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The first of my first impressions,
Here are a couple of pics of the 1d next to my 20D with the grip on, it doesn't look toooo different until you turn it over.
Front
Back
First thing you notice is the grip is far more comfortable and fits your hand much better. Second thing you notice is that screen ! its absolutely massive !
The camera itself is immensely customisable, and has 4 sections for Custom Functions.
C-FN I : Exposure
C-FN II : Image/Flash Exposure/Display
C-FN III : Auto Focus/Drive
C-FN IV : Operation/Others
Most critical ones are in C-FN III.
I have to say after a day shooting at Gigrin, i cant point at any of the shots that were rubbish and say thats the Camera's fault, pretty much all of them i am certain was me, not tracking quickly enough, getting the exposure completely wrong or just plain being hopeless
Heres my fave shot so far from the day, exif info is included below, this is purely, levels, resize, and a light USM on the lightness channel, ill add a 100% crop unedited when i am more awake. This is with the 1D Mk3 and 600 F4L with 1.4TC attached. Mounted on the Gitzo 2227 with a Wimberley Mk2 (this tripod needs replacing with something more sturdy really as this outfit is right on its max load)
Camera Make: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Image Date: 2007:08:19 15:10:14
Focal Length: 840.0mm
CCD Width: 5.06mm
Exposure Time: 0.0013 s (1/800)
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO equiv: 2500
White Balance: Auto
Yes, ISO 2500, it has a feature that when enabled in the C-FN can automatically change the ISO between 100 and 3200 to make sure it gets a correct exposure. No noise reduction has been applied to the image ! and it is uncropped.
Camera Make: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Image Date: 2007:08:25 13:07:28
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 840.0mm
CCD Width: 3.37mm
Exposure Time: 0.0013 s (1/800)
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO equiv: 1600
White Balance: Auto
Metering Mode: Spot
Exposure: shutter priority (semi-auto)
Have now used the 1D Mk3 in anger at Gigrin and also Chester Zoo, im incredibly impressed by the handling and the quality of the images it produces. It has taken some getting used to, loads of new functions to get used to.
The Speed of the AF is truly amazing, the majority of pics i have thrown away since i got it have been due to
1) Bad framing (down to me)
2) Bad metering (down to me too)
3) Out of focus because i could not track quick enough (only at Gigrin so far)
I havent seen any of the issues being reported by other users, its possible i have a good one, its also possible i have been lucky and not experienced the exact conditions that need to be met for the failures to occur.
Downside - I need Photoshop CS3 now as CS2 camera raw doesnt support it this has been the only downside of the whole thing, none of my editing software that i use everyday can read the raw files from the MK3, im having to use the Canon supplied software, create a tiff of the image i want to edit and then open that with CS2, i will be sourcing a copy of either CS3 or Lightroom or both in the near future, just need to recover the savings to do so
Is all i can think of for now, i will add any thoughts as and when i come across any issues or anything i can add
I'm very happy with the purchase, and have no regrets as yet, just need to get out more with it now
Hope my ramblings make sense for some people
Here are a couple of pics of the 1d next to my 20D with the grip on, it doesn't look toooo different until you turn it over.
Front
Back
First thing you notice is the grip is far more comfortable and fits your hand much better. Second thing you notice is that screen ! its absolutely massive !
The camera itself is immensely customisable, and has 4 sections for Custom Functions.
C-FN I : Exposure
C-FN II : Image/Flash Exposure/Display
C-FN III : Auto Focus/Drive
C-FN IV : Operation/Others
Most critical ones are in C-FN III.
I have to say after a day shooting at Gigrin, i cant point at any of the shots that were rubbish and say thats the Camera's fault, pretty much all of them i am certain was me, not tracking quickly enough, getting the exposure completely wrong or just plain being hopeless
Heres my fave shot so far from the day, exif info is included below, this is purely, levels, resize, and a light USM on the lightness channel, ill add a 100% crop unedited when i am more awake. This is with the 1D Mk3 and 600 F4L with 1.4TC attached. Mounted on the Gitzo 2227 with a Wimberley Mk2 (this tripod needs replacing with something more sturdy really as this outfit is right on its max load)
Camera Make: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Image Date: 2007:08:19 15:10:14
Focal Length: 840.0mm
CCD Width: 5.06mm
Exposure Time: 0.0013 s (1/800)
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO equiv: 2500
White Balance: Auto
Yes, ISO 2500, it has a feature that when enabled in the C-FN can automatically change the ISO between 100 and 3200 to make sure it gets a correct exposure. No noise reduction has been applied to the image ! and it is uncropped.
Camera Make: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Image Date: 2007:08:25 13:07:28
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 840.0mm
CCD Width: 3.37mm
Exposure Time: 0.0013 s (1/800)
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO equiv: 1600
White Balance: Auto
Metering Mode: Spot
Exposure: shutter priority (semi-auto)
Have now used the 1D Mk3 in anger at Gigrin and also Chester Zoo, im incredibly impressed by the handling and the quality of the images it produces. It has taken some getting used to, loads of new functions to get used to.
The Speed of the AF is truly amazing, the majority of pics i have thrown away since i got it have been due to
1) Bad framing (down to me)
2) Bad metering (down to me too)
3) Out of focus because i could not track quick enough (only at Gigrin so far)
I havent seen any of the issues being reported by other users, its possible i have a good one, its also possible i have been lucky and not experienced the exact conditions that need to be met for the failures to occur.
Downside - I need Photoshop CS3 now as CS2 camera raw doesnt support it this has been the only downside of the whole thing, none of my editing software that i use everyday can read the raw files from the MK3, im having to use the Canon supplied software, create a tiff of the image i want to edit and then open that with CS2, i will be sourcing a copy of either CS3 or Lightroom or both in the near future, just need to recover the savings to do so
Is all i can think of for now, i will add any thoughts as and when i come across any issues or anything i can add
I'm very happy with the purchase, and have no regrets as yet, just need to get out more with it now
Hope my ramblings make sense for some people