Canon 1DX - Official Owners Thread

I think you need to get one with at least the same speed as card1 otherwise the camera will transfer at the slowest card speed.....................I think.
 
admirable said:
I think you need to get one with at least the same speed as card1 otherwise the camera will transfer at the slowest card speed.....................I think.
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hmmm thats summat to think about then..
 
admirable said:
I think you need to get one with at least the same speed as card1 otherwise the camera will transfer at the slowest card speed.....................I think.
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That's true, the default write speed will match the slowest card. I used to pop the SDHC card out of my 1D4 if I was doing something that required a rapid buffer clearance....5D3 owners beware.

Bob
 
KIPAX said:
got to be looking at 32gb min pretty sure you ahve mentioned big cards in past gary?
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Only bigger cards ive used were Duracells but no fast ones, 266x i think. possibly 300x

Ive got a Lexar 300x and thats quite decent, keep that in the 3rd body though for ground/fans/presentation stuff so speed not important
 
Gary Coyle said:
Only bigger cards ive used were Duracells but no fast ones, 266x i think. possibly 300x
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hmmm the problem with different cards is different speed thingy... ie 300x? but sandisk is 30mb/s whats 300x compared to 30mb/s
 
KIPAX said:
hmmm the problem with different cards is different speed thingy... ie 300x? but sandisk is 30mb/s whats 300x compared to 30mb/s
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Tony, if you figure on 15Mb/s being equal to 100x then you'll be in the ballpark. 300x therefore equates to 45mb/s.

Bob
 
Cheers for the speed info.. always wondered..

most of mine are 30 and 45 but recent two 8gb are 60mbs so really i need a 32gb CF card around 400x or 60mbs and just about any make as its backup only.. prob never used in the real world (erk)

ta :)
 
KIPAX said:
I didnt realise that.. i didnt think you could do it one way.. claim it without paying it? I 100% dont know.. just doesnt sound logical.



I know.. but I save buying from kerso.. I saved £500 on the 1dx and a simmilar amount on my 400mm lens ..would be great if i could save that and get 20% back but it doesn't happen
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If that's a 400/2.8 MkII plus 1DX, I'm guessing you'll have spent around £13k, so maybe £14k from a regular UK supplier, including VAT? In which case, after you'd claimed back 20% (£2.6k), you'd have been £1.6k better off...

Rip-off Britain ain't such a rip-off when you level the playing field. I don't know how this VAT trick works that the grey importers seem to pull (if only because none of them will own up) but the fact remains that if you're VAT registered and have a VAT receipt for business expenses, you can claim it all back.

Edit: I'm not implying for a moment that there's anything illegal going on, it's a legit tax loophole. Something to do with the retailer's registered country of residence and the supply route if I was to guess, but it's only a guess and I might be completely wrong - but reclaiming the VAT is real enough for sure.
 
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KIPAX said:
this should all be made perfectly clear soemwhere instead of people wondering and asking and maybe getting different answers.. why cant there be summat official from canon on this ..
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....because they want you to keep guessing and :bonk::bonk::bonk:buy from a UK source!!
 
HoppyUK said:
If that's a 400/2.8 MkII plus 1DX, I'm guessing you'll have spent around £13k, so maybe £14k from a regular UK supplier, including VAT? In which case, after you'd claimed back 20% (£2.6k), you'd have been £1.6k better off...

Rip-off Britain ain't such a rip-off when you level the playing field. I don't know how this VAT trick works that the grey importers seem to pull (if only because none of them will own up) but the fact remains that if you're VAT registered and have a VAT receipt for business expenses, you can claim it all back.

Edit: I'm not implying for a moment that there's anything illegal going on, it's a legit tax loophole. Something to do with the retailer's registered country of residence and the supply route if I was to guess, but it's only a guess and I might be completely wrong - but reclaiming the VAT is real enough for sure.
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I wonder the same thing, there must be a big loophole somewhere...I'd love to know how you can import a camera into this country, from outside the EU, and not pay VAT on it?

For example all the stuff I've bought from BHphoto has been subject to VAT.
 
Many companies import through Luxembourg to make use of that country's reduced VAT rate (15%). Once it's "bounced" there, it can move freely within the EU with all taxes paid. It's a small country with a small population and an inordinate amount of large freight aircraft coming and going.

Bob
 
On a different subject, I use Mac os Lion on a Macbook Pro.

There has been a connecting issue with some people, myself included, when trying to tether a 1 Dx and a 7D with EOS utility since the last Mac OS update a few weeks ago.

Canon have just released a software update to address this problem, and there is also an update to DPP, both released yesterday.
They are available on the Canon Europe website, if you go to the 1Dx software downloads you'll get both.
I'll also post a new thread on this.

You are looking for DPP....3.12.41.0 and EOS utility 2.12.0.0
 
Canon Bob said:
Many companies import through Luxembourg to make use of that country's reduced VAT rate (15%). Once it's "bounced" there, it can move freely within the EU with all taxes paid. It's a small country with a small population and an inordinate amount of large freight aircraft coming and going.

Bob
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I think most of these grey imports come from outside the EU, East Asia and the US, and the price difference is a lot more than 5%. Plus if you buy outside Britain but within the EU, you can still claim that VAT back. If it's been paid...

It's causing a lot of problems too, and it's growing. We're all attracted by the big savings, but it's killing UK retailers that can never compete with that kind of unfair price differential. Not to mention warranty issues that have always been a grey area (haha). Wouldn't surprise me at all if UK distributors tighten up on that, do the legal minimum and charge for anything without a VAT receipt (some are already).

