awesome!! Just awesome, Kylee.

Now I would like to see a test if gear lust/envy can ever be satisfied.

Kylee wrote:

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you know what? I need more brain here posting than publishing in Lancet.
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Tough crowd here for sure.

Amazing camera, BTW. Thanks very much for your time for these detailed posts.

dilgit wrote:
Kylee, congratulations on your new camera. Can you tell us the name of the store in HK were you bought the 1D3 and whether they have a web site? Thanks!

The cam is not mine, it is bought from Manshing (Mongkok area), it does not have a web site, and only a few from the first batch of 1D3(less than 10), and my friend is lucky to get one of them.

wow-- introduce me to your friend. I'm still twiddling my thumbs here in the USA waiting

you know what? I need more brain here posting than publishing in Lancet.

That's because the editors in the Lancet are less discerning. Those of us in the literature eval line of work laugh at the reps who come in with Lancet articles and hold them as the truth.

Nice effort with the show and tell.

Thanks for the tests and comparisons, Kylee.

My experience of ~2000 high ISO images that I shot with the 1D3 compared to those of my 1Ds2 aren't quite as favorable; the 1Ds2 is clearly better than the 1D2, but not as good as the 1D3. I would agree with reviewers who claim 2 stops advantage between 1D2 to 1D3, and about one stop between 1Ds2 and 1D3.

Still, no camera for me. I need the resolution advantage for my 20x30 prints

Congrats on getting you 1d mk 3 so quickly. I am in HK and at this point I am #3 on the wait list of my shop. Not clear exactly when I will get the camera since HK's entire first shipment has already been allocated.

Where do you shop Jay S? I am in HK as well and find the shops here a pain to deal with.

how much (in HK$) is the 1d mk 3 going for in HK?

Don't know but HK prices are nothing special regardless. Any online guy in states is cheaper for all bodies and lenses assuming you are not paying state tax.

the price of 1d mark 3 in China is 29500 rmb

almost like 3900 usd.....wat a price

I shop at Chung Pui Photo on Stanley Street in Central. I deal with Paul Chan, who is very helpful and easy to deal with. Have gotten a lot of stuff through him these past few years.

Might have to find that shop then Jay, the first shop on Stanley street have 3 of the most uninterested in selling/showing you stuff I have ever seen. You know its bad when someone is begrudingly willing to show you a 1400 dollar lens.

twistedlim wrote:
Call me nuts but I like the 1ds2 shot better up to 3200. They seem to show much more detail and have better contrast. At 8x10 print size I have to believe they would be more impressive. Maybe too much nr in the 1D3?

I must be nuts too then as I also like the 1Ds2 image better. The 1D3 image looks relatively over-processed and a bit plasticky (?). I like how sharp the 1Ds2 file looks like too. Your comparison may help me to make my decision which upgrade path do I take. Thank you.