The Legendary EOS-1 Line

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Note: They all look pretty much the same.

Throughout film and digital photography, the Canon EOS-1 Line has had some of the best cameras of all time. State of the art technology, blazingly fast autofocus, and amazing build are some of the things that make these cameras so great. You might think these are way out of reach price wise for you; guess again. I have never used one, but plan on buying one and have done some research and here is a basic guide to the line:

Used prices are all good deals for the body in good condition

and I have left out the awesome build, 100% coverage VF, almost no powering on time or shutter lag and 45 autofocus points (with many cross types) as those are characteristics of every one of these cameras.

Be sure to look at the pros AND cons, and dont disregard something becase it doesnt have many pros, it probably has few cons and therefore most of the stuff is dece

for the Pros, I'm only doing the stuff that really stands out WHEN COMPARED TO TODAYS TECHNOLOGY!


EOS 1V- $500
Pros: 10fps burst, 35mm, Cheap, Film
Cons: Film, Film, Film, Film, you get the point

EOS 1D- $350
Pros: 8fps burst, 1/16000 shutter speed, Cheap
Cons: 4.2 MP, APS-H, SLOW, USB 1.1, smallish ISO range, bad screen, no sd, limited burst time

EOS 1D Mark ii- $650
Pros: 8.5fps burst, reasonable price
Cons: 8 MP, APS-H, pretty SLOW, USB 1.1, no live view, no sdhc, limited burst time

EOS 1D Mark iin- $750
Pros: 8.5fps burst, reasonable price, good screen
Cons: 8 MP, APS-H, a little bit SLOW, USB 1.1, no live view, no sdhc, limited burst time, almost the same as the mk ii

EOS 1D Mark iii- $2000
Pros: 10fps!!!, great burst length, low noise at higher ISOs
Cons: 10 MP could be better, APS-H, gettin pricy, al servo AF problem (google)

EOS 1D Mark iv-$4000
Pros: 10fps, great burst length, Canon's best cam at high ISO, HD video, 16 MP
Cons: APS-H, Pricy!

EOS 1Ds- $900
Pros: Full Frame
Cons: 10MP could be better, pretty slow, USB 1.1, no live view, no sdhc, no fast burst

EOS 1Ds Mark ii- $2000
Pros: Full Frame, 16 MP
Cons: no fast burst, getting pricy

EOS 1Ds Mark iii-$4500
Pros: Full Frame, 21 MP, 5 FPS (good for the 1Ds line)
Cons: No super fast burst, pricy!!!

Some of the said prices might be a little high, but none are too low. 1Ds Mark iii is on B&H right now for $4500, I knew someone would challenge that.

These cameras sound like a joy to shoot with and just make photorgraphy much better, and they make you look pro ;)

If you are concerned about the older technologies, just remember that the top pros were shooting with these cams at a time, so they have to be adequate.

And don't overlook the pros that I list before the different cams that they all share.

Also the prices should go down on most of these when the new 1D drops in a week! Hope so!

This will also be the go to thread for 1D Mark V info!


Please post your experiences with these cams, deals you find of these, or anything else related to these awesome cams!!