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Canon 1D MIII Alternatives

The 1D MIII comes in at #18 out of 35 in Pro DSLR cameras. Here is a brief summary of the 1D MIII.

10MP APS-H 1335 grams ISO 3,200
Canon EOS-1D Mark III front thumbnailportrait62street54sports58travel43landscape64vlogging9
Portability
51
Imaging
51
Features
54
Overall
52
above average minimum ISO (100)
decent sensor size (APS-H)
does have Top screen
environment sealing
lack of external microphone socket
lack of HDMI socket
lack of headphone socket
lack of image stabilization

Here are a few of the competitors to the Canon EOS-1D Mark III listed by their overall rank. You are able to see a extensive review of every camera or a comparison to the Canon 1D MIII by clicking the urls at the bottom of every camera card. You can press on the image to see a visual comparison or click here to see all of them alongside each other.

#1 Canon 1D X III
20MP Full frame 1440 grams ISO 102,400
Canon EOS-1D X Mark III front thumbnailportrait84street62sports81travel66landscape80vlogging30
Portability
50
Imaging
74
Features
85
Overall
78
above average high ISO (102,400)
above average minimum ISO (100)
better than average battery pack (2,850 per charge)
big sensor size (Full frame)
lack of image stabilization
no moving screen
screen isn't selfie friendly
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#2 Nikon D6
21MP Full frame 1270 grams ISO 102,400
Nikon D6 front thumbnailportrait84street62sports80travel68landscape80vlogging30
Portability
50
Imaging
74
Features
85
Overall
78
above average high ISO (102,400)
above average minimum ISO (100)
better than average battery pack (3,580 per charge)
big sensor size (Full frame)
lack of image stabilization
no moving screen
screen isn't selfie friendly
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#3 Pentax 645Z
51MP Medium format 1550 grams ISO 204,800
Pentax 645Z front thumbnailportrait88street63sports71travel51landscape78vlogging27
Portability
49
Imaging
81
Features
74
Overall
78
above average high ISO (204,800)
above average minimum ISO (100)
big sensor size (Medium format)
comes with face detection focus
bad battery pack (650 per charge)
lack of headphone socket
lack of image stabilization
max fps very slow (3.0 frames per second)
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#4 Nikon D5
21MP Full frame 1415 grams ISO 102,400
Nikon D5 front thumbnailportrait82street60sports79travel64landscape78vlogging30
Portability
50
Imaging
71
Features
84
Overall
76
above average high ISO (102,400)
above average minimum ISO (100)
better than average battery pack (3,780 per charge)
big sensor size (Full frame)
lack of image stabilization
no moving screen
screen isn't selfie friendly
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#5 Canon 1D X II
20MP Full frame 1530 grams ISO 51,200
Canon EOS-1D X Mark II front thumbnailportrait82street61sports73travel54landscape70vlogging30
Portability
50
Imaging
70
Features
79
Overall
73
above average high ISO (51,200)
above average minimum ISO (100)
big sensor size (Full frame)
comes with face detection focus
bad battery pack (1,210 per charge)
lack of image stabilization
lack of Timelapse recording
no moving screen
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#6 Nikon D4s
16MP Full frame 1350 grams ISO 25,600
Nikon D4s front thumbnailportrait78street58sports75travel62landscape76vlogging28
Portability
50
Imaging
64
Features
84
Overall
72
above average high ISO (25,600)
above average minimum ISO (100)
better than average battery pack (3,020 per charge)
big sensor size (Full frame)
lack of image stabilization
no moving screen
screen isn't selfie friendly
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#7 Canon 1D C
18MP Full frame 1500 grams ISO 51,200
Canon EOS-1D C front thumbnailportrait79street59sports75travel59landscape76vlogging28
Portability
50
Imaging
65
Features
79
Overall
70
above average high ISO (51,200)
above average minimum ISO (100)
big sensor size (Full frame)
comes with face detection focus
lack of headphone socket
lack of image stabilization
no moving screen
screen isn't selfie friendly
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#8 Nikon D4
16MP Full frame 1340 grams ISO 12,800
Nikon D4 front thumbnailportrait77street56sports73travel59landscape74vlogging26
Portability
50
Imaging
62
Features
81
Overall
69
above average minimum ISO (100)
big sensor size (Full frame)
comes with tracking autofocus
does have Top screen
lack of image stabilization
no moving screen
screen isn't selfie friendly
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#9 Canon 1D X
18MP Full frame 1340 grams ISO 51,200
Canon EOS-1D X front thumbnailportrait79street59sports70travel49landscape68vlogging28
Portability
50
Imaging
65
Features
73
Overall
68
above average high ISO (51,200)
above average minimum ISO (100)
big sensor size (Full frame)
comes with face detection focus
bad battery pack (1,120 per charge)
lack of headphone socket
lack of image stabilization
lack of Timelapse recording
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