when it's going to just up and die on you-I'm lowering my rating because this camera has been a nightmare for me- I've only had one major purchase in my life, and it's turned out to be a lemon. It's been a very disappointing experience for me. I'll give it two stars only because the camera works great when it's working- hitting the exposure and focus almost spot on most of the time with great speed- I maybe should give it three stars, but I'm a little upset over the fact that Canon rushed this camera to market and very likely knew it had defective mirror box assembly, and possibly even knew about the power issues/defective PBF boards- and that they won't stand behind their flagship camera by actually replacing the mirror box assembly with one that is NOT defective, (i.e.: won't wear out prematurely due to wear and tear fro m the poor design of the defective box assembly)but I'm giving it a 2 star rating based on MY experiences with this camera- For those who might not be having any of these issues, I'm sure the camera is fantastic- however, that has not been MY experience

Just OK