On 30/11/04, LeFever, discombobulated, unleashed: >I will be purchasing a 1dmkII at the end of December and in calculating my >final budget, am looking for other necessary accessories that the camera >will require and that is not included in the factory standard box.
Hi Jeff, Got a 1DmII a couple of months ago. > >I noticed that Amazon offers a good price at $4,129 but did not notice if a >battery charger came in the box. For those of you with a mkII, did a battery >charger come with your camera as package standard? If not, do you charge the >battery by plugging the camera in (like the Sony F717?). The 1DmII comes with an NC-E2 as standard - charges and discharges/ refreshes 1D batteries. You can hook up 2 batteries at a time. > >I am shooting currently with a 10d and a battery grip - it has become sort >of a ritual to take the batteries out and put them in the charger overnight >before a big shoot. I was wondering about the mkII. The mkII's batteries are NiMH, not Lithium Ions, so I would be careful about adopting any 'topping up' techniques that you may have used for the BP-511s . My advice is to get a second battery and rotate them, as I did. I got one from an eBay seller, brand new in box for 80 bucks I think (I'm in the UK and they are nearly 100 GBP new here). The batteries are very good and the camera seems to last a very long time on a charge. Obviously less with constant IS lens usage and chimping ;-) > >Does it come with a tether cable for the laptop or desktop and C1Pro You get a FireWire cable so you can connect up to the Mac or PC. This is necessary to enable Personal Functions, though Custom Functions are tweaked on the back of the camera. I use card readers so apart from the odd tweak to a PF, never hook up to the Mac. > >So I am thinking of extra costs - >a back up battery? I assume you mean a main battery as a backup? Yes I would. The camera contains a 'backup battery' for time/date etc but that should last quite a few years IIRC. >A battery charger/discharger NC-E2? Included. > >I have CF cards. Now you can use SD cards as well if you like :-) >I have a cable release for the 10d that I was told would work with the >1dmkII You mean the electronic remote release RS-80N3 - yes that works with the 1D. I have one. >I have a Speedlight EX550 Nice one. I have a 420EX but tend only to use flash for social gatherings/party snaps etc. I have just bought a ringlight as I want to get into macro shooting again. > >What else will I or should I consider in purchasing the 1dmkII One thing that is not included that used to be with the 1D is a wrist strap E1 - it's a personal thing but I wouldn't be without one. I do street snaps in stealth mode occasionally and walking about with a 1D and 14 f/2.8 swinging about, and shooting from the hip, means the camera can easily be knocked out of my hand. The strap prevents this. <http://www.cottysnaps.com/snaps/photoessays/essays/hip.html> Think about getting a 3rd party camera strap - the one supplied screams CANON DIGITAL in neon lettering and invites unwanted attention. Some here have mentioned removable straps (see archives). I designed and made my own system years ago. If you're not short of cash (bit of an oxymoron when buying a 1D eh?) then consider an Angle Finder C - I use it for macro and landscape work. Or some small accessories like a 70-200 L IS :-) I had a D60 for a couple of years previously, and Pentax manual focus on film before that. I can honestly say that the quality level you will move up through from the 10D to the 1D is pretty remarkable. The camera is absolutely amazing and it's ability to be customised is excellent. It's got to last me a long time, and I have no doubts it will. HTH Enjoy..... Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________ * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
