Want to master the EOS 5D Mark III/1D X AF system? Get the AF settings guidebook!

 

This is for all of us who want to shot (and focus) like a pro. The new Auto-Focus System on the 5D Mark III and 1D X is a complex and sophisticated beast. To harness all of its power you have to know how it works, and how to set and configure it for your purposes. Canon’s Digital Learning Center published a series of technical articles about the advanced Auto-Focus system featured on the EOS 5D Mark III and EOS 1D X.

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Pre-order and in stock alerts for 1DX and 5D Mark III, and a few 5D Mark II deals

 

I have to report new items that are either available for pre-order (1DX) or in stock now (5D Mark III). And at the end you’ll find some cool deals for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II
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Let’s start with the Canon EOS 1DX:

  • pre-order possible at Amazon, $6,799.00 (click here)
The EOS 5D Mark III is in stock at
  • 5D Mark III body for $3,499 at Adorama, free shipping (click here)
  • 5D Mark III with 24-105mm IS Lens for $4,299 at Adorama, free shipping (click here)
  • 5D Mark III body at Abe’s of Main for $3,499, free shiping (click here)
  • 5D Mark III with 24-105mm IS Lens at Abe’s of Main for $4,299, free shipping (click here)
For more EOS 5D Mark III world-wide pre-order and order options click here.
And now the 5D Mark II deals (click here for sample pictures):
  • 3 items, $1,989.90 at peach_photo (ebay top rated seller) –
  • 3 items, $2,009.00 at photovideo4les (ebay top rated seller) –
  • >10 items, with gift pack, $2,011.89 at t-dimension3 (ebay top rated seller) –
  • >10 items, with huge gift pack (2 lenses, filter set, 20G memory cards, tripods, 2 big bag, and more stuff), $2,088.65 at electronicsvalley  (ebay top rated seller) –
For more possible 5D Mark II deals have a look at the following box:
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Canon EOS 1D X ready for pre-order

Right now B&H told me that they have the Canon EOS 1D X ready for pre-order (click here). Price is $6,799 and it will start shipping by the end of April.

EDIT: Adorama is also accepting pre-orders for the 1D X (click here)

CPN (Canon Professional Network) has a good article about Frits van Eldik shooting an F1 event with a EOS 1D X. Have a look here to read about the technical specifications of Canon’s next flagship, or read this to get more insight. Canon’s 1D X page is still a work in progress (no manual for download yet), but for sure worth to have a look.

The guys over at techradar (video above) have a hands-on review with lots of details (click here to read). Another hands-on os provided by imaging-resource. And, hey!, even Wikipedia has an entry for the 1D X :-).