I have to tell you that I have in my hands right now what I consider is the finest camera I've ever had the pleasure to use in more than 40 years of taking photographs, the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III.

Not yet reviewed by editors.

Twenty-one megapixels. Think about it. Once the exclusive domain of those Tiffany-priced medium format digital backs, that same kind of high-end resolution is now possible with a D-SLR, albeit an expensive one.

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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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.

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.

2. Autofocus speed and accuracy including servo tracking are significantly improved in the Mark III camera. If you shoot action, the Mark III will give you more keepers than the Mark II. 3. Speed of image processing and file writing are blazingly fast with the Mark III.