Canon 1D against Nikon D1


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In October 2001, Canon has announced the availability of its new flagship digital SLR camera : The Canon 1D.
This cameras is in charge to outclass the Nikon D1H and D1X launched at the beginning of 2001.

The struggle between Nikon and Canon to provide the best digital SLR camera is the continuity of the war engaged by the same companies, thirty years ago.
In the 70's There was Nikon F2 against Canon F1 with the large victory of Nikon. In the end of 80's, match between Nikon F4 against Canon EOS 1 with the revenge and victory of Canon. And now Nikon F5 against Canon EOS 1V with a small but real victory of the Nikon F5.
At the Photokina 2002, The star has been the new Canon EOS 1DS with a 11,1 millions of pixels CMOS sensor.

 

 

Today the sales of SLR fall of 10% per year and the mass market is for SLR with a price cheaper than 300 $. The bigger companies from photo or electronic world confirms their supremacy on the digital market.

Nikon had created the first pro digital SLR, Canon comes back and reacts.

 

Canon 1DS

Canon 1D

Nikon D1x

Nikon D1h

Camera parent

Canon 1V

Nikon F100/F5

usable lenses

Canon EF lenses

Nikkor AIP, Nikon AF D, G, I, S lenses

Pixel CCD

11,1 megapixels

4,15 megapixels 2496 x 1665 pixels

5,33 megapixels
4024 x 1324 pixels

2,66 megapixels
2012 x 1324 pixels

Image format

35,6 x 23,6 mm

28,7 x 19,1 mm

23,7 x 15,6 mm

Lens focal length conversion factor

1 :
the focal remain the same.

1,3 : a 28 mm lens becomes a 36 mm
in 135 format

1,5 : a 24 mm lens becomes a 36 mm
in 135 format

Speeds and synchro flash

from 30 seconds to 1/16000 s - synchro flash 1/500

Sensibility range

ISO equivalent 200-1600

ISO equivalent 125-800

ISO equivalent 200-1600

Continuous shooting mode and consecutive shoots

3 frames per second for up to 8 consecutives shoots.

8 frames per second for up to 21 consecutives shoots.

3 frames per second for up to 9 consecutives shoots
(3 frames/ 21 shoots with extra RAM).

5 frames per second for up to 40 consecutives shoots.

Misc.

Matrix metering measures, LCD rear panel, custom functions
Storage on CompactFlash TM card I or II (including microdrive)
IEE1394 interface - pictures in RAW or JPG mode

Dimensions
(W x H x D)

6.1 x 6.2 x 3.1 inch

6.2 x 6.1 x 3.4 inch

Weight
(body without battery)

2.84 lbs - 44.1 oz

2.5 lbs - 38,8 oz

Availability

December 2002

January 2002

September 2001

Price
(September 2002)

11 000 $

8800 $

7100 $

5800 $

 

The Canon 1D was already the synthesis of the best of Nikon D1H and Nikon D1X, it is also built on a more modern SLR camera and is protected against water streaming, its CCD is near of Nikon D1X's and its shooting possibilities are better than Nikon D1H. Today, it is the most multi-purpose digital SLR camera with the large possibilities.
The new Canon 1DS, showed in Photokina 2002, allows Canon to reinforce its advance and to outclass easily Nikon D1 cameras which are getting on.
The CMOS sensor of the Canon 1DS has the same surface as 24 x 36. It offers a largely best definition that the format 24 x 36 itself without correction of focal.
Nikon has therefore to react rapidly, as much as Kodak with its new DCS14n is also a terrific challenger. We have just to wait ... a Nikon D2 in 2003 ?

pierre j.

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Created in October 9, 2001, Updated October 7, 2002
v1.1 © Pierre J.