Testseek.com have collected 36 expert reviews of the Canon EOS 1DS Mark 3 and the average rating is 89%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Canon EOS 1DS Mark 3.
February 2008
Experts 89% 36 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Customizable onetouch menus. Outstanding battery life. Biggest
Brightest viewfinder on the market. Internal sensorcleaning system for speckfree pics.
Awesome image quality low noise and extremely high resolution
The fullframe sensor allows to get the best from wideangles
Superb built quality
Weather sealed
Lighter body than 1Ds2
Live view is fantastic for macro and landscapes!
Extremely...
Solid build. Razor sharp images. Versatile
Very low noise
High quality images
21.1 megapixels
Live view shooting
Pro-level build-quality and performance.
Full frame
High resolution
Dual processors
New layout works better
Excellent ISO results
Not as heavy as MkII
Low noise
Solid build
Speed of AF
Significant upgrade to the Mark II that improves almost every area of performance without reinventing the wheel
Better ISO button placement
New joystick
New AF point selection method
ISO in the viewfinder
All help faster more intuitive operation and...
Pentax 645D
Superb sharpness and resolution
Excellent dynamic range
Good handling
Weather Sealing
Good white balance performance
Lowest price medium format digital currently available
Compatible with Pentax 645 lenses Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III
Excellent build quality
Superb autofocus
High speed continuous shooting
Decent sharpness and resolution
Vibrant contrasty images
Good colours str
High 21.9megapixel resolution
Great image quality
Durable build
Selfcleaning sensor
The editors didn't like
No HDMI output. Top speed of five frames per second is pokey for the price. Eight grand for a digital camera? Tough to justify to your spouse.Camera Resolution
21 megapixels
With fullframe (35mm) CMOS sensor
It still lacks of a mirror lock up button
Even though with "
My Menu"
It is easier to activate MLU.
Long-waiting list to buy one. No built-in Wi-Fi
High price tag
Heavy body
No AF in live view mode.
Pricey
Massive memory requirements
Screen not as bright as expected
Manual focus live view
Lowres LCD
Artisan design
Edge softness / chromatic aberrations with wide angle lenses
Needs good glass
Overall softness that means images need more sharpening than you might expect
Wed prefer an even lighter Low Pass Filter
No autofocus of any kind in live view mode
No buil...
Pentax 645D
Meter often underexposes
Slow continuous autofocus
1/125 flash sync speed Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III
Softening at higher ISOs
Poor white balance performance
Viewfinder a little difficult to use when wearing glasses
Pentax 645D, Superb sharpness and resolution, Excellent dynamic range, Good handling, Weather Sealing, Good white balance performance, Lowest price medium format digital currently available, Compatible with Pentax 645 lenses Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III, Excellent build quality, Superb autofocus, High speed continuous shooting, Decent sharpness and resolution, Vibrant contrasty images, Good colours str
Pentax 645D, Meter often underexposes, Slow continuous autofocus, 1/125 flash sync speed Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III, Softening at higher ISOs, Poor white balance performance, Viewfinder a little difficult to use when wearing glasses
Each of these two cameras are excellent at what they do best. For example, the 1Ds Mark III is a more flexible tool, capable of holding its own when high levels of detail are needed, but without sacrificing aspects for handling such as the compact 35mm...
Customizable onetouch menus. Outstanding battery life. Biggest, brightest viewfinder on the market. Internal sensorcleaning system for speckfree pics.
No HDMI output. Top speed of five frames per second is pokey for the price. Eight grand for a digital camera? Tough to justify to your spouse.Camera Resolution: 21 megapixels, with fullframe (35mm) CMOS sensor
Significant upgrade to the Mark II that improves almost every area of performance without reinventing the wheel, Better ISO button placement, new joystick, new AF point selection method, ISO in the viewfinder; all help faster more intuitive operation and...
Edge softness / chromatic aberrations with wide angle lenses, needs good glass, Overall softness that means images need more sharpening than you might expect; wed prefer an even lighter Low Pass Filter, No autofocus of any kind in live view mode, No buil...
First an apology; the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III arrived in our office well over eight months ago (when we were between studios) and, though weve been using it regularly every since, the avalanche of digital SLRs that arrived in January caused this rev...
Abstract: Mad for it photographers will be looking to put their grannies on eBay come October when Canons high end EOS-1DS Mark III full-frame digital SLR hits UK stores.With a sensor capable of producing files that convert to uncompressed 16-bit TIFFs over 100...
Awesome image quality low noise and extremely high resolution, The fullframe sensor allows to get the best from wideangles, Superb built quality; weather sealed, Lighter body than 1Ds2, Live view is fantastic for macro and landscapes!, Extremely...
It still lacks of a mirror lock up button, even though with "My Menu" it is easier to activate MLU.
Abstract: Canon started from scratch with the Mark III. And that is obvious with the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III. It is much more than a Mark II with a new image sensor. There has been thorough thought about the whole camera and the entire structure has been altered ...
High resolution, full frame, low noise, solid build, speed of AF
Manual focus live view, lowres LCD, artisan design
Canon has done it again with the 1Ds Mk III and I expect that studios across the globe will be ordering them as a matter of course, just for the high resolution. In use it’s a workhorse, and what it lacks in grace and beauty is made up for with its...
