AKaz
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Canon 1ds MarkII user test D3
Oct 25, 2007
I figured i would share this with the Nikon people rather than the 1D crowd, mainly because they can not be objective. Here goes, i played with a Nikon D3 today at my dealers today for well over 2 hours.
The camera was allot of fun to play with, the ergonomics of the camera are terrific! I put the camera in some real ISO1600 and 3200 situations and it responded flawless, focus locked rite on, fast, and accurate!
ISO1600 and 3200 the noise level is rite on par as with the canon 1d MarkIII, with a nod going to the Nikon for showing more detail. I was allowed to take it down the street to the airport, AIServo locked on everytime on passing jets and BIF.
Color chart is spot on as well.
As i mentioned i shoot a 1ds MarkII, 1d MarkII, 5D and already had, and sold, a 1d MarkIII.
You guys are truly going to love this camera, love it so much that i gave him a deposit on one, and i purchased a new AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED, and a AF NIKKOR 85mm f/1.4D IF.
BTW looking through the LCD is like looking at a HD TV. Save your pennies kids, it was truly a wonderful camera!
If it was ever 16MP i would consider dumping almost all my Canon Gear except for my long Super Tele primes 400/2.8 500/4.
Now about my 1dsMarkII, canons best camera to date, hands down, and i owned them all. The 1ds MarkIII does not have my interest at all, yet atleast based on all the test images i have seen from it. In two weeks he will have one in for me to test.
Now the D3 takes just as good as images as my 1dsMarkII, however, the D3 did not beat the 1dsMarkII in resolving power! But then again, my 1ds MarkII can not rifle off 9FPS either, and does not have a super LCD for chimpin.
If the 1ds MarkII ever had 8FPS and a Live View like the D3, it would hands down be the last camera i would ever purchase.
I wish i never held that daymn D3, i liked it allot. If the 1ds MarkIII does not deliver, i have made up my mind, i will sell all my Canon Lower Primes, and cameras, will just keep the 1ds MarkII and the 400 & 500, everything else goes! I will just sit back and keep enjoying my new D3 and my 1ds MarkII until Nikon puts out 16MP 9FPS camera..
Once again, save, save, save, a very fun camera!
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