EOS 1D Mk3 vs EOS 1DS Mk2

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Just a thought: Does anybody have experience of image quality of these in comparison to each other.

On pixels, then the DS Mk2 should give the better picture but the D Mk3 is 14 bit. Upon launch, Canon said that the "EOS 1D MK3 will give better image quality than any previous Canon camera." How could this be?

My definition of 'image quality' would be the overall combination of sharpness, colour depth and saturation of the image taken straight out of the camera.

Reason for the thought: I have an EOS 1D Mk3 and am considering a DS Mk2 as a wedding and studio camera but I don't want to spend my money on something that gives a lesser image than the D Mk3.

Any opinions would be very welcome.
 
SdKfz181 said:
Just a thought: Does anybody have experience of image quality of these in comparison to each other.

On pixels, then the DS Mk2 should give the better picture but the D Mk3 is 14 bit. Upon launch, Canon said that the "EOS 1D MK3 will give better image quality than any previous Canon camera." How could this be?

My definition of 'image quality' would be the overall combination of sharpness, colour depth and saturation of the image taken straight out of the camera.

Reason for the thought: I have an EOS 1D Mk3 and am considering a DS Mk2 as a wedding and studio camera but I don't want to spend my money on something that gives a lesser image than the D Mk3.

Any opinions would be very welcome.
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I opted for the 1dsmk2 over the 1dmk3 as I already have a 1dmk2, I am not sure what will give you the best image quality but the 1dsmk will give you a nice big file to play with.;)
 
I'd really be considering the final usage and requirements.

If you need big prints, then the 1ds, if you need the speed (and maybe slight crop) for sports for example then the 1d mk3.
 
They are two cameras for completely differnt purposes. Neither will give better image quality compared to the other, they will excell in different situations.

The 1D MKIII is build for speed, reliability and durability (sports, fast paced action etc).

The 1Ds MKII is built for wide-style photos, and will excell in low light situations (landscape, portraiture etc).
 
Not sure I'd agree with the low light. My 1Ds II is not brilliant at low light (certainly not as good as my 1D II and therefore significantly worse than a 1D III)

Both are built for reliability and durability.

I went through this recently and ended up with a 1Ds II as the most flexible option. The only shortcomings are

1. Slower motordrive - although I rarely use the 8.5 fps of the 1D II
2. Smaller buffer in terms of number of frames. I rarely fill the buffer on my 1D II but I have hit a problem with the 1Ds a number of times

Paul
 
I don't have a 1Ds but full frame sensors are generally better in low light situations and handle high ISOs alot better than cropped sensors.
 
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