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Canon announces EOS-1D X: full-frame 18MP, 14 fps, 204,800 top ISO, $6,800

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Re: Canon announces EOS-1D X: full-frame 18MP, 14 fps, 204,800 top ISO, $6,800

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Awesome. The digital imaging space keeps moving so fast due to the heated competition between Canon and Nikon. I upgraded to a 7D from my old 40D this year and it feels like there are way more than two years' worth of improvements in there.

The 7D is a semipro camera

As is the 40D. A lot of the photojournalism professionals I knew used it as a backup, or primary camera if they needed a 1.6x crop.

Re: Canon announces EOS-1D X: full-frame 18MP, 14 fps, 204,800 top ISO, $6,800

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Let's hope that Canon will allow a hack to escape from their labs to rectify this bug after the camera reaches the end user. A tax on an integer seems to be a bit silly.

Why not just even openly post it and make a note on their website that it is only for non-EU customers and also mention the reason and put a link to the exact law. Would that get them off the hook?

Or why not ask their EU customers to pay the extra 4.9% it would cost to sell it as a camcorder?

That would not only get them off the hook but also encourage their customers to abolish this ridiculous law.

Re: Canon announces EOS-1D X: full-frame 18MP, 14 fps, 204,800 top ISO, $6,800

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Calling full-frame sensors 'oversized' is a reason why engadget shouldn't try to do photography news.

I don't think they meant it that way: they said "uses oversized pixels to battle noise". The original press release stressed the fact that the pixels increased in size even as their number increased (because of more efficient layout). This is just flowery prose.

Re: Canon announces EOS-1D X: full-frame 18MP, 14 fps, 204,800 top ISO, $6,800

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But what about my iPhone 4S camera ? Please someone offer me comparison [jokes] :)

Apple announces iPhone 4S: fit-in-your-pocket 8MP, 30 fps, 73% more light, starting at $199 on a monthly contract. Given that 1% create, 10% curate and 90% consume, unless you're in that high art 1% of photographers, the iPhone 4S is your man. Or woman.

wow - can't take a joke around here obviously

Re: Canon announces EOS-1D X: full-frame 18MP, 14 fps, 204,800 top ISO, $6,800

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post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Apple announces iPhone 4S: fit-in-your-pocket 8MP, 30 fps, 73% more light, starting at $199 on a monthly contract. Given that 1% create, 10% curate and 90% consume, unless you're in that high art 1% of photographers, the iPhone 4S is your man. Or woman.

wow - can't take a joke around here obviously

I thought your comment was valid.

Re: Canon announces EOS-1D X: full-frame 18MP, 14 fps, 204,800 top ISO, $6,800

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But what about my iPhone 4S camera ? Please someone offer me comparison [jokes] :)

Apple announces iPhone 4S: fit-in-your-pocket 8MP, 30 fps, 73% more light, starting at $199 on a monthly contract. Given that 1% create, 10% curate and 90% consume, unless you're in that high art 1% of photographers, the iPhone 4S is your man. Or woman.

A camera you carry all the time is worth more than one sitting at home.

Re: Canon announces EOS-1D X: full-frame 18MP, 14 fps, 204,800 top ISO, $6,800

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Calling full-frame sensors 'oversized' is a reason why engadget shouldn't try to do photography news.

I don't think they meant it that way: they said "uses oversized pixels to battle noise". The original press release stressed the fact that the pixels increased in size even as their number increased (because of more efficient layout). This is just flowery prose.

"oversized" is different to "larger"

Re: Canon announces EOS-1D X: full-frame 18MP, 14 fps, 204,800 top ISO, $6,800

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post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why not just even openly post it and make a note on their website that it is only for non-EU customers and also mention the reason and put a link to the exact law. Would that get them off the hook?

Or why not ask their EU customers to pay the extra 4.9% it would cost to sell it as a camcorder? That would not only get them off the hook but also encourage their customers to abolish this ridiculous law.

On the other hand when you are filming something do you really have a scene in a film that is longer than 30 minutes? Realistically your scenes are much shorter so the utility of having a camera that could shoot longer is probably low.

Re: Canon announces EOS-1D X: full-frame 18MP, 14 fps, 204,800 top ISO, $6,800

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Awesome. The digital imaging space keeps moving so fast due to the heated competition between Canon and Nikon. I upgraded to a 7D from my old 40D this year and it feels like there are way more than two years' worth of improvements in there.

I always thought there was tic-toc collusion amongst Canon and Nikon --ie. Nikon ups the FPS, Canon ups the MP; Canon ups the FPS, Nikon ups MP or ISO, or something else. Or one has nice Lens aperture but the other one's lenses have less distortion, etc.

These two companies seem to trade-off on features every other generation (tic-toc). I think they had a common history, some decades back.

"Their friendly rivalry" speaks to this, in a way. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20071226a7.html

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