joseph_lennox Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 I am in the market for a good digital camera from which I can make 16"x24" without substantial resolution manipulation. I figured about 12 megapixels should handle this just fine. The new 5D is attractive, but appears to be underfeatured when compared to the EOS 1Ds. The 5D is made with the most recent technology advances, but the 1Ds is 3-year old technology - 2 generations whenever speaking in terms of silicon products. Can anyone provide me with concrete information on how the EOS 1Ds fares against the 5D? I really appreciate any information you can offer, especially first hand accounts. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexdi Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Unless you need the weather sealing, buy the 5D. DI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralph_jensen Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 . http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/289080 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basscheffers Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Don't believe anything anyone says about any camera here on photo.net, we are all brand fanatics. And most of what people say will be hear-say from real reviews you can read yourself. :) Don't put too much into age. With this kind of product, good chance they made a great product 3 years ago ago and spent the time since trying to figure out how to make it cheaper without losing too much quality. My 2 cents from reading reviews? It's good enough, but suffers from chromatic aberations and edge softness, especialy when using wide angles. (true for 1Ds too) Not as bullet proof, feels like a 20D. Not very good value, those expecting an "EOS 3D" are dissapointed. Unless you already have lots of expensive Canon glass, the D2X is a good alternative. Solid build, better features and none of the image quality problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaymondC Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 My dealer said the 5D is better than the 1Ds becos its updated with the edge lenses abberation? Or something like that. But he still prefers a D2x over them both (serious). He says if you go for FF you should already have a load of L series lenses. I don't have both a 5D and a 1Ds, I can't afford either. :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_phan Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 <i>The new 5D is attractive, but appears to be underfeatured when compared to the EOS 1Ds.</i> <p> How do you feel the 5D is "underfeatured" compared to the 1Ds? <p> Unless you need the weathersealing that the 1Ds has, go for the 5D. Much newer and more advanced sensor and electronics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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