DxOMark Rates Canon 1D X Worse than the Three-Year-Old Nikon D3s

DxOMark Rates Canon 1D X Worse than the Three-Year-Old Nikon D3s

The Canon 1D X is the most expensive among the mainstream, full frame, professional DSLRs out there, and its scores on DxOMark aren’t going to help the camera sell…

DxOMark’s tests involve many aspects of the camera and weigh these aspects differently. So in quite a few circumstances, the certainly has an edge. But when talking about pure image quality issues — like ISO, dynamic range, and color depth — the 1D X falls short, almost tying Nikon’s three-year-old flagship while the D4 really jumps ahead in ratings.

DxOMar’s ratings are generally controversial for their ‘overall’ scoring. But what do you guys think? Should Canon have stepped it up for such an expensive camera?

Via Photorumors.com

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http://twitter.com/antodechav Anto de Chav
“However, I’m in desperate need of a new weather-sealed body to replace my 1D MKIV but i’m loathed to pay a mental amount of money for another half-arsed attempt by canon to catch up with Nikon.”1DX is half arsed??? seriously.. have you used one.. they pretty good
http://twitter.com/antodechav Anto de Chav
Good post.. big sensor of medium format is always better,and CCD’s produce better colour..
Paul
just use the best camera for your type of image making and shut up!
Felipe_Paredes
no he is not…
Felipe_Paredes
canon fans should get mad with canon, not with DxO…
http://www.facebook.com/jereminov Dragan Jereminov
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YnhJk4hoq8&feature=youtu.be
Demon Lee
Some just don’t understand that trying to compare the D3X, the D4 and the 1DX is pointless, it is an exercise in futility as they are designed to be used DIFFERENTLY….
The Nikon D3S is purely a ‘stills’ camera with a Full Frame 12.1 Effective MP Sensor
The Nikon D4 is purely a ‘stills’ camera with a Full Frame 16.4 Effective MP Sensor
The Canon 1Dx is a ‘Still’ and ‘Movie’ Camera with a Full Frame 18.1 Effective MP Sensor…
Now, if you really understand the technicalities of light, you would understand that in order for Canon to create the 1Dx, the sensor had to be a compromise in order to be able to shoot HD at 1920×1080 for 24,25 & 30fps.
Now, although I have been a Canon user for many years, I started on a Zenith EM, moved to an Olympus OM10 Quartz before my first professional Canon, the EOS 1NHS 35mm that I still use to this day, together with my Bronica ETRSi… these are working alongside the EOS 1Ds MKII and 1Ds MKIII.
The 1Ds MKIII still kicks the arse out of the three (3) cameras tested for the purposes of which I use it and combine with the new releases of a number of the Canon Glass, I can see no reason to change it for the foreseeable future – I might consider an upgrade and make it the ‘back-up’ body when Canon release their MF Sensor in a DSLR body – which is WHY the lenses are all being upgraded…
richardaevans2
Amen!
http://www.facebook.com/peter.caron.180 Peter Caron
I am so bored of this…. if anyone asks me what i shoot i say ‘a dSLR’ and move on. Do you go to a restaurant, have a great meal, and ask the chef what pots and pans he uses? Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://twitter.com/SandyPhimester Sandy Phimester
Look at anything on that chart, it has nothing to do with taking a photo, let alone a GOOD one. DXO is crap, people who want to put any stake in it are more concerned with #s on a computer screen than they are creating a beautiful photograph. We should collectively banish DXO to the depths of photo-hell.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1406516510 Lance Van de Vyver
Your camera doesnt take shit photos…..you do. The end.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=560714012 Matthew Saville Baldon
On the one hand, I don’t put much stock in laboratory tests. And I think DXO is kinda biased or skewed.
On the other hand, I post-produce RAW images for a living, and have seen tens of thousands of images from every camera currently in production. And I gotta say, Canon has really been dropping the ball when it comes to dynamic range over the past few years. Like I said I don’t fully believe exact ranking charts, but my real world experience is not very surprised to hear that the best dynamic range from a Canon ranks #40 on DXO’s charts.
Canon, get your act together and step it up! This is about as bad as how far behind Nikon was with respect to ISO performance, oh say, 2005-ish.
=Matt=
http://www.facebook.com/people/Mark-Head/100001651431615 Mark Head
here here
Ian Powell
Go banana!
http://www.facebook.com/henryorth77 Henry Orth
The D800 scores a 95 that beats the D4 for less money! So do we go strictly by the numbers from DxOMark. Real life reviews sometimes show a different story but in all fairness each has its own strengths. I love the competition, even from Sony, Sigma, Tamron and others because in the end it helps drive the technology and we win as consumers. I think the test are important, not so we can argue who has the better camera but so we can hold manufacturers to the highest possible standards. As professionals we all invest thousands (20k+) on our gear and we want them (Canon & Nikon) to know that we are watching. Keep up the great work here guys (Fstoppers).

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