This week is no doubt going to be crammed full of chatter about Canon’s new flagship news and sports shooter, the 1D X Mark III. Back in December, filmmaker Matthew Vandeputte had a chance to spend a day playing with this new behemoth, and it’s interesting to hear his thoughts.
At $6,499, there are not many of us that are going to be splashing out on Canon’s new super camera, but you can be assured that pretty much everyone will have an opinion, regardless of whether they’ve even held a Canon flagship, never mind shot with one.
While the camera will no doubt be used mostly by hardened photojournalists, sports photographers, and agency shooters, it’s interesting to hear the impressions of Vandeputte, as he is none of those things and loves his 1D X Mark II, having used it professionally for several years.
No doubt, the most common refrain chorusing across the forums right now is that 20 megapixels is disappointing. Sure, those shooting with this type of camera might not need to crop in that often or blow up their images to fill the side of a bus, but like my many others, I was expecting at least 24 megapixels. Given the choice between a 24-megapixel sensor with a 170 raw image buffer and a 20-megapixel sensor with an infinite buffer, I know which I would prefer. But then, I'm never going to buy one, so what's my opinion worth? Answer: Not a lot.
What are your thoughts? Leave a comment below.
