Canon 1D Mark II High ISO Sample Photos Posted

[Jason Dunn]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.dphoto.us/news/node/view/171t' target='_blank'>http://www.dphoto.us/news/node/view/171t</a><br /><br /></div>"The first question that needs to be answered before adding any new piece of gear to your arsenal is "can the new piece of gear get shots that I can't currently get?" The anticipation and hype over the Canon EOS 1D Mark II is at a boiling point to say the least. To a lot of prospective Mark II owners the great attraction is the supposed marked improvement in high ISO performance over the original Canon 1D. To a lot of shooters, myself included, more megapixels is nice, but the Mark II would have to offer quite a bit for me to upgrade from my current 1D's.<br /><br />Test charts and brick wall tests are great and serve a purpose, but I wanted to test the camera in a known working environment. I took the 1D Mark II for a spin at Victory Field, home of the Indianapolis Indians, AAA affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. When shooting at Victory Field at night, common practice is to try your best to get your shots in at dusk. Noise levels, even on the 1D were generally not adequate to get good quality shots. Well, the Canon 1D Mark II has changed all that. This camera offers new opportunities for low light photographers. The results were astounding and beyond my expectations. I'm sure you'd rather see some images...so here you go."

[Philip Colmer]

Wow :shocked!: those photos have really got a great amount of detail. It would have been good to have seen some comparative shots taken with the predecessor or other cameras.

Oh dear, it is getting harder & harder to pick a digital camera for my wife to use :(

--Philip

[mrkablooey]

Other samples at:
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2004_reviews/1d_mk2_samples.html

And no, I have no affiliation with that site, just it's the first one I go to... not a lot of people seem to know about it. :?

[Jason Dunn]

And no, I have no affiliation with that site, just it's the first one I go to... not a lot of people seem to know about it. :?

It's a great site, but I contacted them and they have no XML feed, and worse, no email list to notify people of new content. They just suggested that I check back often. &lt;sigh> That makes it hard for me to point people to their content. mrkablooey, since you visit that site, can you do us a favour and notify us when new reviews and interesting things are published, then submit to news@? It would help us out a lot. :-)