Continuous autofocus and manual focus lag were also very fast, at 62 milliseconds. The 1Ds Mark III's Live View mode shutter lag is considerably longer at 0.118 second, and since autofocus is not Sony A850 review, find out how the A850 stacks up against the competition in our real-world review with in-depth image quality comparisons. Sony A850/900 vs Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III. To facilitate use without eyeglasses, the Canon 1Ds Mark III has a built-in diopter adjustment (-3 to +1). Live View. If the Canon 1Ds Mark III is mounted in a place where you can't see through the optical viewfinder, you can view the image to be captured on the 3" rear LCD, on a television set connected via an included cable, or on a personal The 1Ds Mark II from 2004 was now becoming a piece of history, as technology continued to fly forwards at an alarming pace. Canon now had the 1Ds Mark III which was soon replaced with a Mark IV. Years later, somewhere around 2012, Canon announced the 5D Mark III – which basically was the “wedding photographers dream camera” – it ticked The Zeiss 28/2 ZE has a dense, substantial feel to it. The manual focus ring turns smoothly with a wonderfully dampened feel. The body construction is solid with no hints of wobble or flex. The Zeiss 28mm F2 ZE mounts smoothly and easily on the 1Ds Mark III. When mounted there is no rotational play. 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 The 5D Mark II comes in a very close equal second (with the 1Ds Mark III). In truth there's no practical difference in the resolving power of these three cameras, though there are slight differences in the 'per pixel' sharpness and the amount of sharpening applied to JPEGs. Given that the 5D Mark II 's high ISO performance - seen elsewhere in 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 original Canon 1DS was released back in 2002. How does it fair 18 years later? Let's take a look. Before buying any pre-Mark III 1D or 1Ds Canon, or other similarly-old cameras, be sure to see about the availability, and expense, of the Ni-Cad batteries, and notice the weight and bulk of such batteries. Modern, relatively more-compact Lithium-Ion batteries do make life easier, especially when traveling. pCoAll7.