Post by Romy Ocon on Aug 2, 2008 3:10:17 GMT
The final chapter of Rob Galbraith's comprehensive testing of the AF of the 1DM3 and 1DsM3 is now out:
www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=7-8740-9068-9357
While RG acknowledged that IQ is better with the 1DM3 and Canon has corrected many of the AF issues, he also says:
"Q. You haven't said anything about the EOS-1D Mark II N. Is it still a better autofocus camera than the EOS-1D Mark III?
"Yes.
"Because the EOS-1D Mark II N has been discontinued for over a year, because the majority of questions, comments and pleas for help in recent months have been from Canon EOS-1D Mark III and EOS-1Ds Mark III owners rather than photographers considering replacing a Mark II camera, and because trying to simultaneously cover both Mark III cameras with both old and new firmware had the potential to be confusing enough, we opted to steer clear of most comparisons to the older camera in this update. We'll break with that plan briefly now.
"Compared to the Mark II lineup, the Mark III models (with the new firmware) are slightly better at holding focus on static subjects, plus they may still have the advantage in raw autofocus speed (though the new firmware appears to have achieved more stable focus on stationary subjects in part by sacrificing a small measure of that speediness). But the EOS-1D Mark II N, the EOS-1D Mark II and EOS-1Ds Mark II do an overall better job of autofocusing in a broader range of shooting situations than the EOS-1D Mark III and EOS-1Ds Mark III, and at times the performance difference isn't subtle."
www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=7-8740-9068-9357
While RG acknowledged that IQ is better with the 1DM3 and Canon has corrected many of the AF issues, he also says:
"Q. You haven't said anything about the EOS-1D Mark II N. Is it still a better autofocus camera than the EOS-1D Mark III?
"Yes.
"Because the EOS-1D Mark II N has been discontinued for over a year, because the majority of questions, comments and pleas for help in recent months have been from Canon EOS-1D Mark III and EOS-1Ds Mark III owners rather than photographers considering replacing a Mark II camera, and because trying to simultaneously cover both Mark III cameras with both old and new firmware had the potential to be confusing enough, we opted to steer clear of most comparisons to the older camera in this update. We'll break with that plan briefly now.
"Compared to the Mark II lineup, the Mark III models (with the new firmware) are slightly better at holding focus on static subjects, plus they may still have the advantage in raw autofocus speed (though the new firmware appears to have achieved more stable focus on stationary subjects in part by sacrificing a small measure of that speediness). But the EOS-1D Mark II N, the EOS-1D Mark II and EOS-1Ds Mark II do an overall better job of autofocusing in a broader range of shooting situations than the EOS-1D Mark III and EOS-1Ds Mark III, and at times the performance difference isn't subtle."
