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August 19, 2007 9:00 PM PDT

Canon's EOS-1Ds Mark III reaches 21 megapixels

Posted by Lori Grunin
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Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

(Credit: Canon USA)

Though most of its thunder has already been stolen by the Canon EOS-1D Mark III, studio photographers have been awaiting the announcement of its high-res, full-frame sibling, the EOS-1Ds Mark III. Coming in November for about the same price as the 1Ds Mark II--$7,999--the replacement model is faster and higher resolution than the old, with the body and technology enhancements of the Mark III generation.

  1Ds Mark II 1Ds Mark III 1D Mark III
Resolution 16.7 megapixels 21.1 megapixels 10.1 megapixels
Continuous shooting 4fps
32 JPEG/11 raw
5fps
56 JPEG/12 raw
10fps
110 JPEG/30 raw
Crop factor/focal length multiplier 1.0X 1.0X 1.3X
Viewfinder 100 percent coverage
0.70X magnification
100 percent coverage
0.75X magnification
100 percent coverage
0.76X magnification
Autofocus 45 points with 7 cross type 45 points with 19 cross type 45 points with 19 cross type

The 1Ds Mark III incorporates many of the goodies from the 1D Mark III including the new cleaning system, 14-bit analog-to-digital conversion, dual Digic III image processors, 300,000-cycle rated shutter, flexible dual card slot operation, and so on.

Needless to say, we're quite looking forward to getting this one in our mitts.

On Sale Now: $6,699.99 - $7,999.99
View the latest prices for Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Senior Editor Lori Grunin has been covering digital imaging for two decades, but her memory's kind of sketchy on the details. You can hear about it every week on Indecent Exposure, the podcast she co-hosts with Matt Fitzgerald.
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This is another example of great technology,
by lyntone October 22, 2007 2:38 PM PDT
This is another example of great technology, but way over priced.
By priceing this product at the price of $4000, it limits sales, thus limits the time it takes to pay for the reserch it took to make this camera. Cutting the price by fifty percent will bring in at least 200 percent more in sales.
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