L.H., that feature is cool, but I can just see myself spending too many should-be-shooting hours adjusting it....
My biggest concern right now is clients casually asking for 36x24 prints. I can pull off 30x20 from an uncropped image after good interpolation, but I hesitate to go higher. (Plus, many of my better wildlife images are cropped.) So I find myself in the very unanticipated situation of pixel hunger. The next-best thing to more pixels would be higher pixel quality; it would be hard to resist a MkIII if they've changed their approach to AA filters.
Shmackey wrote:
My biggest concern right now is clients casually asking for 36x24 prints. I can pull off 30x20 from an uncropped image after good interpolation, but I hesitate to go higher. (Plus, many of my better wildlife images are cropped.) So I find myself in the very unanticipated situation of pixel hunger. The next-best thing to more pixels would be higher pixel quality; it would be hard to resist a MkIII if they've changed their approach to AA filters.
i've done 36x24 with 1Ds files and they're only 1 megapixel larger with more noise and less tonal gradation. i took a few 1D3 sample jpegs from various websites and most would upsize without much loss of detail if done correctly. in the end it will come down to the printer's interpolation more so than the 1D3's file.
if clients ask for it then deliver it. you're in business to make money. just be sure to inform them of any possible limitations of you or your camera and charge them accordingly.
I was told my a knowledgeable salesman in B&H on Sunday that they expect a shipment on March 22. Yep, that's right, March. Now, unless he misspoke, which is possible, I know I clearly heard him say March and not May.
Time will tell if he was full of hot air, if he innocently made a mistake, or was just tugging my chain.
I was told by my guy the 23rd of march back when I ordered and still to this day mar 23rd...price has not changed either. I suggest you all find a new dealer.
I suspect that the first shipment will be limited, and probably is already (mostly) spoken for at most places. In fact, the first shipment will probably go to the big dealers almost exclusively. So 'general order availability' is likely May, and that's what everyone is saying to avoid (Nikon like) grumbling about delays.
Of course the UK pays more than most for this camera but it's still an amazing piece of gear.
Don't forget if you are running a business in the UK - doesn't have to be photo related - you can get the 17.5% VAT back which reduces the price somewhat.
Just FYI since I'm sure everyone here is scouring the internet to get one of the first ones...
Zipzoomfly.com's site says they are in-stock and shipping but I just got off the phone with them and the site is wrong so just a word of warning you might want to call them before ordering.
FWIW, I just got an email from the small shop I usually deal with saying they got a call from their Canon rep and they were told that the 1D MarkIII will be released beginning of May. My dealer still does not have an official price on it yet though.
JimGoshorn wrote:
FWIW, I just got an email from the small shop I usually deal with saying they got a call from their Canon rep and they were told that the 1D MarkIII will be released beginning of May. My dealer still does not have an official price on it yet though.
Same here. I talked to my local dealer this morning and he said that he has a part number, but that Canon will not yet accept orders (from him), nor have they released the official price.
I was perusing the MKIII white paper last night, and was disturbed to read the part that said:
Lower cost has been achieved with a less costly imaging element
Lower cost is great and all, but if you're going to cut corners somewhere, I'd rather it not be the sensor. Here's my worry: While we'll get lower noise levels more closely matching the 5D, we'll get the same problems the non-1 Series cameras have - interference banding with AI Servo and certain lenses, and much more distinct noise pattern banding at high ISOs. I would much rather accept the greater noise levels of the MKII series than have the problems the non-1 Series cameras have since they're far more difficult (effectively impossible in some cases) to fix.
So while I've started to feel a greater pull towards the MKIII lately (especially that I'm doing more macro work), I think I'm going to wait things out and see how well the sensor performs at these extremes.
Edited by Jeff on Mar 14, 2007 at 07:22 AM GMT (Reason: Merged)
