Ahhhh That New Camera Smell :) Canon 1Ds Mark III

[Andy]

As in the past (http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=19503), my good friends from Tallyn's Photographic (http://dgrin.smugmug.com/gallery/2232868) didn't disappoint me :barb and my new Canon 1Ds Mark III arrived this morning :ivar

Oh yes, they packed up some nice Canon goodies in the box, too (I *love* that about Tallyn's) :D

http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/226793433_d2g7p-L.jpg

:clap

The battery is charging, and I'll have more to say in a day or so.

I'll add my random thoughts here:

FILESIZES: RAW - 27Mb, In-camera JPG, least compression, highest quality: 11.5mb

WEIGHT, HANDLING: It's noticeably lighter than the 1Ds Mark II. The battery is less than half the weight of the old system. The camera, with E-1 handstrap, fits my hand like a glove. Feels awesome.

VIEWFINDER: HUGE! Bright, clear, extremely useful. A true joy. I'm used to full-frame, but this viewfinder is a step up from the 1Ds Mark II and 5D. The camera info is bright, clear, well laid out: metering mode, shutter speed, aperture, shots on card remaining, ISO, battery life, RAW/JPG, shots available in burst, and EC range scale.

MENU OPERATION: Easy, intuitive. A huge step up from the 1Ds Mark II. You don't need the manual, except for some of the newer functions. Navigation is easy to gr0k right off the bat. I will read the book on how to set "My Menu" so that only the stuff I really care about is shown to me. That's pretty cool. UPDATE: it's extremely cool, I really like having easy access to the few things I do most often. When I need any of the other 8 billion custom functions, I'll just use the menus :)

PERSONALIZATION: Very cool, you can use your own file-naming schema if you like. Like your initials, XYZ_0001.CR2 or really anything, they give you four characters to play with.

Stuff I Don't Like: First of all, Hello, Canon?? For $8 grand, why don't you include the E-1 handstrap in the box? I already had one, but plenty of buyers won't have one of these. Lame, lame, lame.

[ziggy53]

Oh man! :clap:clap:clap

Oh man! Oh man! Oh man! Oh man! Oh man!

21 MPix
"L" lenses"
T&S lenses

Oh man, Oh man, Oh man, Oh man, Oh man!

Your Christmas is already so much better than mine.

[schmoo]

:barb:bow:ivar

[Tommyboy]

I have Ds envy. . . .

Nice work, Andy. Can't wait to hear all about it.

[jww]

As in the past (http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=19503), my good friends from Tallyn's Photographic (http://dgrin.smugmug.com/gallery/2232868) didn't disappoint me :barb and my new Canon 1Ds Mark III arrived this morning.

Very nice! Congrats!

Hmmm.. Tallyn's doesn't sell Nikon. Tryin' to tell us something? :wink

[Awais Yaqub]

:scratch
:clap
Congrats

[Moogle Pepper]

Congratulations! Do tell us what you think of the camera! Oh man... camera envy growing!!

[Bendr]

OOO.... That will be fun, definitely let us know what you think!

[jdryan3]

I love the background in those shots of your forum postings on the monitor.:lol :lol :lol



...oh and please do let us see some made BY the camera also.:cool
It's 1:20 in the afternoon already!!

[ChrisJ]

There has to be a drool icon somewhere... oh well,

:drool

[DJ-S1]

There has to be a drool icon somewhere... oh well,

:droolhttp://davidjames.smugmug.com/photos/6141437-M.jpg

[ChrisJ]

http://davidjames.smugmug.com/photos/6141437-M.jpg
No Fair, you cheated! :wink

[jdryan3]

No Fair, you cheated! :wink

In this corner,
Chris J :wink
vs
http://davidjames.smugmug.com/photos/6141437-M.jpgDJ-S1

:smack or maybe:duel possibly :beatwax

[HoyBoy]

Congrats Andy. I can't wait to see some of your images! :clap

[KED]

Your serial number must be somewhere around 000001!

[ehughes]

I talked to Scott at Tallyn's today and I'm in line for the next batch. Let us know how you like it...

[Andy]

Haha if you have 9 mins to kill:

http://www.digitalrev.com/en/article.php?article_id=302

[schmoo]

Haha if you have 9 mins to kill:

http://www.digitalrev.com/en/article.php?article_id=302

Nice choice of background music! :rofl

[Andy]

Nice choice of background music! :roflTotal porn-track (not that I'd know!)

