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

By: Henry Orth

Henry Orth — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:43:00 +0000

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).

By: Ian Powell

Ian Powell — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:59:00 +0000

Go banana!

By: Mark Head

Mark Head — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 07:02:00 +0000

here here

By: Matthew Saville Baldon

Matthew Saville Baldon — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 20:35:00 +0000

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=

By: Lance Van de Vyver

Lance Van de Vyver — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 13:06:00 +0000

Your camera doesnt take shit photos…..you do. The end.

By: Sandy Phimester

Sandy Phimester — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 09:48:00 +0000

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.

By: Peter Caron

Peter Caron — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 02:47:00 +0000

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: richardaevans2

richardaevans2 — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 20:42:00 +0000

Amen!

By: Demon Lee

Demon Lee — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 15:12:00 +0000

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…

By: Dragan Jereminov

Dragan Jereminov — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 15:11:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YnhJk4hoq8&feature=youtu.be