Canon EOS-1D X Mark III DSLR Camera | with CFexpress Card & Reader Bundle kit | 20.1 MP Full-Frame CMOS Image Sensor | DIGIC X Image Processor | 4K Video | and Dual CFexpress Card Slots, Black

Update 5! Ownership of this camera has thrust me into a strange dream world. An unpopulated dream world. The streets are empty, no one is in the hallways at work, and both pollution and toilet paper have disappeared. It still takes nice pictures, but of an empty world.Update 4! The underexposed pictures seem to be user error on my part. The new camera is a little different than the old one, and I didn't have the settings set the same was as my mark II, so I wasn't getting the pictures I expected.Update 3! Still five stars, and yesterday's rugby game was canceled, so no new updates there. There was 900 pictures of anime cosplay today, and I feel like the camera underexposes in general, at least compared to previous iterations of the camera. The autofocus is still amazing. The frames per second puts this into Warthog territory (Brrrt). I never bent a pin on the nine previous cameras with CF cards I owned, but the new CFExpress cards seem much more robust then the CF cards, which is reassuring.Update 2! Still five stars. I haven't had another sporting event, so no progress on getting the autofocus to feel as good as my 1D-X mark II during sporting events. Regular usage I can tell that this is a much better camera. I called 1-800-GO-CANON about the lack of a manual. I'm told that Canon will sell me a manual, and I was given a number to call. I'll be doing that, because I need a manual for this. It really should have come with it.Update! I photographed a rugby game today. I now realize the manual isn't just "less well developed", it's not even really a manual. It's sort of an overview or outline of what might be in a real manual. It was absolutely useless out on the rugby field trying to figure something out. This is a complicated camera not to come with a real manual!The autofocus on live view mode is very good. Not good enough to do sports photography with, but I'm sure Canon will figure that out eventually. The live view autofocus with a 600mm lens, and two 2x extenders was pretty good. When it lost focus, it really lost focus, and had to be manually brought back into line.The new autofocus is very different in how it reacts and feels. At the start of the rugby game it felt much worse than my 1D X mark II autofocus. By the end of the game, I was getting closer to being happy with it, but with no real manual it was a difficult process to try and work my way through the various menus.Original: I've only had it since yesterday. I have minor complaints. The bundled card reader only had a usb-c style connector on both ends. Most of my computers only have the older ("normal") usb connector. The only usb-c I have available is my laptop, which uses wireless, so it isn't very fast to download. The manual seems less well developed that what I'm used to from previous bodies.Beyond that, the look and feel is what I expect, simply amazing. The menu system is improved, with numbers to indicate which menu I'm on, which is helpful when Canon support calls out menus by number but they aren't numbered and you have to hand count them. I tried some pictures in near total darkness and the highest ISO setting is simply appalling, but the camera took recognizable pictures of things I couldn't see, so I'm quite happy.It is nice having two cards slots that use the same card. I sort of which I had an option for an SD card. One of my previous cameras had that, and when someone wanted me to take a picture with their camera I would, but I'd also swap their card in and take one with my camera too, onto their card.Mirrorless is the future, and this camera is reportedly a testbed for pro-level mirrorless, so I expect this will be the last DSLR of this type made by Canon.

This is a beast of a camera, the 1DxMII is fantastic but this one is incremental in many ways but a leap in others. IMHO a less strong AA filter is great I seem to get sharper images from this than I do from the MKII not that hat camera is bad, this one one is better IMHO .. auto focus seems better and a bit faster if that is possible as the MKII is very fast and accurate. Battery life seems to be better as well.

Fabulous equipment. Only negative was the drill we were forced to endure to redeem Amex credits for the high dollar purchase

It was a gift for our son and he loves it!☺️

Love this just need to figure out all the bells and whistles

I've had mine about two weeks now, upgrading from a 1Dx Mk II, a 5D Mk IV and a 7D Mk II. Nothing about his had disappointed me. The autofocus is truly amazing--I tracked a seagull flying by with 138 frames all in focus. That didn't fill the buffer though the shutter clicks slowed down from the initial 16 frames per second; no idea how slow they got but I'd guess still above 10 frames per second. Noise at 12,800 is impressively low, and though I can't see myself ever using a shot at 51,200, it's not bad. The osprey pic is 12,800; the teddy bear at 51,200. I did find, btw, that high-ISO shots look better if you overexpose what the meter is calling for; that's probably true with other Canon cameras but I don't usually shoot at 51,200 so I'm hardly an expert.I've only done a little video but the eye detection was as advertised: spot on. The digital image stabilizing was helpful, improving the shots over the 24-105 f/4 IS lens stabilization alone. The bird shots were done using a cheap Sigma 150-600(C) zoom and the camera didn't have any trouble at all with it. Tracking was still good with the 1.4 extender and though it won't autofocus with the 2X extender, it will in Live View. That's nothing new, though; the older Canon cameras would, too.Little details like a touch screen are really nice. The CF cards are fast and if they're like my other ScanDisks they'll last forever. Battery life is noticeably better than the Mk II, though that was already great. Sure better than the old 7D2's battery life, though.

If you're working on a film or short, tv or internet series, a documentary, or (especially) shooting live action sports, the EOS-1D X Mark III is hard to beat when considering price vs. quality. Make sure to get some excellent storage cards to go with the cam, I use Pixelflash titanium CFexpress memory cards with it. I have a few 1 terabye and 512gb cards and they work perfectly at the highest speeds. Those are the fastest, pro quality, & massive capacity, for the price, that I've found. You can get 6 for the price of 3 sandisk or lexar cards, and you'll want 6-8 for rotating cards during long shoots and different projects for different clients, a must have for the Mark III. Also, make sure you have good glass for this camera, it's extremely important to get this right.For Lens I like my workhorse Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens for most daily projects and the EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III Telephoto Zoom is pretty amazing for the price. These are perfect for shooting at wide range in skateparks, football games, and race tracks, etc..You won't be disappointed when you buy a Canon and get the right gear to go with it, these devices will last a very long time when well cared for and they always retain good value. Highly recommended.