My answer to the question: When does gear expire? is easy. Gear Expires as soon as it is broken and can't be repaired anymore. This is because the gear I use is in parts older than I am with my Nikon af 300mm f4 produced from 1987-2000 still renders great images, and my used d3 from 2007 still keeps up with my expectations as an enthusiast.

There's just something about the quality of the images from this camera that can't be beaten, it's a modern classic. For me it's a special camera for special jobs.

I have the 5d4 and the 1dx. The 1dx has a better sensor. Around 20mp is the sweet spot on full frame for high iso performance & image quality. Bigger pixels make it easier to get sharper photos at lower shutter speeds. With the new AI editing software available now, you can effectively push this camera's images to 36mp if needed. I've printed 30x40 with 8mp images from a 20D. If 18mp isn't enough you're too far away or doing something wrong.

I bought my 1D X in 2014 at full price and it was my dream camera (my version of a Ferrari for camera). I used it for a good 6 months and then life changed and my hobby took a backseat, my 1D X has only had about 15K actuations. This camera’s image quality even at 11 year old still impresses me every time I get to use it.

I waited over 10 years for this!

Technology with all the bells and whistles wont make you a better photographer. I’ve shot next to folks using the so called latest and greatest gear, and their images were horrible.

Nothing ever really becomes obsolete, even after it breaks you can still use parts from other broken cameras to revitalise them, as I have with many cameras over the years. I'm still buying professional Canon film cameras from the 80s and 90s which are just as exquisite as the day they were manufactured. As for the 1DX, which I own, not only is it still in mint condition, it still takes perfectly decent photographs at 18 megapixels, which is the perfect size for anything you would ever want to print up to billboard size. Any sensor larger than that is compromised by noise due to the size of the area which light can fall on the individual pixel, meaning more in-camera noise reduction and more smeary images. :-)

Great video presentation. Half way through your video I searched and found a Canon 1DX with 38,000 shutter actuations and bought it. Thank you!!

It's good that technology progresses and its good that those who can afford to keep pace with it, keep buying these new products. It provides the second hand camera market where us less affluent people can buy the stuff when it becomes affordable. When our 'old friends' cease to work, we need replacements from somewhere! I'm an 80D, 7DII, 5DIV owner, all second hand, all do a great job and I love em to bits, mind you, I do use them with EF L glass!

still happy with mine! for wildlife image Quality is of the chart, especially in the early morning when the light is low, and ISO's are high.

Still my go to camera for Friday night lights .... love it

Just made $600 in two photo shoots with a 1Dx and it worked very well. As someone who also used a pair of 1Dx III's and mirrorless the 1Dx is definitely not a dinosaur, it has most of the same functionality of the more modern iterations. While I think they are massive upgrades to the 1Dx, the 1Dx is still an extremely capable body and gets the job done very well. At the price point I think it is one of the best values for a pro body you can get.

Well i love my Canon 1dx body on either my 300mm f2.8 l or my 500mm f4 l or my 400mm f5.6 l. Smashing camera. Stunning lenses. Stunning images. Well done Canon. What more do ya want. I’m happy.

1DX still a great camera. I was using 1D mark3 back 2012, 1DX for me was a dream camera

Have this camera, love it! I shoot sports and wildlife. I have shot almost 150,000 photos without fail. Love it!!!!!!

I still use my Canon AE-1P, it’s a 35 yo camera. Being obsolete is in the mind of the user.

Hey what did you guys think of this vlog video review style? Is this something you want to see more of?

I sold my 1Dx and 1DsIII back in '17 when I was traveling quite a bit by air and replaced them with two 5DIV's. I missed the shutter sound and grip so I bought a mint condition 1Dx last month for $625. I will not sell this camera again, I enjoy using it and the files are very usable even if it's twelve years old.

One reason I would consider the 1DX is that it has duel CF slots, rather than one CF and one SD.

Many of my coleagues still use Canon 1dx. If professional photojournalists who shoot protests and sports use it, it means that this camera is quite capable :)

There's no such thing as an obsolete camera. Even 35mm is not obsolete. Most people, including photographers, cannot tell the difference in an image taken with a 16mp camera vs a 36mp camera. Higher mp is good for better crops.

The 1D series of cameras are not your usual run of the mill consumer products. At the time when they were produced, they represented the pinacle of professional photography. That's why I could happily use an ancient 1D Mk1 (4MP CCD sensor!) for some time for live concert photography. AF speed was ridiculous. For instance, I used a Sigma EX 28-70 F2.8 lens and some people on a photography forum complained about this lens being slow. I said that I didn't notice anything slow or inaccurate about it. In the end I organized a meetup where people brought their cameras and lenses and people could try out different lenses and bodies to see if it was any good for them. What some of them noticed, was that the same lens on an 1D was significantly faster than on another Canon body. Often, I didn't even chimp at the screen to check if I got the image. I could just trust the AF to function, under any circumstances (obviously, sometimes at a badly lit concert, it could hunt at times). Sure, more modern cameras have more gizmos, but in the end you don't need any of those if you know your stuff. Now I'm not an old fart saying you shouldn't buy a new camera. Please do, if you have the money and are willing to spend it. But if you don't want to spend $2-3000 on a camera, you could easily pick up a used 1Dx and have some cash for a decent lens left in youyr pocket. Unless you really need the features of the new generation of cameras. If you're more into videography for instance, you'll want to stay away from this one. But pure photography shouldn't be any problem with this camera. The 1D I got back in the day could do 8 frames/s and just had 4MP CCD (CMOS wasn't fast enough in 2001 for this camera) but it was the main camera for sport and photojournalists back then in 2001. So if you have a F1 car coming at you at 250kph and you can shoot it on AI servo continuous shot and still keep it in focus, what's there that you can't shoot with a 1Dx? In what way it will be insufficient? And I mean that in a context of an enthousiast photographer who wants to play with a pro-grade camera and experience how such a beast works. One warning: you'll be spoiled the moment you start working with it. I know I was when I got my 1D.

