Is anyone else here excited about the Live Preview mode? This will be perfect for tilt-shift and macro situations. From the Canon website, I read that the Live Preview mode will also have the option to show grids...which will make architecture shots easier.
I wonder if the future 40D will have Live Preview as well...or will this serve as the differentiator between the 1-series and everything else.
alfieri wrote:
this camera has a lot of great features, many of which are not related to IQ.
besides the lower noise, does anyone see any other IQ improvements in the sample images? nothing pops out at me. maybe the colors look better.
I tend to agree here... perhaps they are not from RAW?
Sonny wrote:
What about the price!!!!!! 4K...Well priced, right ?
IMO, too expensive.
Sure there are improvements, but the general dslr market trend is price down.
Well, the problem is there is no real competition to force Canon to follow the trend...
Don't understand a word, but the camera looks sweet.
Damn, he wore a real nice tie, didn't he?
Patrick Wong wrote:
O yea, here is a link to a French website that had a hands-on preview of the 1dmk3...he shows off the 10 fps and the Live Preview mode: http://www.focus-numerique.com/news_id-38.html
Select Flash and select Play Sound On, skip the Intro and then select "Shooting" from the top menu selection and then Continous shooting from the drop down menu.
Don't theink the general DSLR market trend applies, but either way your point is invalaid. The original 1D2 came out pretty firm at $4500, stayed there for quite some time. That was 3 years ago, factor in inflatation (the dollar has gone to crap) and they still gave a $500 price drop.
What's better, for free?
Etadam wrote:
IMO, too expensive.
Sure there are improvements, but the general dslr market trend is price down.
Well, the problem is there is no real competition to force Canon to follow the trend...
Hey how long from realease can we expect to wait before we can purchase one. What was the time line from when the 1D Mk II N was announced and actually hit the stores.
After my initial excitement over this camera reality sets in. The 1D3 looks very cool and will for sure be great in the hands of many PJ and sport shooters and the pro level but it will most likely not be found in my hands. Honestly the sample photos did not blow me away but perhaps they were not from RAW .. Don't get me wrong, I am sure this machine gun can take great photos with the right person behind it. After the rumor hype I will settle down again with my 20D and wait again (not such a bad thing). I had hoped for something 1.3x factor but at a lower price/size point and was beginning to think that perhaps the 1D3 would have gone FF. Now that the 1D3 is here I cant say that Im too surprised that it is still at 1.3x camera.
It will be either the 40D or a 5D Mark II which will get me to dig into my wallet next time. I could really use some of the new features and well likely see them in future cameras; better auto focus, a dust buster, a bigger LCD although 2.5 would be big enough for me. I am however getting used to the fact that I will likely settle for a 1.6x camera but its not here yet so well see. The 1.3 camera at a middle price point just wont happen. If it does it will be in the shape of a used 1D Mark II.
This camera sounds unbelievable. Not so much for the speed or MP (speed doesn't matter to me at all and MP is still way too low to excite me in my field), but all the features are UNBELIEVABLE. This is a quantum leap in features if you ask me. I want a 5D with these features!
Any word on whether or not this will have continuous shooting speed selection? It would be awesome (and almost necessary if you ask me) for it to have say, 3fps/5fps/8fps/10fps modes. 10fps is way overkill for a lot of situations and it would suck to have to waste time/shutter clicks worrying about those shots.
for what i do, this one really addresses many of the weaker points of my IIN models. If the ISO noise at 1600 is significantly better, that justify's the price since it is like getting a new lens set. the speed is also important--as fast as 8fps is, there have been so many times when i wished i had a tad quicker frame sequence to have a better chance to capture a particular moment. 10meg is nice but prob not a big diff for most mag work--but it won't hurt. better view finder is real nice. Live Preview is real nice. the rest of the improvements all make sense and I will most likely use them all. SO, great job canon--i went and put my name down at my local dealer at lunch time. probably will end up with two before the summer. funny about those not 'wow'd' by the pic samples--i have found that if you light well, the existing 8 meg camera produces 11 X 14 prints that can't be distinquished from the 16 meg canon. but to each their own. this thing perfectly addresses what sports shooters need--assuming the focusing is better also.
wtlloyd wrote:
The original 1D2 came out pretty firm at $4500, stayed there for quite some time. That was 3 years ago, factor in inflatation (the dollar has gone to crap) and they still gave a $500 price drop.
Inflation 2005: 3.24%, 2006: 3.29%, total 6.7%. Not that much, moreover the JPY was stronger back at this time.
What's better, for free?
Well there are a few steps in between, e.g. 3000$.
I think Canon hit a home run. It is not the camera for me, not for a year or two or three ... But I'm very happy because of the thinking that clearly went into it. Features that will appear in the other levels before long.
I am torn about this. On the one hand, I love my 5D. On the other hand, it would be nice to have a weather-sealed camera with that kind of AF system to take with me to Alaska in July... Agghhhh....
