Farewell 5D MK III and 1D Mark III

[Mt Spokane Photography]

Since I had all my cameras cleaned up and boxed, I had to shoot photos of the MK III by firing up my 17 year old Nikon CP990, all 3.3 MP.

Does the CP990 have dual slots and 4K?

hehe.

As I recall, the CP 990 cost $1000 back when it came out, plus a flash and flash bracket ran up the price a lot, it was likely the best camera in that price range. The lens was and is excellent. Less than 2 years after I bought it, the Canon Digital Rebel came out, and I immediately bought one. It was a big upgrade, but I missed the live view of a P&S. I upgraded to a XT, 30D, and finally, jumped on the 40D with live view. I was doing product photography and live view was a huge time saver, allowing me to get a shot right the first time in most cases.

Tethered shooting means no card slot worry, and I do not do video of my products either. Many of those CP 990 shots are still in use on internet product listings. I get better colors and generally a better all around image with a FF camera, but then reduce the image and throw away most of the pixels.

My hobby is theatrical photography, that's where the FF sensors make a difference, very low light, all kinds of colored lights and often dance or fast movement make it challenging. The CP 990 would never work for that.