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Mar 6, 2012

What do people think - will Canon replace the G12 with a newer small-sensor G, or is the G12 the last of that series?

I've got a G11 now (love it!).

I was hoping for a G13 with the new features from the S100 - GPS, high-speed video, and new sensor, but obviously they've done the G1X instead. Which doesn't have any of those, and is bigger.

The G1X just doesn't get me that excited. I'm sure it's great for many people, but I'm not so happy about trading a bigger/heavier camera for the larger sensor (I have a DSLR too...). I'd rather have a smaller camera (G12 size is OK) with the new S100 features (but the flip-out screen is a must, which rules out the S100).

So - is a "G13" still coming?

Or do I wait longer and see what the G2X eventually looks like?

wamsankas · Mar 6, 2012

So I have my 5d mark iii on pre-order and i also threw a 16-35L 2.8 onto the order. I already have a 24-105L 4is from my mark ii purchase in 2008. I am looking to spend $2000 on lenses for the new camera so do i return the 16-35? sell the 24-105? keep them both? i guess if i sold the 24-105 i would have $2800 to work with on building my glass artillery. I am basically just an all around photographer who does a significant amount of video work as well. would prefer to stick with canon L lenses. any advice would be great!

Mar 6, 2012

now the 5d mkiii is out and the 5d mkii is going down in price I wonder if the 7D will also follow

Daniel Flather · Mar 6, 2012

My dealer confirmed that they'll be shipping my 5d3 March 22nd. ;D

altenae · Mar 6, 2012

It seems that some detail is still present in the soft images.
Maybe to much sharpening for this jpg,but maybe a good sign for the RAW files.

Example (from the Canon website) and cropped and saved at quality 8 due to filesize.
The focus is on her left eye.

Warninglabel · Mar 6, 2012

Just saw this over @ DPREVIEW

I know a lot of people looking for them to compare

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/canon-5d-mkiii/canon-5d-mkiiiTHMB.HTM

They don't look to bad

Warninglabel · Mar 6, 2012

Well here a little price reduction already

Go to B&H website

Buy/Pre-order the 5D mark III here

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/847545-REG/Canon_5260A002_EOS_5D_Mark_III.html

with Lightroom 4 and save $50

Mar 6, 2012

I currently have the Canon t3i and the 24-70 2.8 L lens along with the 70-200 2.8 II L lens

My t3i has been my first camera and has done ok but the focusing system to me sucks and it has no weather sealing. I am now looking to get my first pro camera.

I have the money for the Canon 5D mark III but I am not sure if this is the best option for me. I do a bit of everything Studio work,event's , & soon some storm chasing weather sealing will be a must.

I want something that will do everything I need. If I have the Money for the 5D mark III should I go for it ?

Mar 6, 2012

Hey All,

Im looking to upgrade my current lighting kit. Right now I have 2 580ExII with the Canon battery packs CP-E4 on both. One is set up to shoot through a soft box and one I use with a Gary Fong snoot for a hair light. Both work good but I need to upgrade. Im shooting mostly portraits and my work load has just increased so, I want to get something that can handle the work load without me worrying about over heating and recycle time.

What I've been looking at:

Dynalite MK8-1222:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/750785-REG/Dynalite_MK8_1222_MK8_1222_RoadMax_800_W_s.html

also, the Alien Bees/Einstein Kits.

Anyone have any other suggestions or thoughts on these 2 kits??

Thank you so much,
Francesco

kidnaper · Mar 6, 2012

The mode dial has certainly caught a lot of heat from both sides of the fence. People either love or hate that little button you have to press to switch modes but rarely don't care about it. I personally don't care. I've only switched modes accidentally once or twice, but I welcome the change just to see if all the hate is rational.
I wasn't expecting it, but if Canon would have given the 5D3 the mode selection of the 1-series cameras I would have been very happy. It would increase the weather sealing a bit more, be one less mechanical part that could break, and one less obtrusion to snag on something.

