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Post by Romy Ocon on Oct 31, 2010 14:58:40 GMT
I got my 1D4 early June this year, and after nearly 5 months of use in the field, I can say that I've become quite familiar with its capabilities. ___________________________________________ The 1D4 is mounted to my battle-scarred 400 5.6L. And the combo gets an erratic-flying, little BIF: Bright-Capped Cisticola ( Cisticola exilis, resident) Shooting info - Paranaque City, August 5, 2010, 1D4 + 400 5.6L, 1/2000 sec, f/5.6, ISO 400, hand held, manual exposure in available light, major crop, composite of three shots of the same bird from a burst.  ___________________________________________ In sum, it's a mean machine for BIF photography, probably the best that money can buy now for this application.- Focus is very fast and accurate. - The 10 fps increases the chances of getting a good wing position. - The deep buffer (28 - 31 RAWs with fast UDMA CF cards) is more than enough for any bird action shooting. - The 1D4's files are very impressive - about a stop lower in noise than my 7D, and a match to my 5D2 from ISO 100 - 3200. At ISO 6400 and higher, the 1D4 exhibits less banding and hence I prefer to use it rather than my 5D2 at that extreme sensitivity range. - 16 MP on an APS-H size sensor means the 1D4 is equal to the reach of the 40D. - Built like a tank, weather-resistant. - The LP-E4 battery lasts a very long time..... I usually get at least 2500 shots per full charge, and that's at BIFs with focus motor always running in AI servo. Also, unlike in the 7D where fps slows down as the battery juice gets low, the LP-E4 continues to power the 1D4 at 10 fps till the battery runs out of power. The only unenthusiastic things I can say about this camera are:1. The video interface is much better in the 7D, at least for my style of filming. 2. The cost is roughly 3 times that of the 7D. 3. Heavier weight than the 7D or 5D2. This is meant as a user report and not a formal evaluation of the camera. Thus, I'd rather post photos taken with the gear rather than present charts. For detailed specs and review, DP Review publishes well conducted and written findings about many DSLRs, including the 1D4. www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos1dmarkIV/ |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Oct 31, 2010 15:00:49 GMT
Spotted Dove ( Streptopelia chinensis, resident) Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, September 27, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support  Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, October 28, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support 
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Post by Romy Ocon on Oct 31, 2010 15:02:49 GMT
Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, September 17, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support  
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Post by Enrique Frio on Oct 31, 2010 15:03:16 GMT
Wow - those 10 frames really can get you all the possible wing positions! Delighting us all, as always, Romy!  |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Oct 31, 2010 15:04:20 GMT
A DIFFERENT BIF. A butterfly is caught in flight over the Coastal lagoon of Manila Bay. Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, October 11, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 400, 1/1000 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support, near 100% crop.  Here's an animation using 5 frames of the 42-shot burst: 
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Post by Romy Ocon on Oct 31, 2010 15:06:27 GMT
Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris, resident) Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, September 17, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support  Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, September 17, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support 
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Post by Romy Ocon on Oct 31, 2010 15:12:51 GMT
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax, resident/migrant) Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, September 13, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 400, 1/2000 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support  Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, September 13, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 400, 1/2000 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support  Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, September 13, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/5.6, ISO 800, 1/1250 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support  Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, July 6, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support 
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Post by Romy Ocon on Oct 31, 2010 15:16:38 GMT
Little Heron ( Butorides striatus, resident) Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, July 6, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 400, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support, background is out-of-focus seawater, 20.7 m shooting distance  Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, July 6, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 400, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support, 15.3 m shooting distance  Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, July 6, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support, 25.20 m shooting distance, background is out-of-focus seawater. 
