Reuters showcases EOS-1D X multiple exposure modes

OK. But, my (almost) 1000 years old EOS 3 has more or less (actually less) the same feature. Nice to have, but... However, in this thread I've noticed a "Canon 1DX vs Sony SLT A77" perspective. You must be kidding me... It's like comparing a Lamborghini Aventador with a VW Golf R32... Those are both fast cars, both are (almost) German cars, but... can you compare these?! Cheers! :)

Or, you know, you could just shoot with this: http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/08/01/8K-video-and-gigapan-images-bring-olympics-in-high-resolution and do a composite. But that 8k camera would have frames at less than 0.033 apart (or, perhaps, 0.0083 - 10X the speed of the Canon), so you could select the multiple images to more accurately reflect the linear travel of the motion instead of being limited to a simple linear time sequence.

I mean, if you're going to spend money for cool effects, lets not wallow in the sub-5 figure range. :-)

sdyue - only your Rants Per Second exceeds the 1D X. The 1D X however has useful substance. You are the one that needs to be 'balanced'.
How many people are actually going to create MEs in-camera on the tiny back screen? Everyone who has moderate software and a computer has ME.
The battery isn't the only place that Lithium can be helpful.

To all the whiners, nobody loves a whiner, these shots are wonderful, Canon, Nikon blah.
Just bloody great front page mag photography.

(Wish we'd had this stuff in the 70's when I was a working stiff press photographer in Melbourne AUS).

Sweet! Canon leads the way in turning the Olympics into this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdqPXx38Ogw#t=01m52s

Neat, might make one of these my "last" dslr body before a professional mirrorless is evolved.

Just a pity the combination of images doesn't fix up the static part of the image that becomes blurred by normal slight camera movement in the process.

As far as "you can do it in the computer" is concerned, news is news and if it becomes new straight from the camera it remains news. (Work that one out).

Any photographer making his living from newsworthy images knows what I am talking about.

What is this gimmick doing in the News section?
It's a tweaked version of a useless feature I've had in our Olympus for years.
Pointless, late, gimmick.
Do it on the computer instead! Doh.

I like these. Not something I have use for but it's summer and it beats reading about Facebook and camera phones.

CANON seems to be very nervous about their portfolio if they have to marketing THAT very, very, very old feature...

Just for the fanboys...

I would say CANON users would really more like to see this camera on the SHELF - so they could buy it!

;-)

Cool images, but every Pentax SLR I've had has had this function going back for years...

It's an option, like EVERYTHING besides 100% manual.

It is up to the photographer if he wants to use it. And as the article says, the individual images are saved, so you can Photoshop to your hearts desire when you get home. But, you can look and see how your photo actually turns out, without photoshop on the spot, does it work?

And then there is the thing about speed, a D1X is the fast choice. Lets say you take one of these multi exposures at a wedding, a few minutes after you are done, the editors have your picture. And they can post it on the web as soon as they have the picture. Or they can fire up photoshop, and combine the images into a multiexposure. And if you did this with all who compete in this event it would be alot of work.

How fast a picture goes from a camera to the editors, perfect example here:
http://www.leonneal.com/blog/2011/05/03/this-just-might-be-a-one-shot-deal/

Double post.

Why do you require all these gimicks in Camera body when you have softwares with you including Photoshop......

If those from Reuters landed just now from the Moon,You from dpreview where were You?

Can it do content aware stacking making the althele with 100% opacity?

Caugh caugh, Magic lantern on low end dslr. Except the high speed shutter OFC.

If only it had art filters.

Can anyone explain to me what advantage there would be, if any, in combining the images in the camera, as opposed to doing it in a computer in post? This is a gimmick!

I do not own any high end camera so I am actually surprised that this has not been available till now. I remember using this on my EOS 600 film camera in 1988. I was not able to print the 9 pictures seperately after using the ME funcion :-) Still, I don't see why you wouldn't just do this in PS later with more control. I can't imagine doing this on the little screen on the back of a camera. Obviously the camera has the processing power so why not add the feature for those that want it I guess.

I wonder, if the camera was tripod mounted, and if so, why is the text on the horse blurred? Image Stabilizer shift between frames? Would this be better without IS on?

Hey Canon,

How about making these 'features' downloadable for a fee and thereby save your customers who don't like them some money? That would also let you know what they really want.

this could be another big thing like when canon introduced video capability to 5D mk2, everybody was harping that canon must be out of its mind putting video in a DSLR but now everyone is still trying to catch up. this feature in the hands of creative people can be interesting.

For me personally the images look cluttered and really no one frame is really discernable from the others where ever they over lap. Maybe it's the poor gym lighting and the way the colors get washed when transparent. Perhaps if they were shot against a black background and solidly lit they would be more strking. I think I would rather see a series of smaller images in sequence. I'm not sure what Canon is doing there but they're not stupid so perhaps this is going to progress in it's applications? As for journalists using these images for print...well...I say....meh! It's one of those novelties that burn the brand into the consumers head for when they go to buy a P&S and low and behold it can do what a camera did at the OLYMPICS. Not trying to be negative, just wondering what it is all about :)

I also think its a special effect that's not so special. Other than maybe astro photography, multiple image capture just does't capture much except perhaps making the picture look busy. A single image should tell the story.

Boring. A special effect that's not that special. Canon, you try to impress with this? Just make a solid camera with a huge viewfinder, dead on focus accuracy and speed, and a supremely comfortable body, and IQ bordering on medium format. You're charging plenty for this already. Just do it or get out of the business. Geez.

Sorry but, the technology is new in that one may do so easly. But the idea dates back to someone, I cannot recall his name. But he used multi cameras trip wires to prove how horses real ran, their gate. But to do so easly is real amazing. You also can do it with a low level room light and strobs, single fram, multi strob flashs. I did not read all the comments, if someone else has already stated this, sorry.