This article is seriously making me question my 5DIII purchase....

[psolberg]

To be honest, the 5D3 will not be better than the d800 for video. The d800 can shoot uncompressed video out thru HDMI. That alone make it better than any video out of the MK3. Nuff said and I feel canon dropped the momentum the MK2 had with its video offerings.

Not necessarily at all. The codec is just one part of a system, it's the part that the 5D3 is suffering from the worst, but it is only one part. The HDMI streaming out of the D800 may already have baked-in aliasing and moire and other problems that the best codec in the world (or recording uncompressed) is just going to preserve. We're not sure yet with that camera, the consensus has yet to emerge.

We also don't know whether the codec in the 5D3 can be hacked into higher res yet.

I doubt it is the codec. the problem is the sensor sampling which can't be fixed by firmware hacks. if all I 96mbps looks worse than the 24mbps IPB nikon footage we've seen, all the bandwidth in the world isn't going to make a difference on the mkIII. I can't wait to see the HDMI footage at 4:2:2 color off the nikon. So far it has all been from the built in codec and it looks stunning.

None the less, canon hasn't offered an uncompressed format for output. Moire can be controlled by choosing careful subject to camera distance and attire. I've had to work with that on the 7D and it's not a huge problem.

But more importantly is, how does the d800 change canon? I don't know for sure, I'm not switching systems anytime soon, maybe they will release a firmware update for HDMI output, maybe they will release 4k later, maybe it's I'm just typing out loud.

Man, I'm just disappointed about the 5d3 video.

I feel the same way. You can avoid moire in your shots. But a soft image...that's in every shot you take. very discouraging.

 

[tron]

I reallly don't see the point of making the Mark III with a compact flash and an SD card slot. That' so stupid. Now you're expected to carry two different types of cards, why didn't it have dual CF slots?

At least it's not dual floppy drives.

;D

 

[scottkinfw]

If you want to ditch your gear, I will be willing to buy at fireside sale prices!

On another note, others have been talking about out of the box settings. What are opinions regarding optimal settings, especially for wildlife photography?

Assume that I will love the camera warts and all.

sek

Seriously...
Please switch to Nikon!
Sell all you Canon-gear.
Buy a D800 and then join nikonrumors.com... log on and complaint about how you might think Canon is better.

That way we don't have to hear the complaints about a camera you haven't even tried yet.

If you HAVE a 5D3 and it $ucks badly then, please! DO tell us because it might be something wrong with it.
If not. Many of us still haven't gotten our cameras.
Many of us have been waiting years for this one, not for the Nikon-replica.

someone sounds like a serious fanboy...and your justifications are completely invalid.

That video is for fanboys. Not worth even discussing seriously.