Production of the EOS 5D Mark III Finished? [CR2]

[darynthe]

What I would expect is the MKII version gets 45 all cross type AF like they have just announced on the 80D anything less and they will be lambasted and rightly so given its still well short of the 61 points on the 5D series and 1DX series.
The 6D is one of my all time favorite Canon cameras its ideal as a mix between full frame & lighter weight but rugged construction with the added benefit of wi-fi and GPS both of which are missing on the 5D MKIII and the newer 5DS.

You think so? It would be so amazing to have like even 25 points really spread around. I love the lightness of my 6D and you're dead on the IQ. As in it seems that the sensor is a tiny bit better than the 5D MIII as per DxO. I guess I will have to try to sell it before the new 6D is announced I am sure the prices will drop like rocks if they really improve AF.

 

[sabeast]

OR just get the sony a7rii??

 

[scyrene]

OR just get the sony a7rii??

Sure, because *that's* a viable alternative to the 5DIII.

 

[scyrene]

OR just get the sony a7rii??

Sure, because *that's* a viable alternative to the 5DIII.

For some uses cases it is.

For some. But not without qualification

 

[slclick]

OR just get the sony a7rii??

Sure, because *that's* a viable alternative to the 5DIII.

For some uses cases it is.

For some. But not without qualification

"and all this camera needs is a fuse..."

 

[sabeast]

This camera is better than the 5d mark iii, how is it not? Possibly better then the next 5d/x.

 

[slclick]

This camera is better than the 5d mark iii, how is it not? Possibly better then the next 5d/x.

I love magical spec beaters!

 

[bdunbar79]

This camera is better than the 5d mark iii, how is it not? Possibly better then the next 5d/x.

I love magical spec beaters!

Shoot sports with both using a 400 f/2.8L II IS and you will quickly see how the 5D3 is better in one regard.

 

[sabeast]

Look at megapixel comparison with price comparison.

 

[bdunbar79]

Look at megapixel comparison with price comparison.

Who cares?? If my job is to shoot sports, if my paycheck comes from action shots, who cares? Which one would you choose if all of your income came from sports? Well, neither. You'd get a 1Dx and use a 5D3 for backup. You would NOT use the Sony.

 

[bdunbar79]

So, you asked how the 5D3 was better, and I told you. There's your answer.

 

[Loswr]

Look at megapixel comparison with price comparison.

So, you're primary camera is the Nokia Lumia 1020, right? By your criterion, it's much better than the Sony a7RII. :

 

[Ozarker]

So, you asked how the 5D3 was better, and I told you. There's your answer.

I agree. Can I ask... You said if a person gets all their income from sports you'd get a 1DX and then 5D III as backup. That sounds good to me.

Just wondering... If you could swing two 1DX cameras and have a 1DX as backup to your 1DX, would you? I realize that you might shoot other things other than sports for fun. That's why I ask.

Thanks!

 

[wockawocka]

OR just get the sony a7rii??

The best way to describe shooting with an A7rii is to imagine yourself trying to shave without a mirror, so you use the front facing camera on an iphone instead to see what you're doing.

 

[scyrene]

Look at megapixel comparison with price comparison.

Trolololll...

If you think megapixels per price is the way to judge a camera, you must the the 1Dx II and D5 are the worst cameras in the world.

 

[bdunbar79]

So, you asked how the 5D3 was better, and I told you. There's your answer.

I agree. Can I ask... You said if a person gets all their income from sports you'd get a 1DX and then 5D III as backup. That sounds good to me.

Just wondering... If you could swing two 1DX cameras and have a 1DX as backup to your 1DX, would you? I realize that you might shoot other things other than sports for fun. That's why I ask.

Thanks!

Great question, actually! I did have a 1Dx for main camera and 5D3 as backup for awhile. Then I sold my 5D3 and got a 2nd 1Dx and currently do shoot that way, a pair of 1Dx's. I enjoyed the 5D3 for tennis and golf, because you could use the silent shutter mode, but for tennis the fps was better on the 1Dx. Didn't matter for golf.

 

[bdunbar79]

I also know a few NFL guys who shoot the game action with a pair of 1Dx's and do the pre-game/locker room/post-game stuff with a 5D3. The tracking seems to be nearly as good. I probably got just as high of a % hit rate with it, albeit lower fps.

 

[Ozarker]

I also know a few NFL guys who shoot the game action with a pair of 1Dx's and do the pre-game/locker room/post-game stuff with a 5D3. The tracking seems to be nearly as good. I probably got just as high of a % hit rate with it, albeit lower fps.

Thanks!

 

[jeffa4444]

OR just get the sony a7rii??

We rent cameras for a living if you think the only criteria is the sensor your way off the mark. The Sony A7RII and its brothers do a certain job but ergonomically they are way behind Canon & Nikon and if we were forced to chose between the 5D MKIII or the Sony A7RII the Canon from a revenue point of view would win out every time.
No question Sony make some of the best sensors in the world the Sony F65 & F55 are testament to that but by comparison to Arri ergonomically the crew preffer Arri and thus its the case with Canon 5D MKIII.

 

[AvTvM]

OR just get the sony a7rii??

The best way to describe shooting with an A7rii is to imagine yourself trying to shave without a mirror, so you use the front facing camera on an iphone instead to see what you're doing.

I shave every day without a mirror. What's the problem? You don't know where your nose is?

LOL Dilbert! ftw ;D