Canon EOS-1D Mark III, 10 mp, 10 fps

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Pre-PMA 2007: Canon has today announced the latest generation of their EOS-1D series. The Mark III has a ten megapixel APS-H (1.3x FOV crop) CMOS sensor and can shoot at ten frames per second. It features the updated DIGIC III image processor, a new 19 area Auto Focus system and a 3.0" LCD monitor. As has become 'the norm' with Canon we had no information on this product before announcement, so no preview or analysis. I'm sure many were expecting an EOS 30D update, well not yet.

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very impressive! only 2 piccies on the press release, that was a bit disappointing really
 
Was planning to buy a 1D mkII in June. Looks like thats changed then!!
 
beast just got updated! surely 10fps and 63af points is a tad over-kill?
I want the 'order pizza' button
 
There were rumours that it was going to be annouced this morning :)
wooohoo - it looks good
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ISO 6400 !!!!

I will be getting one of these this year
 
shiato storm said:
63af points is a tad over-kill?
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As I understand the specs

19 cross-type sensors
An additional 26 AF points

The cameraÂ’s new 63-zone metering system gives photographers greater level of control over exposure
 
:( There's nothing for me personally to bother changing from the 1D II there really.

For me it needed to combine the best bits of the 1D series rugedness, frame rate and AF prowess with the 5D's way superor image quality and FF sensor.

Oh well, nevermind.
 
Is that the Stig in the DPreview.... How many thousands is this going to set us back???
 
Anybody in the market for a 1D would obviously do well to wait for this one, but there's nothing there to tempt me to want to swap my current version. The pixel increase isn't a really significant difference (unless the the Dogic 111 processor makes a substantial difference) and I don't use the 8.5 fps I already have.

Beautifully spec'd camera though. :)
 
Now how do I justify wanting this beast when I do mostly weddings

:bang: :bang: :bang:

:lol:
 
still no announcement on the 1Ds MKIII.

As regarding this one.. WOW nicely spec'd. I'm possibly looking at buying a 1D series camera buy the end of the year. So many choices now:bang:

Blackvault
 
Anton Roland said:
Now how do I justify wanting this beast when I do mostly weddings
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Some justification for you :D

  • It has a silent shutter mode (70db compared to standard 77db). Great for in church service shots.
  • An sRAW mode which outputs 2mp RAW files - great for candid shots with smaller files.

:)
 
SDK^ said:
  • It has a silent shutter mode (70db compared to standard 77db). Great for in church service shot
:)
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Is this different to the current model though? You can select silent shutter mode with my n but it has to be done connected to the PC as it's a Personal preference setting as opposed to a Custom one.

It's very good actually , most of the noise is not caused by the shutter firing, it's caused by the shutter rewind or reset mechanism. In practice with it enabled you take the shot, which is pretty quiet, but the camera doesn't wind on until you remove your finger from the shutter button.The rewind is slower but much, much quieter. It does slow continuous shooting down though, and you can't use it in motor drive mode at all.
 
Also watch out for 40D soon..........
 
for what reason dreeder? Just becuase it's new? same with the lens.
 
CT said:
Is this different to the current model though? You can select silent shutter mode with my n but it has to be done connected to the PC as it's a Personal preference setting as opposed to a Custom one.
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Quoted for reference

Source : Canon 1DMKIII White Paper - Page 34
A new and useful silent single shooting mode has been added to the regular complement
of single shooting, high-speed continuous (10 fps), low-speed continuous (3 fps), 10-sec.
self-timer and 2-sec. self-timer. During normal shooting, a magnet is used to release the
tension and the reflex mirror's downward motion is spring-driven. In the silent single
shooting mode, Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) control is employed to lower the effective
voltage. The motor's rpm is lowered and the reflex mirror is slowly put back down. PWM
control is also applied to the shutter-cocking motor to make it silent. The operation noise
of the mirror going back down is approx. 77 dB for normal single shooting. In the silent
single shooting mode, it is much quieter at approx. 70 dB. After shooting in the silent
single shooting mode and SW2-OFF occurs, the shutter will be cocked. You can thereby
control the timing of the operation noise.

