Canon Announces the 1D Mark III

Posted on 22 February 2007 by


I was afraid of this. I knew it was coming and now the first of what is certain to be a few new Canon DSLR’s is here. Can I resist?

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The rumored price is $3999USD, about the same as the current 1D Mark IIN which I own. The specs are impressive. Most notable is 10fps and a new 3″ LCD with live view, a first for a Canon DSLR. It should hit the shelves in April, in case anyone is thinking of getting one!

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OK, I’m thinking about it!

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  • fishgal

    Oh the humanity. The cannon-y goodness. With that price tag though i will have to stick with our 20 and 30D’s. Not an awful thing for sure but the new 1D Mark 3 sure looks tasty! ;)

  • reidme

    Resistance is futile… $4K! Maybe not so futile. Oh well, pity the poor fool who’ll have to stick with his 10D a while longer. :-(