Canon EOS-1D Mark III

The Canon EOS-1D Mark III is a DSLR camera launched on 22/02/2007.

Technically speaking, the Canon EOS-1D Mark III ranks well below the category average, scoring 40 overall. The Canon EOS-1D Mark III weights 1335 gr and spans 156 x 157 x 80 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, the Canon EOS-1D Mark III behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality - Score 52, ranks in the category best 22%.
• Speed Performance - Score 48, ranks in the category best 19%.

On the contrary, the performance of Canon EOS-1D Mark III is below the category average in:

• Comfort - Score 17, ranks among the worst 3% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 29, ranks among the worst 27% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Good, score 44, ranks in the best 63% of its category. Canon EOS-1D Mark III works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape - Good, score 46, ranks in the best 48% of its category. Canon EOS-1D Mark III works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Sport - Good, score 48, ranks in the best 55% of its category. Canon EOS-1D Mark III works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Suboptimal, score 31, ranks 6% in its category. Canon EOS-1D Mark III is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Everyday - Suboptimal, score 32, ranks 7% in its category. Canon EOS-1D Mark III does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.