That said, what type of mode selector would have have chosen if you could decide?

THX723 · Mar 6, 2012

I love using my Discover card for anything and everything. Until now, it hadn't actually occur to me that I have been missing out on my Master Card's perk of providing free extended warranty (doubles the manufacture's) on many purchases. American Express is probably the best known for providing this complimentary service.

Has anyone had any experience with this service in purchasing a dSLR & lenses?
Is it worth the trouble for me to stop using my beloved Discover card?
If you actually made claims, what was your experience?

Thanks in advance!

JustinTArthur · Mar 6, 2012

SXSW is about to start up. Anyone know if Canon's trade booth will have either of the new bodies? I'm curious what Canon's presence will be like. Nikon usually rocks out pretty hard in terms of buying booze and concerts, but it looks like Canon will be taking a more active role as they're sponsoring one of the film screening venues, however there aren't any CPS events scheduled for the weeks.

On a side note, travel photographer Trey Ratcliff (Stuck in Customs) will doing a photowalk through town on Saturday the 10th. It's free RSVP and no SXSW badge is required. Details on this post.

iso79 · Mar 6, 2012

Anyone know if Canon will be making a receiver dongle whatever so that you can remotely trigger 580EX II and older flashes with the 600 EX?

Mar 6, 2012

In the near future I want to switch from my EOS 400D body to the new EOS 5D Mk3 body. At this moment I only have my 70-200 f/2.8L USM lens which I can use on a full frame body. This piece of glass is nice, but I would like to expand my collection with a lens for shorter focal lenghts.
In the past I used my camera mostly for landscapes, holidays and some low-light scenes, but I am getting more serious and also started shooting pictures of concerts and portrets and more demanding low-light scenes. My current EOS body is just too simple for those things.
I don't have an infinite budget and I want to keep it affordable. On the internet I read different reviews and storys about different types of lenses such as the 24-105 f/4 and the 24-70 f/2.8 Mk1/2. Because of the ridiculous price of the Mk2 version, I am not going to spend my money on that one. Reviews of the 24-105 vary allot. Some say it's awesome, others say it not worth the money. To keep it short, there are allot of lenses on the market and I don't know them all nor do I want to read reviews of them all. Therefor I think it's best to ask other people (read "the professionals") about their experiences and opinions, just to narrow down my search for a nice addition to my collection.

So..keeping in mind I only have the 70-200, what would you guys recommend me to have a look at?
Thank you in advance!

justsomedude · Mar 6, 2012

Hmmm...

Nikon has confirmed that pre-orders for its new semi-pro full-frame DSLR, the Nikon D800, have been better than expected.

Speaking to TechRadar, Jeremy Gilbert, Nikon UK marketing manager, said, "People have been asking for the D800 for the past two years, and the excitement has been building and building."

The D800 was announced in February and is the world's highest resolution full-frame camera, packing 36 million pixels.

According to Nikon, it doesn't replace the D700, but rather sits alongside it in a new category that seems to be pretty squarely aimed at medium format users and portrait photographers.

Gilbert continued, "The feedback has been really good, and the pre-orders are unprecedented."

http://www.techradar.com/news/photography-video-capture/cameras/nikon-d800-orders-unprecedented--1068952

sanj · Mar 6, 2012

Does anyone remember if pre-orders for 5d2 were available the day after it was announced? And was it to be available for sale within 30 odd days of announcement?
My mind is working overtime and wondering if Canon wants to sell as many 5d3's as it can in the announcement frenzy?
I know it is great for gear to be available for purchase right after release but does this match Canon's history?
Thx

iso79 · Mar 6, 2012

Just for shits and giggles. What do you guys think? So far Amazon the 5D Mark III is number one on the digital SLR best sellers list. The D800 isn't even on the top 50. Is this any indication?

hhelmbold · Mar 6, 2012

Waiting for the 1D X I have had too many opportunities to shoot with different cameras as I rent a lot of bodies for different shoots. At the last wedding I did I mainly used available light as the venue was ideal and lighting was perfect for it, but I did have to push up the ISO a bit at stages. Something that I have taken for granted several times is that as soon as you push up the ISO, your number of available shots left on the memory card decreases, because noise takes "extra space" so to speak.

