Summers here…so is the Mark IV

Summers here and the wedding rush is well underway…! I love to be busy and weddings are nothing but busy…(and fun)..

I just thought for other photographers I’d share my new experience with the 1D MK IV… I’ve just got this camera about 2 weeks ago and have started using it at weddings..

Its incredible, its so much faster to use and handle then the 5d MK II, you can really feel with every shutter click the sound of a high quality machine working. I’ve always loved the 5d Mark II and am a big fan of full frame. I don’t crop my images I like to crop in camera so I was worried the slightly cropped sensor on the MARK IV would inhibit me. To be honest I haven’t really noticed and I’ve actually found a new lease of life with the 16-35 range as it gives a little more reach on the crop sensor but still allows for the wide angle to be used.

The files are as clean as a whistle even at 6400 ISO which is great cos I love to try catch the moments at the speeches and find when i have a flash on board the repowering of the flash sometimes stops me shooting a sequence.

And what’s the best thing about this camera?… well no doubt its the autofocus, it zips along and tracks a subject so well… along with the speed of the frame rate this camera is probably the best camera I’ve had in my hands for weddings… ever! (and I’m a big 5d Mark II fan)

Tomorrow is the first wedding I’ll use the 1d as my main body as up to now I’ve been trying to learn it and all its custom functions… I’ll post some images later and show some examples of how the 1d Mark IV enhances my weddings!!

Paul.