5D Mark III Sooner Than Later [CR2]
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I ALMOST bought a 5D Mk II today, but now I'm undecided again! For the sake of a few weeks or months, should I hold out for the Mk III (at least until the specs are confirmed, in which case I could at least make an informed decision as to which suits my needs best)? There's no doubting the Mk II is a nice camera. I handled one for the first time today, in a camera store and I have to admit I was surprised by just how solid it feels. Having grown accustomed to using a 1 series over the last six years, I thought the 5D Mk II would feel 'plasticky' and a lot lighter but that was far from the case. It felt good - a LOT better than I thought it would. If the image quality is as good as it's reputed to be, no wonder people fall in love with it (especially given the relatively low price point). The three preset buttons C1, C2, C3 also appeal to me what a good idea! Not a camera for serious sports photographers or twitchers I suspect, but for studio work or landscapes it seems like unbeatable value for money, especially at current record low prices. I'm not usually this indecisive ... but there again ... help me someone ... PLEASE!
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I'd like to be surprised at the news, i'm only surprised at leak of a possible announcement date.
I expected the 5D3 to be announced just after the initial 1DX's roll out of the shop doors, but with a very short lea way.
As i've said, wedding season and the Olympics and Para-Olympics - let's not forget this part of the Olympics as it is gaining a fair following.
Any other major events due to happen some time after May next year?
I expected the 5D3 to be announced just after the initial 1DX's roll out of the shop doors, but with a very short lea way.
As i've said, wedding season and the Olympics and Para-Olympics - let's not forget this part of the Olympics as it is gaining a fair following.
Any other major events due to happen some time after May next year?
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Picsfor said:
You bet! The UEFA European Football Championship (June / July) held in Ukraine and Russia
That post of "moreorless" just beat me by seconds...
That's ok. Since I look forward to the championship: the Dutch will take the championship
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thepancakeman said:K-amps said:Good things come to those who are patient.
Yes, but he who hesitates is lost.
Good point and I'm wondering whether the current new 5D Mk II price is likely to go up/down and also what is likely to happen regarding availability (of new bodies as I'm not keen on buying a second hand body)!
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skitron said:
That's the dilemma i.e. I wouldn't mind spending $3K (or whatever the equivalent is in GBP) provided that the extra investment is worth it - and I won't know that until the final specs are known. In the meantime, I have potential paid work that I can't realistically undertake with my current kit
The paid work hasn't materialised yet but hopefully will do prior to the official Mk III announcement. I fear I might be forced into an early (maybe premature) decision.
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ereka said:
I just bought one myself because I'm not going to budget $3K for one but was fine with budgeting $2K. I saw someone else here bought one recently as well and sold the bundled software so he's in for about $1760 I believe. I don't see them dropping much if any lower than that for body only. I got the Adorama software bundle with mine and it's all stuff I'll use so it made for a particularly good deal for me.
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ereka said:I have potential paid work that I can't realistically undertake with my current kit
If you can get a bundled deal like here in the US and sell the software, I'd think you aren't going to lose money if you get a payed job or two and then sell it when the 5D3 comes out. But if you can't do the paid jobs without one it makes even more sense to do it now. Plus at least in the US it can be written off as a business expense for the current tax year if you buy before Jan 1.
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Good point and I'm wondering whether the current new 5D Mk II price is likely to go up/down and also what is likely to happen regarding availability (of new bodies as I'm not keen on buying a second hand body)!
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I'm in the same situation. I'm wondering if the price will hold at 2k or go up soon...
I figure I can probably sell my 50D body; 10-22mm f/3.5, and 17-55mm f/2.8 (although that will be hard since I love that lens), and pick up the zeiss 18mm and wait for the new 24-70 to come out for the 5d II
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I'm in the same situation. I'm wondering if the price will hold at 2k or go up soon...
I figure I can probably sell my 50D body; 10-22mm f/3.5, and 17-55mm f/2.8 (although that will be hard since I love that lens), and pick up the zeiss 18mm and wait for the new 24-70 to come out for the 5d II
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I would be interested in knowing which will happen first
1) 1D-X begins shipping
2) 5D3 is announced
My suspicion (and hope) is that the 5D3 will be a D800 competitor and will therefore be around 30 MP. I just can't see Canon letting the D800 go essentially unchallenged. Unless they cripple the AF, a 5D3 with the same sensor as the 1D-X and the AF of the 7D would cause a lot of people to seriously consider whether the 1D-X is worth twice the price. I know I would be one of them.
1) 1D-X begins shipping
2) 5D3 is announced
My suspicion (and hope) is that the 5D3 will be a D800 competitor and will therefore be around 30 MP. I just can't see Canon letting the D800 go essentially unchallenged. Unless they cripple the AF, a 5D3 with the same sensor as the 1D-X and the AF of the 7D would cause a lot of people to seriously consider whether the 1D-X is worth twice the price. I know I would be one of them.
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kirispupis said:
This has been discussed before but here it is again... at the MP levels we are today; does it really matter a whole lot? you will find most people preferring a clean High ISO 18mp sensor to a regular/noisy 30mp sensor. So with that being a toss, the rest of the features on the 1dx should be able to make the purchase justifiable over the 5d3 at 2x the price.
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thepancakeman said:K-amps said:Good things come to those who are patient.
Yes, but he who hesitates is lost.
+1 The early bird gets the worm!
hmm but then gets eaten by the hawk, oh dear.... -100000000000000000000000000000000000
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K-amps said:
That was kind of my point. If you have a 5D3 with the same sensor as the 1D-X and the same AF as the 7D, would the 1D-X really be justified at 2x the price for most people? You get a more rugged body, two card support, better viewfinder, faster AF and fps, more bracketing, better metering, and other 1 series features but unless you're truly earning a living through photography these won't be worth the extra cost for many.
Of course, there are a lot of assumptions here. No one really knows right now how much better the AF and metering are on the 1D-X. Also if the 5D3 comes out at 30 MP then the 1D-X can count on better low light performance.
A similar problem happened to the 1Ds3. When the 5D2 came out the extras provided by the 1Ds3 weren't really worth it for many photographers.
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