lord_malone wrote:
"I think live LCD would be quite useful for those pro shooters trying to get a shot over someone's head or something. How many times have you seen a sports shooter or paparazzi raise the camera over their head trying to get a shot over the shooters who are closer to the action? I think it was also intended for surveying the scene around you without having to be tunnel-visioned by the viewfinder, and not be situationally aware of what's around you. I think most war photojournalist would find this extremely useful."
Sounds good in theory, but I bet in practice it will have limited usefulness. Try it with a PS camera that doesn't have a tilt screen. Time will tell.
The only people saying inane things like, "yawn" are people who don't think the camera is useful TO THEM ... what was Canon thinking, not making a camera that didn't cater to their specific and often irrational needs?
Clearly, Canon listened to what the majority of sports and photojournalists wanted in a camera. Most don't need (or want, most likely) more than 8 or 10 mp. What they wanted/needed (and got) was a much more useable, advanced camera that does exactly what they want.
Usability wise, they're resolved many of the gripes I've had with the 1Ds II - I would hope to see these changes on the next generation 1Ds.
An ISO button is a big help as this is the most frequently changed setting. ISO being persistent in the viewfinder even when changing settings (ok, that was on the 1D IIN however I am still dark that Canon never released firmware to fix that). Revamped menus and personal functions are now custom functions (about bloody time). Buttons can be pressed once, not held down. Body is lighter. Bigger screen. Revamped UI and wheel. It seems like they've pretty much pinned the D2X at every angle here in terms of usability. More shots from a battery that looks very similar to the battery that the D2X takes. Hmm.
sRAW is a good idea. Perhaps a little low res for my liking but there are times when I shoot on the 1Ds II and I really don't need all 16 megapixels, especially if I have to USM it up for sharpness anyway due to the strong AA filter, yet still gain the benefits of shooting in RAW.
High ISO noise reduction sounds like a great idea given that this will, according to what I understood from the white paper, pass these noise reduction down into the RAW file for further processing (i.e. will help USM so it won't bring out the bloody noise as much).
I'd like to see the level of lens vignetting on the 1D III vs. the 1D IIN as according to The Digital Picture, the 400D produced less vignetting than the 350D suggesting that these new sensors make a difference.
I am really hanging out for a full frame version of this body.
The live preview is manual focus only because the camera "only" uses the normally located AF sensor which doesn't receive anything during mirror lock-up. This is fine for macro work and I guess is acceptable for studio work. (Even though this is not primarily a studio camera, it doesn't lack much in resolution compared to current top Nikon camera.)
MF for live preview has some use in PJ work, over the head level and so on, but it in practice requires you to preset the focus, so there we are close to the good old "no focusing aid" era of e.g. Minox 35.
There are now 2 options for above the head level shooting with this camera: blind AF (as this far) or visual composition but manually preset focusing. I have used both methods (with 5D and Minox), and both yield reasonable keeper rates with shortish lenses.
Emile Gregoire wrote:
Does it have a print button?
It does have direct print, but no direct print button. Thank goodness! Speaking of which, all the newly added buttons are making it look more and more like that photoshopped 1DmXVLIIII whatever.
dhphoto wrote:
Nice body but I'd like a higher resolution
There's little doubt that the upcoming 1Ds3 will be precisely that.
EOS20 wrote:
Imagine using a super fast prime like the 24/35 f/1.4 and 50/85 f/1.2 at ISO 6400 on this camera!
Oh yes, that setup would swallow up light like a black hole!
Pondria wrote:
The dust cleaning system is also on DReb. Is it effetive ? My only problem with 1Ds2 is the dust. If the system works, it will be great !
YES - it is VERY effective. I have 400D and have NEVER had to clean my sensor, even after MANY lens changes in WINDY conditions.
It's one thing that will make me seriously consider swapping my 1Ds2 for - i.e. a 1Ds3 with sensor cleaning. Not bothered about this one (1D3) but for many people this will be a dream camera.
PrecisionPhoto wrote:
I wonder if the present batteries will work with it too?
No they won't. Its a total new redesign.
I for one after reading the specs in detail think that to anyone who isn't a sports/pj shooter this wont be a big deal. For anyone shooting sports and pj tho, this camera is a revelation for what we do! MP counts don't mean squat when images go to newspapers. Magazines yes, but did anyone have that much of a problem shooting images on a 1dii that couldn't make a double page spread? I dont think so.
What matters here is the 6400ISO, the dust reduction, the new AF sensors, the interface, the new cardwriting facilities and much more. For the professional who is shooting a 1dmkii every day they will love this. They know the camera and they know it's faults. I for one have shot 200,000 shots on my 1dii now and i think that it is amazing STILL! But this new one seems to have made some usability issues i have with my 1d void.
Im not saying im going to rush out and buy one, but for pro's using this sort of camera every day then they have had a lot of prayers answered!
Thank goodness! Speaking of which, all the newly added buttons are making it look more and more like that photoshopped 1DmXVLIIII whatever. 
