5D MkIII Is it what you wanted?

<p>5d3 seems to check all the boxes I have except for flash commander found in the 7d. I don't get it since the d800 does accommodate pop up flash for CLS. Is the D800 100% VF?<br>

I'll wait a year or two before getting one though. No need to rush.</p>

 

A big positive is the dof preview button repositioning, I have never got on with EOS standard placement for that.

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<p>Aug 2008 exchange rate was 1 Yen to 0.00929454 US dollar<br /> Current exchange rate is 1 Yen to 0.0123316 US dollar<br /> That's 1.327 times higher now. $2700 * 1.327 is $3,581. In terms of Yen, the mk III is being released at a slightly lower price than the mk II was. I realize that doesn't help a US buyer,</p>

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<p>It is basically all relative. Cars, TVs, and other cameras are also made in Japan or at least by Japanese companies. Their prices have not shot through the roof. Why only 5D? Even 1Dx is cheaper then 1Ds Mk III (they are both FF, so manufacturing costs are similar).</p>

<p>As a purely-amateur, non-videographer user of Canon's products, the price of this is pushing me slowly but surely towards the 60D. Perhaps I'll wait a while to see what the next generation ('650D', '70D') will bring; but the 5DIII will not be on sale for any amount of money that I can justify to myself.</p>

<p>So I'm not really 'disappointed'; I suspect that my dreams of the price-point that the 5DIII would appear at were never realistic. Good though it undoubtedly is, it isn't the camera for me. This is a useful reality-check.</p>

<p>If this has the same autofocus as the 1DX, and decent weatherproofing, why buy the more expensive camera?</p>

<p>That's pretty much the kind of camera I was looking for. But I own a 7D, I understand owners of a 5D Mk II will have less reasons to buy it.</p>

<p>Will have to see if Canon has finally made the flash control as reliable and easy to work with as Nikon. Can't even begin to guess why Nikon has it down and Canon is still fumbling in the dark here.<br>

No eye control focus. Sure like it on my older EOS 3 film bodies.<br>

Will wait to see the image quality but it looks as if Canon is willingly giving up the lead in the pixel count to Sony and Nikon both.<br>

Sure hope the low light auto focus problems are finally fixed so it is reliable and repeatable.<br>

A quick look seems to say Nikon is building serious Photojournalism tools while Canon is still looking at the much greater amateur market. But, ultimate image quality is what I will look at before making a decision between the two - or possibly even Sony for the future.</p>

<p>I know we say this every time but the UK vs US price is a bit rich: $3,499 (~£2,195) vs £2,999 (~$4,779).</p>

<p>One thing the Nikon D800 has that might tip the scales that direction is full time AF with face detection for video.<br>

As stated, I'll wait to see what ultimate image quality is between the two before deciding what to do.</p>

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<p>I know we say this every time but the UK vs US price is a bit rich: $3,499 (~£2,195) vs £2,999 (~$4,779).</p>

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<p>Our problem is that we can't avoid paying VAT, and therefore our quoted prices always include it. US customers can avoid paying Sales Tax, and quoted prices always exclude it. So that £2999 (let's call it £3000 - the figures are clearer) comes to £2500 + VAT of £500. £2500 isn't a world away from your £2,195.</p>

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<p>5d3 seems to check all the boxes I have except for flash commander found in the 7d. I don't get it since the d800 does accommodate pop up flash for CLS.</p>

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<p>The 5D and 5D MkII don't have a pop-up flash, and considering the weather sealing of the series, I doubt they even considered adding a pop up flash. I'd guess they figured that if a buyer can afford a $3500 body, they can drop $200 for an ST-E2 or some radio triggers and keep the sealing.</p>

Call me a noob, but the lack of a pop-up flash still bugs me.

 

The price bugs me more.

 

 

On the plus side: 6fps with top notch AF. Now, THAT is worth talking about!

<p>Unless the price drops significantly, I won't be getting one but may be on the look out for a clean, used 5D MkII.</p>

<p>I wonder why no AF in video mode? Coupled with the SWM and IS lenses it would have been a good feature to add.</p>

The good news is the 5DII will be affordable to more people with its price decrease.

