Canon EOS-1D MkIII Announced

Well, the hammer dropped today and Canon announced their latest offering in their professional 1-series camera line. The EOS-1D Mk III was announced, and you can read more details at the link below.

The Canon Japan EOS-1D MK III web page

There are some nice highlights that sound enticing for my wildlife photography needs:

• High-capacity, lightweight and compact lithium-ion battery with estimated battery life display. New, smaller charger (yeah!)
  


• 10 frames per second (wow)


• 10.1 megapixels


• Joystick autofocus selection (about time)


• Integrated Cleaning System (This is huge for me)
  


• 14-bit A/D conversion for smoother transitions. Less banding, perhaps?


• ISO 100-3200


• Large and bright 3.0-inch LCD monitor (Not that big of a deal for me)
  


• Maximum burst of up to 30 raw shots


• flash sync speed of 1/300sec (I do wish for 1/500 from what I used to have with the original 1D)

Will I purchase this new camera? Perhaps. My hesitation comes in two forms. I will need to support yet another battery type, as my 1DsMkII uses the older batteries, as well as the camera's interface will be different from my 1DsMkII. That can potentially mess me up when working quickly out on safari.

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[vmcvay123]

IP: 69.247.129.121EMAIL: vmcvay1@comcast.netURL: http://Don't worry about battery's and interface. I am sure that canonwill come out with a 1ds mark iii to match in the fall, and Itwill only be another 8000.oo to spend. HA HA