Yep mine still rocks for surf photography with my Canon 800mm f5.6

I got a 1DX Mark II I love it for sports & wildlife. The only downside is the shutter is very loud. I learning to live with it. 👍🏻😃

Enjoy watching your videos 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Absolutely love my 1dx to bits.

Bought one for about $1350 and another for about $600 on MPB and they are our primary bodies with a 5D3 for backup. We shoot weddings and don't even worry about how high the ISO gets. One has over 400k and the other around half that. Our reason for upgrading from the 5D3's was that canon really screwed up the SD card write speed and shooting raw to both cards is mandatory for my piece of mind as I've had cards fail. Two 64 gig cards and you can shoot til the battery is dead since 18MP just doesn't take up that much space. Speaking of batteries that's the main downfall here, canon made it so aftermarket batteries won't show you the percentage left, but we have yet to run out of battery during a wedding. Paying nearly a hundred bucks for a used canon brand battery is a stick in the eye after years of buying dirt cheap LP-E6's, but the powerextra brand batteries are like 20 bucks a pop so we keep a few around anyway. The main reason I want to upgrade from here is to have dual pixel AF, which makes the 1Dx2 the obvious successor once their prices come down. Maybe after we've gotten the goody out of a pair of mark II's we can finally afford R3's and RF glass!

I want one of these for wildlife photography. I currently use an 80D which i love, but I want to try a full frame for the low light capability. Also i just love how massive this camera is and the sound it makes is just awesome.

It's a beast! 🔥 With L series canon 🤯 awesome

I might just buy this one or a D500 for sports and nature in the future, good video.

Bought one half a year ago for only 750€, and it is amazing for most of my work.

Yeah the 1DX is still relevant, upgraded to the mark ii a few years ago but the upgrades are incremental, no real game changing features in the photo department. The red AF points is something I really liked when switching to the new onr

Still my main with EOS R as backup, and 80D as spare

just bought one. It feels like a REAL camera not a plastic toy.

It sure still bites! And if you want to sell it, I buy it! 😜

Totally agree

The 1DX is still relevant. I work with people who still use them to earn an income. Heck, I use a 7Dmkii to shoot outdoor sports for print sales. As long as you can get the shots no camera is obsolete.

just bought one !!! like new shutter count of 400!!!

There’s something magical about how this camera rendered an image. Remember those beautiful photos you are seeing as a child? That’s how it is.

I have a R5 and I still miss the low light performance of the 1DX

Great video, informative as always. Whats the name of the song at 1:27 ? Thanks

I still have my 1DX as a backup for my two 1DX2s. The 1DX takes great photos for sports, and for starting photographers getting into sports, great deals can be found on used 1DXs. Whle Canon still repairs this model, it will soon not, so take that into consideration if going for a used one.

Wow nice bro..I love canon

I use a Canon 5D Classic!!! I also just bought a 6D with a Sigma art 35mm f1.4. I need to try the 35mm with the 5D Classic!!!!

Pro photographer friend of mine actually recommended this to me the other day. Looking for a full frame body.

Update, this beast coming to me, tomorrow. My 2 Sony Full Frames for times I need a mirrorless solution, and the 2 Canons 1D mk4 and 1DX when Schiit hits the fan, and I need the shot no matter what, where, how, when, and the poor conditions if need be. All my cameras are used cameras as the lenses as well. All my cameras accept EF Canon glass. Even my squirt a6400 Sony. My a7Rii, and a7ii get the action when I don't need compact full frame solutions where I don't the the reach, and low light is in play though my a6400 is no slouch same with the 1D mk4. Getting the best again for you means leveraging previous technology that is still sound today. I held and shot a Nikon Z9. Most capable camera for today. Build is dreamy, but afraid for it not taking what the Canon1D, and Nikon D pro cameras can take. Everyone keep buying new. Means more great legacy gear for us!

Low-light performance of the camera is still amazing. I prefer it easily over my 5DIV in any non-full-daylight scenarios. It is a heavy bugger though and I would never take it travelling.

1 and half years later and i'm still using my 1dx mk1. Using and abusing it, low light, bright sunshine, rain and dust. for less then 1000€/$ still a really good bang for the buck.

