PHOTOGRAPHY BLOG

Does anyone really expect that a 21.1-megapixel camera would not handily outperform a 12.1-megapixel camera in terms of resolution? Field shooting today in multiple trials leaves no doubt, but there is considerably more to the story than just resolution. Stay tuned for a body-to-body comparison of the Nikon D3 with the Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III (the resolution aspect).

Some will cry “foul!” that comparing the two cameras is wrong because of the mismatched resolution, but it’s just as reasonable as comparing a DX sensor camera to a full-frame camera as I did in D2x vs EOS (still highly instructive even if those cameras aren’t on your shopping list). For anyone considering a full-frame digital camera, The D3 and 1DsM3 are the two contenders, and there are numerous aspects to “performance” beyond resolution. Anyway, one is free to not read anything that disrupts cherished cognitive commitments.

I’ve now made three different A/B field comparisons between the 12.1MP Nikon D3 and 21.1MP Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III. In all three cases, the results seen are highly consistent, with the 1DsM3 showing higher resolving power.

The Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III is the resolution champ. Does anyone really expect that a 21.1-megapixel camera would not handily outperform a 12.1-megapixel camera in terms of resolution? Field shooting today in multiple trials leaves no doubt, but there is considerably more to the story than just resolution.

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Honestly, I am glad I don’t have to choose. I’ve got a blonde and a brunette…err…a Canon and Nikon.

For large commercial jobs, where I am thinking I want a higher native resolution, it’ll be the Canon I reach for. For low light situations, which are all too common, it will, without a doubt, be Nikon. In fact, with the noise issue out of the way, and most client deliverables needing to be down-rezzed anyway, I can see that the Nikon not only would be a better solution to speeding up my post-production process, but moreover, storing the RAW/DNG files will save me significant hard-drive space in my archives over the larger Canon files.

Will the Mark III have issues it’s earlier Mark III siblings had? I hope not. Will Nikon have an as-yet-unknown issue? Who knows. We’re all their guinea pigs, shelling out thousands to fuel their R&D, with the consumers being the beneficiaries.

Advantage? Photo Finish - Nikon by a nose, for what I do. How about you?

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Thursday of last week, November 29th, I picked up my 1Ds Mark III. The shop only received one body and as so it was treated like a treasure. I drove home with a lighter wallet and the 1Ds Mark III next to me, eager to charge up the batteries, and get to some shooting. Shortly after I arrived home the phone calls and emails started to roll in. I was one of the first to get the 1Ds Mark III in California apparently.

Here’s a bit of information about me and what I need and want out of a camera. I’m a pretty demanding person when it comes to equipment and I look for a camera system that is flexible and can shoot in any situation or condition. The fields I work in are entertainment, gallery fine art, landscapes, portraiture, motion picture still photography, product, fashion, and event work. I don’t shoot weddings, but I do shoot extremely low light events. At this point in my career almost every photograph I take is for print or has the potential to be printed. And even then still, the potential to be printed very large. I keep this in mind while working so my shooting technique doesn’t slip. So I need a camera that is reliable and produces high quality/high resolution images in fairly demanding scenerios. Low light, bad weather, etc….

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