Canon 1Dx Mark II Review

Backscatter staff · Issue 94, Jan/Feb 2017 · pp. 30–33

Products mentioned: Canon 1Dx Mark II, Canon 1Dc, Canon 8-15mm Fisheye Lens, Nauticam NA-1DXII Housing, Nauticam 8.5 inch Dome Port, Keldan 8,000 Lumen Video Lights, Red Weapon/EPIC Dragon, Sony a7R Mark II, Sony A7 series, Nikon D810, Nikon D500

Backscatter is fortunate to have a large customer base of professional underwater filmmakers. This year our conversations on 4K cinema have revolved around three cameras: Red Weapon/EPIC Dragon, Sony a7R Mark II, and the new Canon 1DX II. We’ve spent many hours underwater with each of these cameras and this article compiles our Canon 1DX II tests from four uniquely skilled underwater professionals. Who is this camera for? If you’re both an underwater photographer and filmmaker, our test results confirm the Canon 1DX II is hands down the greatest camera we’ve tested to date. It’s a no compromise professional photography camera capable of shooting both 20MP stills at 14fps and 4K 60p video in incredibly low light. While it doesn’t offer the raw video and flexibility of a RED, it shoots broadcast quality 4K motion at a fraction of the size and cost and out performs favorites such as the Son…