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Canon 1Ds Mark III : Specifications and Opinions

Canon 1Ds Mark III

The Canon 1Ds Mark III is a reflex camera with FF (1.0x) sensor and 21.0 megapixels manufactured from 2007 to 2011 (discontinued). The range of sensitivities, including ISO extension, is 50 - 3200 ISO and it has a continuous shooting (burst mode) of 5 FPS x 12 RAW / 56 JPEG. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 7200 €;

61 users have given it an average vote of 9.5 out of 10

Canon 1Ds Mark III, compare with:

Sensor
Format	Fullframe, 36 x 24 mm (image ratio 3:2, crop factor 1.0x in comparison with FF)
Resolution	21.0 megapixel
ISO sensitivities	50 - 3200
File formats	RAW, sRAW, JPEG
Esposure
Shutter speeds	30" - 1/8000
Exp. compensation	+/- 3 stops at 1/2 steps
Exp. modes	P, S, A, M
Metering modes	Multi-Area, Semi-Spot, Spot
Features
Mount	Canon EF (click here to view al compatible lenses)
Stabilization	No
Autofocus (AF areas)	19
Continuos shooting	5 FPS x 12 RAW / 56 JPEG
Live View	Yes
MLU/SS	Yes, Mirrok Lock Up
Dust reduction	Yes
Video mode	No
WiFi	No
GPS	No
USB Charging	No
Built and notes
Touchscreen	No
LCD	3.0", 320 x 240 pixels, fixed
Viewfinder	Optical, coverage 100%, 0.76x
Flash	No
Storage	SD, SDHC
Storage, Slot 2	CF
Battery	Li-Ion, LP-E4
Weather sealing	Yes
Weight	1385 g
Dimensions	150 x 160 x 80 mm
Buy	Canon 1Ds Mark III, buy on Ebay

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Miroslav Hajny

sent on November 29, 2015

Pros: Famous image quality

Cons: He needs a high quality tripod

Opinion: I owned a canon 5 d, canon 5 d mark II, canon 6 d, tested the canon 5Dmark III. A friend of mine borrow the canon 1Ds mark III. I was very surprised at how old technology, Canon has the perfect image. Beautiful pastel colors, 3D effect. It is a landscape masterpiece from Canon. For the best picture quality I had to edit heavy surveyor tripod. For me, the 1Ds mark III is a matter of hearts.

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Kekko323

sent on October 06, 2019

Pros: I should make the list of all its features

Cons: The idea that he can abandon me.

Opinion: A jewel. I don't have any other terms to define it. Purchased used by a collector with 780 shots and conditions really equal to the new, I am literally shocked by the beauty of the file that produces this reflex. There is no con for me, even the display so unresolved is a pro, since it forces you not to control the shot but to observe and study only the histogram. You come home and your jaw falls: tastes are subjective and I realize, but the complexion and colors that comes out this sensor for me remain the absolute reference in the digital world (and believe me, machines and systems I have tried almost all of them). It has no frills, it has no exasperated automatisms, there is no ISO car (the rectification function can work up to a certain point), it does not have a live view that can be used with automatic autofocus, but produces magic at every click with good light. In low light conditions it is better not to use it, although the 1600 natives remain very enjoyable, but it is with low sensitivity that gives the best of itself, returning a feeling of "magic" to every shot that is really impossible to explain. For me, in portraiture, especially if accompanied by important lenses, it is still the absolute reference. I'm just afraid the day he's going to leave me, I know from now on that I'm going to be crazy to find another one. Believe me, if you love the classic Canon yield and want a reflex to be flanked maybe by the latest technological mirrorless, look for a 1dsmk3, put it under and enjoy it! There's nothing better.

