john_stark

Swapan Chaudhuri , nov 19, 2005; 05:10 p.m.

I use a third party battery for my 1Ds Mk II. I bought the battery from B and H. Half the price, same or better performance than the other 3 canon batteries I have ! So far, no problems with it and in fact, 2 of my 3 Canon batteries are not holding charge that well anymore ! Go figure !

 

Hmmm, have done a refresh on your Canon batteries? I have two batteries that are over three years old and are just as good today as they were when they were new. I refresh them each month. I use my batteries every day, and they can get recharged as much as 30-50 times a month, they are well over the manufactuerers 500 charges (probably were in the first year. I use them in both the 1D and 1D MKII N.

 

JS

It really depends on what you need.

1: the 1D is rugged, weather sealed/dust sealed - do you shot in bad condiotions, whether rain or dusty? then get the 1D

2: do you need speed? re; 8 frames per second....vs 3 to 5 for other models.

 

I personally do not see buying a digital camera used as a bad thing, especially when it's the 1D which is as I said before rugged. The fact it is used is not a bad thing as most were owned by pros who upgraded to the MKII or MKII N and they were pretty well cared for. I would buy a used one if I needed another body but I still have my original 1D and a 1D MKII N and use both of them. Yes, the MKII N has larger file size and better LCC to view photos but the old 1D is, in my opinion still 100% better than the 10D, 20D or 5D for versitality and can take abuse that NONE of the others can.

 

JS

NK Guy , nov 18, 2005; 11:08 p.m.

> The 580EX uses 4x's fewer batteries than the 430...

Uh. Where did you hear this? It seems unlikely to me, if both flash units are being used in basically the same way.

 

I didn't read it anywhere....it's from both my experiance and others I know who used the two flashes. I have cut expenses by 3/4 in battery purchaes, and I'm using flash more now.

 

JS

Actually, here is a link to the photo of the thermal fuse in the Canon battery http://www.ihssw.biz/canon/OB5O3074.jpg

THe 580EX may be more expensive, but if you search you'd have found answers that would tell you in the long run it is cheaper to use as it uses less power and gives more powerful flash. The 580EX uses 4x's fewer batteries than the 430....

I have one non-Canon battery, but after seeing this on another site I do not charge it unless I am right there where I can see it! Read this BEFORE buying a non-Canon battery pack for any Canon camera.

 

http://www.ephotozine.com/forum/viewanswers.cfm?qid=28116

 

I do however beleive the Canon batteries are WAY over priced considering whats "in them". The parts are very inexpensive. You can see a link there that shows the "internals" of the battery from one of mine that the case has broken open...dropped it one time too many.

 

JS

Yes, Mack warranties can be transfered...I think it's $15 to transfer.

 

JS

I keep both caps on. I never had to fumble around with the caps and change lenses fairly quickly. It's easy to change them, even in a hurry. Although I don't need to change them as often now having the 70-200 & 28-300.

 

JS

They should have optional diopters that you can use to adjust it. I know they have them for the 1D. I'd have the same trouble if it were my left eye...fortunately I can use my right eye, the one thats "right" vision wise :)

Bob Atkins (www.bobatkins.com) , nov 17, 2005; 02:32 p.m.

Why don't you buy rechargables?

Where did you read that the 430EX goes through batteries 4x as fast as the 550EX? I find that hard to believe.

 

 

 

Bob, if you read what I wrote the 430 uses 4 times more batteries than the 580...that said, the 550 isn't exactly a power manager either. I can get one, maybe 2 football games out of a set of batteries from a 550, but the 580 I get three to four games off one set of batteries...and better photos too.

 

Rechargeable batteries do not have the same power or recycle speed as the ones I normally use and they run down a lot quicker making battery changes often and missing action.

The 580EX will save big on batteries, 4x longer than the 430. That and the ability to sense the sensor size so it knows exactly what body it is on, whether TTL or ETTL. Haveing used both flashes (550 and 580) I prefer the 580 and it's lighter too. More power, less weight, longer battery life...the 580EX will pay for itself in a year or less the way I go through batteries.

Call Canon back, ask them how to do a HARD RESET and see if that clears it up. THey can tell you how to do it over the phone.

 

JS

I find the push pull much better, more natural and it's easier and faster...I wish the EF 70-200 USM IS was push pull too.

I think you may want to steer clear od RGB and go with SRGB, this may be whats causing your problems with ACDC and PS CS. I have seen this happen with those two programs as they will try and convert it to the color space they are set up for (unless you changed it in preferences).

Your better off using SRGB anyway and will probably get less noise, at least thats my experiance.

