Canon EOS 1D Mark III - Expert Reviews

Review summary: With the Canon EOS 1D Mark III, Canon takes us another big step forward in digital SLR technology. Redesigned from the ground up, the 1D III has so many new and improved features that it is hard to know where to start. Actually, it is easier to start ...

Verdict: I've highlighted some of the new and remarkable features of the Canon EOS 1D Mark III, but there is much more to this camera. If you need a feature, it is probably there. At the end of this review, I list many other resources for 1D III information. ...

Review summary: After more than two years in the making, Canon has finally rolled out its next chapter in the high-end DSLR segment, the EOS-1D Mark III. This is Canon's most advanced DSLR camera to date and it's a step up from the old in nearly all departments.

Review summary: Histogram shows now all 3 channels and the luminance histogram at the same time. So far so good. Unfortunately it is hard to see whether the data clip because the background of the histogram is dark gray and the rest on the LCD is black. It would be ...

Review summary: Canon's EOS-1D Mark II has reigned as the D-SLR speed king for more than a year, able to shoot its 8.2-megapixel images at an amazing 8.5 per second. Now Canon has blown that out of the water with the Mark II's successor. The new EOS-1D Mark III's ...

Verdict: The Mark III's 3.0-inch LCD monitor provides Live View capability: When you so desire, you can focus and compose using the LCD (especially handy in dim light and to check depth of field) or send the image to a computer via USB 2.0 Hi-Speed cable or ...

Review summary: If you've ever looked at the sideline of a major sporting event and seen a gaggle of huge white lenses, then you've witnessed Canon's dominance in the sports shooting world. Part of the reason for Canon's edge is its 1D series of SLR bodies which, in ...