https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/Just-sold-my-EOS-1DS-Mark-II-need-a-viable-replacement-that/m-p/118729#M13798 <P>I thought the 1d didn't get video until Mark IV?&nbsp; Are you saying you just want a replacement for the 1DsII but also one that shoots video?&nbsp; Do you want to stick with full frame or are you ok with crop?&nbsp; What's your budget?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>The best choice is probably the 5d3.&nbsp; You'd get a huge step up in pretty much everything - AF, high ISO, IQ, etc, and the video is great.&nbsp; If that's in the budget, I'm sure you'd be happy.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>The 6D is a cheaper alternative, sacrificing AF performance, and other things like single card slot and some custimizations that may or may not mean something to you.&nbsp; The image quality and high ISO performance is every bit as good.&nbsp; The video is known to have some moire.&nbsp; Personally it doesn't bother me, but I don't really do videography other than videos of my kids and random such things.&nbsp; Truthfully, without continuous autofocus, which neither the 5de nor 6D has, I'm more apt to pull out my camera phone for video.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>If video is a priority then the 70D would be your choice.&nbsp; It does have continuous autofocus, and a top of the line live video/video autofocus system.&nbsp; It doesn't compare to the standard AF of the 5d3, but for live view it's exceptional.&nbsp; However, it's a crop sensor camera, so that's something to consider.&nbsp; I'm guessing even your old 1dsII has better high ISO performance than the 70D.</P> Fri, 10 Oct 2014 18:20:46 GMT Skirball 2014-10-10T18:20:46Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/Just-sold-my-EOS-1DS-Mark-II-need-a-viable-replacement-that/m-p/118719#M13797 <P>Please help.&nbsp; Shoot a lot of kid stuff these days, but also do portraiture and occasional landscapes.</P> Fri, 10 Oct 2014 18:00:06 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/Just-sold-my-EOS-1DS-Mark-II-need-a-viable-replacement-that/m-p/118719#M13797 shineheadbrian 2014-10-10T18:00:06Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/Just-sold-my-EOS-1DS-Mark-II-need-a-viable-replacement-that/m-p/118729#M13798 <P>I thought the 1d didn't get video until Mark IV?&nbsp; Are you saying you just want a replacement for the 1DsII but also one that shoots video?&nbsp; Do you want to stick with full frame or are you ok with crop?&nbsp; What's your budget?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>The best choice is probably the 5d3.&nbsp; You'd get a huge step up in pretty much everything - AF, high ISO, IQ, etc, and the video is great.&nbsp; If that's in the budget, I'm sure you'd be happy.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>The 6D is a cheaper alternative, sacrificing AF performance, and other things like single card slot and some custimizations that may or may not mean something to you.&nbsp; The image quality and high ISO performance is every bit as good.&nbsp; The video is known to have some moire.&nbsp; Personally it doesn't bother me, but I don't really do videography other than videos of my kids and random such things.&nbsp; Truthfully, without continuous autofocus, which neither the 5de nor 6D has, I'm more apt to pull out my camera phone for video.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>If video is a priority then the 70D would be your choice.&nbsp; It does have continuous autofocus, and a top of the line live video/video autofocus system.&nbsp; It doesn't compare to the standard AF of the 5d3, but for live view it's exceptional.&nbsp; However, it's a crop sensor camera, so that's something to consider.&nbsp; I'm guessing even your old 1dsII has better high ISO performance than the 70D.</P> Fri, 10 Oct 2014 18:20:46 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras/Just-sold-my-EOS-1DS-Mark-II-need-a-viable-replacement-that/m-p/118729#M13798 Skirball 2014-10-10T18:20:46Z