Canon EOS 1D Mark III - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Released in the year of the 20th anniversary of the EOS band, the new EOS-1D Mark III is true to its EOS professional heritage. Canon's most ambitions camera to date, it's an amalgam of the best of Canon's technologies and sports a water and dust ...

Verdict: In all respects, the EOS-1D Mark III we have reviewed is the best digital camera we have seen. It's a match for the EOS-1Ds Mark II in every respect save resolution (which is to be expected, given the latter's full-frame image sensor and 16.7 ...

Review summary: How to find a rugged, pro-caliber 10MP DSLR that delivers a blazingly fast frame speed up to ISO 6400.

Review summary: The Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) has announced the winners of their 2007 European Photo and Imaging Awards. The Nikon D40x, Pentax K10D and the Canon EOS 1D Mark III have been selected as winners in the Digital SLR camera category, while ...

Review summary: The Canon EOS-1D Mark III introduces several leaps in technology, including something for nearly every kind of professional photographer. The most striking is its combination of speed and file size - it shoots 10.1-megapixel images at 10 frames per ...

Pros: - Speed, speed and speed - Potential for improved image quality - Live View - 14-bit conversion - Improved autofocus - Sturdy, reliable construction - Addition of sRAW - Lighter, more effective Li-ion battery

Cons: - Picture styles are easier to access than white balance - Heavy and big - Body still can't control wireless flashes by itself - Live view accidentally turns on with SET button, turns off with Menu

Verdict: Canon has bundled a surprising and impressive collection of advances into the EOS-1D Mark III. 10MP at 10 fps is an easy headline, and the live preview is cool, if not unique. It may turn out that the big jump in the Mark III is parallel processing, ...

Review summary: The Canon EOS-1D Mark III looked fantastic at the Photo Marketing Association trade show last spring. Its 10 frame-per-second (fps) speed tops the industry, the 3-inch LCD looks like a movie screen, and its live preview puts Olympus and Fujifilm to ...

Pros: Color accuracy ; Build quality ; Speed ; Low image noise ; Improved controls

Cons: Autofocus problem may not be solved ; Poor Auto white balance performance ; Autofocus point selection is clumsy ; Four-way controller is under-used