Canon 1DX Mark III Review | Living with a $6,500 Camera 

4 :18 at least you talk about shooting sports on 105/1.4 but actually shows shots on 24mm or wider... wtf?

Man. I dropped 40 pounds when I was rolling everyday. Most fun I have ever had. Keep rolling with a blue belt. As you get closer and closer to holding your own, you are making jumps. When that new guy walks in, or another white belt from another gym comes in, you'll see just how much you're growing.

@@andrewalisov8738 Yea, I was thinking the same, however, I guess that he was not free to show them publicly. -But I would like to know whether thát was via the optical viewfinder, or via live-view....? Any way, my biggest gripe with this camera is that it haven't got interchangeable focusing screens, which I need if I am to continue shooting how I shoot now, focusing my f/1.2 lenses manually (< googl "eg-s" if You haven't got any idea of what I'm talking about). -So can anyone confirm that iTr will follow the eye that one focus at initially, in a close-up portrait situation, and half/full figure as well....?

Exactly what I was going to say! Shooting night time sports is also a big factor. This camera is touted towards action photogs.

The higher iso would also be great for wedding night receptions or events!

The 1Dmk3 outperforms the mk2 noticeably in all categories.

Heartland Light I’m with you on this one. Bird/wildlife photographer here and I absolutely love this camera. What a beast! The AF tracking is insane compared to earlier versions

wael pph are you having soft focus problems with it?

It does very well.. used that combo at the canon booth at WPPI.. it was like a whole new lens.

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Yeah, makes sense, I just wish I had a full 30mp option, and then the 20mp option. It felt like a limitation that didn't need to be there.

I'm not a sports shooter (I wish I had the kind of media access needed to be a sports shooter!). I love the 30 mp resolution of the EOS R and the 42MP of the Sony A7R3. It's amazing how sharp the images are and how much you can crop and still have a fantastic image. With 20 MP, you really need to be careful with framing. Yes, people get sloppy with framing when using high resolution cameras but sometimes you can't get in the proper position within a limited time because life is life and the logistics of getting the subject in the right position with the background.

@@payamjirsa PyeJirsa the sensor is divide in cells/pixel, a 30Mpx sensor produce a 30Mpx Image. If you select the 20Mpx option the camera just downsize the 30Mpx image. More the cells are small (so more Mpx per sensor) less space they have to capture light, so more noise at the same ISO! In conclusion less Mpx give a better ISO performance

I just said that. Canon got user feedback and they agreed with you.

Haha, us too!

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Thanks Sean! We're excited for it as well.

I think that's definitely what has Pye's eye.

That’s what happens when a portrait photographer reviews a sports camera. 🤷🏻‍♂️

We do this, monthly, with all our DSLRs in the entire SLR Lounge and wedding/portrait studio, as full-time photographers who shoot tens of thousands of photos every month. The lenses still get out of calibration again and again. It's just an inherent drawback of having autofocus not be performed on the image sensor itself. Also, Sigma primes in particular are notorious for not just having a simple front/back-focus issue, but simply being un-reliable (meaning, both front and back-focusing) on DSLRs. This isn't a problem in live view on a 1DX iii, or on a mirrorless camera, because autofocus is performed on the sensor itself. In that case, all you have to worry about is, is there enough light for the camera to "see" clearly, and if yes, it can nail focus every time.

Correct and at 20MP even with tack on focus the lack of resolution makes everything soft. Hair looks like pudding!!!

I would agree from a technical standpoint, feature set yes. But, in terms of color, I still prefer the 1DX3 or Canon color tones.

I used the A7R3 extensively (borrowed from a friend) during 3 shoots because my camera gear was stolen and while it's a fantastic camera, there were so many little niggles that added up to a somewhat frustrating experience. The buffering is just insanely bad. I've never had such a bad buffering experience. You are literally watching the number count down and you can't do ANYTHING while the buffer is writing down. The menu system is just insanely bad. Sony fans say you can tailor it but it really takes a long time to customize it and you really need instructions. A Canon doesn't need instructions. On a Canon, you hover over a menu item and there's a popup telling what the function does. I couldn't customize the Sony either because my friend spent so much time setting it up to his workflow and I had to respect the fact that he let me borrow the body and so many lenses. I also had problems taking group pictures. For some reason, the focus point kept jumping from where I wanted it and I had no idea why. In low stress situations, the camera performed quite well. But under high stress situations, I was struggling to keep up. There was a scenario where there was a runway walk with numerous models walking fairly close to each other and coming toward me at an angle. So my strategy would be to grab a few shots of each person within a certain zone. But I was struggling to focus on the desired person. And these were just a few things. I get that with more time, I could adapt to the A7R3 but I felt that Canon is a bit more predictable in high stress situations. And I rarely have a what-just-happened moment with a Canon camera (well, I have had ISO change dramatically on occasion). Don't get me wrong. I loved the images I got out of the A7R3 and the resolution was insane. But the shooting experience wasn't that great.

R3 if you don't want lag or if you want high megapixel with little lag go for R4

This is by no means a studio/portrait camera. But for a sports or wildlife photographer this camera is perfect. We very rarely need 50 mpx but we need the insane AF speed and burst rate

His hair bro! He ain't got none right now. He's rocking a quarantine buzz cut, hahaha

@@slrlounge haha, i notice a lot of unshaven faces and hats of all sorts on youtube. whats next wearing shoes indoors ? anyway, i wish him well. such a nice young man.

Nothing to be sorry about. Its a trend that's totally unnecessary at best, and annoying as all get out at its worst.

Basically. With a different color science.

The A9ii is the best argument against a 1DXiii, and for many types of action sports photography, the A9 series might be superior, however there is still a lot to be said for the OVF if you shoot VERY fast action. In other words, for things like weddings and kids running around, "medium-fast" action as it were, I'd totally rather have a used A9 than anything else. Best "action camera" deal in town, even if you could get a used 1DX ii for the same price. The AF tracking is just insane. However, for the ridiculously fast stuff, like fighter jets and cars and erratic action sports athletes, ...I'd have to still give the nod to a 1DX iii.

Matthew Saville after owning the a9 and a9ii, I do agree the evf could be better... essentially the same res as the a7Riv. That said, it has never lagged or had me miss a shot for football, baseball, racing or birds in flight. When do we get to the point of more than we need an spec chasing? I mean looking back 10yrs at what I/we shot with, we are all so spoiled. Happy to even be able to have cameras like this to compare. What a time to be alive! Happy shooting!