1DS MARK III YEAH!!!

Whooo!!! Sold my 5D and BG-E4 last week and just placed my order for a 1DS Mark III!! I will be here on Thursday thanks to my 2day shipping upgrade. Is there anything I should focus on learning with this new camera? I have never had a 1 series before but had the Rebel to 20D to 30D to 40D to 5D transition. Just wondering what I should learn about specifically before I take it on any assignments. I just got the 16-35mm f/2.8L II to go with it and it looks as if I am going to get the 70-200mm f/2.8L IS this weekend. Eventually I would like to get the 24-70mm f/2.8L and the 85mm f/1.2L. I am so excited!!!!

It's a HUGE step up from the 5D with regards to image quality, color, etc. You'll get used to it!

Judging from the landscapes on your website, it looks like you'll put it to good use. Congrats.

Damn you must have a lot of money on your hands.

Get good cards and "big 'uns"

MClassPhotography wrote in post #5918774
Damn you must have a lot of money on your hands.

Hahaha, sold my car and put some of the money towards it. That helped.

hughps wrote in post #5918772
Judging from the landscapes on your website, it looks like you'll put it to good use. Congrats.

Thanks!!

enjoy!

It has a lot more high iso noise than your 5D. At 100%, it looks comparable to my old 10D at 1600 and 3200. It's not the best high iso performer... the 1D mark III is the true high iso champ. Just letting you know so you're not surprised or disappointed.

Having both a 5D and a 1DS3 myself, you will absolutely fall in love with the camera all over again. The noise on the 1DS3 is less noticeable than the 5D because of the higher resolution.

Wow.. congrats!

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Suggest you get in training - it's really heavy after almost anything else and you'll need a strong right arm. I found a stretchy neoprene strap helped a lot too.

Great camera. Have fun

dwnhillskater wrote in post #5918417
Whooo!!! Sold my 5D and BG-E4 last week and just placed my order for a 1DS Mark III!! I will be here on Thursday thanks to my 2day shipping upgrade. Is there anything I should focus on learning with this new camera? I have never had a 1 series before but had the Rebel to 20D to 30D to 40D to 5D transition. Just wondering what I should learn about specifically before I take it on any assignments. I just got the 16-35mm f/2.8L II to go with it and it looks as if I am going to get the 70-200mm f/2.8L IS this weekend. Eventually I would like to get the 24-70mm f/2.8L and the 85mm f/1.2L. I am so excited!!!!

Hi there,

You lucky sod - i'm envious. That aside if it is not too obvious I would spend a good hour or two reading the manual on the more important bits.

I am sure you won't have a problem and as others have said you will enjoy it - just take your time to get used to it, and then you will get the best out of the beast.

Enjoy !!!!!!

Mark

Congrats, you make me jalous...

Congrats!

My advice if you are new to 1 series cameras is to be prepared to go through a bit of a learning curve to get the most out of them - particularly the AF. Experiment with the AF and custom settings to come up with the settings/technique that best suit your style.

You'll love it!