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

its all good, it just angers me when some only want something because its new, and so they can be one of the first to say they have one.
 
The upside to this is that 1D Mk II n should become more affordable now!?


:woot: :thumbs: :D
 
Muler said:
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
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I'll be getting one ASAP but i'm coming from 20D's :)

Even if you already have a 1DMKIIn there are still some key features that are worth upgrading for - ISO 6400, improved AF, bigger viewfinder, larger LCD etc etc
 
IMHO ...NO

:D

This to me is a gimmick and also it was always a great source of amusement at the expense of the Quasi informed Ignorami of the world when people ask how it is that I still work with film.

Or they pick up my camera, try to take a picture as you would with a point and shoot and then look rather puzzled when they cannot see on the screen beforehand.

Thus endeth the sermon!

:coat:

:D
 
SDK^ said:
I'll be getting one ASAP but i'm coming from 20D's :)

Even if you already have a 1DMKIIn there are still some key features that are worth upgrading for - ISO 6400, improved AF, bigger viewfinder, larger LCD etc etc
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Isn't this a bit of a 20D vs 30D debate?

:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:

:D
 
fingerz said:
So nobody thinks that the "Live View" is worth mentioning then?
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Nope - cant think of a single practical benefit. To make framing easier at awkward angles???? puurlease!!
 
dammit - what a waste of the 1,000 post :annoyed:
 
Jonnyreb said:
Nope - cant think of a single practical benefit. To make framing easier at awkward angles???? puurlease!!
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Congratulations on your 1000 Johnny!
 
ISO 6400 - Now that's realy useful:shrug:
 
dougdarter said:
Congratulations on your 1000 Johnny!
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Thanks Doug - like my 21st and 30th b.days it passed without me knowing about it. If i'm true to form i'll wake up in a ditch tomorrow :D
 
CT said:
LOL Well it is if it's usable - I'd sacrifice a gonad for low noise ISO 6400 images. :D
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Good Grief CT - there's commitment and lunacy! We need to find you some more birds - quickly!
 
Jonnyreb said:
Good Grief CT - there's commitment and lunacy! We need to find you some more birds - quickly!
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It comes down to what's important - and you can manage with one anyway - they reckon. :suspect:

:D
 
CT said:
It comes down to what's important - and you can manage with one anyway - they reckon. :suspect:

:D
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Lol - fair play. Careful of the Adolf syndrome then if it comes to that ;)
 
Anton Roland said:
IMHO ...NO

:D

This to me is a gimmick and also it was always a great source of amusement at the expense of the Quasi informed Ignorami of the world when people ask how it is that I still work with film.

Or they pick up my camera, try to take a picture as you would with a point and shoot and then look rather puzzled when they cannot see on the screen beforehand.

Thus endeth the sermon!

:coat:

:D
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thanks for saving me the hastle of typing something similar :)
 
SDK^ said:
I'll be getting one ASAP but i'm coming from 20D's :)
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That'll be a hell of a jump. I'll start a book on how quickly you switch off the High speed drive ;)
 
Muler said:
its all good, it just angers me when some only want something because its new, and so they can be one of the first to say they have one.
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Don't let it bother you, Its the same in the car industry, People have very nice cars in their drive but still yearn for the newer model as soon as its released, Computers are the the same, people have 100% good working computers but still spend hundreds upgrading... Thats life get used to it..;)



Back on topic...


Already having the 1DMkII I can't see me upgrading although there are several improvements on the latest model, I will wait and see what the latest flagship model the 1DsMkIII (maybe thats what it will be called) offers..:)
 
The UK RRP is £3,049 :thumbsdown:
Now way am I paying that when it's $4k in the US, so i'll pick one up in November when I'm there :)
 
IanC_UK said:
What was RRP of the 2n when it first came out ? will only stay there when demand outstrips supply, once it calms down price will sort itself out :)
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The MKIIn was also around £3k at launch.
The price will drop after a few months but the same will also happen in the US so the price gap remains.
 
Jonnyreb said:
Nope - cant think of a single practical benefit. To make framing easier at awkward angles???? puurlease!!
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So you don't think that professional photographers (who are frequently standing in the middle of a crowd of photographers/journos) might find it handy when they hold their cameras up in the air to get photos, for example?

And before you ask why that matters to you, it doesn't. The 1-series is aimed at working pros.

My main reason for being impressed with the feature, though, was simply that I read a very well-written, convincing article about how difficult it would be for camera makers to put a "live LCD" (like you get on point'n'shoot digicams) into a DSLR. The article said there were only two ways to do it and both had massive sacrifices. Basically, you either had to black out the viewfinder or sacrifice half the light in order to split the incoming beams between prism and sensor.

So Canon have obviously found a way to do it. I thought that'd be fairly big news and I'm surprised it's not.
 
fingerz said:
So you don't think that professional photographers (who are frequently standing in the middle of a crowd of photographers/journos) might find it handy when they hold their cameras up in the air to get photos, for example?

And before you ask why that matters to you, it doesn't. The 1-series is aimed at working pros.

My main reason for being impressed with the feature, though, was simply that I read a very well-written, convincing article about how difficult it would be for camera makers to put a "live LCD" (like you get on point'n'shoot digicams) into a DSLR. The article said there were only two ways to do it and both had massive sacrifices. Basically, you either had to black out the viewfinder or sacrifice half the light in order to split the incoming beams between prism and sensor.

