Comments on: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III http://www.dphotojournal.com/canon-eos-1ds-mark-iii-reviews-sample-photos/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:43:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Chris Wawro http://www.dphotojournal.com/canon-eos-1ds-mark-iii-reviews-sample-photos/#comment-108730 Chris Wawro Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:03:22 +0000 http://www.dphotojournal.com/canon-eos-1ds-mark-iii-reviews-sample-photos/#comment-108730 As a owner of a 1Ds Mk III I can tell you that my particular unit does indeed malfunction and has been to Canon factory repair once and is going back again. Everyone at Canon has been courteous and friendly, however I feel this particular unit is a lemon and at this point am ready for a new replacement or refund. I also own a 1Ds Mk II which has been problem free out of the box since new. So I have a solid comparison for reliability and performance from a mechanical standpoint. When it does function properly the images are truly remarkable, however there are way too many bad images per shoot. Overall rating: Very disappointed with this particular 1Ds Mk III unit. Chris Aero-Fotografik As a owner of a 1Ds Mk III I can tell you that my particular unit does indeed malfunction and has been to Canon factory repair once and is going back again. Everyone at Canon has been courteous and friendly, however I feel this particular unit is a lemon and at this point am ready for a new replacement or refund.

I also own a 1Ds Mk II which has been problem free out of the box since new. So I have a solid comparison for reliability and performance from a mechanical standpoint.

When it does function properly the images are truly remarkable, however there are way too many bad images per shoot. Overall rating: Very disappointed with this particular 1Ds Mk III unit.

Chris
Aero-Fotografik

]]> By: Toronto Photographer http://www.dphotojournal.com/canon-eos-1ds-mark-iii-reviews-sample-photos/#comment-52552 Toronto Photographer Tue, 21 Aug 2007 08:11:55 +0000 http://www.dphotojournal.com/canon-eos-1ds-mark-iii-reviews-sample-photos/#comment-52552 This is the first time when my hands are actually itching,dispite the high price tag. When 1D Mark III came out. I was amazed at the features,but it didn't promt me to upgrade. 1Ds Mark III is on a much higher level. At 21Mp,it can seriously compete with the medium format cameras. At this point I can see a lot of pro photographers switching. Canon also released it's 30D(20D) successor with some impressive features,which 20D owners expected a year ago from the 30D. Canon finally heard our prayers. As some of us had issues with 1D Mark III's focusing, I'd be eager to know if the 1Ds version will suffer form the same problem. Hopefully Canon can fix any issues before releasing it. At appx price of $8K, malfunctions are the last thing I am expected to see. At this point I am to assume that Canon will hold the leader flag at least for a year,until Nikon and Sony will come up with something. This is the first time when my hands are actually itching,dispite the high price tag. When 1D Mark III came out. I was amazed at the features,but it didn’t promt me to upgrade. 1Ds Mark III is on a much higher level. At 21Mp,it can seriously compete with the medium format cameras. At this point I can see a lot of pro photographers switching.
Canon also released it’s 30D(20D) successor with some impressive features,which 20D owners expected a year ago from the 30D. Canon finally heard our prayers.
As some of us had issues with 1D Mark III’s focusing, I’d be eager to know if the 1Ds version will suffer form the same problem. Hopefully Canon can fix any issues before releasing it. At appx price of $8K, malfunctions are the last thing I am expected to see.

At this point I am to assume that Canon will hold the leader flag at least for a year,until Nikon and Sony will come up with something.

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