http://www.robgalbraith.com/public_files/Canon_EOS-1D_Mark_III_White_Paper.pdf

Oh oh... mommy.

From page 63, the retail price at intro will be $3999.

Looks like the GPS folks will be happy, see pg. 58 and the two accessories for the WFT-E2A

This camera looks absolutely amazing. No wonder they released the 1DM2n... the 1D3 has been completely redesigned and is a huge step forward!

my god.......

hmmm I clearly need a rich benifactor who can give me 4 grand

Went on a diet too, lost 8 oz. with battery.

Hammerli wrote:
From page 63, the retail price at intro will be $3999.

How much was it for the MKII

Lars Johnsson wrote:
Hammerli wrote:
From page 63, the retail price at intro will be $3999.

How much was it for the MKII

I thought the original MKII was $4499 at intro, and the N was $3999 also.

MKII was something like $4495 I believe.

Samples are up.

http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/eos1dm3/eos1dm3_sample-e.html

The low noise mode looks interesteing as does the improvement in button controls. Of course ISO improvements are useful.

The lens specific adjustment for front/back focus should make for a lot less send-ins to the service centers. Although for some here, the maximum "library" of "only" 20 lenses might not be enough.

Pretty neat flash promo.

http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/eos1dm3/swf/flash.html

dhphoto wrote:
I think I must be the only person who is a tad disappointed that they have only increased the 'III' to 10 meg.


Not the only one, plenty of people were clamoring for 12MP FF, but I'm happy

dhphoto wrote:
For me the reason I go to my 5D more than my 1DIIN is the image quality which I can't imagine will be a lot better than the 1DIIN


Well, the pixels are smaller, but the actual photodiode size is the same, and they claim to have increased fill factor, so with the new processing, I expect some amount of improvement.

dhphoto wrote:
Also it seems although the hole looks the same the batteries won't be backwards compatible, so that means for existing owners they will need two types of battery and two separate chargers.


Had to happen sometime, and I'm glad they did, although for now I'll be one of those with multiple large format chargers and batteries; actually 3 with the 1DsII, 1DIII and 5D.

Finally we'll get Phil from DPR to stop complaining about his pet peeve, as they've allowed the camera to keep writing if the memory door is opened.

Hammerli wrote:
Finally we'll get Phil from DPR to stop complaining about his pet peeve, as they've allowed the camera to keep writing if the memory door is opened.

Yes, but Phil was mad that he didn't get advance notice of the 1Diii

biodan wrote:
Hammerli wrote:
Finally we'll get Phil from DPR to stop complaining about his pet peeve, as they've allowed the camera to keep writing if the memory door is opened.

Yes, but Phil was mad that he didn't get advance notice of the 1Diii


Oh good, a new pet peeve to preface every Canon review.

That remote live view mode using the new software would be pritty handy! (Pg 24).

"Even if AI Servo AF is used to focus on a still subject, stable control is enabled so that the lens drive isn’t constantly fine-tuning."

Page 21. Thank goodness for no more spastic focusing on still subjects!

Hammerli wrote:
biodan wrote:
Hammerli wrote:
Finally we'll get Phil from DPR to stop complaining about his pet peeve, as they've allowed the camera to keep writing if the memory door is opened.

Yes, but Phil was mad that he didn't get advance notice of the 1Diii


Oh good, a new pet peeve to preface every Canon review.

That guy will look for anything to make a snide remark about Canon. Pathetic.

Michael Rhieman will be pissed that canon still haven't added a mirror lock-up button.

I'm impressed - Seems like Canon really went through all of the 1D2 specs and gave every single component an overhaul. So what might seems like an evolutionary upgrade (i.e. slightly higher resolution, sligthly higher fps, slightly higher x-sync, slightly higher write speed, etc etc.) ends up being an entirely new and well-thought design.

Some of the new features I really like:

- sRAW
- ½ pound lighter
- Wider DR
- generally fewer 1Desque idiosyncrasies...

Well done! If only I could afford it

I was hoping to see some high ISO shots in the Samples, but no....... strange that, as the marketing makes a big point about the ISO range