My comment on the 3200 setting is that it show the difference between true ISO 3200 and 'H'. The 1DIIn image looks 'crispy' as if it had noise reduction applied that improves edge contrast. At a quick glance the, 1DIIn image is sharper to me. But the 1DIII image shows more true detail and is a more natural unsharpened image.
execom99 wrote:
I'm proppably missing something, but please is it possible to achive ultrawide degrees on 1D MK III ? I mean like 16-17mm in 35mm EQ ? Widest FF lens from Canon is 16-35 what is only 21mm EQ on wide end. Is there anything else please ? Thanks
Ok, anyone, yes ANYONE saying that ones gear does not matter, will now get time to revise that particular statement... The ISO6400 appears to look better than ISO1600 on my 10D.
So, that's 2 stops up for grabs, enough to make me drool. It would definately expand my creative low light/available light options.
Yet more proof that April should and must start tomorrow, lets just forget March and focus on April when deliveries arrive!
ISO 1600 could easily become a regularly used ISO. Will have to break the habit of not going above 1000 from the N.
Just did a very basic test. 100% crop of a 1D2N image against part of that ISO1600 image. It seems to me that chroma noise at ISO1600 on the 1D3 is very similar to that of the N at ISO 800. Yippeeee!!!!!!!
CKrueger wrote:
Hopefully Canon puts some R&D into AF sensors in the future, and eventually gives us high-precision AF at f/4 or slower.
Already done - the 1D3 center AF point retains HP focusing at f4 (as with all the 1D cameras). If you want all 19 cross-type points, well, yeah only at f2.8.
Nice. Very, very nice. And the in-camera NR looks like a good chroma correction, not a blurring filter! Excellent. Can't wait for this to filter to other models!
I think that the 1D3's 6400 is very comparable to the 1D2n's 3200. Some parts of the image favor the 1D2 while others favor the 1D3 in terms of visible noise, texture, and detail. But they're quite comparable.
If anything, I may see a slight increase in noise with the 1D3 at 6400 over the 1D2n at 3200, but the difference is very minimal. Considering the stop difference in ISO setting, this is very significant.
fourfa wrote:
Already done - the 1D3 center AF point retains HP focusing at f4 (as with all the 1D cameras). If you want all 19 cross-type points, well, yeah only at f2.8.
All around, I mean. The camera still has a significant advantage in precision at f/2.8.
Also, if you're not using a 1-series you're you're stuck with low-precision single-direction AF sensors all over the place. Considering Pentax put 9 cross-shaped AF sensors in their $1000 K10D, Canon should be able to do the same easily for bodies in the 30D's price range. The whole thing smacks of artificial stratification to funnel people to more expensive bodies, rather than simply making a camera that will do the job.
As a sports shooter that's always shooting ISO3200 and f/2.8 on dark fields and in dark gyms, I cannot wait 'till I can shoot with this camera. Those 1D3 ISO6400 shots look to be about half way between my 20D's ISO1600 and ISO3200 shots, so that's a 1-1/2 stop gain for me!
Not sure if this has been discussed. But does anyne know if the MK III will be compatible with this new Lexar Card.
New UDMA CompactFlash® (CF) technology provides the ultimate high-speed memory card performance for professional photographers and photo enthusiasts. The Lexar Professional UDMA 300x memory card dramatically increases card-to-computer transfer rates when paired with a UDMA-enabled reader, as well as provides support for the next generation of high-resolution UDMA-enabled digital SLR (DSLR) cameras. Lexar Professional UDMA CF cards are available in 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB capacities, and work with all CF devices.
Yes, it will be very interesting to see how this shakes out in terms of camera-to-card write speed. Even if this means doubling the speed at which files can be dumped to card it would be fantastic.
That's it, I'm getting one. Eventually, that is...
Probably 50% of my shooting time is at 3200 f/2.8. This will be a welcome change, allowing me to get better than 1/400 shutter speeds at some of the dimmer fields that I shoot at.
I would say yes, since the test shown on the imaging resource (where they compare the speed and writing ability of the Mk2N and the Mk3) used an 8 GB 300x CF card.
