Canon 1D Mark III Live View mode



Canon EOS 1D Mark III (10 frames per second) vs Mark II N (8 frames per second)

We photographers are a bit crazy. I guess it’s the same for anyone with a passion.

I was looking at the video of the big fight during the Buffalo Sabres and The Ottawa Senators game where every player on the ice dropped the gloves, including the goalies. In the video, we eventually see the coaches verbally fighting for a while.

Who else looked between them noticed the photographer in the camera pit? Who else said, “Wow! Great location to shoot! There is not even a glass!!” Who else said “funny hat!” And who else said, “Drop you 70-200 and get a wide angle to get the coach, you stupid!” And who else eventually said “Good job!” when he did?

Here is a neat video presenting the recently announced Canon EOS 1D Mark III. It's in French, but my fellow English friends should watch it anyway, just to hear the beautiful sound of the 10 frames per second machine gun.

The Mark III was officially announced today. Read the press release on dpreview, read the 60 pages pdf file.

Here is a quick list of the new features:

• World's fastest AF DSLR with approximately 10 fps continuous shooting in One-Shot AF or AI Servo AF
• Maximum burst (JPEG Large, compression level 8 ) approximately 110 shots; RAW, approximately 30 shots (based on Canon’s testing standards)
• Dual DIGIC III Image Processors for fine detail, natural color reproduction and high-speed performance
• ISO 100-3200 with ISO speed extension, L = 50, H = 6400
• 14-bit A/D conversion for fine gradation
• Live View in camera and remote, wired and wireless
• New 45-point Area AF sensor with 19 high-precision, cross-type points(f/2.8 compatible), 26 standard-precision Assist AF points
• New AF point selection methods
• AF micro-adjustment (fine adjustment of AF point of focus)
• Adjustable operation characteristics for AF point selection, shutter release priority and focus-tracking sensitivity with AI Servo AF
• New methods of AF point expansion during manual AF point selection
• New 10.1-megapixel CMOS sensor, APS-H size
• Improved microlens array and pixel fill factor plus optimized photodiode structure to increase light-reception efficiency
• Professional EOS Integrated Cleaning System with Self-Cleaning Sensor Unit, Dust Delete Data acquisition
• RAW, sRAW (new Small RAW), RAW+JPEG, sRAW+JPEG, JPEG+JPEG simultaneous recording
• Increased shutter durability of approximately 300,000 cycles
• Large and bright 3.0-inch LCD monitor with 230,000 pixels and wide viewing angle
• Five custom WB settings
• Selectable noise reduction for high ISO images, 50% less shadow noise for all images
• Selectable Highlight Tone Priority
• High-speed shutter with 1/8000 sec. maximum speed and high-speed X-sync at 1/300 sec. with EX Speedlites
• Startup time approx. 0.2 sec.
• Shutter release time lag approx. 55 ms. (approximately 40 ms. at maximum aperture with C. Fn IV -13-1) and viewfinder blackout time 80 ms. at 1/250 or higher
• Compatible with SDHC (SD High-Capacity) memory cards as well as high capacity CF cards
• Compatible with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed image transfer
• Faster writing to memory card
• High-magnification, wide-coverage viewfinder and improved focusing screen with 100% finder coverage
• 63-zone metering sensor for more stable exposure control with ambient light and flash
• High-capacity, lightweight and compact lithium-ion battery with estimated battery life display
• Enhanced recording options include automatic switching of recording media, separate recordings to media and identical recordings to multiple media
• Silent mode for single images
• Image copying and backup to external media enabled
• ISO speed safety shift
• ISO speed and metering pattern always displayed in viewfinder and on top LCD data panel
• New control layout with SET button, AF On button and Multi-Controller
• Displayable camera settings and better image information during playback
• Histogram display, jump display, error code display, and shooting settings display
• Chassis, mirror box, and exterior covers made of magnesium alloy
• Maintains water resistance with new 580EX II Speedlite
• Personal Functions consolidated with Custom Functions, resulting in 57 Custom Functions in 4 groups
• Custom Function settings can be registered and called up
• Camera settings can be saved and read
• Camera's basic settings can be registered and applied
• New “My Menu” function can be registered and displayed at startup
• Camera direct printing (PictBridge) improved and DPOF print ordering provided
• Direct printing of RAW and sRAW images
• Direct image transfer
• Wireless/wired LAN for image transfers via new WFT-E2A dedicated Wireless File Transmitter
• External USB recording media and GPS unit usable via the WFT-E2A
• Verification data can be generated, encrypted and appended to the image with new Original Data Security Kit OSK-E3
• Compatible with original image verification system
• Speedlite Custom Functions settable with the camera when the 580EX II Speedlite is attached
• New software package includes Digital Photo Professional 3.0 and EOS Utility 2.0

What the duck #156

What I like with freelancing for the Montreal Gazette is that it is a very picture friendly newspaper. More than we are used to see with a broadsheet. If you provide them with two very different pictures, they are going do use both. Again today, they put one on the sports front and another one on the turn.

Once, I did a portrait of two native businessmen in the Huron-Wendake reserve. I did two very different portraits in two very different locations. Their where so different that both pictures where played pretty big on the business front page section!

Last summer, I told you about how disturbed I was after I photographed a double murder attempt. 2 days ago, Trent Nelson at the Salt Lake Tribune was covering the follow up of a shooting spree in a mall. He talked with two photographers who were there during the shooting.


And Nelson to conclude:

I’m pretty excited. I’m about to start my biggest assignment yet. It’s going to be three days of shooting, including one out of town. This should give me national exposure. I’m really happy to see that my client has that much confidence in me for such a big job.

Evidently, I will keep the details and the client’s name in the dark for now.

French photographer Paul Antoine Pichard present "Mine d'Ordure", a slideshow about the scavengers living in various dump around the world. It's in French, but I guess the images speak for themself.

You are a photographer? You are using a PC? You are thinking about upgrading to Vista? Maybe you wanna wait a bit.