Aside of the use of Live View to manual focus, macro, micro, still life, studio, use of Carl Zeis manual lenses (or others) etc, ... that is going to improve the results in that fields a lot , don΄t forget a special addendum or bonus: REAL TIME HISTOGRAM .... That΄s open another gate to get best results and exposures !! Think about you can check, test, probe and add or quit light sources until you get the wanted exposure result o coverage in the Histogram in real time !!
State of the art capability? well i do believe live view came from Olympus and on a less sophisicated product. 14bit resolving came a few years ago on the minolta dimage A1 or D7i (i don't quite remember which). so they were late to the party for some. it still does one all important thing that all other cameras do. that is produce an image. what the owner does with it may be another thing completely.
sjms wrote:
State of the art capability? well i do believe live view came from Olympus and on a less sophisicated product. 14bit resolving came a few years ago on the minolta dimage A1 or D7i (i don't quite remember which). so they were late to the party for some. it still does one all important thing that all other cameras do. that is produce an image. what the owner does with it may be another thing completely.
OK, If it needs explanation,...I was speaking of the collection/presentation of features which is the 1DIII.
If you don't feel that overall it is a representative package of today's DSLR "art", I'm listening ;-)
I concede that lenses, knobs, and numerous other contributors to "capability" are not the absolute latest things.
I think that the rubbing point is - at least in part - between what would be possible today (without even breaking the bank, I don't mean a research project) and what the camera delivers. The fact that the 1D3 is state of the art doesn't mean that it couldn't have been any better. Canon just decided that they can get away with just this much, which is sad but normal given that there isn't a competitor.
Two questions that probably can only be answered by people that have actually used the camera, if even briefly....
1) If the white paper states that SD card speed has increased by 2x and CF speed by 1.3X, does that mean that SD card write speed has now overtaken CF speed? I'm judging this by looking at the respective speeds of CF and SD cards as stated on the Galbraith Site for 1D2.
2) If a Sigma or Tokina, etc lens is attached, will the camera recognize it so that AF correction can be dialed in (i.e. back/forward focus issues)?
Jim Hayes wrote:
If a Sigma or Tokina, etc lens is attached, will the camera recognize it so that AF correction can be dialed in (i.e. back/forward focus issues)?
"The EOS-1D Mark III's AF Microadjustment feature adjusts the AF calibration of the camera body for up to 20 individual Canon EF lens models. The lenses themselves are not adjusted. Canon does not vouch for the performance of this feature or any other camera feature with lenses from other manufacturers."
Chuck Westfall, Director/Media & Customer Relationship
Camera Marketing Group/Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Jim Hayes wrote:
Two questions that probably can only be answered by people that have actually used the camera, if even briefly....
1) If the white paper states that SD card speed has increased by 2x and CF speed by 1.3X, does that mean that SD card write speed has now overtaken CF speed? I'm judging this by looking at the respective speeds of CF and SD cards as stated on the Galbraith Site for 1D2.
2) If a Sigma or Tokina, etc lens is attached, will the camera recognize it so that AF correction can be dialed in (i.e. back/forward focus issues)?
SD was always noticeably quicker than equivalent CFs in the Mark II N.
Scott Welch wrote:
I love the MKIII. It's one of the best out on the market right now. And yea, I do shoot macro and many other types of photography, I am just commenting on why now does Canon put in a live view into a DSLR? There had to be a reason why. I don't really mind the live view now that you gyes have explained it, but I just find it startling that Canon didn't do it sooner in their DSLR's.
So bout the huge arguement people.
They probalby hadd to re-design the sensor- previous ones may well have not had the capability to be on for a long period of time.
You would also have to ensure that the power consumption was not excessive - note that they have simultaneously change the battery system.
The short answer to your question is that Canon engineers feel that it is now possible to provide this feature at a reasonable cost, which might have been difficult before.
Thsi is a complete system re-design, and so at this stage you can consider new options.
The smaller re-workings previously would not have allowed the same range of options.
Is it just me, or is anyone else going nuts and frustrated waiting to find out when Canon FINALLY announces an ACTUAL release date and price for this camera
I just wish canon would come out and say what their OFFICIAL msrp is and announce a date. Wheter that date is mid April or end of May, just let us know when!!!
Pre-ordered one more or less straight after canon announced the thing and know I am like a kid waiting for Christmas morning to arrive. Come on Canon and get this monster released so I can be let loose with it.
I called Canon Canada today and they gave just vague and ridiculous answers (MSRP of C$7000) that I could not even have any meaningful conversation with them. Big companies (including mine) are frustrating me beyond belief these days.
I'm not going nuts, just figure it will be here when I see it on shelves or in ads. Like watching water boil always seems to take longer when you just stare at it.
Carl Roberts wrote:
Pre-ordered one more or less straight after canon announced the thing and know I am like a kid waiting for Christmas morning to arrive. Come on Canon and get this monster released so I can be let loose with it.
Me too, and the bike racing season has started and valuable time is being wasted!
Damon Spencer wrote:
Me too, and the bike racing season has started and valuable time is being wasted!
when I pre-ordered mine i was told it would probably be end of march, start of April, but ever since Canon recinded on the SUGGESTED price on the white paper, it seems like retailers in canada have no idea what the price or timing is going and said they are waiting until the USA price gets fixed.
