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Canon
EOS 1Ds Experience Report
A review diary by Uwe Steinmueller
Also photos by Bettina Steinmueller |
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| This review will be written again in the form of a
diary. Most recent findings on top. |
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1Ds. DOP2000 is the more complete handbook.
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| 5/14/2004 Kodak SLR/c, Canon 1Ds and 1D Mark II comparison
photos |
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We have new article that
features this comparison.
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| 5/8/2004 1Ds in Yosemite |
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| We published our first comparison
portfolio photo where we photographed the same scene
with the 1Ds and three other cameras. |
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| 3/20/2004 Old resolution test revisited (sharpening
makes a difference) |
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As an early test of the 1Ds in November 2002 we
compared the 1Ds to 4x5 film and a 4x5 scanning back.
During that test we upsized a 1Ds shot to 8000x5323 pixels (means
33x22" at 240 PPI). Here is the result and an improved version:
Test in November 2002 (full size)
Test in November 2002 (100% magnification)
1Ds photo revisited (100% magnification)
Provia F100 /Imacon scan
This time we used:
- ACR 2.1 upsized to 6144x4088
- upsized in PS bicubic to 8000x5323
- Sharpened with Simple
Sharpening at strongest level (100% opacity layer)
- 2nd pass with Simple
Sharpening at strongest level (20% opacity layer)
Of course the 1Ds did not quite read 4x5 level but got a bit closer. |
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| 4/19/2003 1Ds: Hard as Rock |
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During our recent trip to Utah (in the Arches National
Park) I was a close observer of some early morning disaster. At 6am
we planned to photograph the "Delicate Arch" in early morning
light and were getting our headlights from our backpacks in the car.
Then we took our backpacks to start the short hike it happened: someone
forgot that his backpack was still open and he dropped his 1Ds and the
attached 70-200mm f/2,8 IS lens onto the concrete floor of the parking
lot. I still have the shattering sound in my ears.
A fist inspection showed a major dent in the 1Ds. But some early tests
made us believe that the 1Ds and the lens were ok. Unfortunately this
was only partly true. While the 1Ds continued to work without any trouble,
the lens showed "Error 01 (clean contacts)" without showing
any major other sign of damage. The lens shows the same problem also
on the 10D and is in to service (CPS, Canon Professional Services).
Note: That "Someone" was me: Uwe Steinmueller.
I still feel so stupid. |
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| 01/13/2003 Earth Frames |
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| Since the 25th of December 2002 we are working on a
new portfolio: Earth Frames. You can explore some of
our Earth Frames at www.earthframe.com.
We plan an article on our Earth Frames soon. The main source for this
portfolio are rock structures and details at Hwy 1. |
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Earth Frame: Abstracts, Colors, Textures & Patterns |
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| We are permanently looking for low tides and overcast
to photograph new Earth Frames. Today especially Bettina (using the Canon
1Ds) got some really wonderful new portfolio quality shots. |
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| 01/07/2003 Using the Canon 50mm f/2.5 Macro lens |
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For our new portfolio that we call "Earth
Frames" we take most photos from a distance of 0.5 - 3 feet.
These photos are planned to be printed at up to 20"x30". Clearly
sharpness and detail is an issue. For flowers and bugs we would use
the 100mm macro lens but here the extremely and not too expensive 50mm
f/2.5 macro seems to fit the bill.
Closeup
Tree bark
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| First initial tests show that this lens delivers what
we expect. The 50mm macro might even the answer to the often asked question:
"What if you only had one lens" as it also seems to be very
good at infinity. |
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| 01/03/2003 |
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On our first short photo trip in 2003 we headed for
Point Lobos. The conditions were close to ideal: Minus tide and light
overcast.
Much of our work in 2003 will concentrate on the concept of "Organic
Abstracts". What do we mean by this? These are abstracts painted
by nature and captured by us. Rock Abstracts is one subcategory. |
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Rock Abstract at Weston Beach (Point Lobos) |
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Rock Abstract at Pebble Beach (North of Santa Cruz) |
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| Here is a link to our initial
"Organic Abstracts" portfolio (more to come soon). |
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| 12/29/2002 Pelican Portraits, Living with Chromatic
Aberration |
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| Regular readers know that we love Pelicans. We have
a lot of pleasure to photograph the posing Pelicans at the Santa Cruz
Pier. |
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1Ds with 300mm F/4 IS + 1.4x TC
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| Last year we photographed these beautiful creatures
with the Canon 1D and the Canon
400mm f/4 IS DO lens. The 300mm f/4 IS lens in combination with the
1.4x tele converter did also a good job (we still would like to get a
400mm f/4 DO mainly to use it also with the 1.4x and 2x tele converters).
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| But watch for CA |
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| Be aware that the 1Ds reveals any chromatic aberration
of your lenses or lens combination. Today we got caught once again. |
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1Ds with 300mm F/4 IS + 1.4x TC (CA removed)
100% crop with CA artifacts
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| This time we removed the chromatic aberration with our
standard moire removal action. |
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1Ds with 300mm F/4 IS |
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The challenge photographing Pelicans at the Santa
Cruz Pier is to get a nice background. If you have the Pelican in front
of the coastline then the background can be quite disturbing (especially
if the f-stop is f/8 or higher). Also harsh sunlight (not really rare
in California :-)) can create a very harsh contrast as these Pelicans
have both white and black feathers. Fortunately we had today some overcast
and the Pelicans posed nicely in front of the better background.
Thanks to the Pelicans, the weather and the excellent 1Ds we could
add some new photographs to our birds
portfolio. With the 1Ds (and also Capture
One DSLR) we seem to get a pretty good rate of keepers.
Note: We checked and found that last year we took
the photographs about 2 hours later and had less a problem with shadows,
we had soft light from right behind us. |
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