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Hi Richard,
I replaced a 1DsIII with a 1DX because I wanted high fps and full frame. The 1DX is better in some AF performance parameters, but I never had any particular AF problems with the 1DsIII, nor do I have with the 1DIV that I still use. Another advantage not mentioned is that the 1DX, 5DIII, and 6D offer substantially improved high ISO image quality, plus the 5DIII and 6D have very nice silent shutters.
I figure that your priority for improved buffering (i.e. sustained shooting capability) might be the key issue for deciding between a 5DIII and 1DX. The 1DsIII offers 5 fps and the 5DIII 6 fps, which isn't a big difference, unless the 5DIII also offers substantially better "buffering", or sustained throughput. I know the 1DsIII buffer saturates pretty quickly shooting RAW, but I don't know about the 5DIII. So, if you really want better buffer performance, then one question to answer is, "how does the 5DIII buffering compare with the 1DsIII, when shooting the files that I shoot?". If the 5DIII buffering is about the same (i.e. gets choked up pretty fast), then you get fewer improvements by going to the 5DIII (e.g. AF, high ISO, silent shutter, LCD...).
If you want the best in buffering, then you know what to get. I can tell that you're already thinking about it, given your recent "pixels per duck" thread.
Maybe, sell the 1DsII + 1DIV, and get a 1DX + 6D. I'm just sayin'...
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