So I was wondering... The 7D and the 1D X are both 18 megapixel cameras and in THEORY if you take the same shot with both cameras the file size SHOULD be roughly the same... Am I correct?

But if the noise reduction is indeed lower on the 1D X, then we should see smaller file sizes compared to the 7D?

This is just something I was wondering about and would love to hear what others have to say about this?

ramon123 · Mar 6, 2012

1. When will Canon drop the price of the new 5D Mark III?

2. What price will it drop to eg. $2999

3. Your thoughts

Mar 6, 2012

I've been shooting alot of landscapes and i cant help but notice these red and green spots that are on my photos when i magnify my images to 100%. Is this supposed to be normal? i mostly shoot ISO 100 and Long exposures.

Edit: I see them on Raw conversion.

Canon Rumors · Mar 6, 2012

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marvinhello · Mar 6, 2012

As we all know that 5D Mark III features SMPTE timecode with Free run and Record run option, my question is, can this timecode be used for syncing dual system sound? or is it solely for multi-5D3 sync purpose?

I have a Tascam HD-P2 which can take timecode source (Horita is a cheap solution).

bigblue1ca · Mar 6, 2012

http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2012/03/05/canon-22-megapixels-is-enough-for-eos-5d-mark-iii/

jmeyer | News | 05/03/2012 09:30am

Twenty two million pixels is the ideal number for theCanon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon has said in response to questions why it doesn’t closer match the 36-million-pixel sensor of the Nikon D800.

The Canon EOS 5D Mark III has only one megapixel more than its predecessor, the 5D Mark II, which has led some to question whether the new Canon camera is enough of an upgrade.

Speaking to our sister website TechRadar, Canon UK’s David Parry said he believes that 22 megapixels is enough, adding education needs to be done to convince consumers of that.

“I think there’s difficulty with having higher megapixel counts. What we tried to do is create a camera that’s good for all types of photography,” he told TechRadar.

“We feel that this is an ideal number for this type of camera, if you’re a journalist or sports photographer, you need to get the images off the camera quickly, and they need to be as sharp as they can be.

“It’s OK [higher megapixel counts] for studio photographers, but that’s not who we envisage using this camera,” he added.

The Canon EOS 5D Mark III is currently the highest resolution DSLR available in the EOS range, which is outgunned by the Nikon D800, which is the world’s highest resolution full-frame DSLR.

To see more of Parry’s comments, read the full interview on TechRadar.

Posted on Monday, March 5th, 2012 at 9:30 am

Mar 6, 2012

Hey guys, so Adobe just announced Lightroom 4 (not the beta, the real deal) and has also announced Camera Raw 6.7 is now available as a Release Candidate on Adobe Labs and they list it has 5D Mark III RAW support. Let's see some of those RAW files!!

http://blogs.adobe.com/lightroomjournal/2012/03/adobe-camera-raw-6-7-and-dng-converter-6-7-available-on-adobe-labs.html

DeepShadows · Mar 6, 2012

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/847530-REG/Canon_5261B001_BG_E11_Battery_Grip_for.html

Also in Canada:
http://www.mcbaincamera.com/productdetail.php?mcbain_id=0206427.1

So $350USD and $399CAD still a little more than it should cost considering it's just a shell of magnesium, but I for one am glad to pay more than what I payed for the BG-E6 (Also over priced) because of the better build and design. Especially the new controls. The fact that when I grip it the battery door will no longer creak and bender under pressure will be a good thing I think. Do you think Nikon will drop the price for there even MORE overpriced grip? ($490 USD)

I personally think the new grip should be at the old grip's pricepoint and all plastic grips for current generation cameras should be cut in half but that's just me. I can buy a REALLY nice Point and shoot for $350 USD.

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