Canon EOS 1D Mark III

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  "Canons $4,500 doorstop (a premier sports camera with a broken autofocus)"

  by technophile00 on August 8, 2007

  Pros: Amazing picture quality when the focus works

  Cons: Autofocus is a mess and canon does not appear to be taking the issue seriously

  Summary: Given the demonstrated issues with the 1D Mark IIIs autofocus, CNET should seriously reconsider its Editors Choice Award and its 9.3 Spectacular rating. Such a rating is not merited for a camera that fails to accomplish its primary task competently (a sports camera that cant focus in broad daylight?). Additionally, more and more people are moving up from compact digital cameras to digital SLRs. Given that technology from the 1 series will trickle down to the lower end Canon SLRs expected to be announced in near future, it is incumbent upon a review site such as CNET to put the camera through its paces to see if it lives up the manufacturers promises. If the autofocus issue continues to occur in the expected 40D and 5D II, many CNET users will be ripped off by Canon. To see a review by someone with the guts to call it like it is see the review by Rob Galbraith. http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=7-8740-9006

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• reply by: goodsell1 on September 28, 2007

  Does cheese wiz really own the camera, or just pumping up someone that does and did'nt like it? Did he spent Four Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and not do any research prior to purchasing and now he's sideways?
  Need some clairification on cheerleading, or facts?

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• reply by: atoolfool on August 21, 2007

  after reading Bob Galbraith's review at the address listed by tecnophile00 I am now taking pause. My purchase of the new EOS 1D Mark III is now dependant upon Canon's repsonse to these autofocus issues.

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• reply by: jaclarkaus on August 18, 2007

  Most of the comments re the 'focussing issue' are from trolls who want to whinge about a camera they will never buy.
  
  While it is true that a small percentage show an issue in a very specific use, most (including mine) are fine!
  
  Best camera I've used (yes, I have a 1DIIn as well)

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• reply by: FeelGoodInc7 on August 14, 2007

  ...that you don't know how to use the thing.

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