Canon's EOS-1Ds Mark II DSLR: for big, beautiful images quickly and easily.(an in-depth review)(Product/Service Evaluation)

Studio Photography & Design, February, 2005 by De La Rosa, Ezequiel

Canon's hot new 16.7 EOS-1Ds Mark II is so top-of-the-line, it's hard to know where to start. Let's start in the studio, where I photographed models in different outfits to see how the 1Ds Mark II would handle skin tones and detailed fabrics. I was delighted on both counts. I shot handheld quite comfortably, especially at higher ISO settings.

And surprisingly, after using the 12-volt nickel metal hydride for two long sessions, for more than 500 exposures, I still didn't have to recharge it. Before receiving the camera, I had heard about its low noise levels, so I decided to put it to the test. Shooting at several ISO settings, I found that image quality up to ISO 800 is excellent, ISO 1600 is very good, and ISO 3200 is slightly grainy, but has a...

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