-= 1D MkIII Owners discuss =- and Post Your Pics

Thanks! I'm going to try a knockoff charger first but will probably wind up getting an original one later.

that looks a good condition body wtlwdwgn,,even if you need new batteries there not expensive these days ,i have seen u.k made ones for around £20 which is about $35

anyway another kingfisher shot for now

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the black fox wrote in post #17084606
that looks a good condition body wtlwdwgn,,even if you need new batteries there not expensive these days ,i have seen u.k made ones for around £20 which is about $35

Unfortunately, it's the charger, not the batteries. Canon charger is expensive... maybe in a few years they'll be worth more than the body.

JennB wrote in post #17051936
Here's a portrait shot with the 1D3:

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Beautiful tones. A lovely 'gentle' image.
Cheers,
Don

On The Hunt

Hunting rabbits on the dunes.
400mm F5.6
Don
Deliberately blown out whites!

the trusty old 1d3 comes up trumps again ,who said canons blow out the whites ,lying on my belly at the edge of the estuary as a high spring tide brings the gulls in close water lapping my elbows .

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the black fox wrote in post #17089043
the trusty old 1d3 comes up trumps again ,who said canons blow out the whites ,lying on my belly at the edge of the estuary as a high spring tide brings the gulls in close water lapping my elbows .

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/ooUh​zb low down bum by blackfox wildlife and nature imaging, on Flickr

Indeed!!
The whites are gorgeous!!!

Good old 400mm F5.6, love that lens.
Cheers,
Don

Donkiwi wrote in post #17098610
Good old 400mm F5.6, love that lens.
Cheers,
Don

Once again,the whites are awesome.

wtlwdwgn wrote in post #17084097
Just a quickie shot of my new to me 1D3. The seller said "some signs of use" but I can't find a mark on it. The two batteries it came with are dead so I have to wait for a charger to show up before I can test it.

Got the battery charger today, charged the battery, powered up the 1D3, upgraded the firmware, and checked the shutter count: 6705! Should be a few more actuations left!

I used thisto check the shutter count. It will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about the camera except the build date on a Canon.

1 D III is a great camera but there's no reliable software to know the exact shutter count.
Only Canon CPS can do it.

OK, thanks Charles. In any case it looks to be in good shape and it shoots well. I'll give it a workout tomorrow.

wtlwdwgn wrote in post #17098857
Got the battery charger today, charged the battery, powered up the 1D3, upgraded the firmware, and checked the shutter count: 6705! Should be a few more actuations left!

I used thisto check the shutter count. It will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about the camera except the build date on a Canon.

Nice camera. I note that it has an old Pentax Takumar lens on it. Some think that these old Taks, along with Zeiss were the two best quality lenses in the '60's and '70's.

I think so too. I get some really nice images with my Taks. I'll take it out this afternoon and put them through their paces.