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I'll preface this by saying, I'm not looking to buy one of these right now. I was just drooling over both of them on the internet and I started thinking...
In terms of sport photography, is the 1D X really THAT much better than the Mark IV? I know the obvious choice is the 1D X because it's got a few frames/second on the Mark IV, it's got better processors, better AF, better metering, better low light performance, etc. but I can't help but think the added reach of the 1.3x crop sensor in the Mark IV would help to even out the playing field. It's not like the Mark IV is a slouch in any of the aforementioned categories, it's just the X is obviously more advanced...as it should be. But just from shooting sport photography for a little bit, I've come to realize how important focal length is in this area of photography. It gives better reach than a full frame without the "cramped" feeling of a APS-C sensor. It's also much, MUCH better in low light than any APS-C sensor camera that Canon makes. It just seems to me that one could make a strong case for the Mark IV over the X in terms of sport photography. Could just be me, though.
In terms of sport photography, is the 1D X really THAT much better than the Mark IV? I know the obvious choice is the 1D X because it's got a few frames/second on the Mark IV, it's got better processors, better AF, better metering, better low light performance, etc. but I can't help but think the added reach of the 1.3x crop sensor in the Mark IV would help to even out the playing field. It's not like the Mark IV is a slouch in any of the aforementioned categories, it's just the X is obviously more advanced...as it should be. But just from shooting sport photography for a little bit, I've come to realize how important focal length is in this area of photography. It gives better reach than a full frame without the "cramped" feeling of a APS-C sensor. It's also much, MUCH better in low light than any APS-C sensor camera that Canon makes. It just seems to me that one could make a strong case for the Mark IV over the X in terms of sport photography. Could just be me, though.