Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

The full-frame digital SLR megapixel race has a new champion: the 21.1-megapixel Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III. In this case, the only other contender in the race is Canon's own 16.7-megapixel 1Ds Mark II. While most serious photographers don't need more than 8 to 12 megapixels, there is a set of pro photographers who need every last bit of detail a camera can give them and for those this model is a answer.
It's a camera designed to extend Canon's superiority in areas like autofocus and high-ISO image quality, to shore up areas of competitive weakness such as the battery system and camera configuration and to incorporate emerging features like Live View and remote camera access, but do these things better than they've been done before in the digital SLR arena. And while they were at it, Canon opted to increase the EOS-1D Mark III's resolution and frame rate too, relative to the EOS-1D Mark II N it replaces. In short, Canon set out to change everything. Well, almost.
With a WFT-E2/E2A attached, it's possible to transmit pictures from the camera to an FTP server, fire the camera, browse and download the contents of its memory card(s) through a standard web browser, mount a USB drive and store pictures from the camera on it or connect a GPS device and have location information automatically stored in a photo's EXIF metadata. Coolest of all, it's possible to "see" through the viewfinder from afar courtesy of Remote Live View, a feature of EOS Utility 2.0 that works exclusively with the EOS-1D Mark III.
Dual DIGIC III processors keep the sensor's 8 channels of data moving along in parallel, enabling the blazing speeds at the highest resolution the company has produced All new Canon SLRs from the XTi on include the EOS Integrated Cleaning System, and the top-of-the-line 1Ds Mark III is no exception. Not only does the system shake dust from the low-pass filter, but the camera has been designed to shed less dust from its internal parts, so that the camera's creating less dust of its own. You can also clean the sensor yourself but if you've found dust in your images and have no time to do a full manual cleaning, you can map the dust for later removal on a computer with Canon's Digital Photo Professional software, bundled with the camera.
Lower noise, better shadows
Of the two dominant digital SLR brands - Canon and Nikon - it's Canon that already produces cameras with the best high-ISO image quality and the most natural-looking darker tones. At ISO 800 and above it's no contest really, and the EOS-1D Mark III only widens the gap further. This camera produces images with the smoothest shadow gradations we've seen in a digital SLR from the two makers. Shadow naturalness is still decent at ISO 3200. Combine that with lower noise levels at all ISOs, and especially those at the top of the camera's range, and the result is a noticeably better image file whether you shoot at ISO 100 or ISO 3200 all day long.
Long exposure noise is acceptably low, even in 30 and 60 minute exposures with the EOS-1D Mark III, with Long Exposure Noise Reduction enabled, and the JPEGs right out of the camera look clean and almost entirely free of hot pixels
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KEY FEATURES
§ 21 Megapixel full frame (35mm) CMOS sensor
§ 5 fps continuous shooting for up to 56 frames
§ Dual “DIGIC III” processors
§ Highlight Tone Priority
§ Auto focus system with 19 cross type sensors and 26 focus assist points
§ EOS Integrated Cleaning System
§ ISO 100-1600 (expandable to L:50 H:3200)
§ 3.0” 230K pixel LCD with Live View mode
§ Redesigned viewfinder now wider and brighter