The EOS 1Ds Mark II produced clear, bright, usable images down to the 1/16 foot-candle (0.67 lux) limit of our test, with good color across the ISO range. (The darkest shots at ISO 50 were
The 1D Mark III made my 1Ds Mark II seem somewhat antiquated - due for an update, but I continued to use it as my primary body because of the full frame sensor and significantly higher resolution. And it is still a great camera. But, the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III now gives me the best of everything (well, 10 fps would be nice) - and I'm lovin it.
High ISO capabilities aside, I was wondering how the image quality compares between a Canon 1Ds Mark ii and a Canon 5D Mark ii. I have a 5d (Classic( which I love. And I recently sold my 40D. I most photograph children, families, and events (weddings, sweet sixteens, etc.).
The EOS 1Ds Mark II is fitted with Canon's well established 45-point auto-focusing system, which is blisteringly fast and bitingly accurate. There's the option to allow the camera to choose the
The ProOptic balanced nicely on our test camera, the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III, and was easy to shoot handheld, especially in bright light. The oversized manual-focus ring contrasts nicely with the matte-finished white-metal barrel. Focusing is smooth but stiff, and distance scales are large and easily legible, with feet in blue and meters in black.
Canon has done it again with the 1Ds Mk III and I expect that studios across the globe will be ordering them as a matter of course, just for the high resolution. In use it's a workhorse, and what it lacks in grace and beauty is made up for with its strength and results and what results! The image quality achievable from the 1Ds Mk III, when
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