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rickj
23-03-2009, 18:40
well I have just joined the 1D mk2 club picked it up from canonbob :thumbs: at the birds of prey centre yesterday and am really impressed with it the AF is amazing, used the 300mm f4 IS with it and got some good shots. the shutter button seems very sensitive and is going to take some getting used to as I keep taking 2 shoots at a time :shake: but we will get there.
so any tips I should know??

this trip to silverstone is costing me a fortune:lol:

Rick
Canon Bob
24-03-2009, 13:45
well I have just joined the 1D mk2 club......

Not exactly a coincidence but I've just resigned from it. Go easy with it, you've only got 107,000 clicks left before the shutter packs up...apparently ;)

Bob
KIPAX
24-03-2009, 13:52
Had mine yonks and I still find it hard to just take one shot when on machine gun mode ... but what the heck.. its a luverly sound :)
snowy
24-03-2009, 14:02
Why don't you just switch it to single shot mode? :shrug:
KIPAX
24-03-2009, 14:11
Why don't you just switch it to single shot mode? :shrug:

When I am at an event/match I ahvent got time to change modes between shots.. theres no way of knowing if i want to take 1 or mutiple until soemhting is actually happening
kiteninja
24-03-2009, 14:31
When I am at an event/match I ahvent got time to change modes between shots.. theres no way of knowing if i want to take 1 or mutiple until soemhting is actually happening

I leave my 40D on Highspeed its like a rifle short controled bursts :P.
Al de Man
24-03-2009, 15:07
the shutter button seems very sensitive and is going to take some getting used to as I keep taking 2 shoots at a time :shake: but we will get there.
so any tips I should know??

You should be able to slow down the drive mode. I'm at work so may be a bit wrong as I'm doing this from memory.

Hold down whatever button combination on the top left of the camera to access the drive feature and whilst holding them, rotate the dial until it shows multiple frames and the letter L next to it. That should slow it down to about half the speed.
Canon Bob
24-03-2009, 15:53
Yes, there's two options for frame rate...3 and 8fps IIRC.

Bob
Dino f
24-03-2009, 16:14
Nice purchase.

I wanna be in the club...............:(
Dean:)
MarkEvan
24-03-2009, 16:46
Tis a wonderful camera, I had a mk2n for a couple of years........nothing like that 1 series goodness.........well apart from actually being able to take good photographs :( i`ll get to that landmark hopefully.
rickj
24-03-2009, 18:09
thanks for the replys I have been playing abit more today and not quite so heavy handed now so getting there.
its all your fault bob I remember the day I was happy with my 10D then you said have a go with my 5D from there on it was a slippery slope :help:
Canon Bob
24-03-2009, 19:20
......it was a slippery slope :help:

It is, and there's a whole bunch of people in a big heap at the bottom :(....Oi, get off, you're squashing me.

Bob