Because, some found that the 1D was actually a better camera for sports especially. SOME 1DMKII cameras were found to have irreparable focus problems.
Sports Illustrated had some long articles on this subject; you might like to look them up at your leisure.
My personal story, I bought the MKII, was initially delighted with it, but subsequently had a lot of focusing errors and tracking errors and having tried all the usual settings to no avail I gave up and set up my 1D as an exclusive sports camera. The MKII was the general purpose and flash camera for me.
Having been directed to the Spots Illustrated articles, I realised that my MKII was one of the erratic ones, so I sold it ASAP for the MKIIn. That proved so much better that I retired my 1D and bought another MKIIn.
So in a nutshell, I was not that satisfied with the MKII to retire my 1D, yet I was very satisfied with the MKIIn and bought a second one. Note that I was even contemplating a D2hs again until the MKIIn version put that thought out of my head again.
The proverbial, “your mileage may vary” applies.
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Originally Posted by M. Worthington
Why did Canon really release the 1D Mark II N? It wasn't just for an LCD screen upgrade and picture styles, was it?
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