My hands on the 5d mrk iii experiance

[ianpowell76]

Hello...

Just had a quick hands on with the Canon 5d mrk3 (about 2mins to look over it)

Here are the few images I took

The first image was in manual mode,, the others in the fully automatic mode

Sorry for the bad quality, these are just point and shoot

Lense was the newer 28-70mm

http://s1184.photobucket.com/albums/z331/ianpowell76/5d%20mrk%20III/

One image full size
http://www.skyscraperlist.com/admindocs/243A9930.JPG


The layout of the camera is the same, though it felt different.
I say different as they have done something to the paint finish that made it feel different.
I would hate to say the build quality was less than the 5d mrk1 and 5d mrk 2, which I both own..
You'll see when you get one..

Then the actual functions of the buttons are in different places.
Such as the zoom of the shot you have just taken operates in a different way.
To zoom you have to press the magnify button located to the left of the display screen, but the function of the zoom is controlled by the dial wheel next to the shoot button.
Maybe this is a default setting ?

The Focus is better than the older models,, was fast and didn't have focusing.
When looking through the view finder, very pleasent to see an array of focus points.

As I said,, I had a limited time with the camera,
Will be getting it, to add to my collection..

 

[3kramd5]

The Focus is better than the older models

What are you focused on in the large one you linked to (http://www.skyscraperlist.com/admindocs/243A9930.JPG)?

That picture is throwing me. Looks almost like pastel, but at ISO160 why so much NR?

 

[meli]

The Focus is better than the older models

What are you focused on in the large one you linked to (http://www.skyscraperlist.com/admindocs/243A9930.JPG)?

He obviously focused on that guy over there. the one with the invisibility cloak ;D

 

[Astro]

That picture is throwing me. Looks almost like pastel, but at ISO160 why so much NR?

well it´s sure not an keeper.
why post it as example is beyond me..

same here:

http://s1184.photobucket.com/albums/z331/ianpowell76/5d%20mrk%20III/?action=view&current=243A9925.jpg

i can only guess what was focused at.

but im sure he was so excited that it has made his hands very shaky.

 

[ianpowell76]

^^ Some of us like to share experiances....

I wasn't focusing on anything..

I just pointed the camea in a general dirrection to see what it would do..

Please post the images you have taken with the 5d mrk III,,

You can just ignore this thread,, or just appreciate it as an experiance

 

[Astro]

^^ Some of us like to share experiances....

I wasn't focusing on anything..

that is a very clever and unique photographic idea!! lol.....

but not really helpfull for us poor fellows who have to look at shaky and out of focus images.
i mean.... it´s hard to judge anything from blurry and out of focus images.

 

[Mindfields]

Looks like the air vent center right on the ceiling is the most in focus.

 

[Chewy734]

I would hate to say the build quality was less than the 5d mrk1 and 5d mrk 2, which I both own..
You'll see when you get one..

how was it worse? it goes against everything else I've read about it.

 

[birdman]

Looks to me like a lot of undeserving chumps, grumps, snobs, and brats on these forums. Thank you OP for sharing your limited experience. As such, no one except myself appreciates it.

and for those out of focus images, at least the shadows look nice and subtle. You don't need in focus shadows to see noise/banding. Of course, the experts on here (all of them who make their lavish earnings posting rude comments on Canon Rumors) will disagree and quote me to hell and back. Sad lives, you people have.

 

[Positron]

Lense was the newer 28-70mm

Is there a newer 28-70? I thought Canon only ever released one version?

 

[Astro]

Of course, the experts on here (all of them who make their lavish earnings posting rude comments on Canon Rumors) will disagree and quote me to hell and back. Sad lives, you people have.

most it´s the people who talk about bad lives who actually have bad lives.

 

[marekjoz]

Come on people! You are bad. The guy wanted do something special and share but you just smite with no reason.
I think this post is sweet and +1 from me.

It's not true that the picture is out of focus. A part of ceiling and floor is quite in focus and regarding that this is almost in corner I'd say, that the lens is quite good.

 

[Astro]

It's not true that the picture is out of focus. A part of ceiling and floor is quite in focus and regarding that this is almost in corner I'd say, that the lens is quite good.

well yes something is always in focus.

i don´t say his posting is useless... never have. i appreciate what he wrote.
but some images have, in my opinion, not much worth as example images.

i would just not have posted them.

and i don´t have a kind of "double moral".... i think some images at the canon website suck too. and i wrote that. so why should i close my eyes here in this thread?

 

[marekjoz]

It's not true that the picture is out of focus. A part of ceiling and floor is quite in focus and regarding that this is almost in corner I'd say, that the lens is quite good.

well yes something is always in focus.

i don´t say his posting is useless... never have. i appreciate what he wrote.
but some images have, in my opinion, not much worth as example images.

i would just not have posted them.

and i don´t have a kind of "double moral".... i think some images at the canon website suck too. and i wrote that. so why should i close my eyes here in this thread?

@Astro - seriously, why so serious?

 

[3kramd5]

I wasn't focusing on anything..

I just pointed the camea in a general dirrection to see what it would do..

Whew, had me worried that they totally screwed up the AF system.

Thanks for posting.

 

[awinphoto]

One things for sure his few minutes with the 5d3 is more minutes than just about most everyone on this forum, yours truely included. I wish I could have been there taking pictures and from what i've heard, it's neat they actually allowed him to use his own memory card in camera... A lot of people haven't been able to and had to judge the quality on the LCD screen. Thank you OP for taking the time to report your findings to the forum. There has been a lot of buzz about DR this, NR that... It really seems to boil down, from my outside perspective, that those who are planning on buying the camera love it's capabilities and those who aren't, for whatever reason, whether it be finances, lenses, whatever hates the camera and love to point out the NR usage, lack of DR, whatever... it seems to be the 5d2 release all over again... people loved it or hated it... It's just a bit overwhelming going over all the opinions of some on this forum... For me, while I do intend on getting this camera asap, I will bite my tongue and await for tests and final tests before I start arguing my thoughts on the camera.