[zweiblumen]

Of course she beat me to it since I was actually watching the damn thing... but yeah, the porn-track music really is key :whew

[photobug]

Big congrats, Andy! :thumb :thumb

I just got my 40D ... you're a bit ahead of me on the curve :D.


........you seem to buy all the latest Canon toys, then they show up here in Andy-Bay (I mean DGrin Flea Market) ... so we should expect your new 1Ds MkIII to be on the Flea Market by when, the end of the year? :ivar

[saurora]

Haha if you have 9 mins to kill:

http://www.digitalrev.com/en/article.php?article_id=302

Whoa!!! I thought that guy would never finish unpacking that box!!! I could never keep track of that many cables! :scratch Congrats, Andy, and of course, we are eagerly awaiting your first shots. :D

[jdryan3]

Haha if you have 9 mins to kill:

http://www.digitalrev.com/en/article.php?article_id=302

Sorry it took so long to reply ... I was out digging up my 'Shaft' 33 1/3 soundtrack LP from the garage:pimp :super

Wow! I have that same strap (from my 300D in some drawer), and it is a bolder more masculine body :deal

Seriously, that is sweet. Separate ISO, better menus, that big display (especially next to the MkII).
Andy, not that I want you to go down to Jones Beach and dump a bunch of sand in there, but I would like your assessment of these self-cleaning sensor covers.

[Skippy]

Haha if you have 9 mins to kill:

http://www.digitalrev.com/en/article.php?article_id=302

Hey Congratulations ANDY :clap

The link doesn't work for me it opens to the page but the video clip doesnt show up :cry ... Skippy
.

[patch29]

Andy, did you get the RRS L bracket? If you did could you post a photo from the side showing the connectors and the USB cord holder? Thanks! :D

[ian408]

standing by over in the flea market....

Ian

P.S. congrats!

[DJ-S1]

No Fair, you cheated! :wink Yes, but at least I am steroid free!:D

[Andy]

http://www.moonriverphotography.com/photos/227097380-S.jpghttp://www.moonriverphotography.com/photos/227099228-S.jpg

Andy, did you get the RRS L bracket? If you did could you post a photo from the side showing the connectors and the USB cord holder? Thanks! :D
Battery and most connectors are fully accessible. PC terminal, remote terminal, Video out, and the USB port, all good. If you want to connect the AC adapter, with this RRS plate, you're screwed (it's completely covered).

I'll give the boys in San Luis Obispo at RRS a shout about it.

[patch29]

http://www.moonriverphotography.com/photos/227097380-S.jpghttp://www.moonriverphotography.com/photos/227099228-S.jpg


Battery and most connectors are fully accessible. PC terminal, remote terminal, Video out, and the USB port, all good. If you want to connect the AC adapter, with this RRS plate, you're screwed (it's completely covered).

I'll give the boys in San Luis Obispo at RRS a shout about it.



I guess you cannot use the usb cord holder either? Is this a mkII or mkIII plate?


On the RRS site (http://reallyrightstuff.com/rrs/Itemdesc.asp?ic=B1DMkIII%2DL&eq=&Tp=) the mkIII bracket can move out an inch or so, would that solve those problems? :scratch

[Andy]

I guess you cannot use the usb cord holder either? Is this a mkII or mkIII plate?


On the RRS site (http://reallyrightstuff.com/rrs/Itemdesc.asp?ic=B1DMkIII%2DL&eq=&Tp=) the mkIII bracket can move out an inch or so, would that solve those problems? :scratch
Oh it's the very same plate - and that's how you'd access that other panel then :deal

[ian408]

I guess you cannot use the usb cord holder either? Is this a mkII or mkIII plate?
mkII plate won't work. At least not for the 1dMkIII.

[patch29]

Oh it's the very same plate - and that's how you'd access that other panel then :deal

but the old plate fits, you just loose some accessibility.


mkII plate won't work. At least not for the 1dMkIII.


Now I am confused, but I think it works just not 100%.

Does the new plate allow access to the USB holder in normal mounting or only when it is moved over an inch or so?

[Mitchell]

Fantastic!. Enjoy the new camera.

Please post some pics ASAP.

[Andy]

but the old plate fits, you just loose some accessibility.





Now I am confused, but I think it works just not 100%.

