Reviews ABOUT US Contact Us Blog 1-909-392-7522. MAde In the USA; Search. Search. Panoramic Products Canon 1Ds MKII Canon 1DS MKIII Canon 1DX I mean the nikon people will say the 5D 2 is soft, and it sucks in AF. 5D 2 people will say the same to nikons! (people who rather complain than take pictures!) To me, the 1Ds Mk2 has: Weather sealed (way better than what canon "claims" the 5dmk2 is) Better build quality. 40+ AF points industry's only 16MP FF sensor. Screen This tab shows the measurement values and graph derived directly from a RAW image when displayed on a computer screen at 100% magnification (i.e., one image pixel corresponding to one screen pixel). The 2x converters lose quite a bit of sharpness. Canon EOS 5D. Canon EOS 1Ds Mk II. Canon EOS 1D Mk II (N) Nikon D2x. 70-200mm f 2.8. FOV 70-200mm. Canon, headquartered in Ota City, Tokyo, is a Japanese company that specializes in imaging and optical products, including cameras, photocopiers and computer printers. Its current name is Canon Inc.(キヤノン株式会社). January 26, 2003 The company was founded in 1933 with the name Seiki Kōgaku Kenkyūjo (精機光学研究所, or Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory) by the co I have a 40D and a 5D, and I'm thinking about selling the 40D and buying a used 1D Mark II instead. I use the 40D almost exclusively with a 100-400 for birding, but I'm finding that the images are quite soft and the low- to mid-ISO noise less than impressive, especially compared to the sharpness/noise performance I get with the 5D. Expert news, reviews and videos of the latest digital cameras, lenses, accessories, and phones. Get answers to your questions in our photography forums. Photographer Blair Bunting takes the Canon 1D out to see how the twenty-year-old camera holds up to modern-day cameras. State of the art in 2001. News; Reviews; Canon to Combine 1D and 1Ds News Reviews Articles Buying Guides Sample Images Videos Cameras Lenses Phones Printers Showcase Forums Galleries Challenges All forums Canon EOS-1D / 5D / 6D Talk Change forum 1Ds Mark II firmware 1.1.6 Canon maintains its pro leadership with its 8-megapixel EOS-1D Mark II N, the fastest-shooting digital SLR on the market. Made for magazine photographers covering news and sports, the Mark II N RkeM.