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 p.7 #16 · •Hands-On• Eos 1D Mk III body | |
I've been playing around with the camera, had hoped to do some shooting, but have preety much spent the night getting familiar with the controls and CF's .
I was a bit thrown off by some of the differences between the 1D2N, but for the most part, i find the layout much better, in a lighter battery (with a great display about battery life).
I still do have some questions, I'm not sure if someone has already discussed these and feeling a bit to lazy to go through 14 pages to see if these have been discussed or not.
First o ff, i just purchased the 5D, and like how the multi-controller can be used to select the AF point. However, with the 1DIII, it appears that the IDIII can only use the multi-controller for a pre-registered point - is this correct, or did i miss something in the manuall While talking abou the 5D, i also have to say i find it very frustrating that the Depth-of-field button on canon's 1D series and consumer cameras are on opposite sides. It took me the past month to get used to the 5D's being on the left side (after selling my 1DIIN), now it is going to be even worse having when i'm working with both bodies).
The other question i have around AF CF's, is that, when the AF-Start button is used (when "2" is the option selected for CF IV-1), it seems that even 5-6 seconds after taking a shot, the IS on my 24-105 is still working. Is this normal Is this bcoz of the settings in CF IV-12 The operation does not seem to be the same as CF 4-1 in the 5D (i believe the 1DIIN, the 1v, EOS 3 and A2E functioned the same way as the 5D). I had thought the only difference would have been that their is now a dedicated AF-ON button rather then using the * button.
I also had a question about CF III-15. I find the "2" setting confusing (using the set key for mirror lockup). I had actually liked having the "C" mode in the 5D, where i could quickly setup a shooting preference that had mirror lockup and other settings pre-selected. I know that the 1DIII does have the thre pre-setttings available, but unlike the 5D, where you just change the shooting mode to "C", with the 1DIII, you still have to go through the CF menu options to select one of the three registered settings. It would have been nice if you could have selected the pre-sets using the mode dial (certainly more useful then having the "P" - program setting).
Other custom function questons i have are regarding:
CFII - 1/2long exposure noise reduction / high ISO noise reduction - are thse actually recommended, or is it better to use other programs for NR
Another question i've got is the transferring images from the camera to the personal computer. I've always used a card reader. Is it actually faster transferring files directly from the camera
ANyway, those are just some of the initial questions and things i don't like abou the camera.
On the plus - I love the addtiional customization. I am really going to have to play around with a lot of the AF custom functions in particular. I lalso ove the sound of the shutter - the silent mode is considerably quieter, i don't know if it is Elan quiet, but probably the quietest one series camera ever. I also like the lighter/longer lasting battery and more precise battery indicator, as well as the control layout - it jwill ust take a bit to get used to - probably more then going from the 1DIIN to the 5D. I'll probably also love the larger LCD, but just taking trial shots to get used to the camera's controls is not enough to judge the quality of the LCD at this point.
anyway, i can't get to get more used to the camera so i can put it through some actual real world shooting.
A final note before i call it a night, i seem to remember that there was some sort of cheat sheet of custom functions that came out with the 1DIIN or 1DII. I can't remember if i saw it on a canon site, RG's site or some other source, but it was a quick way to get used to some of the custom functins, i'm hoping something similar gets released for the 1DIII.
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