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Editor's note: The design, feature set, and image quality of the EOS-1D Mark II N is essentially the same as that of its predecessor, the Mark II. The II N has faster performance and a larger LCD than the II, so we have simply...
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Editor's note: The design, feature set, and image quality of the EOS-1D Mark II N is essentially the same as that of its predecessor, the Mark II. The II N has faster performance and a larger LCD than the II, so we have simply updated the original review where necessary. Design of Canon EOS-1D Mark II N The body design of the Canon EOS-1D Mark II N is very similar to that of its predecessor, the EOS-1D Mark II. At 3.4 pounds without a lens, the Mark II N has a perfect weight for professional use and fits comfortably in my hand, although it might be heavy for some. A solid camera, it's weatherproofed and sealed from water, dust, and dirt. One nice touch is that the rubber doors covering the ports swing around but don't come off, which means you won't lose them. Canon also made a small but important improvement in the release tab that opens the memory card door. Anyone who has ever shot with the original EOS-1D in the snow knows how difficult it was to change out CompactFlash cards with gloves on. On the Mark II N, like the Mark II, the tab protrudes a little bit, making it much easier to open. As with the Mark II, the Mark II N has an integrated second grip and shutter release so that you can turn the camera 90 degrees and capture photos with a vertical orientation. Like the main grip, the vertical grip provides all the necessary controls--a command dial, a button for multispot metering and flash exposure lock, an autoexposure-lock button, an autofocus assist button, and an autofocus-point selection button--and it's comfortable to hold. The shooting modes you cycle through with the command dial include Program, Manual, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, and Bulb. If you're upgrading from the original EOS-1D and used to moving the command dial two clicks to go from Manual to Aperture Priority, you'll be thrown off until you become accustomed to turning only one click. Features of Canon EOS-1D Mark II N Canon's EOS-1D Mark II N is one of the most customizable cameras on the market, with 21 custom functions and 31 personal functions that you set via the included desktop software. Plan on spending some time setting up the camera before you begin shooting. I developed a set of basic recommendations for Sports Illustrated photographers, which you can view here. Because this camera does not use the electronic shutter that let the original 1D achieve shutter speeds of 1/16,000 second, its top shutter speed is 1/8,000 second--still pretty fast. You can choose from 40 different JPEG compression levels without hooking the camera up to a computer. The Mark II N's lowest ISO setting is a clean ISO 50 while its top ISO setting remains ISO 3,200. Many of the Mark II N's enhancements over the Mark II center around image playback and the larger, brighter 2.5-inch LCD display. For one, you can set the camera to magnify the area centered around the AF point when reviewing shots, a big timesaver when you need to check your focus. Furthermore, you needn't pop into playback mode to zoom in; you can do it during Quick Review. Also, the camera can return to the last image you viewed during playback, rather than the last one you shot. New to the Mark II N are Picture Styles. In addition to a handful of presets, you can save three custom combinations of sharpness, contrast, saturation, and color tone settings. Like all the EOS models, the Mark II N is compatible with Canon EF-mount lenses (except EF-S). It has a 1.3X lens conversion, or crop factor, because its CMOS sensor is smaller than a 35mm-film frame. In other words, when you put a lens on the Mark II, it will give you the same field of view that a lens with 1.3 times greater focal length would have on a 35mm camera. The 1.3X factor makes a nice compromise between the 1.5X crop of Nikon's D2H and the 1:1 ratio for Canon's EOS-1Ds. However, I find that it's just enough of a difference that you must shoot with a wider lens to really get a wide-angle effect, but not enough to make a significant difference with longer telephoto lenses. One smart idea is the Save/Read Camera Settings feature.
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