Canon EOS 1D Mark III Digital Camera Review

Nikon, beware. The Canon 1D Mark III is the latest in a line of digital professional camera bodies. I am a professional photographer and have worked as a staff photographer for newspapers for the past thirty years. I started back in the 70's with the old Canon A-1 film camera. I've never looked back. Since digital evolved into a mainstream media, I've always used Canon bodies. I started with the original Canon 1D (4 megapixels). After I abused 3 of those bodies (I'm pretty tough on equipment) Canon came out with the next generation (1D Mark II). I got 3 of those and pretty much abused those also. The image quality went up as well as the functionality. Then the Mark III came out. Yet again, three more bodies. The image quality is outstanding and I'm amazed every day. The great thing that I rely on almost every day is the really high ISO available. I shoot mostly sports and need lots of sensitivity to stop sports action. The Mark III does it perfectly. The CMOS imager chip is far superior of the CCD as it keeps the noise down. One big downfall is the change in accessories. The mark III has a new, higher capacity battery that is different from the others. If, buying a couple new batteries is the only thing I have to do, that's money well spent.