A top continuous shooting speed of 10 fps is attained in both the One-Shot AF and AI Servo
AF modes even though the EOS-1D Mark III has about 1.23 times more pixels than the
EOS-1D Mark II N. This was made possible by the new drive mechanism (a new bound/
bounce prevention mechanism for the reflex mirror's downward motion, a dedicated
motor for mirror cocking, and a dedicated motor for shutter cocking), a CMOS sensor
enabling 8-channel high-speed signal reading, a newly-developed shutter unit, and
Dual DIGIC III Image Processors for high-speed image processing.
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Marik said:
for what reason dreeder? Just becuase it's new? same with the lens.
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Not sure i need any more of an excuse than that :) Of course, the funds would be nice too :lol:
 
SDK^ said:
Some justification for you :D

  • It has a silent shutter mode (70db compared to standard 77db). Great for in church service shots.
  • An sRAW mode which outputs 2mp RAW files - great for candid shots with smaller files.

:)
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Don't know if this will float with the government but no harm in trying right?

Thanx

:D :D :D
 
BTW

This now makes it believable that Canon will hold back with the 5D upgrades...:shrug:

Pity cause the 5D is much more justifiable for our needs, 20D works fine for the amount of fast moving stuff we do.

:bonk: :bonk: :bonk:
 
Not quite true

Rumour had it they (Canon) were going to take the 5D in two distinct lines...

a budget version and an upmarlet version.

Can't remember the link to previous threads on this and don't know how to post link here anyway :bonk: but the guys who speculated on this 5D revamp also said that it would be held back for August as the 1D range would be upgraded first.
 
Yeah Digic 3 is fitted in a few point & shoot cameras but they have all had Pixel increases.
Digic 3 is a data processor, unless Canon increase pixel count and shooting speed on the 5D replacement then it's pointless having Digic 3.

Once the new 1Ds and 1D MKIII's are out this Feb/March it paves the way for a 5D upgrade in August/September


You were fairly close with where the 1D MkIII was going though!:thumbs:

Look back at cameras lenses & accessories>page 3 thread titled 6D???? if you will.

Cheers
 
It's an impressive spec, no doubt, but it really doesn't do anything that my current 1D MkIIn doesn't, though perhaps it's a bit faster.

I'm quite happy with my present set up, and I will be for the forseeable future. If I'm honest, the camera outperforms me anyway, as it probably does 90% of it's users - the spec is already awesome.

It seems to me, that the manufacturers are chasing customers the only way they can - like the computer/mobile phone/car manufacturers do - by introducing features that look good on paper, but in the real world, are pretty much meaningless, but which will be purchased by the 'I've gotthaveoneofthose' gang, Minesbiggerandbetterthanyours, people with more money than sense, or just plain show offs.

Pixel chasing is not my thing, nor is owning the latest and greatest, I'll wait for the next quantum leap, like the full frame sensor of recent years. Until then, I'm more than happy with the quality of captures with which my camera provides me.

Canon feel the need to introduce a new camera, OK, but what is their motive?? I really wonder.
 
dougdarter said:
Canon feel the need to introduce a new camera, OK, but what is their motive?? I really wonder.
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Oh, I'm sure you wouldn't begrudge a comopany making money Doug, after all that's their reason d'etre. Sure, Canon are there to make money, but that revenue drives the R&D that results in great lenses, clever gadgets, great cameras and happy customers.

And to be sure - if the upgrade to the 1Ds MkII is half what the upgrade to the 1D MkII n is, I'll be examing my finances to see if its feasible - for a combination of your quoted reasons :D
 
Jonnyreb said:
Oh, I'm sure you wouldn't begrudge a comopany making money Doug, after all that's their reason d'etre. Sure, Canon are there to make money, but that revenue drives the R&D that results in great lenses, clever gadgets, great cameras and happy customers.

And to be sure - if the upgrade to the 1Ds MkII is half what the upgrade to the 1D MkII n is, I'll be examing my finances to see if its feasible - for a combination of your quoted reasons :D
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Hi Johnny,

Of course I don't begrudge them, and essentially, it's profit that drives R&D as you suggest.

If a buyer has a need for the upgraded spec, and can make good use of it, then fine, he is likely to be a professional, and can afford it.

Also, persons like yourself who have an older model, and NEED to upgrade, would also consider it, and rightly so.

I'd like to bet however, that most will be sold to shutterbugs, who will probably use it stuck on programme most of the time, and will never even get near it's full potential.
 
i think the point hes making is, there is NO need to upgrade from 8.5fps and 8.2mp, to 10fps and 10mp, because the increase is absolutely nothing
 
Which is why i carefully quoted - relax, devils advocate is finished for the day :p
 
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