If you shoot sports this is the camera still is a must. You can now find them for $1500 and they are a steal.

Hey Tomas, I mostly shot weddings and concerts, but was considering some wildlife for my own pleasure. If I start off with a 1DX-i and a 70-200 2.8, do you think I should use a 2x extender or crop in on the photos, what's your experience? Also, is there is a big (stills only) difference in the output quality between the 1dxi, 1dxii and 1dxiii ... especially at high ISO, and what is the highest ISO you use on your 1DXi body?

The video doesn't 'suck', it's actually fairly good, you just have no auto-focus, so you'll need to use manual focus with a monitor that has focus peaking... It would be okay for use on tripod, with a focus ring and gear, and a mounted panel with peaking.

Tomas, may I use a few five second clips of your video for B roll in my look at every 1 Series camera? I'm half way through and having trouble locating camera b roll for the 1DX.

Nice video Tom. I just ordered this camera the other day, will be in my hands soon. Curious to know if you had the chance to test the battery life. How long does it last?

gear doesnt expire- desires do. for me, i am very happy shooting with my 2012 6D, and i use it for work with clients!

My dream is one day I can get to try using one of those pro cams, 5d classic, 1dx, because I cant afford them even now. Not because I believe I can take better pics with them, but the feel of using them, how we can feel the fullness in our hands, the weight, then the full frame experience that will make my 50mm feel like a real 50, then the shallow dof, and what people say about them being classic, even in terms of the looks of the images.

I hate idiotic questions such as "is this camera obsolete?" 35mm cameras from 30-50 years ago are still be used today are are not obsolete, lol. Only dumb millennials and Gen-Zers think gear goes absolute just because camera companies release new models every two years.

LOL 1DX who uses that I use 1D mk4 XD

I use a 1DX with my 18 year old 600f4. Sure I’d like to have an R3 and the new 600 f4 (claimed 7 pounds lighter than mine) but there’s $23,000 between me and that new gear. So I’ll continue to use the old stuff!

Still a king

the 1dx body is insane drop it from a 5th story house and you can just walk down grab it and walk back up with it still working proby with a broken lens tho

bought mine the day our store got them in. Still using it as an everyday camera. The new stuff wouldn’t hold up to what i ask from a camera.

and here's me buying an original 1D (4rmp) ;-) sorry, but the CMOS sensors suck vs CCD in terms of image quality. Would love to see Canon do a 12mp CCD in a 1 series body.

You can increase the size with Ai enlarge or photoshop

i bought a 1dx at the end of 2020, and so stupidly sold it couple months later cause i needed the money. That was my biggest regret. I’m thinking of buying it again this year. But I have a imperative decision to make between 2 specific cameras since both are super affordable now. Should I still get the 1dx or the 5dsr? Help 😭

Relevant today???? I still use this camera for ALL commercial work. It has always been solid and IQ is very acceptable for work going into the future. I will never sell it as its made $$$$$ for me. In all my years of commercial work, I have never ever to this day have a client ask me about the megapixels. Clients don't care, they want an image, you either deliver it or you don't. Simple process.

R series reminds me ofK mart cameras.

14fps actually, with the correct settings. Not in raw 18mp, but still.

In this video we try to unpack this video and find out?

This or r6

Buy a film camera and you won’t have to worry about obsolescence

Better gear helps a photographer…it’s up to the tog to improve with the greater capabilities…don’t fool yourself..better gear is better gear

1:55 price

Speaking of 1DX, the MK3 seems utterly useless now that R3 exists.

can i have yours lol?

Why it could not work as good since new? It will always work as well in the same way than brand new. New mirrorless it doesn’t make this gear work in the wrong way

stop waving it around without a body cap!

Being a camera from 2012 is not that long. The problem with the modern consumer is his/ her interpretation of time is because of such an advent of new tech things become obsolete very quick it’s nonsense. If you live this way all your doing is following the world. It’s a headless chicken mentality.

15 years in age for my 1DX One button is missing and cannot be replaced for it

I can't wait till words like obsolete and relevant become obsolete and irrelevant on youtube ;). All camera gear works just as good as the day it was produced. Relevance has everything to do with the job you need to do, and it will only become obsolete when photography completely dies.

Never does. Especially lenses. You are the limit, not the gear. It is so easy to get the flavor of the month. Obsolete means your imagination ran out. Not the gear's capabilities. Marketing hype is about selling products. So is KZfaq. Wake up people. No such thing. I use even an old Olympus E-10 from 2000! If you are not a professional being paid, any camera that fits you will do. Don't get caught up in the new BS. This camera was made for the pros in the day. Still great for anyone today. I have a 1D mk.4 and I am looking at a 1DX, but taking my time. Want a plastic piece of the schiit for the same price new for this used? Your choice. Make a good one.

Error of thinking. Hobby photographers want the latest and greatest. A pro wants to earn Money Not spend 8k every 2 years in a camera. They use it until IT Breaks in Most cases. Otherwise they not making Profit and Go bankrupt

meh

So you mean to tell me the 1Dx is not transgender, maybe Jupiter gender? How dare you! -Greta Thunberg

why does the video suck???