Does the new plate allow access to the USB holder in normal mounting or only when it is moved over an inch or so?
new plate works 100% fine on Canon 1Ds Mark III.

[kdog]

So we ever gonna see any pictures from this thing, or are you gonna sit there and yak about it all day? :deal :wink:rofl

[PicGirl]

I'm Still On A Waiting List At Ritz Camera. Anyone Heard When Their Shipment Is Supposed To Come In? I'm Dyin' With Envy Here!:(:

[ian408]

new plate works 100% fine on Canon 1Ds Mark III.

And the 1dmkII plate does not work on the 1dmkIII.

[nightspidy]

Can't wait to see pics-you are so lucky!!! :bow

[photobug]

Can't wait to see pics-you are so lucky!!! Somehow, I suspect that "luck" had little to do with Andy's success :thumb.

[mrclark321]

Congrats Andy :)

[borrowlenses.com]

Well for those of you who can't quite swing the 8 grand, we picked one up as well :)

http://www.borrowlenses.com/product/canon_bodies/1Ds_MkIII

The sad thing is that it's still sitting in the box as I have WAY too much work to do :cry The box sure looks nice though :D

[ian408]

Well for those of you who can't quite swing the 8 grand, we picked one up as well :)

http://www.borrowlenses.com/product/canon_bodies/1Ds_MkIII

The sad thing is that it's still sitting in the box as I have WAY too much work to do :cry The box sure looks nice though :D
Be right over to, ah, help you out :D

[borrowlenses.com]

Be right over to, ah, help you out :D

Hahaha, I am sure you can even help me carry it...to your car? :D

[ian408]

Hahaha, I am sure you can even help me carry it...to your car? :D
Oh no. I'd carry it to my motorcycle :lol3

[patch29]

I wonder how this lens (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/407336-REG/Schneider_06039789CE_28mm_f_2_8_PC_Super_Angulon.h tml) looks compared to the Canon 24 TSE on the 1Ds mkIII? :deal


Schneider Wide Angle 28mm f/2.8 PC Super-Angulon Manual Focus SLR Lens for Canon EOS
Mfr# 06039789CE • B&H# SC2828PCSACA
Price: $ 2,018.95

[borrowlenses.com]

Oh no. I'd carry it to my motorcycle :lol3

Hahaha, I am not sure how much you paid for that motorcylce or how much you value your life, but if it was me, I could safely say that the 1Ds III would be the most valuable thing that's ever ridden on my bike :D

[Andy]

Canon 1Ds Mark III, ISO 3200, 1/6th second @ f/4. Handheld with Canon 24-105L on board. No processing.

Exif (http://www.moonriverphotography.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=231445249)

Click the photo to see the original (warning, large file).

http://www.moonriverphotography.com/photos/231445249-X2.jpg (http://www.moonriverphotography.com/photos/231445249-O.jpg)

Straightened and sharpened version, here (http://www.moonriverphotography.com/photos/231452320-X3.jpg).

[Pindy]

Wow—amazing detail and such low noise. You have to see the original size to discern any at all.

[jdryan3]

Wow—amazing detail and such low noise. You have to see the original size to discern any at all.

I agree. Out of camera is great at that ISO and handheld, but 'fixed' version is really nice.

[ziggy53]

Oh wow! I am blown away at how rich and full the tonality is at ISO 3200. There is such a feeling of warmth in the wood and the image grain is so nicely filmic.

I do wonder what sort of lighting produced these results?

We are living in wonderful times.

Thanks for sharing this Andy,

[Rhuarc]

Ouch. This makes me looka t the ISO 1600 out of my XTi as total and utter crap! LoL... But I suppse a difference of $7500 should buy you something! LoL

[Andy]

I do wonder what sort of lighting produced these results?


Indoors, Fort Point under the Golden Gate Bridge. It was rather dark, really. There were a few shafts of light, as you can see though. You can see by my exif, kinda how dark it was, 1/6th @ f/4 :)

[ziggy53]

Indoors, Fort Point under the Golden Gate Bridge. It was rather dark, really. There were a few shafts of light, as you can see though. You can see by my exif, kinda how dark it was, 1/6th @ f/4 :)

According to the chart here:

http://www.fredparker.com/ultexp1.htm#Light%20Intensity%20Chart

That is an exposure value of around 1.5, which is very low light indeed!