dSLR Dad

All you dSLR Dad readers out there have probably figured out that I prefer when camera reviews are conducted by photographers using photographs from real situations to judge a camera’s performance. While a resolution chart or a photo of a bottle and a box of crayons can tell you some things, it definitely should not be the end of all discussion. That’s why I really love this reviews like Rod Mar’s reaction to the Canon EOS 1D Mark III.

For you dSLR Dad regulars, Rod Mar is a Professional Sports Photographer for The Seattle Times. I’ve mentioned his articles on How to Freeze the Action on Friday Night Lights and Shooting Your Young Athletes Like a Pro tutorials. So when somebody who earns a living photographing the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday’s, posts a review of Canon’s latest Pro Fast Action Body, we should all listen:

There are many many great things about this new camera — improved imaging, a “live-view” option that lets the shooter see through the viewing window (like a point-and-shoot camera), and, very important to sports photographers — amazing ability to shoot in very low light…..

With the last version of the camera (the Canon EOS 1D Mark IIN), shooting at ISO 1600 was a tricky, and barely palatable solution. Pretty amazing, if you ask me…… The Mark III shot at ISO 3200 looks like the older cameras at ISO 1000.
So what’s not to like about the new camera?
Actually plenty.

You can read the rest of the Mark III Misses the Mark, Part I here.

Part II details his frustration maintaining sharpness during the Seattle vs. Pittsburgh NFL game last Sunday.

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