Canon's pro sports DSLR — the EOS-1D Mark II, 8MP APS-H, EF mount, 2004.
The Canon EOS-1D Mark II, released in 2004, replaced the original EOS-1D as Canon's professional sports and press flagship. It continued the APS-H speed body line while adopting a CMOS sensor and Canon's DIGIC II processing, arriving as newspaper and agency photographers were standardising on digital workflows.
This is a professional digital SLR on a sealed magnesium-alloy chassis with an integrated vertical grip. It uses an APS-H sized CMOS sensor of roughly 8 megapixels, takes Canon EF-mount lenses, and focuses through an optical pentaprism viewfinder. Continuous shooting reaches around 8.5 frames per second with a deep buffer. It is a stills-only body without video, consistent with mid-2000s professional DSLRs.
The 1D Mark II served press, sports and reportage professionals who needed sustained frame rates and reliability. The 1.3x APS-H crop suited telephoto sports work by extending reach on EF long lenses. Handling mirrors the 1-series pattern, built for photographers shooting long days in the vertical grip and in demanding conditions.
Check the shutter actuation count against the professional-class rated life measured in the hundreds of thousands of cycles, as agency bodies were worked hard. Inspect the sensor for dust and marks, test the rear screen for dead or stuck pixels, and verify the card and battery door latches. The NP-E3 style battery pack for this generation is ageing, so confirm it holds charge and that a charger is included.