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Review on Camera Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III Body, black by Wiktor Popiel ᠌

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Not at all what I expected.Terrible!

I do not recommend to buy. Even if they tell you about the unique color and "the best professional experience." Really heavy and clumsy brick, like all 1D 1DS 1DX. Any 5D would be the best choice. Her time is long gone, she is definitely not worth her money in the secondary market. Now there are better alternatives from other brands. Even if it seems to you that this is the camera of your dreams. Invest better in your photography skills, go to the masters of photography in Hong Kong, St. Petersburg, Kyiv. Several master courses for the same money will take your photography to a much higher level than this camera, trust me. It is essentially just a tool, and far from perfect.

Pros
  • Not everything we want to have can make us happy! Looking ahead, I want to say that buying this camera was a big mistake, although it was not spontaneous. What I wanted to get: 1) Better than 5D,6D picture 2) Better ergonomics 3) comparable or better autofocus
Cons
  • 1) The size and weight of the camera, comparable to the first digital cameras from the 2022s, excludes any use, except for installation in a studio on a tripod (I'm serious, if you need versatility, take any 5D + a good battery pack). Regarding the new units of kenon, I also do not understand their meaning when there is SONY A9. In fact, this camera will gather dust on the shelf 90% of the time, you needed a whole backpack to carry it! 2) autofocus is worse than even in 5D Mark 2 that is tracking. what is static, you can read about it on the forums, a recognized manufacturer's defect in the 1D and 1DS series, which was corrected only at the request of the buyer - accordingly, most cameras on the secondary have problems with the focus of an unrecoverable nature, since the camera is no longer officially serviced. 3) The real problem is to find any spare parts in case of a breakdown (keep in mind that the camera is very rare), even just the original shutter is unrealistic to find. 4) There is practically no difference in the RAW picture between 1DS Mark 3 and 5D mark 2. Yes. 1DS has a slightly more accurate white balance. slightly cleaner and more monochrome noises, more noble colors initially, but all this can be displayed in post-processing and the difference in the picture definitely does not interrupt the difference in price and convenience. All examples on the Internet with rave reviews are the result of deep photoshop and a psychological desire to justify such an expensive purchase. 5) Terrible screen for color reproduction and sharpness. Much better in 5D2. 6) Professional ergonomics - I personally found the 5D2 much more convenient and logical. 7) Real frame buffer - 2 frames in RAW, possibly also a marriage, since according to the documentation it should produce a burst, if not a fast one. 8) no autofocus in Live View 9) The shutter is incomparably louder than any modern camera.