What do you want from the 5D mk III

[lol]

And I DO NOT want dual CF cards. I want 1 CF and 1 SDHC slot. In the US, CF are harder and harder to find because most cams come with SD slots.

Tried the SD to CF adapters? Might be worth getting some to try if you think you might want to concentrate on SD going ahead.

I'm finding the availability the opposite here, at least for anything above consumer level throwaway cards. It is still hard to find branded moderate performing (200x or faster) medium-high capacity (8GB+) SD cards, whereas the CF versions are easily available everywhere. The 2GB super-slow ones are everywhere though.

 

[Macadameane]

I DO NOT want dual CF cards . . . In the US, CF are harder and harder to find because most cams come with SD slots.

CF are hard to find at places like walmart, but then again, so are L lenses. Shop online, you'll get cheaper deals and find everything you are looking for.

 

[J. McCabe]

I've tried a couple of SD to CF adapters. As some have a big performance hit, and some don't, I suggest reading the customer reviews before buying one.

 

[awinphoto]

I DO NOT want dual CF cards . . . In the US, CF are harder and harder to find because most cams come with SD slots.

CF are hard to find at places like walmart, but then again, so are L lenses. Shop online, you'll get cheaper deals and find everything you are looking for.

I HATE to admit is but I got great deals on new (sealed in packaging) lexar and sandisk udma cf cards on ebay. I wouldn't recommend getting cheap generics on ebay, but if you can find a NEW, SEALED lexar, sandisk, (other brand name) card, I would go for it...

 

[redeyedfly]

I would like more autofocus points, but mainly more Frames per second and bracketing options like the 1d series. current 5d mk 2 and 7d bracketing is pathetic.

 

[sjaudio]

With all of the jumps that have been made by Canon, Nikon, and Sony since the last 5D was released, I'd expect something pretty spectacular. Though we'll probably just see an incremental step forward. If I had to put together my wish list (which is was the original point of this thread), I'd like to see the following.

Professional AF. There's zero reason for a $3000 camera (does anyone really expect this to come out at a price less than that?) to have only a 9 point system. Especially one with only one really usable AF point.

Better ISO. I don't need night vision goggles here, but another step (and keep it clean!) would be handy.

Better DR. Any improvement would be appreciated.

 

[gferdinandsen]

An accelerometer like my iPhone. It would be great to have a 3 axis level that would display on the LCD, no more fixing in photoshop those shots that are not level.

 

[Admin US West]

An accelerometer like my iPhone. It would be great to have a 3 axis level that would display on the LCD, no more fixing in photoshop those shots that are not level.

What is a 3 axis level?

The 7D has a side to side level, and a front tilt up/ down, what is the third one?

We will likely see a 2 axis level like the 7D in any new high end models.

 

[renesisx]

Re: I want it all

;D Dual card slots, one CF and one SD would be fine - would like the one SD so I can use my Eye-Fi card easier w/o an adapter). I want there to be MULTIPLE options for what each card is set to do - ESPECIALLY to send .jpgs to SD card for my Eye-fi) and larger jpg+RAW or just RAW to the other

Amen! Definitely need an SD card slot, especially so I can use my Eye-Fi.

And SD-to-CF card adapters don't work very well with Eye-Fi as it requires a constant power source. Cameras tend to power off the CF card slot after writing the images - that doesn't give Eye-Fi time to broadcast them.

This means it doesn't currently work with the 5D Mk II

 

[Admin US West]

Re: I want it all

;D Dual card slots, one CF and one SD would be fine - would like the one SD so I can use my Eye-Fi card easier w/o an adapter). I want there to be MULTIPLE options for what each card is set to do - ESPECIALLY to send .jpgs to SD card for my Eye-fi) and larger jpg+RAW or just RAW to the other

Amen! Definitely need an SD card slot, especially so I can use my Eye-Fi.

How well will the eye-fi do at downloading 50 mb raw files?

 

[Loswr]

An accelerometer like my iPhone. It would be great to have a 3 axis level that would display on the LCD, no more fixing in photoshop those shots that are not level.

What is a 3 axis level?

The 7D has a side to side level, and a front tilt up/ down, what is the third one?

The three axes are pitch, roll, and yaw (Google Maps' developer documentation was one of the only demonstrations that uses a camera instead of an airplane):

The 7D's dual-axis level shows roll and pitch. The 60D's electronic level is more limited, and only shows roll. As you can appreciate from the above graphic, yaw is not something you'd want to 'level' - it's actually part of your composition, so there's no point in showing level information for all three axes.

However, to be technically correct, the 7D does have a 3-axis level, even though only 2 axes are displayed at a time. When you rotate the camera to portrait orientation, yaw becomes pitch (imagine rotating the camera above by 90°), but the electronic level still works - therefore, it must be a 3-axis level, able to detect yaw in landscape orientation, but not showing the data. Conversely, the 60D only has a 1-axis level (roll is still roll when the camera is reoriented from landscape to portrait).

 

[skarstein]

As a videographer i want.

- AF while filming
- Better ISO levels without noise.
- More fps, atleast 1080P 60fps.
- Manual audio choices.
- Audio Monitoring
- FullHD HDMI out.
- No rolling shutter or Moire.

