Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III Digital Camera

Pros: Breathtakingly-good image quality...astounding build quality that lasts forever...now at a steal!
Cons: Slow to process and write images to card, hefty and bulky like other 1-series DSLRs.

A Note to the Reader: This is a review of the 1Ds 'Classic', the first 1Ds to hit the market. I can already hear you exclaim in disbelief, 'What?! Why would you want to review a 6 year old digital SLR? Isn't it way past its time?' Indeed, I've chosen ...

Pros: Best choice for 11MP cameras. Great images. Heavy duty body. Canon quality!
Cons: High price! Small RAM buffer. Slow fps. 1 zoom %. No free-pan on image review.

Technical: Camera Type AF/AE SLR Lens Mount Canon EF mount Focal Lengh Multiplier 1.0x Imaging Sensor High sensitivity, high resolution, single plate ...

Pros: large files, great quality of images, solid body, numerous choice of lenses
Cons: price, ugly body, quality not as good as the nikon d1x, canon lenses aren't great

because of all the hype behind this camera, i decided to borrow my friend's for a week see just how 'great' this camera really is. at first glance, i found the body to be a little on the ugly side. i know you probably shouldn't judge a camera on its ...

Pros: 14bit color, pixel dimensions, great build quality
Cons: None for what this camera is intended for.

Outside of medium format digital digital backs, this camera offers wonderful pixel dimensions that allow you to print your image at larger than A3 size at 300dpi. The color this camera captures is also amazing. Having owned the 1DS MarkII before this camera, I must say that the upgrade to a 14bit color sensor is nothing short of amazing. The new Digic III throughput is nice when shooting HDR Panoramas.

Pros: 11 megapixels, built like a rock, you'll love your images
Cons: built like a "ROCK" and priced like that rock is made of gold

This digital SLR captures very sharp, accurate images. It has a full size imaging chip so there is no magnification factor to worry about. It may very well be the best digital camera in it's format and it is a pleasure to use.
Only 2 considerations make it less than ideal for the "average" user: price and weight. If neither of these is a factor for you, you cannot go wrong if you select this camera.
One other caveat is in order with a camera that is engineered to be the "best". That is, if you own or purchase inferior lenses, and you expect to get the great images that this camera is capable of, you may be disappointed.

Pros: Tough, Dust Proof, Virtually Water Proof, Excellent Pictures, Easy to use (even in manual).
Cons: Cost of Purchase.

The Canon EOS 1Ds was purchased to work alongside the excellent Canon EOS1D I already owned, it allowed me to carry a spare Digital Body to location shoots instead of 1 Digital and 1 Film.

The build quality is 2nd to none and although Nikon Fans will always try and compare - I'm sorry there is no comparison. They are not cheap but you will probably never need to buy another camera again unless there are significant changes to the Photographic Trade!

If you can afford one and you are a professional photographer, this is the 'Tool' of your trade - if you are a keen amateur or semi-professional you can pick up both the EOS 1D and 1Ds quite reasonably and it can transform your enthusiasm no end...