canon 1-d mark ii n VS 1-ds

I’m currently thinking about my next big camera upgrade and had a few questions:

Just wondering if at standard photo sizes (not blowing up to wall size), there is a noticeable difference between the picture quality of the mark ii n and the 1-ds? I know that the 1-ds is full frame, but is the sensor significantly better?

Also, as a photojournalist, do you believe that the speed of the mark ii n and its ability to record on SD and CF warrants its purchase over the full frame 1-ds?

Thanks in advance for the help.

by Phil Sussman at Mon Mar 12 00:49:56 UTC 2007 (ed. Mar 12 2008) Boston, MA, United States | Bookmark this | Digg this |

there’s a good post about the 1ds mark I from this week, by lisa hogben. read that for commentary on the 1ds mk I. 1D mark IIn is a great camera, i own one and am very happy with it. I understand the 1D mark III is a great improvement from the Mark IIn so maybe wait for it?

by Ed Giles | 12 Mar 2007 01:03 | Sydney, Australia |

At standard sizes you wouldn’t notice a remarkable difference between the 1D series cameras and the 1Ds series. If your shooting raw I doubt you would notice the difference on a standard print between any of the Canon DSLR’s on the market at the moment.

by Nathan Shanahan | 12 Mar 2007 02:03 | Tokyo, Japan |

The 1Ds (Mark I) is very slow. It’s annoyingly slow at everything it does. A problem for photojournalism and news. The 1Ds Mark II is much, much better in this regard.

by Wade Laube | 12 Mar 2007 06:03 | Sydney, Australia |

thank you guys very much for the input, it was a great help

phil

by Phil Sussman | 12 Mar 2007 14:03 | Boston, MA, United States |