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Post by Romy Ocon on Oct 31, 2010 15:19:55 GMT
The 1D4 does well at hand held macro shooting too. Love the clean files (about a stop better than my 7D) of the 1D4, as this allows faster Tv to hand hold at macro distances without the use of flash. The very robust AI servo doesn't hurt either..... it takes care of my minute hand holding movements relative to the subject. 1D4 + 100 2.8 macro, 1/250 sec, f/6.3, ISO 800, manual exposure in available light, AI servo, hand held, near full frame  1D4 + 100 2.8 macro, 1/640 sec, f/9, ISO 800, manual exposure in available light, AI servo, hand held, near full frame  |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Oct 31, 2010 15:26:05 GMT
Grey-tailed Tattler ( Heteroscelus brevipes, migrant) Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, September 20, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support  Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, September 27, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 400, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support  Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, September 17, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support 
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Post by Romy Ocon on Oct 31, 2010 15:28:48 GMT
Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, September 17, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support  Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, September 20, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/8, ISO 400, 1/2000 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support  Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, September 20, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/2000 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support 
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Post by Romy Ocon on Oct 31, 2010 15:38:39 GMT
Even if the video user interface of the 7D is better in my view, the 1D4's HD video is quite very useable nonetheless. Here are some footage of BIFs using this camera. ______________________________ Common name : Black-crowned Night-Heron
Scientific name: Nycticorax nycticorax
Habitat - Variety of wetlands from ricefields to mangroves.
Total length: 560 mm, Wingspan: 1120 mm
CAPTURE INFORMATION:
Manila Bay, Philippines, September 13, 2010, Canon 1D Mark IV + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 475B/3421 support, manual focus, manual exposure in available light, 720/60p capture |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Nov 1, 2010 0:08:32 GMT
1D4 + 400 2.8 IS, f/2.8, ISO 800, 1/1000 sec, 475B/3421 support  |
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Post by Bobby Kintanar on Nov 1, 2010 3:00:46 GMT
Hmmmm, I wonder how much a 50 year old liver costs at this time... Bwahahaha.
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Post by Romy Ocon on Nov 1, 2010 8:31:08 GMT
Wow - those 10 frames really can get you all the possible wing positions! Delighting us all, as always, Romy! Thanks, Enrique! Hmmmm, I wonder how much a 50 year old liver costs at this time... Bwahahaha. Nooooo Bobby, you only have one liver..... sell a kidney instead! ;D |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Nov 1, 2010 8:37:04 GMT
I have so much confidence in the 1D4's AI servo accuracy that in between BIF shots, I rarely switch to one shot AF even at static birds. Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris, resident) Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, September 17, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support, AI servo  Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, October 28, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/8, ISO 400, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support, AI servo  Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, October 28, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/6.3, ISO 400, 1/1250 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support, AI servo  |
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Post by Clemn A. Macasiano Jr. on Nov 2, 2010 2:27:07 GMT
" I have so much confidence in the 1D4's AI servo accuracy that in between BIF shots, I rarely switch to one shot AF even at static birds. "
I VOUCH ON THIS MASTAH ! SUPER
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Post by Romy Ocon on Nov 3, 2010 8:09:39 GMT
" I have so much confidence in the 1D4's AI servo accuracy that in between BIF shots, I rarely switch to one shot AF even at static birds. " I VOUCH ON THIS MASTAH ! SUPER Lol, I very seldom use one shot AF on the 1D4 now, Boy..... even at macros! I visited Coastal Lagoon this morning and I got some flight shots of this rare visitor. Chinese Egret ( Egretta eulophotes, migrant) Habitat - Rare in shallow tidal flats and ricefields. Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, November 3, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support  |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Nov 3, 2010 10:05:43 GMT
Here's a shot of a large static bird at relatively close distance (15.3 meters). I used an off-center AF point in AI servo, and fired a burst of 6 shots. The DOF at this distance is paper thin even at f/7.1, but all the 6 shots were sharp in the eye area where it matters. Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta) Habitat: Coastal marsh and tidal flats to ricefields. Shooting info - Coastal Lagoon, Manila Bay, November 3, 2010, 1D4 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 800, 1/1600 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support  Processed 100% crop:  |
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Post by ed rediang on Dec 28, 2010 16:41:14 GMT
Bow...super superb.
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