After DPREVIEW of D800 would you still get the Canon 5d mark iii?
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DavidRiesenberg said:
Well, if they don't know what medium format is, how can you boast the amazing DR the Sony sensor offers?!
The weird thing is that DR and MP's has just completely take over this whole discussion.
AF-Speed - will you have your subject in focus or not? Pretty important
FPS Will you capture that particular moment? (INB4 HURR DURR REAL PHOTOGRAPHERS ONLY SHOOT ONE FRAME EVERY 400 YEARS AND THEN IT SEELS FOR 4.3 MILLION USD)
Buffer Will I run out of FPS before the action is over? And mind you, the other guys shooting next to you have got 10-14 fps, extremely fast af, etc etc etc, you need to compete with that.
File sizes are incredibly important to some photographers. It's not funny messing about with giant file sizes you need to upload from crappy internet connections at arenas or your WFT married to a 4G-dongle or some S___ty unstable connection in Absurdistan. Also the file size means your processing take longer time.
News? Not really, no, crappy resolution. Sports? Most is uploaded as jpeg straight out of the camera during the game or at half time to meet the deadlines, then a few raws are selected and polished. Newspaper print? That's probably the worst print quality in the univers. Online? Low res too.
I'm not saying it is unimportant having a lot of megapixels and lots of DR, it's perfect and frankly Canons sensors should probably be better than they are right now. But those things just aren't always the deciding factors.
But for products, modeling etc the D800 is superior. Then we have the MF-thing again, is it sufficient? I doubt it.
The above reasons are why I thought that the D700 was the superior camera to the 5D II.
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Well to be honest!!!!
I bought a Canon 50D 2 years ago, and Canon was very silent about it, taken off the market in 6 months, and a month ago I bought the 5d mark III, with all it's problems, none of these two cameras seems to made it.....so maybe it is time to change to another "political party", I just cant believe that Canon is so ignorant about it, my 5d Mark III didn't even came with a manual or DPP program...sorry Canon, I am very disappointed after 40 years!!!!! so can I exchange it!!!! for a Nikon, it made me shiver just thinking about it...but sorry....Canon... you dont look after your customers>>>>
I bought a Canon 50D 2 years ago, and Canon was very silent about it, taken off the market in 6 months, and a month ago I bought the 5d mark III, with all it's problems, none of these two cameras seems to made it.....so maybe it is time to change to another "political party", I just cant believe that Canon is so ignorant about it, my 5d Mark III didn't even came with a manual or DPP program...sorry Canon, I am very disappointed after 40 years!!!!! so can I exchange it!!!! for a Nikon, it made me shiver just thinking about it...but sorry....Canon... you dont look after your customers>>>>
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Well, it's pretty strange then that, for example the 1d4 AF-guide, shows specifically that you need a higher shutterspeed when increasing the pixel density on the same size sensor, and has been my very clear experience. Things didn't suddenly start to move faster.
Are you saying the level of detail on the same size prints is the same? Then what the hell is the point of 36mp in your opinion? That you must print 100% res in order to see more detail than 22mp?
Are you saying the level of detail on the same size prints is the same? Then what the hell is the point of 36mp in your opinion? That you must print 100% res in order to see more detail than 22mp?
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I upgraded from a Rebel t1i to 5D 3, here is my personal view.
Is it worth 3.5 large? No.
I am not going to bother comparing it to my rebel because that is just a waste of time, 5d3 is targeted at different people. But I might as well compare it to D800 since that camera is meant to go head to head against the 5d3.
While D800 and 5D3 go neck to neck in DR and features as the most reviewers are finding out, I don't see why one costs $500 more than the other, while not being better.
So simple as that, it's not worth 3.5 large, but if it had the same price as D800, yes it would be worth it.
With that said, I definitely don't regret buying a 5D3 over D800, because for me, the primary deal breaker was the glass, not the body. Having shot with Canon's 70-200 II and Nikon's 70-20 VR II, I definitely prefer Canon's version for IQ. And although my preordered 24-70 II isn't going to be available until July, I have a feeling it will have better IQ than nikon's current 24-70.
Is it worth 3.5 large? No.
I am not going to bother comparing it to my rebel because that is just a waste of time, 5d3 is targeted at different people. But I might as well compare it to D800 since that camera is meant to go head to head against the 5d3.
While D800 and 5D3 go neck to neck in DR and features as the most reviewers are finding out, I don't see why one costs $500 more than the other, while not being better.
So simple as that, it's not worth 3.5 large, but if it had the same price as D800, yes it would be worth it.
With that said, I definitely don't regret buying a 5D3 over D800, because for me, the primary deal breaker was the glass, not the body. Having shot with Canon's 70-200 II and Nikon's 70-20 VR II, I definitely prefer Canon's version for IQ. And although my preordered 24-70 II isn't going to be available until July, I have a feeling it will have better IQ than nikon's current 24-70.
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PhilDrinkwater said:
+1, it looks greener but it never is... Anyone is welcome to go over to nikonrumors forum and see the actual color of the grass there ;D
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I'm still in the undecided category, but I'm swaying dangerously close to switching to Nikon. Of course, at the rate I'm making up my mind, I'll be deciding between the 5d Mark IV and the d900.
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bdeutsch said:
Me too. I will wait for the next generation. If 5D3 had 36MP or D800 had 6FPS/high ISO, I would buy them for 3K+.
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dilbert said:
Yes, I'm aware. Don't know anything about weddings, never done one, but I could imagine that you know what happens when and you just have to be on the look out for anything interesting and be good with the focus.
Only place I've ever needed my fps is sports and magazine shots of race cars and some news stuff.
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"After DPREVIEW of D800 would you still get the Canon 5d mark iii?"
YES! And I did it AFTER the DPReview of the D800. IMHO, you're either with us or against us.
YES! And I did it AFTER the DPReview of the D800. IMHO, you're either with us or against us.
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I sold my D700 2 years ago for the 5D2 and really wanted to like the whole Canon system but after a while I really could not kid myself any longer and sold my piece of crap Canon system - 5DM2, 24-70 and 70-200 IS II. Got myself the D800 with the 2.8 lenses and could not be happier. I think this kind of thread is a gathering of Canon users that is very insecure with the current Canon offering - which isn't much and everybody is trying to get reassurance from somebody else that Canon, especially the 5DM3 is a great product. Read the reviews from reputable sites people....5DM3 is hardly any better than the 5DM2 and DXO Mark confirms this with their test. Just look at the top ten list at DXO Mark and as always Canon is at the bottom of the list. They are just great at suckering people with their camera & lens offering.I wonder who these people are....hmmm..
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I still maintain that the 5DIII and the D800 have different uses and therefore comparing the two is a bit meaningless.
Rather like comparing the D700 and the D800 or a 7D and a 5DII.
It is all down to what the buyer wants from their camera. Both cameras give excellent results, probably in excess of what the average user needs. It could be down to which lens suits best rather than the body - such as a TSE
Rather like comparing the D700 and the D800 or a 7D and a 5DII.
It is all down to what the buyer wants from their camera. Both cameras give excellent results, probably in excess of what the average user needs. It could be down to which lens suits best rather than the body - such as a TSE
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