Ken Rockwell is loving his 5D MK3 compared to his D800

[DanielW]

@ D-Rochat
Many thanks for the tip!

 

[AJ]

It's because the saturation setting of the 5D3 goes to 11.

Nigel Tufnel: The numbers all go to eleven. Look, right across the board, eleven, eleven, eleven and...
Marty DiBergi: Oh, I see. And most amps go up to ten?
Nigel Tufnel: Exactly.
Marty DiBergi: Does that mean it's louder? Is it any louder?
Nigel Tufnel: Well, it's one louder, isn't it? It's not ten. You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at ten. You're on ten here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on ten on your guitar. Where can you go from there? Where?
Marty DiBergi: I don't know.
Nigel Tufnel: Nowhere. Exactly. What we do is, if we need that extra push over the cliff, you know what we do?
Marty DiBergi: Put it up to eleven.
Nigel Tufnel: Eleven. Exactly. One louder.
Marty DiBergi: Why don't you just make ten louder and make ten be the top number and make that a little louder?
Nigel Tufnel: [pause] These go to eleven.

 

[Marsu42]

It's because the saturation setting of the 5D3 goes to 11.

... KR probably knows the Spinal Tap rockumentary, too and thus knows that people need some anchor to remember. In the movie, its 11, for KR its oversaturated images. As I wrote above, unless I'm very mistaken what he does is extremely clever - and the facts support this: He has a flourishing photo gear review site and doesn't even feel the necessity anymore to do the legwork and write factual reviews - see 5d3's af system!

 

[1982chris911]

Egad, another KR thread. It's like a train wreck - I don't want to look, but I can't help it. :

That comparison made my day

 

[smithy]

I recommend having a look through http://www.the-digital-picture.com/ . I enjoy his reviews and find them really informative. He does get into the technical nitty gritty, but also gives real world assessments. In his last few paragraphs he'll mention if he recommends it based on what you may already have, cost and over all quality of the product.

+1 to that! All my camera and lens decisions where made much easier by his website. The lens comparison tools, especially the side-by-side sharpness and vignetting ones, are also a huge help.

+2... It's probably the most concise and enjoyable real-world review site to read IMHO.

I got the 60d in spite of the d7000 having better specs because I like the 60d's usability better (and it's cheaper and running magic lantern).

I recently borrowed a friend's D7000 to see how a Nikon SLR camera would 'feel', having used Canon SLRs exclusively since the mid-90s. My first reaction was 'you must have tiny hands to find the D7000 comfortable to hold'. I found the handling and ergonomics of the D7000 appalling compared with my EOS 40D, although when it came to image quality (particularly at higher ISOs), it naturally blew my 5-year-old camera out of the water...

 

[Marsu42]

I recently borrowed a friend's D7000 to see how a Nikon SLR camera would 'feel', having used Canon SLRs exclusively since the mid-90s. My first reaction was 'you must have tiny hands to find the D7000 comfortable to hold'. I found the handling and ergonomics of the D7000 appalling compared with my EOS 40D, although when it came to image quality (particularly at higher ISOs), it naturally blew my 5-year-old camera out of the water...

My issue with the d7000 was not so much grip size (it's about the 60d's, it's small, but just ok enough to get used to it) but I like to be able to switch everything with one hand like on the 60d. On the Nikon, the zoom and esp. iso button is on the left side - that alone would drive me crazy. I guess 5d and Nikon users are more used the left side buttons than I am, or they customize what they do.