digitalrev.com D800 vs 5D3

[thure1982]

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Even thou he is a Nikon-fan-boy, he would by the 5D3.

[ozzymax]

he appears to be shooting everything in full auto mode

[sweetcancer]

I was really amazed when I saw d800 images compared to 5d3 side-to-side in this video. I liked the unedited raw from 5d3 way better that d800, even though d800's images probably leave more room for post-processing.

[Viggo]

I was really amazed when I saw d800 images compared to 5d3 side-to-side in this video. I liked the unedited raw from 5d3 way better that d800, even though d800's images probably leave more room for post-processing.

I might be able to give you sort of an answer to that. I brought home with me the D4 raw's, and they completely fall apart when I start to stretch them, and the noise does look much more gritty and annoying compared to the 5d2 files I'm used to. I shot quite a few images (ca 200) in all types of light. The AF of the D4 is killer, but IQ wise, I wouldn't at all trade the 5d2 for it.

[stilscream]

+1 for posting the vid. I love digitalrev videos, they always make me laugh. He really straddles the Nikon/Canon fence (or border war) very well. I think it's funny that his Nikon bias shows through a bit, saying how the images look nicer on the d800 when stacked side by side. Really? I think the photo on the right looked much crisper, though I was watching it on my phone at 240p because youtube + Sprint 3g on Evo = lots of buffering

[jrista]

I always love the DigitalRev guy. Funny, quirky, bit of a bikini-clad woman -izer, er...chaser... I also think he straddles the Nikon/Canon fence well in his comparisons, although he does tend to be Nikon-biased.

As for the video and the results...near the end, when he was shooting in low light, two things caught my attention. For one, the 5D III seems to have FAR better color!! The D800 appeared very washed out and kind of dull, but the 5D III color was brilliant! When he made his comments about sharpness I became a bit curious. Both images were downscaled to fit into a 1080p video...NEITHER of them should have really shown any difference in sharpness with that much downscaling, yet the 5D III did appear a touch "soft". I wonder if that was a bit of "Nikon-biased" editing? I've seen other sample 5D III shots that are tack sharp, regardless of the fact that they are lower res than D800 shots....eh, curious, curious.

[dturano]

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[Wideopen]

Gotta love Kai / Digitalrev vids.