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
Portability
51 Imaging
50 Features
54 Overall
51
51 Imaging
50 Features
54 Overall
51
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 Nikon D6
21MP
Full frame
1270 grams
ISO 102,400
Portability
50 Imaging
74 Features
85 Overall
78
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
#2 Canon 1D X III
20MP
Full frame
1440 grams
ISO 102,400
Portability
50 Imaging
73 Features
85 Overall
77
50 Imaging
73 Features
85 Overall
77
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
#3 Pentax 645Z
51MP
Medium format
1550 grams
ISO 204,800
Portability
49 Imaging
80 Features
74 Overall
77
49 Imaging
80 Features
74 Overall
77
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)
#4 Nikon D5
21MP
Full frame
1415 grams
ISO 102,400
Portability
50 Imaging
70 Features
84 Overall
75
50 Imaging
70 Features
84 Overall
75
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
#5 Canon 1D X II
20MP
Full frame
1530 grams
ISO 51,200
Portability
50 Imaging
70 Features
79 Overall
73
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
#6 Nikon D4s
16MP
Full frame
1350 grams
ISO 25,600
Portability
50 Imaging
63 Features
84 Overall
71
50 Imaging
63 Features
84 Overall
71
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
#7 Canon 1D C
18MP
Full frame
1500 grams
ISO 51,200
Portability
50 Imaging
64 Features
79 Overall
70
50 Imaging
64 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
#8 Nikon D4
16MP
Full frame
1340 grams
ISO 12,800
Portability
50 Imaging
62 Features
81 Overall
69
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
#9 Canon 1D X
18MP
Full frame
1340 grams
ISO 51,200
Portability
50 Imaging
64 Features
73 Overall
67
50 Imaging
64 Features
73 Overall
67
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