Giupy71

sent on February 08, 2018

Pros: All the pros of a flagship, spectacular colors, ergonomics, weight balance, strength, grain effect at high ISO similar to old films, no destructive "programming" for non-original batteries, currently with little expense you have all the accessories, many accessories not canon of high quality and low price gives emotions, pp not necessary, simple and immediate menus, fantastic even with old goals and in some cases even better. Huge battery life. Printed photos even more beautiful. Evergreen

Cons: Lacks endless modern functions (not always a counter), for night photos better to have a stand. Monitor that serves little (all the photos are good otherwise the recoveries in PP), is addictive

Opinion: Bought by pure chance, or better, on eBay winning the auction at a price much lower than the average because with many signs and deprives some accessories, but with 6 months warranty. I would have expected them to go down again before buying it, but luck would have it that I paid for what I had promised myself to spend. After the first uses I decided to buy flash, fc stand for large cameras, wifi accessory, Cf cards to also use the second slot, portable PC with which to connect, field monitor. He gave me and gives me emotions, concreteness. A car that makes beautiful photos and excites you does not follow the fashions, the mega iso are for others. This helps you not to make nonsense, to grow. I made night views, with a stand and an old lens considered "dark" and not L series, bought used at 87 euros, setting 100 iso f11 and 30 seconds, which left open-mouthed owners of 5d mk4 with L series lenses. the modern you are brought to raise the ISO while with this you have to learn and experiment, I do not love the PP and the files that come out are practically ready. Often not thereI change because they would lose the personality of their little flaws. But what's more boring than something that deprives your photos of part of those "defects" that are the characteristic of the photo, of your touch? How to have sex with a beautiful woman or with the woman you love, in the first case you have sex with a "photo" with the woman you love you have satisfaction that no one else can give you, you do not want to stop, unique feelings that also another love will give you differently.rnThe technical data? All fuffa! Try it, look what it produces, print and frame at 50X70. Crazy auto focus, if you do the comparisons between bodies with automatic systems say it is lower, but with you go on the safe side. Despite having the colors among the strengths, the B & N portraits with the high ISO are spectacular to make the "grain" Ilford way appear ... rnIf you have to take pictures from the internet it is much better. If when you shoot you are interested in a photo that somehow comes out, sharp and upset in PP, yesfind it better. If you are not looking for personality, there is a world waiting for you. If Caravaggio had been a photographer he would have had a Canon 1Ds Mk3.rnMulti they complain about the weight, mah ... Used for 4 hours in a row, a thousand shots are tired but pleasantly satisfied. Even others with the battery grip look like toys or almost. She is balanced, resistant, solid. Wait to see what comes out on video, no video will prepare you to the wonders of a good 70X50 print.rnHo bought a canon 22-55 barrel, 60 euros, they came out spectacular images, nobody believed this. For heaven's sake, it does not make videos, who cares! It does not have 50 Mpixels, better! Surely it is difficult to find the machine to be placed side by side. I'm curious to try the next series 1, the 5d mk4 I like but it is still too expensive. I look forward to the new flagship to buy a great 1dx less than 2000 euro.rnProblemi to high iso? The stand what is it for? Not that I can solve everything, but ... Then I'd like to know who the idiot turns offlights before taking a picture or who wants to take pictures in the dark?

Renzo Papini

sent on December 30, 2017

Pros: Series 1, compared to modern cameras, makes an image that I have always sought in the photos, which I have not found in any other machine, this is a subjective opinion, the photograph of the rest has no rules, nor a standard, is and dev ' be something personal, like painting a painting, and this is now my favorite tool

Cons: Anything

Opinion: I had several cameras, of various brands, from nikon d 700 to Sony rx1 to canon 5 d mark lll. All exceptional. Sony is a razor, but that's not what I'm interested in telling in the picture, the sharpness is not everything, this machine makes everything more real and more nostalgic, and sometimes magical, something that I have not found in others.

Glazkopf

sent on June 15, 2017

Pros: Ergonomics, sensor quality, reliable AF and spectacular files

Cons: Iso, weight and function management are a little bit special

Opinion: I took this 1DS mk3 for the sake of a use with some years behind. I currently have a 5D mk2 and this 1DS. Series 1 has solved the 5D AF problem. This is spectacular. Virtually all the photos have the maf point where I want it and it's fast. Certainly it needs optics at the height of the body but the files that come out are spectacular. I use it mainly in the studio where it is giving me great satisfaction. I just have to be used to different function management. In the absence of the wheel, I always have to rumble on the various buttons to look for the required function ... but it's just a matter of practice..rn

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