Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Arthur Morris has just completed an extensive real life testing of the 1DIII in taking pictures of birds in flight and stationary too. The issue of being able to track moving objects is so important and as we all know, Rob Galbraith, with 20,000 1DIII shots under his belt found significant tracking issues under certain conditons as well as losing focus.
Arthur is a featured Canon photographer but his report is hard hitting and he appears to give Canon no special leeway. He has the benefit of not only his own experience but also those of colleagues who shot side by side with him using the 1DIII.
His 1DIII review or report to date, is found here and we'll provide updates as they are available.
He has discovered how he can take advantage of the new 1DIII for his own work and this has helped him get a greater percentage of shots he likes but did require a significant change from his one shot method of previous bird in flight work for which he was proud. Not that he was always successful as he admits, but that way of working simply won't cut it for the 1DIII in his hands.
So that confirms that at least in one other pro's hands, the 1DIII is indeed remarkable different than the 1DII or 1DIIN as Rob Galbraith and Mike Sturk found.
Of interest to me is that while some have advised recruioting more focus points to track sports players better, Arthur finds the opposite for his own way of working. He has however solved to some extent the issues that limited his work with the 1DIII so he presents where he is up to right now.
He is also coming out with a "How To" down load for $20, in which the detailed guide to 1DIII use is provided. That seems to be a great idea that might help people.
Asher
Disclosure There's no financial or other business relationship between Arthur Morris, BirdsAs Art.com with OPF, myself or any moderator of OPF to the best of my knowledge.
Arthur is a featured Canon photographer but his report is hard hitting and he appears to give Canon no special leeway. He has the benefit of not only his own experience but also those of colleagues who shot side by side with him using the 1DIII.
His 1DIII review or report to date, is found here and we'll provide updates as they are available.
He has discovered how he can take advantage of the new 1DIII for his own work and this has helped him get a greater percentage of shots he likes but did require a significant change from his one shot method of previous bird in flight work for which he was proud. Not that he was always successful as he admits, but that way of working simply won't cut it for the 1DIII in his hands.
So that confirms that at least in one other pro's hands, the 1DIII is indeed remarkable different than the 1DII or 1DIIN as Rob Galbraith and Mike Sturk found.
Of interest to me is that while some have advised recruioting more focus points to track sports players better, Arthur finds the opposite for his own way of working. He has however solved to some extent the issues that limited his work with the 1DIII so he presents where he is up to right now.
He is also coming out with a "How To" down load for $20, in which the detailed guide to 1DIII use is provided. That seems to be a great idea that might help people.
Asher
Disclosure There's no financial or other business relationship between Arthur Morris, BirdsAs Art.com with OPF, myself or any moderator of OPF to the best of my knowledge.