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The problem is there is no way to tell how many clicks on the current shutter (if it was replaced).  I recently had both the mirror box and shutter replaced on a 1DX that has 1.3 million clicks on ...

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When the D3S came out I picked one up along with a 70-200 f/2.8 VR lens.  I was convinced by all my photographer friends that the D3S had much better IQ then my Mark IV.  I shot both side by side ...

In my limited experience shooting motorcycle racing (5 motoGP races as a spectator), I've had pretty good results with AF when shooting higher shutter speeds, but all my slow shutter speed panning ...

Jan 20, 2015 I bought 12 of these from B&H PHoto (just looked up the order and cut and pasted the details here): Lexar 8GB CompactFlash Memory Card Professional 800x UDMA 7 BH# LECF800X8GQ Accessor ...

Sounds suspicious to me. Lexar support can probably help you determine if they are fake. I personally have had a horrible experience with genuine Lexar cards.  7 of 12 CF cards I bought from ...

The key is to figure out which mode to use for each type of sport.  This will help get you started: Download the EOS-1D X Mark II AF Setting Guidebook! John

Have you tried pulling the battery out for a few seconds and then putting it back in? John

To just fix the bent pin was $172.  However, that included replacing the CF module that the cards plug into, so I got all new pins.  Given the number of times I put cards into this body over its ...

From the side, you need to at least show significant wheel spin blur, or else the two vehicles will look like they are just parked next to each other and not even moving. My 2 cents, John

1D Mark IV gives you more of everything. Bigger sensor, better IQ, color, high ISO, LCD screen on the back, etc. Definitely a worthwhile improvement over the Mark III. Note that even though I shoot ...

My company has owned eleven 1D series bodies since the original 1D Mark II. We collectively put over 1 million shots on these bodies each year. I'd put the reliability of a gently used 1D Mark III ...

$9/month is really good deal, especially with a $0 deductible.   I have business insurance which covers my equipment but I have a deductible.  I pay $75/month but that covers a lot of camera and ...

Yes, but the thing is I almost never use high frame rate.  Rather I use single shot relying on my timing to get peak action, and avoiding getting shots that aren't sell-able.  Yup, that's a lot of ...

Yes the original quote was for $177 for the new PC board replacement which contains the 2 card slots. with my CPS Plat discount.  I don't know how the pin got bent as I wasn't actually using the ...

Actually I upgraded when the 1DX Mark II came out.  All of the photos taken with this 1DX since I got my 1DX2 have been taken by my daughter who shoots for me almost every weekend.  I'll hit 1 ...

Yup, over the years I've had 2 mirror boxes fail and only 1 shutter fail.  Canon usually suggest replacing the mirror box, when its due, but unlike the shutter life, I've never seen a published ...

Well, not quite.  I sent one of my 1DX's in to Canon to have a bent pin in one of the CF slots fixed and to have a clean and check done.  I got a call from Canon telling me that the shutter has ...

I've never built a PC, but by far the biggest bang for the buck I've found is to have extra RAM available and make a memory disk using a $79 product from here: http://www.superspeed.com/desktop/ram ...

Same thing happened to me this past weekend.  Was shooting with the 70-200 f/2.8 IS II.  I've had this happen once or twice before.  I'm at around 600,000 clicks so this happens to me about every ...