It was raining during the WTCR races and as it was late autumn it was getting dark quickly, so the Canon EOS 1Dx Mark III found itself in the most difficult conditions for photography. As a result, the picture by the Canon EOS 1Dx Mark III made a good impression on me. It is different in comparison with pictures by the 1Dx and 1Dx Mark II. You can see the slight signs of “digitization” of the picture by Canon R mirrorless photo systems. However, in the case of the sports Canon EOS 1Dx Mark III, the Japanese managed to find the right balance between previous camera models and modern mirrorless systems. I think this camera is really successful and will become the standard for cameras of the era of digital SLR photo systems.

Also working at high ISOs is still not great for me: the trace of high ISO is noticeable when using values ​​from 2000 to 5000 units. This is applied to conditions when it is cloudy, rainy and no source of light. As I said, such problems are generally known shortcomings of all digital SLR cameras. However, the difference between 1Dx and 1Dx Mark III is more than noticeable, while the difference between 1Dx and 1Dx Mark II  is not so striking.

What really impressed me about the Canon 1Dx Mark III is that the camera allows you to shoot at shutter speeds long enough for auto racing and get excellent results due to the tenacity of the system, of course, in conjunction with top-end 400mm and 600mm lenses. So in touring series if the car is shot a little from the side or completely from the side, when all the wheels are visible in the picture, then you should set the shutter speed so that there is a feeling of the speed shown by blurring of the wheels. The twisting effect demonstrates speed well but not every camera can allow the photographer to take a photo at medium or slow shutter speeds, while maintaining the clarity of the entire subject being shot, in this case I mean the body of the car.

In correspondence to auto racing the average shutter speeds are those from 1/320 sec. up to 1/640 sec. But each photographer may have his own criteria for choosing and assigning settings to one category or another. I consider to be long (for motorsport) shutter speeds everything which is longer than 1/320 sec. It is not so easy to take a good photo with a Canon 1Dx at 1/320 sec. You at least will have to try hard and do a few takes. In the case of racing, this is crucial as it leads to time costs. The car will go to the next lap and you will have to wait for it again, but if you took a good photo, you could move to the next photo position.

Canon EOS 1Dx Mark III allows you to work with medium shutter speeds and get excellent results with a small amount of waste when shooting bursts with a mechanical shutter. This is perhaps the most enjoyable camera I have ever experienced for 10 years of photography. However, the weight of the camera and the outdated ergonomics of the relatively new Canon EOS R systems remind that this camera is from the ending era of large SLR photo monsters, in the good sense of the word!