Canon EOS 1D Mark II N Digital SLR

After great debate, I have decided to not write a hands-on Canon EOS 1D Mark II N review. It is just me here and I have to prioritize what I am working on. Apparently some of the other camera review sites have come to the same decision.

There are just not enough enhancements in the Canon EOS 1D Mark II N over the Canon EOS 1D Mark II that I used as my primary body for many months to justify the time and cost to create a hands-on "N" review. I will however give you with my thoughts on this is excellent 1-Series body as it has a strong niche in Canon's DSLR lineup and consequently, this site's Canon Digital SLR guide. What I write is based on experience with the very similar 1D II, using the identical new features on other Canon Digital SLRs, and my at-least-average ability to visualize other simple improvements (such as buffer depth).



Are you photographing sports or other fast-moving action? There is probably no better camera available for this purpose. With an excellent 45-point, high sensitivity autofocus system paired to a rugged, weather-sealed body capable of firing 8.5 very high quality frames per second into a deep buffer, the Canon EOS 1D Mark II N is ideally suited to capture every moment of fast action.

The biggest improvement over the 1D II is, in my opinion, the 2.5" LCD. I have used the same 2.5" LCD on the Canon EOS 5D and now the Canon EOS 30D. And I like it. It is not perfect - I would like to have better visibility in bright daylight without adjusting the brightness (a menu option), but I consider the LCD a nice improvement.

The Canon EOS 1D Mark II N features a new "Magnified View From Any AF Point" option that sounds very useful for checking sharpness. Instead of zooming in (during review) and scrolling to the AF point used, you can now zoom in at the AF point used. Magnified view is now available during quick review as well.

The frame buffer can never be too large. I'll take any improvement offered to me in this area - especially when the frames go by at 8.5 per second. However, going from 20 to 22 frames will probably not make much difference to most photographers.