Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Kale" 
<stevekale@b...> wrote:
> 
> Has anyone got their hands on one of these yet or seen a 
substantive review?  They seem 
> to be shipping the first units now.

Hi Steve,

I had the chance to shoot with one, courtesy of my Canon rep, back 
in mid-October.  I'm expecting my keeper to arrive any day now.  
Anyway, it handles of course like the old 1Ds and is almost 
identical to the 1DMKII (which is my main shooter being an event 
photographer).  The images looked very clean at high ISO compared to 
my 1Ds, and that I am thankful for.  It still seems a little 
sluggish compared to the 1DMKII, but then that is to be expected 
considering its pumping huge files through the digic II processor.  
In my studio, I noticed that the files (RAW+JPEG) were averaging 
about 18MB, so you better have plenty of CPU power and storage 
space :-).  The images looked excellent.  All that resolution and 
low noise.  You definitely are going to want the best glass for this 
camera.  One thing I was very pleased to see was the improvement in 
ETTL flash operation.  ETTL-II really works and the body is now a 
feasible backup to the 1DMKII for event work.  I suspect wedding 
photographers will be very happy.  My main application for the 
1DsMKII will be architectural, landscape, and large group shoots.

I'm sure there are some in-depth reviews starting to show up now 
that it is shipping.

Cheers,

Tony Bonanno