Canon has announced a new pro DSLR. Not the one I hoped for but welcome news for those with money to burn all the same. Scoop over at Engadget
welcome the EOS-1D Mark III. This 10.1 megapixel shooter can fire 10fps in bursts of up to 110 large JPEGs or 30 RAW files with is dual DIGIC III processor. It also features a really friggin light sensitive APS-H size 28.1 x 18.7mm CMOS sensor with ISO modes up to 3200 (it’s also got a “highly usable” just-in-case 6400 mode sure to kill image quality), but the real winner here is the 3-inch live LCD (with 5 and 10x magnification for locking that zoom). There’s also a new WFT- E2A Wireless File Transmitter option for dumping to external storage and even GPS geotagging.
It’s interesting they have confirmed what a lot of people have been saying about the lowering priority of megapixels. This model is all about the speed but I think 10mp is probably about right for most people judging from forum comments and my own hard copy tests.
Full-time LCD preview I am not so excited about. I am though gagging to see what the image processor performs like, the ISO and noise especially.
I’m still hoping for a Canon 6D/4D (5D replacement). This announcement hints at possible features it could have, such as dust management, large 3″ LCD and possibly greater light sensitivity than the 5D.