So Canon have obviously found a way to do it. I thought that'd be fairly big news and I'm surprised it's not.
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Fair enough - its a technical breakthough (after Olypus of course, lets not forget they manahed this first). But come on, if you stick your camera in the air you're not bothered about framing and i would be VERY surprised if much of the screen was visible or usable in the those conditions. I feel its gimmicky, not useful in a practical sense. Sure, there may be some DSLR snobbery thrown into the mix from me. I'm not ashamed of that. To take your comment (and my interpretation of it) to the extreme, the outcome would be to do away with the viewfinder all together. This is a niche the bridge / compact / mobile phone camera is aimed at.......
 
fingerz said:
So you don't think that professional photographers (who are frequently standing in the middle of a crowd of photographers/journos) might find it handy when they hold their cameras up in the air to get photos, for example?

And before you ask why that matters to you, it doesn't. The 1-series is aimed at working pros.

My main reason for being impressed with the feature, though, was simply that I read a very well-written, convincing article about how difficult it would be for camera makers to put a "live LCD" (like you get on point'n'shoot digicams) into a DSLR. The article said there were only two ways to do it and both had massive sacrifices. Basically, you either had to black out the viewfinder or sacrifice half the light in order to split the incoming beams between prism and sensor.

So Canon have obviously found a way to do it. I thought that'd be fairly big news and I'm surprised it's not.
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sure is an impressive feature and I will use it alot when doing macro work where I can creatively use my hands to both hold the subject steady and use my collapsible reflector to direct my light or flash onto the subject where I can be stood at a comfortable stance and not have my face pressed up against the camera. People are looking too negatively at the live LCD feature and I think if people just thought what they could do with it then they would retract their disapproval.

The feature is actually a manual focus only feature since the mirror is locked up and therefore covers the focusing system.
 
Jonnyreb said:
Nope - cant think of a single practical benefit. To make framing easier at awkward angles???? puurlease!!
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Yeah I know what you mean but even if it only comes in handy a couple of times it's worth having :)

Check out this video, it's not in english but it shows the Live LCD preview in action (towards the end).
Watching a DSLR with a live update seems so weird.

http://www.focus-numerique.com/news_id-38.html
 
Now if they fitted a swivelling live screen that would be really something and potentially far more useful.
 
If they really wanted to impress me with something clever, a live histogram superimposed onto the viewfinder image would be ace.

The live view would be useful fairly often to me but not if I have to drill through 15 menu and selection screens to get to it.
 
SDK^ said:
Yeah I know what you mean but even if it only comes in handy a couple of times it's worth having :)

Check out this video, it's not in english but it shows the Live LCD preview in action (towards the end).
Watching a DSLR with a live update seems so weird.

http://www.focus-numerique.com/news_id-38.html
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Show me more videos!

I dont care what lang they are in!! most Porn is forgein but we watch it anyway!!
 
dazzajl said:
If they really wanted to impress me with something clever, a live histogram superimposed onto the viewfinder image would be ace.

The live view would be useful fairly often to me but not if I have to drill through 15 menu and selection screens to get to it.
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Then your in luck, all you do is initially enable it in the Custom functions and then all you press is "Set" to engage/disengage it.
 
Can you zoom in while the LCD is live and see a 100% (ie one screen pixel equals one sensor pixel) view of what you're about to shoot?

If so, that would make manual focusing tight and easy, similar to using a large format camera and getting underneath one of those red/black sheets with a little magnifying glass, but for the digital age.
 
Having just seen the £/$ RRPs im deeply depressed, there is little chance im going to spend £3000 when I could get it for £2000 in the US of A...

I may follow SDK^s lead and plan a holiday for later in the year and pick one up myself... or take the lazy option and harass Mr Kerso and/or Digtial Rev.
 
DreederUK said:
Having just seen the £/$ RRPs im deeply depressed, there is little chance im going to spend £3000 when I could get it for £2000 in the US of A...
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LOL. You're depressed?. I'm coming to the conclusion that what I need if anything is a lot more pixels, for bird photography anyway, and that means mega bucks. :gag:
 
Glen said:
2Ds :thinking:
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I can sort of understand the logic of of them maintaining the 1 which has denoted Canon's flagship SLRs since the EOS 1. It will look a bit daft though when they get up the Mk 10. I suppose they'll just go with Roman numerals?
 
Since my 350 had to get fixed, I been thinking that I might get a new Digital Canon Camera,This could be the Last Camera, I would ever want to bye.I always had good Lenes,but lower end Camera's.Its Weather sealed and lighter.As I get older, holding camera's all day takes a little more energy,so I will wait to see what Reviews are from Photographers on the 1DMarkIII. Sean
 
I'm just watching prices drop on the 1D MkII n (above!!). Sod a new MKIII, if the same thing happens to the 1Ds that's where my pennies will go!
 
CT said:
Now if they fitted a swivelling live screen that would be really something and potentially far more useful.
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Yeah the new 'Live View' LCD is kinda useless without a flip out moveable screen so I would guess the MKIIIn will have that feature, albeit in a year's time.

Also, it doesn’t look like the 1Ds MKIII and 40D are going to be announced this quarter so will they have incorporate Live view and a flip out screen when they are launched in August ? Perhaps the 40D will but not the 1Ds ?
 
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