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 p.1 #2 · •Hands-On• Eos 1D Mk III body | |
Picked mine up from Norman Camera today (5/24), and I've been out around the house playing with it for the last two hours. The date code on mine is from April, so I don't think they have been sitting around somewhere for months, unless my date code is unusual.
Battery/charger combo is a major improvement, no more dongles. It took about two hours to fully charge the battery, and the 5 position indicator in the viewfinder and on the top panel are welcome additions. The removal of the button release certainly is an improvement in my eyes. The battery seems so small compared to the old Ni-Mh brick.
The body definitely feels different than the previous generation. The weight is noticeable to me, although it still isn't a light weight camera. The finger slot beneath the shutter is much more pronounced, and the grip seems to have a sharper angle as it wraps around next to the lens on the front of the body.
Compared to the 1DIIN, the viewfinder definitely seems brighter, and the text seems larger and more "crisp" for lack of a better term. In bright outdoor light the information in the VF does not wash out like on some of Canon's models (like 30D).
The auto cleaning mode does not trigger the shutter when powering on/off. That would seem to be only if you set the cleaning to manual.
Navigating the menus with the multicontroller is so much easier than the old way, but unfortunately they didn't allow the multicontroller to act as a select button when the center is depressed, but rather you have to move down to the SET button in the center of the large dial to select.
Those who have used 1 series bodies, and in particular the 1D FPS bodies, are familiar with what I call the immediacy of the body. Well, the Mk III takes this to a new level. The speed of focusing, the actual duration of the events when one presses the shutter button, and just the overall feel are of speed, and it feels much faster than a 1DsII, and seems faster than my old 1DII N.
I'll post some RAW files later; I went outside to try to get some shots of some peonies in our landscaping, but the wind isn't going to allow me much compositional latitude, so as much as I don't care about it I'll get some high ISO shots inside of still life stuff and post that since most people seem to care about that more than anything else. I don't have a plate for the body, but maybe I can rob a lens plate for those test shots. Normally I shoot most things handheld, but such a faux pas would be chastised here I am sure.
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