Stock photographers will be excited to know that the file sizes that the MkIII produces are accepted by agencies without need for resizing.

Full frame; High resolution; Dual processors; New layout works better; Excellent ISO results; Not as heavy as MkII

Pricey; Massive memory requirements; Screen not as bright as expected

Nov 2nd. Our good friends at Letsgodigital.org have just published an exclusive user experience report (with image samples) on Canon's new flagship digital SLR camera, the impressive 21 megapixel professional Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III.

As my friend said (he's a professional photographer) this camera is perfect for a pro photographer. I've had it for over a week or so and I can say it's really good for any weather conditions and lightning. I particularly like the big, bright viewfinder. The LCD display is very good as well.

Excellent images

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Long-time Canon fans will love the 1Ds because it handles like other Canons and has the colour and tonal reproduction they're used to. Impressive as it is, though, the 1Ds has shortcomings that Nikon's D3 has illuminated very clearly.

It Just Keeps Looking Better I have used the Canon 1 Ds Mark III for seven months now, shooting over 6000 pictures in non-professional contexts; I have also been scanning 40 years of slides taken with then-state-or-the-art film cameras (most recently the Canon F-1), so I have lots of bases for

Intuitive and responsive; Small Lag Time

None

This is quite simply the best DSLR in the world. There are a host of settings available to make this camera "Your own". You need to take a while to set this camera up for your own particular needs, and after you have done that....away you go. It is like driving a Rolls Royce. Photos are razor sharp.

It is always exciting to hear that your most-used piece of photography kit is being replaced with a new and improved model - as was the case for me with the announcement of the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III.

The Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III is an awesome creation, and the first of its kind to make it past the 20mp mark. Beneath its rubberised magnesium alloy exterior beats not one, but two hearts: dual DIGIC III processors, which drive the performance of this incredible camera, and a 21.1mp full-frame sensor

In my view Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III is the best Canon product, i ever had. The Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III has never create any question in any mind that Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III produces the best quality images in the market.

In my view the main advantage is this product capture 5 pictures per second

But the pictures can't write to memory cards that fast

When a digital SLR camera has a price tag of $11,999 - and that's just for the body - you know it's not something that everyday folk will appreciate. Instead it's likely it will only appeal to professionals who make a living from photography.

Excellent low-light performance; huge resolution; dual memory slot types (CF and SD); built-in dust reduction

Manual aperture control is not intuitive; autofocusing results did not show during Live View mode