<p>Of course Canon is trying to produce the BBD (Bigger Better Deal) in a new consumer camera - their continued survival as a camera company depends upon it. The 5D models (v1 & 2) have been very successful for Canon, but I think they may be leveraging the past success too heavily with this new offering.<br /> I'm not a video shooter, I've not used the video feature at all on my 5D2 so that aspect of the 5D3 is lost on me. I believe there are many photographers who feel similarly about the video capabilities. Considering only still photography, I'm very happy with my 5D2 and am not interested in paying a $3500 price tag for 61 focus points instead of only 9 - which also requires the new $650 Canon flash to fully utilize, btw.<br /> I suspect that the 5D3 will not have the success that Canon experienced with previous 5D models and that a "scaled down" version without the video capabilities which is designed for the still photographer only will be necessary for Canon to offer. Things that I would like to see in that revised 5D3 would be a longer shutter life, better build quality and perhaps a mirror-free design. But then, those features would cause a camera to have a longer service life and that's not going to help Canon sell more cameras, is it?</p>

<p>5D3 vs D800.<br>

Depends on what you want to shoot:<br>

5D3 is better weddings<br>

D800 better for studio and landscape<br>

D800 is far more appealing to me.</p>

In a word, no, it'd not what I wanted. I wanted more resolution for tripod-mounted work at low ISO settings. But it looks like a great

camera with many improvements over the original. I'm just not sure how quickly I need to run out and buy one at $3500US. That's a lot

of dough for one extra MP, somewhat better noise performance, video improvements that I don't need, and gimicks like an HDR mode

that I would use, albeit sparingly. The 5D2 serves me well today. I may stick with it for a while longer.

<p>Disappointing. What I see is a Canon 5D2 that has the AF it always should have. Otherwise, no big deal.</p>

<p>I don't need one as I have fun dabbling in a "semi-pro" fashion (my day job allows me to loose all kinds of money with my photog). I have a 7D and 5DmkII. It looks like the MkIII will eliminate the need for my 7D.<br>

One comment on price.... the forums are lit up with comparisons....and how Nikon being cheaper or the MKIII too much...."I'm going to switch cause the Nikon is cheaper" Do the following test: estimate what you have spent in the last 3 years on photography and then calculate what 500 dollars represents in percentage..... Now... doesn't that feel better? <br>

I've got a few lenses I'd like to own first... about a year from now when the dust settles and there are used and refurbed MkIII's I'm sure I'll be looking hard at them.<br>

Bottom line... I like the specs...I don't do video and never wanted a pop up flash so that isn't an issue.<br>

Now... back to the real world...</p>

<p>Richard</p>

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<p>If this has the same autofocus as the 1DX, and decent weatherproofing, why buy the more expensive camera?</p>

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<p>Apart from 12fps, that is EXACTLY what I was thinking. The 5D3 is not enough for me to upgrade from the 5D2 but I like the direction Canon is taking. Certainly preferable to the latest Nikon offering. I really wish Canon would put a built in flash on the 5D series, they are useful on so many occasions although I suppose that would take away sales of the 220EX etc.</p>

<p>It's a good solid incremental upgrade, but not very exciting to me. I don't need 6fps or better AF as I have never had a problem with the 5DIIs. I assume we may get a stop improvement in ISO quality - nice, but not enough for me to get it at present. Everything will depend on the resulting image quality with respect to the D800. I suspect that the resolution of the D800 is wasted for 90% of photogs to be honest. I am sure many will feel like me. Canon have priced this aggressively which suggests to me they also may not expect the same uptake as they saw with the previous 2 5D models.</p>

<p>It might be the same AF unit but the processing for it is different, the 5D MkIII will focus slower than the 1DX The 1DX has a Digic 4 processor just for the AF, and a further two Digic 5+ processors for everything else, I suppose that makes it a tri-core, the 5D MkIII has just one Digic 5+ for everything.</p>

<p>The shoe has finally dropped. If someone game me a 5Diii I would love it, but I would not spend $3500 on one. The 7d is looking better and better all the time. </p>

<p>On the bright side people who recently spent $2400 for a 5Dii aren't kicking themselves, considering the huge price increase. </p>

<p>I would like a vertical shutter release button directly on the body (just the button and the upper dial.) That would allow keeping my right elbow close to the body instead of extending the arm out while shooting verticals and reaching for the shutter release. I love the ergonomics of the 1D/1Ds/1Dx series (fits ma palms perfectly) but I don't give a rat's ass about battery packs on non-1D bodies (wobbly and ergonomically suspect.) A vertical shutter release button directly on 5D3 would be sweet.<br>

And USB 3 (why on earth USB 2 in 2012..?)</p>