5D Mark III Full Spec List?

[Justin]

Yawn. This news is so earlier today. Where's ma 5D4?

 

[jchong62]

Seriously... has Canon introduced full-time AF (autofocus) during video shooting starting from 5D Mark III ? I have been longing for this feature for a couple years now.

 

[Jamesy]

Does this mean that the posters on this site that have achieved %d Mark II status will automatically be upgarded to Mk. III status tomorrow? 8)

 

[dajazz]

It'll be interesting to see what 'kit' lens Canon decides to go with. If they do indeed go with the 24-70 II then it'll make for one very expensive purchase for some people (~$5,700-5,800)

 

[tjc320]

Really, No USB 3.0? Looks like we'll be spending the next 4 years with USB 2.0. Shouldn't be too hard to integrate...

 

[iaind]

Low vibration mode?? Is that a dedicated mirror lock up button at long last?

The OM-1 had a mirror lock up lever (albeit manual)

 

[zyx1989]

61-point high-density reticular AF (up to 41 crosstype points)
aways a good idea to have better AF
High Dynamic Range (HDR) Mode
making HDR made easy, i like this camera already
ISO 100-25600
i wonder how high iso is going to look on this camera, i hope the low Megapixel growth makes high iso good

i wonder what the price is going to be for this, i hope it is low enough for me to justify get ride (most likely selling) of my 5d markII

 

[bigblue1ca]

Really, No USB 3.0? Looks like we'll be spending the next 4 years with USB 2.0. Shouldn't be too hard to integrate...

Do you shoot tethered? Otherwise just get a 3.0 SD/CF card reader to d/l your images. I just bought one for $30ish a few weeks ago from B&H, works like a charm on my 3.0 USB ports.

 

[Axilrod]

Seriously... has Canon introduced full-time AF (autofocus) during video shooting starting from 5D Mark III ? I have been longing for this feature for a couple years now.

I highly doubt it, there are too many situations that you would want manual control for that. I do suspect there are some video features that we don't know about just yet, as the spec list didn't talk much about that aspect of it.

 

[rambarra]

everybody talkin bout quantum efficiency
wtf. I dont even know what that means

 

[wickidwombat]

Does this mean that the posters on this site that have achieved %d Mark II status will automatically be upgarded to Mk. III status tomorrow? 8)

no you need 40% more posts due to the cost increase...

 

[Arkarch]

The Ted's Camera Store link is no longer active as around 9:30 am their time.

Did they get a phone call?

 

[Gcon]

The Ted's Camera Store link is no longer active as around 9:30 am their time.

Did they get a phone call?

Think someone must have got their asses severely kicked this morning!

 

[Waterdonkey]

Ok we now what it looks like, aparently , and its stats... but what is that button that looks like a paint brush paintging a square? Anyone? ???

 

[MarkIII]

It'll be interesting to see what 'kit' lens Canon decides to go with. If they do indeed go with the 24-70 II then it'll make for one very expensive purchase for some people (~$5,700-5,800)

Well may be. But after lurking for so long I decided to register and I am already MarkIII

 

[jchong62]

Seriously... has Canon introduced full-time AF (autofocus) during video shooting starting from 5D Mark III ? I have been longing for this feature for a couple years now.

I highly doubt it, there are too many situations that you would want manual control for that. I do suspect there are some video features that we don't know about just yet, as the spec list didn't talk much about that aspect of it.

OK. Having the feature and not using it is fine. But not offering the feature is a total different story. Just think how seldom you have been switching to manual. I guess most people stay on AF most of the time.

And the argument would be while all point-and-shoots, Micro 4/3s, and Nikon have it for a couple years, why is Canon not offering it?

 

[MarkIII]

Finally after using 30D using it came out (I had it on pre-order and now looks like I will do the same with 5DMK3) I will upgrade to an FF camera. Cannot wait!

 

[MarkIII]

Oh and I will be spending countless hours figuring out which L lens I should marry the 5DMK3 with ;D

 

[Eric]

Currently I fail to see any magic in this camera, just as usual Canon's crippled update, whereas the price seems to indicate premium qualities.

In that sense Nikon has clear and understandable distinction - full package in all FF cameras targeting different auditoriums, against Canon's very expensive and crippled expensive option.

What exactly do you think is crippled about this? These specs look much more appealing to me than the Nikon D800.

Exactly... granted it can still change up until it's release, but other than MP, what does the D800 have that the 5d3 (rumored) doesn't have that has been confirmed? ISO even wins (theoretically until tested) which is a first for canon.

Well, the D800 may have lower cost...higher shutter actuations...I'm sure a Nikon fan could list other objective advantages.

First, we dont know price, it's unknown until it really hits retail sites... secondly, you want objective comparisons of A) a camera that isn't RELEASED and B) a camera that isn't even announced. Just looking at pure specs... AF advantage Canon, Metering/Tracking advantage unknown, MP advantage Nikon/maybe/depends/we will see, AF Pop-up flash advantage Nikon/depending if you pro/con pop up flash, FPS advantage Canon, IQ advantage unknown, is this what you are looking for? Wait at least until tonight when we get the full scope and can compare paper to paper, but then again, we wont fully know until we get tests of production models... it's a pointless comparison right now.

You get no argument from me that it is a pointless comparison right now, but that isn't what you originally asked. You acknowledged we were just talking about rumors, but asked, given that, what does the D800 have that the 5d3 doesn't have. The 5d3 is rumored to cost $500 more and have 50,000 fewer shutter actuations. If rumors are true, those specs are more objective than, as you pointed out, things like high MP and pop-up flash, that depend on your viewpoint.

 

[awinphoto]

Seriously... has Canon introduced full-time AF (autofocus) during video shooting starting from 5D Mark III ? I have been longing for this feature for a couple years now.

I highly doubt it, there are too many situations that you would want manual control for that. I do suspect there are some video features that we don't know about just yet, as the spec list didn't talk much about that aspect of it.

OK. Having the feature and not using it is fine. But not offering the feature is a total different story. Just think how seldom you have been switching to manual. I guess most people stay on AF most of the time.

And the argument would be while all point-and-shoots, Micro 4/3s, and Nikon have it for a couple years, why is Canon not offering it?

hows this for food for thought... Lets say they get it in there... it's finicky, but it's there... Lets say you are filming your kids recital or even better, lets say you film your kids graduation outdoors... the kid is walking across the stage, all of a sudden a bird flys by, the AF freaks out, focuses on the new object, you lose focus that critical moment, then it's over... I've seen a lot of video cameras that do continuous AF do just this... The noise and grumblings about the feature would be so great it would be deafening... And secondly, the 60D, 7d, 5d2, etc... when you have IS lenses, you can hear the freaking IS buzzing in your shots... if you have regular lenses, you're going to hear whirling of the lens, even USM has some movement noise, all that's going to be picked up by the video feed... so unless you then have an external mic or get rid of all on board mic audio, it creates more havoc then good. In theory it sounds good, but this camera, in particular, is geared for pro's and semi pros and advanced amateurs... Even the weakest indi shooter wants their own control. If you want a dumbed down video camera, buy a $200 walmart special.