> Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 17:05:37 -0500 > From: "Dave Buyens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: EOS 1D > > Michael Quack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'll definitely skip this one. The feel of the analogue > > part is that of the EOS-1v, right, but the user interface > > to the digital part is a mere catastrophe. Coming from the > > strikingly perfect interface of the D30, the 1D interface > > must be thought up from somebody who is a genetic mixture > > of Bill Gates and Groucho Marx. > > > > On top of that production models do show a dark horizontal > > line in the upper image area and they show horizontal banding > > in dark and/or underexposed areas, moreso at high ISO rates. > > > > No, from my own impression and the results I have seen from > > production model cameras, this one is certainly skipped by me. > > The price for the 1D and the comparatively good quality of the > > pictures from my D30 is only the last argument. > > Michael, > It seem like I remember reviews of Canon equipment from you > even before the "average person" could get it. I always assumed > you had some relationship with Canon (a bit of a leap).
I am a registered professional in Germany and got to most CPS events, where new stuff is usually presented before most amateurs know about it. Then I am an annoyingly curious person, asking loads of questions.... > You may well be right about the camera's problems, but somehow > I don't think that you would be invoking Bill Gates and Groucho > Marx if a relationship still existed. Is this something > you can discuss? Sure. I am nothing but a working professional with an opinion of my own, that I can argue and that is funded in my job experience plus the things I can get my hands on. > Too large a percentage of my shooting was very difficult with > an EOS 5 due to its lame focusing ability. The EOS 3 is a > MAJOR improvement for me. Hmm, well.... after finding that the D30 doesn't focus at all in low light (or at least not in acceptable time) I went back to good old manual focussing, and it gives me even more good results in low light, disotheque, party shots than with the EOS-1. Simply because finding that the AF hunts is too late for the picture. A picture very slightly out of focus is better than a picture blurred to the max because the AF is hunting. > I've avoided buying a D30 primarily because of the > EOS 5-like focusing. It's worse. Far worse. > Here's hoping that Canon gets the image right from its > 1D because otherwise it is the answer to my prayers. Not with this user interface for the digital features. It's more a pain in the neck like that. I wrote a lengthy critique to Japan detailing my findings, since I had the impression that the German Canon staff was rather reluctant to pass that on to Japan..... Let's hope they show mercy for the next camera..... -- Michael Quack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
