As I said elsewhere on this site , I didn't expect to own the 1DMKII so fast but considering the opportunity I was offered to buy one at

an unbeatable price and immediately , I jumped in . My first impressions , so far , are that the image quality isn't that superior to those I got from my 10D . I'll probably will need to enlarge above 13x19 to notice a difference . That's without any shots at high ISO. But , what does make the difference is the speed and crisp functionning of the camera , very comparable to my 1D . I'll need to do more testing before coming up with conclusions and find a good subject to judge about the consistency but , already , I can say it's a beast of a camera . In fact , the best I owned so far . Digitally speaking , of course ...

Update : This camera is AWESOME ! It's a pure joy to use . Pics straight out of the camera ( RAW ) do convert nicely in EFV and DPP without much doctoring in PS . The extended dynamic range compared to my 10D's is really worth the upgrade as well as the overall much more precise working of the functions . But , compared to my 1D , the files need more post processing to produce ..... even better results . Try one if you can and you will be sold . As I was . Its ability to cope with high ISO settings is of unknown quality in the Canon DSLR range so far . The price to acquire this wonder is insane , at least to amateur photographers but , then , the original price of the Classic 1D was even higher . Not to mention how much you'd need to cash down for a 1Ds . Just can't believe I managed to get this incredible camera . I love it !

First pics were taken at ISO200 with 50mm 1.8 Ser I and 17-40mm 4 L .

RAW converted with EVU , all settings on standard except Sharpness +2 . RGB .

Further Sharpness increase where necessary with Focal Blade . resized ans quality set to 60% .