brainiac wrote: dehowie wrote:
Seriously i think 80% of the posters here in this thread dont even own a 1dMK3.
Well i have a 1Dsmk3 and a 1Dmk3 and i am perfectly happy with there performance.
I mean the D3 was blown away in every head to head test with the 1D.
I mean there have basically been NO posts regarding the original issues that affected \"some\" 1Dmk3\'s here or almost anywhere for ages. And i cant even remember seeing a post regarding the issue Canon are recalling on.
In fact almost everyone using them (as opposed to those who talk aimlessly about them) is absolutely stoked with the quality of the AF and its accuracy.
I mean just take a look through the wildlife threads to check out some stellar MK3 images. So Canon come out doing the \"right thing\" that there is an isue with some units regarding off center focusing and the world has stopped.
I mean i have used an off center focus point in two years of using both cameras maybe 6 times with no probs what so ever so mine are staying in my bag.
As for Nikon maybe guys thinking about jumping ship may want to check out there board and the issue about metering which is has been popping up since release on the D3.
Canons biggest mistake on the 1Dmk3 was making the AF so advanced and customizable that 20% of the guys using them still have no idea how to set up the fastest most accurate AF i have ever used. The same people who expect a formula one car to set itself for every track it drives on all by itself.
Sorry but most of those guys should of stuck with P+S cameras and leave the real gear with people who have some idea what they are doing...and yes im tired of reading pulp form people who have no idea,no experience and dont even use the gear.
Dazz
this comment seems pretty unhelpful. Clearly some very skilled photographers are getting good results with the mk3\'s and others aren\'t. At least some cameras are flawed in a subtle but important way. I used to own both 1D3 and 1Ds3, and experienced few problems, but I am not a sport shooter, and I don\'t test AF systems very hard.
It\'s actually good news that Canon is continuing to pursue this in the interest of existing mk3 users. Once all mk3 AF bugs are stamped out, it will be a good AF system. However, I hope Canon is working on something much more advanced, and will be careful to test it to death before releasing it, as in my opinion even the best current DSLR AF systems are a long long way from ideal.
Couldn\'t agree with you more with the proviso they should have never gotten in this fix in the first place. I had a pre-order in for this camera but cancelled and got a Mark IIN instead when the original AF issues surfaced. I waited over a year to get it. so haven;t suffered the sub-mirror fix others have encountered.
For me I have no major complaints with my 1d3. I have only had it since December and only used it for eagle flight shots or family photos mostly with center point. but I do use off center points regularly when shooting stills of wildlife spring-fall so am sending it in for inspection/fix if needed.
Gene
Mar 03, 2009 at 09:24 PM
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