 

[ReyMorlu]

I would like to know if should be possible to take (like the white balance bracketing) an ISO bracketing in order to create 3 diferent RAW archives in a single shot... it might be a solution to HDR or higher dinamic scale without the need to take 3 pics in secuence whith possible blur or gosting the moving subjects. ???

Another question... everybody likes the damn video amateur capabillity of the 5d2 but nobody ask for a start/stop video record remote control (lanc in videocameras) having the 5d2 only the rear "set" trigger not very comfortable and even a really annoying way of capturing video. The actual cable releases (TC/RC 80n3 & such) only shot the shutter, then still images but no video! There start being developed some USB devices but not Canon made...

The last lack in 5d2 is that you cannot see positioned in the same place, images in play mode and live view, then is no possible to make precise compositions and then check out to framing again in an easy way, even the 550d has a better screen in my opinion.

 

[dr croubie]

Another question... everybody likes the damn video amateur capabillity of the 5d2 but nobody ask for a start/stop video record remote control (lanc in videocameras) having the 5d2 only the rear "set" trigger not very comfortable and even a really annoying way of capturing video. The actual cable releases (TC/RC 80n3 & such) only shot the shutter, then still images but no video! There start being developed some USB devices but not Canon made...

actually, i'm another person who's surprised that there isn't one.
set your camera up on a tripod, frame, focus, wait for the action, press the start button... ah damn, now the camera's shaking from pressing start...

 

[Flake]

I want a camera that is capable of taking more than 2 bracketed shots & more than + or - 2 stops Nikon can manage 9 stops & 7 images in a stack. Quite a difference.

 

[Loswr]

I want a camera that is capable of taking more than 2 bracketed shots & more than + or - 2 stops

Simple...get a 1-series.

 

[WarStreet]

The three axes are pitch, roll, and yaw (Google Maps' developer documentation was one of the only demonstrations that uses a camera instead of an airplane):

The 7D's dual-axis level shows roll and pitch. The 60D's electronic level is more limited, and only shows roll. As you can appreciate from the above graphic, yaw is not something you'd want to 'level' - it's actually part of your composition, so there's no point in showing level information for all three axes.

However, to be technically correct, the 7D does have a 3-axis level, even though only 2 axes are displayed at a time. When you rotate the camera to portrait orientation, yaw becomes pitch (imagine rotating the camera above by 90°), but the electronic level still works - therefore, it must be a 3-axis level, able to detect yaw in landscape orientation, but not showing the data. Conversely, the 60D only has a 1-axis level (roll is still roll when the camera is reoriented from landscape to portrait).

That was a great explanation, thanks for the info.

 

[docrender]

- 3K proprietary Canon video codec
- better CMOS readout (not every 10-th pixel, at least every second one
- High End Canon made PL-mount adaptor (Ok to pay $1000 for it)
- Mirrorless

OMG! I want SONY NEX FS-100!!! But from Canon... ((

 

[mbiedermann]

Most of you have focused on the technical abilities of the camera. I'd like to focus a little on its usability:
1) Reset the selected focus point to ‘All’ by, for example, pressing the focus point selection button twice of something like that. I believe that some Nikon’s have this feature
2) I’m amazed that we can’t natively embedded the GPS coordinates in the pictures we make. BTW, I don’t want to sacrifice my hot shoe for this since I take many pictures at night.
3) I would like to be able to secure my camera (and lens by the way) using a computer cable lock. I often shoot time-lapse photography at night.
4) Greater than 3 selections when bracketing a shot
5) Dual card format (SD and CF). SD cards are significantly cheaper than CF ones which can be more performant.
6) I’d love it if the camera would move pictures from the CF to the SD card automatically when the CF card is getting full.
7) A setting to automatically set the camera settings so that it can get as close as possible to the maximum number of frames per second. When I’m looking to take a very fast burst of pictures it takes me a few minutes to tweak all the settings just right so that the camera can get as close as possible to its theoretical maximum FPS. I know I can select high-speed shooting, but depending on my settings (RAW, Av, etc.), I don’t even get close to what I should be able to get.
8) Provide feedback on sensor temperature during long photo sessions at night – I would like to know when I’m degrading the quality of my picture because the sensor temperature is heating up.

Michel

 

[Loswr]

1) Reset the selected focus point to ‘All’ by, for example, pressing the focus point selection button twice of something like that. I believe that some Nikon’s have this feature

If you use the multicontroller to select AF points (C.Fn III-3, option 1), then one press of the AF selection button sets it to automatic selection ('all') - not much easier than that. Alternatively, if you press and hold the multicontroller in one direction, that will toggle automatic selection on.

7) A setting to automatically set the camera settings so that it can get as close as possible to the maximum number of frames per second. When I’m looking to take a very fast burst of pictures it takes me a few minutes to tweak all the settings just right so that the camera can get as close as possible to its theoretical maximum FPS. I know I can select high-speed shooting, but depending on my settings (RAW, Av, etc.), I don’t even get close to what I should be able to get.

Not something I'd find useful - frankly, if you want maximum fps, get a camera other than the relatively slow 5DII (even the xxD's manage a faster frame rate, and the current xxxD/Rebels are just about as fast as the 5DII). Having said that, if the settings that yield a fast frame rate are important to you, have you considered registering those settings to one of the custom modes (C1, etc., on the mode dial)? That sort of thing is exactly why the custom modes are available, and the 5DII has 3 custom mode sets.