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The Canon EOS-1Ds holds a place that no other camera can claim: it was the world's first production full-frame digital SLR. Released in November 2002, it paired an 11.1MP full-frame CMOS sensor with the EOS-1 body architecture, bringing 35mm full-frame coverage to digital professional photography for the first time. At launch it cost approximately £6,999 — a staggering sum — and was used by advertising and fashion photographers who needed maximum resolution from their Canon EF glass. The 11MP sensor looks modest today but in 2002 it surpassed most medium format scanning backs in terms of speed and workflow. The EOS-1Ds changed the trajectory of professional photography and made the full-frame sensor the standard for serious digital work.
The world's first production full-frame DSLR — the EOS-1Ds arrived in 2002 with 11MP and changed professional photography forever. Historically irreplaceable.
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52 lenses compatible with the Canon EF mount.
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