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.

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. UPDATE I'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.

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!

I've been a Canon shooter ever since I went digital 10 years ago. My progression through Canon's DSLR line up has been the D30, 10D, 1DmkII, 5DmkII, 5DmkIII and now the 1Dx. I mainly shoot high school football which, if you don't know, is mainly played at night in about the worst lighting you should ask a camera to shoot action sports in. My typical exposure settings of 1/500 sec @ F2.8 meant my ISO would range between 2500 to 6400 depending on the field and location. For the last couple seasons the 5DmkII was filling this role and even with its low frame rate and antiquated 9 point AF system, I was getting a fair amount of `keepers' it just took a bit more planning and anticipating the play to make sure I was focused on the right subject at the right time. I made the plunge this year with the 1Dx in hopes that is superior low light image quality coupled with real sports oriented AF and frame rate would allow me to be a bit more spontaneous on the sideline and really increase my `keeper' rate. Ergonomics: It doesn't get any better than this. Ever since the 1DmkII, I've fallen for the 1D body configuration and I've fitted all my cameras with extended battery grips but they never come close to the comfort of a real 1D body. All controls (and Canon crammed a lot of em in there) fall comfortably under your thumb and finger tips. You can quickly make adjustments to most of the major camera settings without ever taking your eye from the viewfinder. I sorta wish they used a dial for mode selection like on the 5D, I use custom settings quite a bit and I think using the dial to switch between them is much faster than the 1Dx's button press plus scroll - but that's such a small nit pic. AF: Most of the internet reviews have commented how immediate the AF is on the 1Dx - I guess it's all relative, compared to my 5DmkII this thing is WORLDS faster but my old 1DmkII with the 300F2.8 lens has been my standard for AF speed and tracking performance and regardless of what the numbers say, I don't feel that the 1Dx is significantly faster than that model is - just than now I can finally enjoy this focusing speed at night. What the 1Dx does bring to the table is 4 menu pages of AF parameter settings to tweak. I'm a major geek so I appreciate the ability to tweak things the way I like but I'm sure others may have an opinion similar to my Nikon friend that says `you shouldn't need a 32 page white paper to learn how to use the autofocus of your camera...It should just work'. I can't really argue with that logic. One interesting mode that is exclusive to the 1Dx (for now) is Canon's Intelligent Tracking and Recognition(iTR) mode that uses data from the 100,000 pixel color metering system to `recognize' the subject and track it across the screen automatically switching between the 61 AF sensors to maintain focus. Wow this sounds really awesome, reading the marketing literature. But, iTR can only be selected when the camera is in Automatic Focal point Selection, a mode that I never use because it rarely focuses on what I want to focus on . Unfortunately I found this to be true here as well, at least for my Football shooting, where there are many objects in view, all wearing similar colors. I'd imagine it'd work pretty well on single subjects, like a tennis player or a car on a track, but then again, I never had issue with the accuracy of the normal AiServo modes for tracking things like this. Image Quality: It all comes down to this right? Canon's flagship doesn't disappoint here, I found images to have great color rendition and excellent resolution. Subtle textures are rendered with such great detail that doesn't make me miss the extra megapixels of the 5D. And unlike the files I got from the 5DmkII, which I found to be a bit unexciting and in need a bit of mid tone contrast adjustment and sharpening in post, I am liking these straight out of the camera. In my initial game day outing I did something I never do, I shot in jpg. I wanted to see how all the camera's bells and whistles worked to produce a finished image. So I set the camera to F2.8@1/500s and let the camera auto adjust ISO for the correct exposure. I found the camera's auto white balance did an excellent job maintaining sensible colors as lighting changed from daylight to dusk to sodium vapor lighting. The Matrix metering did an admirable job of not blowing out white jerseys against a dark background. The Standard Noise reduction setting however, was a little too heavy handed for my taste, smearing finer textures into an almost cellophane look but otherwise excellent in holding detail in medium and larger textures and eliminating color noise in the shadows. Any noise in the shadows had a film like grain to it which I found pleasing. All in all, I'd judged the jpg quality with NR to be better that what I was able to achieve shooting raw at the same ISO with the 5dmkII and doing NR in post. I think if I bump the NR down a click, I'll be happy shooting jpg and finally just go from shoot to publish without any post processing. Conclusion: The 1Dx is an AMAZING camera, I barely touched on a fraction of its feature (nor will I likely use all of them), but $6700? That's $2k more than the 1DmkIV it replaces. I think Canon pushing their prices a bit too far North lately and honestly, if I didn't have a fortune in Canon Lenses, I'd be writing a Nikon review right now. You may have noticed there was a 5DmkIII in my opening paragraph; I picked that up because I was afraid the 1Dx wouldn't ship before the season started. I seriously thought of cancelling the 1Dx order after shooting the 5DmkIII as all my complaints about the mkII were fixed - better build quality, higher frame rate, a modern AF system. In fact the jury is still out on this one. I'm only keeping one of them so I'll be shooting these side by side this season - I think the 5DmkIII may win out at $3k less. To be continued.....

I have had this camera for about a year now. It has not failed me. I have specialized in photographing stage shows. This requires rapid fire, bouncing around stage pits, shooting on stages with weird lighting and moving fast. It is a heavy camera. I use a Cotton Carrier hand strap and the Cotton Carrier Camera System (a sort of vest holding my 1DX and my Canon 5 D.) In the past year there was one recall. I sent the camera back to Canon and they said "preventive measures have been applied. Product functions were confirmed." I did not notice any problem but Canon saw a need for preventive intervention. I'm happy they are on top of these things. While expensive, the fact of its sturdy, solid build gives confidence that it will take rough wear. The complexity of the camera is demonstrated by the 2.5 inch thick print out of its manual which has recently been updated due to a firmware update. My one complaint is the lack of wireless ability. It has USB, ethernet & HDMI which I find kludgy in trying to use them. Canon is good at cameras but somewhat late at the technology table. Having said that, I would not trade in my 1Dx for any of the new wizbang cameras. If you're going to shoot where the action is, this is the camera for you.

1- AF is from out of this planet! 2- The body feels robust. 3- I love the sound of the shutter. 4- Incredible noise performance. 5- One can customize this baby as you want; so many options! 6- Feels good in my hands. 7- Very fast and solid. 8- Did I mention that it's stupid fast? Cons: No HDR as 5D MarkIII. I've got a dirty sensor. Poor Q/A. I noticed them the first couple of days I used it. I don't know if I should contact Amazon or Canon to get the sensor cleaned.

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

I received this camera and a 24-70 mm/F2.8 II lens as birthday gifts a couple weeks ago. The camera looks cool and awesome. Since I had been taking photos with point-and-shoot cameras (my most recent one is Canon G12), this 1DX is a lot complicated for me to handle. I used it a few times on P-mode to take pictures of my dog in the dog park; the pictures look awesome. Nevertheless, I still need to finish reading the instruction manual to learn all the features. I am still confused about the AF & settings and can't figure it how to shoot video.