Canon 1D MKIII Autofocus- Interactive Review

Canon 1D MKIII Autofocus Problems- Interactive Review

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...acknowledged by Michael Reichmann of Luminus Landscape as having produced the "...most comprehensive test that I've seen yet that tries to determine the underlaying cause of the problem..."

Huzzah!

Mike,

Thanks for the link. I have posted it in a short update above.

Thanks.

To you, and Michael Reichmann.

Drew, In case you haven't seen it, there is a (as of today) 51 page thread on this subject at Naturescapes.net. Here is the link: http://www.naturescapes.net/phpBB2/v...c.php?t=103425

Avian photographers who shoot a lot of birds in flight have had the most problems. The last few pages have the most interesting information.

Thanks for doing all this work on the issue.
Mike

RG has new tests on the camera with the new firmware installed. He says it doesn't fix the problem, except for a small part of it (when red square can't cover subject. Very disapointing:

Rob Galbraith DPI: An analysis of EOS-1D Mark III autofocus performance

Hi Jim,

I'm not so sure I would be that bummed. So far the MKIII we just tested outperforms anything I've seen on his site from the MKII N.

Drew

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