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EOS 1D Mark III due in days
Friday 11th May 2007
Chris Cheesman
The eagerly awaited EOS 1D Mark III digital SLR is now expected to go on sale in the UK around 'mid-May', Canon UK has confirmed.
The camera, which boasts 10 frames-per-second (fps) shooting, had originally been due for release in April.
Canon UK's Surrey headquarters have been told it will be available from around the middle of this month.
However, a spokesman for Canon UK said the company is still waiting for final confirmation of an exact arrival date.
The EOS 1D Mark III is a 10.1-million-pixel model mainly aimed at photojournalists and is designed to replace Canon's EOS 1D Mark II which carries a continuous burst rate of around 8.5fps.
First revealed to the world's press in February, it is expected carry a body only price of £3,049.
Full UK specification for the EOS 1D Mark III can be seen here:
EOS 1D Mark III specification
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