Canon EOS-1Ds Digital Cameras Plus Information
Canon EOS-1Ds is the world’s highest-resolution professional digital camera, featuring the first-ever full-frame 35mm sensor with 11.1 million effective pixels. The EOS-1Ds captures astounding detail and color, almost doubling the resolution considered state of the art for a digital SLR camera in the world today (September 2002).


With its extremely high resolution, the EOS-1Ds is designed to meet the needs of a wide range of professional photographers–including studio, commercial, reportage, or fashion photography–who need the ultimate in digital image quality.

Canon EOS-1Ds Professional reviews

• dcresource reviewed the Canon EOS-1Ds and gave out”f you’ve got the money and an investment in Canon lenses, the EOS-1Ds is one heck of a camera. In addition to being compatible with nearly all Canon lenses and Speedlites, it’s one of the most customizable cameras anywhere. Did I mention the 11 Megapixel images? They’re a little soft at default settings, but that’s easy to fix, using the very complex controls. The camera is intimidating, for sure. Though I haven’t tried it, Kodak’s DCS Pro 14n is an intriguing competitor, offering 14 Megapixel images for $3000 less using a (mostly) Nikon body. By the way, if you’re stepping up from a “regular” digital camera to a digital SLR, the 1Ds is most certainly overkill. But pro photographers will definitely want to add it to their collection!”

Main Features:

• * World’s first digital SLR that can prove its images are unaltered, original files
• * Accepts Canon EF lenses; 3 fps for up to 10 consecutive frames
• * Compatible with Compactflash Type I and II cards and IBM Microdrives
• * Connects with Macs and PCs via Firewire port (IEEE 1394 )
• * Battery life has been improved by reducing power consumption; powered by NiMH battery pack

Canon EOS-1Ds Customer Reviews

By Courtland J. Carpenter (Fort Wayne, Indiana United States)
I’ve recently learned some interesting detail that came from a talented amateur photographer. A friend of mine from work, had done a number of spectacular scenic shots. He thought to enter some of the better ones into a professional competition. While he had a good Cannon digital, (I believe it was a 7 or 8 mp) requirements for digital are 11 mp minimums. While expanding the lower resolution is allowed, it would still fall a bit short (since it only allows a certain percentage). It seems that professional film use cameras, typically deliver the equivalent of 20 mp. The proper film is expensive, and getting it developed is not as easy as taking it to the local Photomat.I know computers and software. My programming exploits placed me for a time at Polaroid ID systems. Polaroid ID, (prior to its sale by the parent company in 2001) produced drivers licenses, and ID card solutions, for more than half the United States, plus several countries. I have a background in video games programming by training. What I can tell you from this is that you need a fast processor to create, and store an image 11 mp in size. Cannon’s custom processor seems to be up to the task. My friend told me his current camera used the same processor, and produced the highest resolution shots in about 1/5th of a second. This model does about three continuous shots per second. While not quite film or motion capture speed, it’s still good enough not to inhibit your creativity.

If photography is a serious hobby, or you are a budding professional, this might just be your camera. Existing professionals will probably make up their own minds on when to jump to digital, and what equipment best meets their needs. Cannons entry here seems reasonable for a quality digital camera. You may see many other cameras pump up their numbers in a race to get the higher resolutions. They seem to be bristling with bells and whistles. There’s a not so subtle difference with a professional model like this. That being it has features for professional imaging and the speed of getting to that next high quality shot.

The other cameras will raise the bar one day, but for now they are best used by non-professionals. If you compare the camera’s specifications, you’ll find speed, and feature limitations on those cheaper models. This is not the camera to take on that vacation to the mountains. A good four-mega pixel model will keep all your family photo albums up to date. If however, your vision for looking at the world through the camera’s eye extends beyond that, this may be the camera for you. BTW, remember this is a body only, you buy your optics separately, and it’s not advisable to go cheap either.

By Mr. T. D. Pittsford “tdp” (Nevada City, CA USA)
This is an incredible peice of digital equipment and has more features than the space shuttle. It is most definitely a camera for a younger man however because it’s HEAVY, especially with the 70-200 f/28 mounted. I can’t imagine lugging around the really LONG lenses. I wore it around my neck for an entire day during a recent shoot and conlcuded that it would be best used in a studio environment on a tripod, or at least a monopod. I have owned several 35mm film cameras and at least seven different digital cameras including Kyocera, Epson, Olympus (2 different models, C2500L & E-10) and finally three Canons: the EOS 1Ds 11.1mp, the Powershot G7 10.1mp, and now the 5D 12.1mp. So far the last two have been the best for my purposes. The quality of course is in the glass, but the artistry is up to the photographer and so far Canon has delivered the very best I could hope for. EOS is an awesome system and the 1DS, aside from the weight is one of the very best.

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