TBH I don't know why there isn't massive pressure being put on government by UK industry bodies to plug loopholes, the VAT thing and the bi££ions in lost tax revenue from ebay and internet sales marked as 'gift' or 'value £15' that everybody knows is a total lie (including my postman). It's not just photography, it's all over, and that lost government revenue has to be found from somewhere else.
 
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Not good news, it's excellent news!!..link not working at the mo, however...II mean the one to the update, not Ken's one!!

F8 and focus point illumination!!
 
Right, I would like, when the update becomes available, for someone to stack a 300mm 2.8 mk1, a 2x mk3 and a 1.4x mk 2 all together and tell me if it autofocuses...!!

I suspect this will hugely broaden the appeal of the 1 Dx, but if Canon are consistent, they won't extend the f8 AF to the 5D3, it's only ever been the 1 series that have had that.
 
George said:
Right, I would like, when the update becomes available, for someone to stack a 300mm 2.8 mk1, a 2x mk3 and a 1.4x mk 2 all together and tell me if it autofocuses...!!
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You may be surprised to know that I have this combination, George....I'll await the update and test to your spec.

Bob
 
wahay...after a disasterous night boxing last week because i couldnt keep track of the af point having to constantly move it.. this is good news.. shame my boxing in oldham tommoirow just got cancelled :(

none of the links are working for the update.. but its out there so thats good news.. will gte it soon :)
 
KIPAX said:
wahay...after a disasterous night boxing last week because i couldnt keep track of the af point having to constantly move it.. this is good news.. shame my boxing in oldham tommoirow just got cancelled :(
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I didn't shoot it but I was at a night cycle race recently and thought about how impossible it would have been on the 1Dx with no illuminated af point trying to follow a fast moving cyclist in the dark. :bonk: Now these night/dim light sports will be so good with the 1Dx.
 
EMA747 said:
I didn't shoot it but I was at a night cycle race recently and thought about how impossible it would have been on the 1Dx with no illuminated af point trying to follow a fast moving cyclist in the dark. :bonk: Now these night/dim light sports will be so good with the 1Dx.
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you can pretty mutch judge using center point.. but somehting like boxing where center is useless for every shot and you need to keep switching left/right or maybe center then you get loist as you havent time to be figuring out where it is.. as really hard work.. my worse set of boxing pics ever :(

looks like everyhtings gonna be alright..:)
 
KIPAX said:
you can pretty mutch judge using center point.. but somehting like boxing where center is useless for every shot and you need to keep switching left/right or maybe center then you get loist as you havent time to be figuring out where it is.. as really hard work.. my worse set of boxing pics ever :(

looks like everyhtings gonna be alright..:)
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Will it be enough Tony as the illuminated AF point is only lit when shutter half pressed, when you take finger off the half press you lose the illuminated AF again:cuckoo:
 
seltechpc said:
This is great news. The two major complaints with the 1Dx solved in one go. So much for Chuck Westfall's comment 9 monyhs ago that focus at f/8 is not possible due to the design of the new AF system.
Thanks for flagging this up.
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Yes, Paul, and I was told by Frankie Jim at the Canon show in Islington last November that it would never be possible and he explained at some length why that was so...:lol:

incidentally, may be coming through Glencoe next week, are you about?

George
 
Canon Bob said:
You may be surprised to know that I have this combination, George....I'll await the update and test to your spec.

Bob
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...surprised???:lol::lol:you sprang to mind immediately, Bob, was actually going to PM you but thought it might be of general interest.

George
 
Gary Coyle said:
Will it be enough Tony as the illuminated AF point is only lit when shutter half pressed, when you take finger off the half press you lose the illuminated AF again:cuckoo:
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will it not illuminate with the back af button pressed?
 
seltechpc said:
This is great news. The two major complaints with the 1Dx solved in one go. So much for Chuck Westfall's comment 9 monyhs ago that focus at f/8 is not possible due to the design of the new AF system.
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I suspect that statement may well have been accurate and based on the hardware in the prototype/pre-production bodies.
The weight of negative reviews could possibly caused Canon to re-think and alter the angles of the AF sensor pairs...hence the release date delays. Finding the correct algorithms for the focus control would then add more delays but the bodies could be shipped with firmware to follow.

Bob
 
Canon Bob said:
I suspect that statement may well have been accurate and based on the hardware in the prototype/pre-production bodies.
The weight of negative reviews could possibly caused Canon to re-think and alter the angles of the AF sensor pairs...hence the release date delays. Finding the correct algorithms for the focus control would then add more delays but the bodies could be shipped with firmware to follow.

Bob
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The negative reviews of the MKII AA filter cock up forced them into the MKIIN
 
hopefully it stays on while back button pressed.. that will do me.. i will ahve a better idea where it is before moving the focus point.. however its a fair comment by gary.. still not 100%.. but better
 
Canon Rumours saying firmware update should be here in the next 7 days, and that there is possibly a 5D3 update coming as well.......
 
Does this work for anyone?

http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/cameras/slr_cameras/eos_1d_x#DriversAndSoftware

I use a mac, and there is no 1.1.1 firmware available/shown if you enter OSX Mountain Lion, but if you were using Windows 7 for example, the firmware is there.

Not sure I really understand it - doesn't seem right not being able to update from a mac.

Anyhoo my 1DX arrives tomorrow, as long as Mr Fedex doesn't get lost, so I'll have plenty to keep me occupied beforehand I guess
 
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