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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 €;

70 users have given it an average vote of 9.6 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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Dario Delfine

sent on April 16, 2020

Pros: Robustness; Workability File; quality 3200 ISO; in short: the fact of being a series 1.

Cons: Only the price at the time of purchase; in 2008 I paid her 8000 Euros.

Opinion: Fantastic device! A tank that, in addition to its robustness, still offers a quality and precision that make it a working tool not yet reached by many other so-called "Pro" devices! As for high ISO noise (depending on the type I use you) its files can be used to all sensitivities! Apart from a few types of sports photos (especially where you need a quick burst), it can be used for ALL sectors of professional work. If we really want to be picky, one thing to count in the "against would be the not really resolute display; once you get used to that of the 1DX Mark II, it becomes difficult to adapt to this. In short: if you find it at the price at which it is on average today (700/800 €) it is not to be missed!

_Axl_

sent on April 16, 2020

Pros: Canon's best portrait file, an AF module that doesn't miss a beat and that, even with the sides, seamlessly hooks to TA in total backlight with the 85 1.2, total reliability, perfect construction, top ergonomics, double memory slot, battery life almost infinite.

Cons: It "stops" at 1,600 ISO (3,200 in H mode), the 230,000 pixels of the 3-inch display look infinitely few compared to today's but are more than enough to realize the image taken.

Opinion: My first machine body since 2015 (the current second is the 5d4). A wonderful machine, a typical body of the Canon Series 1, solid, reliable, tropicalized as only a Canon Series 1 can do, an AF system still excellent and that, even with the sides, quietly hooks to TA in total backlight with the 85 1.2. But it is the file that is the real plus of this machine, a file with "few" (21.1) but wonderful mpx, in portraiture I consider it, even today, unsurpassed, the best file of Canon. The feeling, the pleasure of having in your hands a Canon Series 1 with its unparalleled ergonomics, with the huge feeling of safety and reliability that it returns and this in both beauty shooting and travel reportage contexts is something incredible, something that needs to be tried. The two joysticks (for vertical and horizontal use) are perfect and allow a simple, fast and comfortable MAF point selection. The menu is typical of Canon simple and very easy access. The custom functions are organized into four categories and there are 57 functions, which allow you to really customize every aspect of the machine. The 1ds3 makes the best with fixed optics L Canon that keep that analog timbre that will give the rows of 1ds3 that yield and that paste that made it famous. The only one, true, is the is the is the isO limit: 1,600 (or 3,200 in H) limit it, it's a beautiful day. He accompanies me in beauty sessions and in my travel reports around the world and has never betrayed me, neither on the streets of Rome, nor under the water of Laos, nor in the cold of the Salar de Uyuni. Having the 1ds3 led me to choose to maintain, to this day, a reflex system as a primary system. When it comes out I will take the Canon EOS R5 (or the R6) but I will certainly keep the 1ds3 along with three of Canon's great prime lenses (50L, 85L and 135L).

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?

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