 

JS

I leave my lenses on, but do switch them from body to body depending on what I am shooting. I do not have dust issues with either my 1D or 1D MKII N but do with the 300D. That tells me the body leaks. I know 20D and 10D users who have issues with dust, and it's not due to their lenses, they have sealed lenses, yet get dust problems, even when just having a body cap on them.

I use my cameras daily so there is no use in taking the lens off, just switch them around.

I always change lens with the body facing DOWN to avoid problems.

JS

William King , nov 15, 2005; 10:36 p.m.

I have left it on thus far (2 months or so) how is it that I still gets sensor dust?

 

Well William, one way is because you take the lens off to check it for dust. The second, and most probable cause is that it's not an "L" series lens that is sealed, or it is not a Pro body that is sealed and therefore gets dust in it. Pretty simple to get dust in non sealed lens or body.

If the guy was so good he'd have told you it's not the sensor your cleaning, but IR filter that covers the sensor. :)

I bought a Sunpak 433D for $55 used and it works great. I have used it on a 300D, 1D and MKII N. And the one advantage I found with it over others (including the cannon 430) is it uses a lot less battery power to get the same results. I still have the 433D as a backup now to my 580EX. Used the 433D for over a year, more than made my money back on using fewer batteries than the 430, but the 580EX will save even more on batteries than the 433D, and will pay for itself in 6 months just in battery savings.

In other words, if you use flash a lot, the 580EX will save you a lot of $$ in batteries.

Yikes, holding the camera by the flash unit? Now that takes brains!

A definate lack of common sense in that one. Lets hold a 6 pound beast by a piece of plastic! Gee, I wonder why it needed repaired

Yakim,the newer 580EX work as they are supposed to. I use mine on three different bodies and it senses the sensor size no problem, including the 1D original and MKII N.

Again, I think many of the alledged problems were common sense, having the flash in manual mode you cannot use the auto sensor feature and I think many didn't realize this. It may be that way in other modes as well, I don't pay attention, I only worry about shots coming out the way I want them to, and so far the 580EX has been the best flash I have ever used. No problems with it indoors, outdoors, day, night, small room large room, or even in gyms. It also works fine in horizontal or verticle orientation. The shots look great with or without the Stofen difuser, wide angle or zoom. It took very little time to figure out exactly which way to use it for each different condition I had to deal with and I really like it.

JS

Actually I should say I have used my 580EX on a 300D, 1D and 1D MKII N without any problems except when the CFn is not set correctly. THe manuals for both the MKII N and the 580EX explain the CFn and what changes could cause your problems.

check you custom functions for both camera and flash. the manuals both have the info you need in them. never had a problem with the MKII N or 580EX except when CFn is not correct.

Neil D. , nov 12, 2005; 08:56 p.m.

You'll never change management's view on this - they believe (as is their right to do so) that the ratings should be unbaissed,

 

 

With the mystery ratings there is nothing unbiased. There are roving bands of thugs that rate certain peoples (each others) photos high and everyone else low...it's a scam, and unfortunately Brian allows this, it's too bad as this used to be a great site, but it is steadily headed down the sewer. Brian allows these thugs to run the site, instead of doing things the way he started out....:)

Having used the 1D for three years, and just adding the MKII N I have had total of two problems. 1 was due to humidity and leaving the camera in the vehicle over night. It dried out and worked fine until a year later the AF went out. $248 later the AF is back to normal.

 

My only complaint is that Canon returned the thing a mess. The mirror and IR filter were a disaster area, with finger prints on the mirror, black specs all over the inside of the camera, on everything. The MKII N has been used hard in the short time I have had it and not a problem at all. I abuse gear a bit shooting sports, so I'd expect a camera to have problems, but I have found these beasts to be extremly strong and well designed for abuse.

 

JS

Thats normal....and is mentioned in the manual. It also does the same in the newer versions of this lens. The switch just makes focus quicker in those ranges

Jamie Nicholson , nov 13, 2005; 05:37 p.m.

The IS version isn't going to help you stop sports action.

 

WHAT! Obviously SOME people either don't understand IS or are jealous because they don't have it.

 

IS does help night action sports, if you use the correct mode on the dual mode lenses.

 

Anyway, back to the original question. I shoot all sports (day and night) in M manual mode. Normally at night I am setting the shutter between 250-160, Iso between 800 and 1600, f2.8, IS mode 1. Spot Metering mode.

In really bad lighting situations I use a Canon 580EX flash, in manual mode set between 1/4 and 1/8 which gives a nice fill for football.

You may want to check on regulations as some do not allow flash for soccer. We can use it but it cannot be aimed towards the goalies so it's kind of useless.

 

JS