5D Mark III Reviews
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A few things to note after I've played with mine for 20 minutes:
1. The "low light continuous drive" issue that is there with the 7D (which the Mk III inherits its meter from) isn't there in the Mk III. It's just as fast in low light as in bright.
2. Live View picture taking is much, much faster. You can actually use it to take pictures in environments with motion.
3. CDAF appears to be improved as well. It certainly feels faster, though I haven't compared it directly to my Mk II.
Thought I'd mention these, as everybody else seems to be focused on other things.
Speaking of focus. Oh. My. God. This thing is heaven. I've never seen AF that can do what this does.
1. The "low light continuous drive" issue that is there with the 7D (which the Mk III inherits its meter from) isn't there in the Mk III. It's just as fast in low light as in bright.
2. Live View picture taking is much, much faster. You can actually use it to take pictures in environments with motion.
3. CDAF appears to be improved as well. It certainly feels faster, though I haven't compared it directly to my Mk II.
Thought I'd mention these, as everybody else seems to be focused on other things.
Speaking of focus. Oh. My. God. This thing is heaven. I've never seen AF that can do what this does.
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Well so far all reports coming in about the AF are that it is totally amazing but the sensor results are looking more and more mediocre and, sadly, the video still seems to be a far cry from sharp :'( (this could have been the saving grace to make up for the sensor), although if you are willing to accept you are getting maybe a 1280x720p then it does seem to do that very well (and the Nikon D800 res appears to be no better plus it still has aliasing), but it does seem a little weak for 3.5 years....
D800 just got tested at 14.4 stops of dynamic range and even the D4, without Exmor, got 13.1 stops while, according to prelim tests outside of DxO, the 5D3 gets about (normalized the way DxO does to 8MP in a way) 11.75 so Nikon has gotten non-Exmor to 13.1 but Canon still used the same old, same old and the Exmor is truly wow now I mean nearing 3 stops better.
I can't get the high iso D800 results yet since DxO site seems to be overwhelmed but their overall low light score for it is close to the D4, which makes it sound like it might be at least a match for 5D3 there.
D800 just got tested at 14.4 stops of dynamic range and even the D4, without Exmor, got 13.1 stops while, according to prelim tests outside of DxO, the 5D3 gets about (normalized the way DxO does to 8MP in a way) 11.75 so Nikon has gotten non-Exmor to 13.1 but Canon still used the same old, same old and the Exmor is truly wow now I mean nearing 3 stops better.
I can't get the high iso D800 results yet since DxO site seems to be overwhelmed but their overall low light score for it is close to the D4, which makes it sound like it might be at least a match for 5D3 there.
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it's not so bad. the problem is that people were really hoping this camera would rival a scarlett. what are you people thinking? it is primarity designed for stills, not video. the sun is setting on the HDSRL video world with things like the C300, scarlet, etc.
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psolberg said:
Yes the sun is really setting, apart from for the 99% of people... To whom $16,000 makes for a slightly larger sum of money than the 5D Mark III costs.
DSLR video is not going anywhere dude!
Not until there is a 4K interchangeable lens video camera with large sensor for under $3000 will the masses shifts from DSLR video to that, and when that happens it'll essentially be the same thing anyway!
The form factor, and the stills.
Just my two cents. And Canon probably won't be a player in that market sub $3000 if they carry on with the lukewarm re-heats!
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Well i follow the forum and read all the speculation about how good the mark iii would be... I almost cancelled my pre order based on the chatter. I have had a 5d mark ii for three years and shot a lot always raw generally iso 100 and avoided moving targets.
To me the mark iii isn't 1 or 2 stops better about its about 100% better, go take some pictures. I shot some really good candids today around Covent Garden in London, mainly because the camera was quiet and I can crank up the iso, so no flash and no noise to attract attention.
My real interest in Landscapes and until a dxo raw convertor arrives I wont know the difference in IQ or noise but I always shoot landscapes at iso 100.. (today I was shooting 2000 and the pictures are clean really clean). I do know that as I travel around I only need take one body now, so I save the weight of a 7D from my backpack, as previously i took a 5Dii and a 7D I will now get more candids and avoid the back pain, with the loss of some lens reach.
I really like the mark III, and if the criticism has been as wrong about most other aspects the IQ when the raw convertors get finished and tuned it will be awesome as well.
Yes I do wish it was cheaper and expect the price to drop and will feel the bump, but its taking good pictures.
Now if I can figure out how to magnify live view to focus my TSE accurately I will be really happy.
I know RTFM
To me the mark iii isn't 1 or 2 stops better about its about 100% better, go take some pictures. I shot some really good candids today around Covent Garden in London, mainly because the camera was quiet and I can crank up the iso, so no flash and no noise to attract attention.
My real interest in Landscapes and until a dxo raw convertor arrives I wont know the difference in IQ or noise but I always shoot landscapes at iso 100.. (today I was shooting 2000 and the pictures are clean really clean). I do know that as I travel around I only need take one body now, so I save the weight of a 7D from my backpack, as previously i took a 5Dii and a 7D I will now get more candids and avoid the back pain, with the loss of some lens reach.
I really like the mark III, and if the criticism has been as wrong about most other aspects the IQ when the raw convertors get finished and tuned it will be awesome as well.
Yes I do wish it was cheaper and expect the price to drop and will feel the bump, but its taking good pictures.
Now if I can figure out how to magnify live view to focus my TSE accurately I will be really happy.
I know RTFM
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there are some new "far cry from sharp" results at TDP:
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EOS-5D-Mark-III-DSLR-Camera-Review.aspx
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EOS-5D-Mark-III-DSLR-Camera-Review.aspx
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I'm primarily a stills guy, so take this from that perspective, but I see a lot to be happy about from a pro photographer's point of view:
- HUGE autofocus improvements, more sensors, faster, better low light sensitivity, better algos, etc.
- Microadjust at Both ends of zoom lenses!
- Dual card slots (huge backup improvement for pros!)
- Stop or two noise improvement in high ISO
- 60p video for slow mo
- headphone jack
- Audio adjust during record
- larger better LCD
- Much better grip (vertical controls!)
- Faster FPS on stills
- more customizable buttons
- Continuous recording (at least more than 12 mins)
- Less moire (I'll take a little more softness to improve that god awful problem any day)
My biggest beef is lack of precision focusing screen.
- HUGE autofocus improvements, more sensors, faster, better low light sensitivity, better algos, etc.
- Microadjust at Both ends of zoom lenses!
- Dual card slots (huge backup improvement for pros!)
- Stop or two noise improvement in high ISO
- 60p video for slow mo
- headphone jack
- Audio adjust during record
- larger better LCD
- Much better grip (vertical controls!)
- Faster FPS on stills
- more customizable buttons
- Continuous recording (at least more than 12 mins)
- Less moire (I'll take a little more softness to improve that god awful problem any day)
My biggest beef is lack of precision focusing screen.
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Stephen Melvin said:
nice on those three points and it does seem that the AF is getting rave after rave
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