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Hands-on with Canon's EOS 1Ds Mark III
It took us a while to track down Canon's outdoor booth-in-a-tent, but we finally got the sweet, sweet hands-on action we've been waiting for with the company's latest. The Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III is pretty much as beefy as its name implies, and while we're fairly unqualified to form an expert opinion on the unit, we'd have to say it's pretty badass. We're going to say the Nikons we played with yesterday performed a meatier shutter click, but we'll leave the rest of the opinions to those more practiced in the art.
Canon's EOS 40D and EOS 1Ds Mark III get official
Well, well, hello there Canons. After Amazon's little slip ups, Canon has finally come clean with their much anticipated EOS 40D and new EOS 1Ds Mark III DSLRs. Nothing new to tell, but it's always good to get the official word, ya know? The 10.1 megapixel EOS 40D should be on shelves in early September for $1,299 while the 21.1 megapixel 1Ds Mark III should begin shipping in November for $7,999. Plenty of shots of both DSLRs in the gallery below. %Gallery-6108%[Thanks, everyone who sent this in] Read -- EOS 40D Read -- EOS 1Ds Mark III
Canon's 21.1 megapixel EOS 1Ds Mark III: thanks, Amazon
Not only did Amazon loose the goods on Canon's EOS 40D, they've also activated the page for Canon's 21.1 megapixel EOS 1Ds Mark III for the pros. That's an 11 megapixel jump from their EOS 1D Mark III (pictured) announced in February... Shazam! Canon's hope is to supplant the medium-format cameras dominating fashion and commercial photo studios with this relatively light-weight, full-frame DSLR. We're talking a 36 x 24-mm self-cleaning CMOS sensor; a pair of DIGIC III image processers operating in parallel; improved 45-point advanced autofocus; 5fps continuous shooting (for bursts of up to 45 Large/Fine JPEGs or 15 RAW images); sRAW image support; 3-inch Live View LCD with 5x or 10x magnification; and CF, SD/SDHC storage options. Of course, it won't come cheap when (and if) it ships on December 10th. In fact, you'll be looking at $8,000 for the body (only) according to Amazon's site. While it's not an official announcement, it's close. Besides, we've been waiting for this thing to get official since we first heard about it in February. So expect one of two things to happen next: either Canon will officially announce in the next few days or Amazon will pull their pages. Update: Amazon pulled the price and delivery date. No worries, we've got the screengrab after the break.Update 2: Oops, the whole page is gone now. No probs, we've captured the specs to the gallery below.%Gallery-6101%[Thanks, Robby B and Manhog]
