--=EOS 1D MK III=-- The Official Release Thread

$4000 would be OK; $4500 is getting a bit uncomfortable.
Price increase would make a lot of people really mad - bad for Canon.

Sorry if this has been covered but, does this new wonder camera have ISO priority or ISO shift?

$6000 here in the UK. Price gouging has a whole new level here when it comes to Canon kit.

Mr. Clean wrote in post #2771680
1200 for a MKII? I'll take two!

No, he said the price dropped about $1200, not dropped to $1200.

johneric8 wrote in post #2771893
Sorry if this has been covered but, does this new wonder camera have ISO priority or ISO shift?

ISO shift.

On second thought, it's got both (sort of).

Weight.

I really like that the Mark III is a half pound lighter but the same size. Big size is good. Less weight is good.

This thing's high ISO performance alone really has me wanting one.

I think this camera is more geared towards the sports photographers, its 10mp's and has the 1.3 crop factor still.

i could never go back to have a crop factor, i dont think this is what we have been waiting for, we are waiting for the 1ds MK III if thats what its going to be called,

I think ISO 6400 is a awesome bonus for indoor without flash... I look forward to see more samples with high ISO performance. 10MP? Hum... not the most attractive point to me.

jslice wrote in post #2760858
I just saw this post on another forum and thought that I would post it here.
This is the new Wedding/Sports camera from Canon.
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Looks like a very strong sports contender.... but for wedding work, sure it would do just fine. But why spend $4K at this time when the 5D does a fantastic job for less than 2/3 the price. It looks like a fine machine and the sports guys should love it, but I'll stick with the 5D for the time being.

Tmosley wrote in post #2773207
I think this camera is more geared towards the sports photographers, its 10mp's and has the 1.3 crop factor still.

i could never go back to have a crop factor, i dont think this is what we have been waiting for, we are waiting for the 1ds MK III if thats what its going to be called,

I don't think there is any doubt this is a sports camera. If you're a studio shooter, you stick with the 1dsMkII till whenever they release the new MkIII.

For the first time since moving back to Australia I miss the States! They want $AU 6,500 for the new 1dMkIII over here. If it lists at $US3,999 that should be about $AU5,100 here. Can you say "thieves"?

Looks like I'll be speaking to some of my American friends come April!

WRC wrote in post #2774027
I don't think there is any doubt this is a sports camera. If you're a studio shooter, you stick with the 1dsMkII till whenever they release the new MkIII.

For the first time since moving back to Australia I miss the States! They want $AU 6,500 for the new 1dMkIII over here. If it lists at $US3,999 that should be about $AU5,100 here. Can you say "thieves"?

Looks like I'll be speaking to some of my American friends come April!

Fly it in, you get dinged for taxes but at 10% plus brokerage and shipping you will still come out ahead especially for such a big ticket item.

I'm appalled at what some of the local shops are quoting me on some of the items.. there was a US$500 difference on a US$1K lens on one quote I got.. my eyes nearly popped out of my head.

zman wrote in post #2771797
$4000 would be OK; $4500 is getting a bit uncomfortable.
Price increase would make a lot of people really mad - bad for Canon.

1d2 sold for 4500 when it first came out

coreypolis wrote in post #2775250
1d2 sold for 4500 when it first came out

Yeah, people seem to forget that. Heck, the 1D came out at around 4k as well.

Juan Zas wrote in post #2762654
Here is a real sample shoot from the 1D MkIII at ISO3200 taken from DPRW:

http://www.cheapfileho​st.com …4f448d3001/1D_1​6-35_1.jpg

Good ISO 3200, too bad the photo sucks. I don't see a noticeable improvement though over the 1dmkII, ISO 3200 has always been very good. It just comes down to nailing the exposure with high ISO.

psot #1000 is very close, do your best to reach that post and then you can get $1000 discount from Canon for this camera