Jonathan and Angela Scott are multi award-winning wildlife photographers based in Kenya. These Canon Ambassadors set out on safari with the new EOS-1D X Mark II. This is their story.
I love how they keep the techy talk to a minimum, their excitement about how they are able to capture this beauty makes it even more inspirational. Great job Canon!!
6 years after release I've ordered a low shutter count body for work . I had an original 1DX for three years and I've used the mkii several times. A great camera that still stacks up for working pros.
This couple’s lifestyle is so amazing, give them a film camera and they’ll still produce amazing images. Moral of the story: chase the story, not the technology.
Thank you Johnathan and Angela for your outstanding great work with the wild life programs and stunning photos and video footage. Thank you for allowing us to see the beautiful wild world of Africa through your eyes....and through the amazing canon 1DXMII..... Johnathan, you have been working hard and relentless for years in this part pf the world to make is safer and to protect the natural habitat, we thank you for that. All the best and looking forward to more spectacular photos and videos with your work.
Got myne 14 month ago, I’ve never looked back, I know this is a strange saying but the price is bargain for what this camera can achieve, it has shot my work right up into the stratosphere
Awesome camera review. Was this video shot on the 1DX Mark II? And if so in which picture profile? I'm really interested in the 1DX Mark II's video capabilities. Thanks!
Great short film, and grat people! Is all this film recorded only with canon 1dx mark II or other cameras also? If used only 1dx m2 it will be nice to know what picture profile was used (because of lack a c-log in this camera)?
That's amazing. I think the super low light performance can help to take good images even with a lens having smaller apertures (generally bit cheaper lenses)!!
Hi John - glad you enjoyed the video - it was amazing working with AJ and his crew from Australia - best TV crew we ever worked with and that is saying something having shot all those shows with BBC/Animal Planet. All the best - Jonathan and Angie
One of my biggest desires is to travel to Africa & take shots of the Lions in their natural habitats & watching this & being able to see the Love and excitement you guys had about this camera. I cannot wait until I make the dream a reality. I only hope to run into you two while i'm there.
telemaq76 Just so you know, there are plenty of rich people in Africa. There are actually at least 5 billionaires and countless millionaires. Most Africans have a smartphone. Read some REAL news every once in a while.
I love my 1Dx MkII; it's an incredible camera. I have no problem using it in dud light at ISO10,000 and can push up to ISO51,200 to get acceptable quality images under the most trying circumstances.
Hi, I need help for playback of 4K 60fps videos from Canon 1Dx mark II and 5D mark IV, on my Macbook pro. Its a i7 machine, with 16GB RAM, so I don't have doubt on the capabilities of the laptop. They hang a lot and don't play smooth. Even the 30fps 4K files aren't smooth. The videos are heavy but they play on other older Windows Machines, but not here. Whats the codec to be used for playback of these files? Or what player should I use which has all the playback capability?
Thats a great combo you have, but if you can justify the cost of the 1dx and get a lens to replace yours then go for it... but I dont think you will br gaining much more.
Hi Well done for this promotion, I enjoyed it, I been twice to Africa and been a canon user since 40 years, I own a 5D MKiii and what to update to a 1Dx MKii or a 5D Mark iv having the 30 mega pixels will help with reach for my 300 F2.8 L MKii but what about image quality ? what should i purchase please, thanks Andre from Malta
I would suggest a 5dm4 and 300f2.8 m2.. 300f2.8m2 is a jewel.. If you have money left after buying 300mm, think of 5dm4 or 1dx2 and decide according to your wallet.. Both are good
I just hit the resolution wall on my trusty 60D. 400 mm. With 640 effective i shot a building about a mile away and am able to resolve a exterior stairwell easily but not as sharp as usual.
or maybe €6400? for body only. No C4K out (resulting in expensive fast memory cards!), only HD, No fullframe C4K, horrible big filesizes (800MB/s!), no specific low light performer... etc.
Canon Europe yes I know i still have a Canon IDx but i won’t be upgrading to the mk2 or mk3 my hand gets sore carrying all that weight around on 12-14 hour weddings, I will be definitely getting more mirrorless options see what Canon can offer soon otherwise im happy with Fuji so far everything is som much more lightweight.
haha, i shoot with a nikon d800 :D but it would have been fun to have an canon 1dx with suiting lenses either way ;) same goes, i would love to have an D5 too, but those are expencive cameras :p
Great video, but the theatricality about how great this new camera is, comes too much. The 1Dx Mark 1 can achieve 95% the same results and I am pretty sure it was their previous camera of choice.
great vid and all but to be fair am a bit surprised on the sharpness of the pictures towards the end with the flies on the lion and such.. I own a 1DXmkII so I know it's a fantastic cam but it's still only 20MP and the sharpness isn't its best attribute when you start zooming in the frame... soooo was that really pulled out of the camera or something.. I dunno feels a bit too sharp to be true and it's a canon official video so yeah.. actually EVERYTHING else was perfect, just this one picture makes me tick a bit.. and on the other hand I really feel jealous of that couple to be living there AND working as photographer full time there... I've been there and it's just magical..
Christophe Paitrault agreed it looks like it was Fake you can do it with the Sony 7 series 5ds canon series Sony 42 mega pixels or canon 50 mega pixels it's a bit off ??sorry looks like an over kill but 1dx Mk II camera is awesome or it was shot as 4K crop image and edited later.
Sharpness is not always the megapixel count, but the glass you put in front of the sensor. Put excellent lenses onto that sensor in the right hands, your gonna get excellent images
