What would make $3500 for 5DmIII justifiable for you?

[dwischnewski]

For all those, who think that the price got higher, here is an interesting article: http://www.eos-network.com/2012/03/cameras-banks-and-the-financial-crisis-or-why-cameras-prices-seem-so-high-these-days/

Confirms my gut feelings. Thankfully someone did the math. Yet, I do not like the "new price" so much myself.

 

[AvTvM]

For all those, who think that the price got higher, here is an interesting article: http://www.eos-network.com/2012/03/cameras-banks-and-the-financial-crisis-or-why-cameras-prices-seem-so-high-these-days/

Confirms my gut feelings. Thankfully someone did the math. Yet, I do not like the "new price" so much myself.

all those pseudo-economic "justifications" from a "poor manufacterer in Japan" are completeley irrelevant and does not change anything. Truth is: 5D III is definitely not worth more than Nikon D800 ... from a photographers/purchasers perspective. Actually, to me it should be priced a couple 100 Euros lower, since the D800 can and do full double duty as FF-camera (superior to 5D III based on early indications of image quality) and as APS-C camera and has both ... top-AF module (as D4) and top-metering module (as D4) as well as matching any other feature of the 5D III.

Now go and smite me if you want ... but be warned: it won't change the truth.

 

[Ivar]

Yet for some reason Nikon managed to have a better price.

While the cameras seem to have different aims nevertheless there is no feeling that the D800 is somewhat inferior.

For me personally it looks even other way around the 5D3 being inferior but this is a personal opinion based on:
* less DR than the competition (Sony, Nikon, Fuji)
* still banding though a bit better compared to the 5D2, limiting even more useful DR
* Nikon has full pro-AF in the D800
* Nikon D800 has full weather sealing
* I'd have liked more MP

For all those, who think that the price got higher, here is an interesting article: http://www.eos-network.com/2012/03/cameras-banks-and-the-financial-crisis-or-why-cameras-prices-seem-so-high-these-days/

Confirms my gut feelings. Thankfully someone did the math. Yet, I do not like the "new price" so much myself.

 

[danski0224]

User interchangeable focusing screens would be nice.

 

[Tijn]

Increased Dynamic Range performance (at least on par with the new Nikon) seems to be the new thing that would make the 5D mk3 price (un)justifiable for some people.

 

[caMARYnon]

None of the above options justify the price for me.
My opinion is they would have to improve that function poorly in 5D2 with things already used in series 1 (Dsmk3 or Dmk4, not the DX) and maintaining an affordable price for a full frame version. For a more expensive version (over2500US$), only if the market demands, would have to release 3D or something like. For Canon top tech we have 1 series already.

 

[meli]

What about the reason:

just because I like to take great pictures,
enjoy life
and life can be over tomorrow?

Well, it would be kinda retarded if in a poll about the technical side of a tool, inside a product forum, between 6 other options concerning hardware parameters, i had also:

# Yes! because I like to take great pictures, enjoy life and long walks in the beach with my 5d hanging on my neck and albatross flying majestically in the horizon

If that's what you want to talk about, then i suggest you look for another forum.

 

[Ellen Schmidtee]

A big raise, or winning a four digits lottery prize.

Personally, I'm waiting for the price to go down.