Canon 1D – 4MP Giant

Return of the Classic Canon

Canon 1D Classic is a gigantic 4MP camera with a stunning CCD sensor that produces colors as good as any modern sensors.

4.48 MP CCD sensor
8 fps
1/16,000 sec Shutter
1/500 Flash Sync
45 Point AF
Gamma Curve
12 Bit Raw
Adobe Raw color matrix
CF Card etc

This is the 4th installment of this camera. This time it will stay with me for a longer time. This was the first canon Digital pro DSLR. It is a digital replica of Canon-1V and a response to Nikon D1, a 2.66 MP CCD sensor camera from Nikon. It has a nice 1.3X cropped sensor with a 10.8*10.8 pixel size.

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What is so special?

The pro DSLR series from Canon has remained almost the same. This also means these are weather proof, heavy, ready to shoot at any time, any where cameras. The buttons and controls are created with pro photographers in mind and that also means you have to use two hands to make every change you want to. The camera is a speed demon in every aspect from switching on to taking the first picture. It is almost 18 years since this camera was announced and the AF will be faster or comparable to the Sony A7RIII series if not faster.

Colors

Sharpness

Contrast

File Size

The raw files from this camera has colors that i have not seen for a long time. The reds look red and the greens look green. There is a true color to the pictures

The camera is 4 MP. There is no 1:1 zoom or 1:3 zoom that will show cropping capability of the images. But the sharpness of this sensor is very organic. There are times you can use the images directly after shooting.

I may have to attribute the contrast the images have to the CCD sensor. Even old lenses from the grave have micro contrast.

Most important area where i feel the camera is special is the size of the images. I will take years to fill a 3TB drive. It is small, enough for a A3 size print and images are amazing.

RAW headroom

Biggest strength is the ability to pull 2 stops of highlights. There is so much information in the highlights like the picture above. The shadow has no details. Best way to shoot is to over expose the images by 2 stops at least to ensure you have good details in the shadows.