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5D3 is a good wildlife camera...just be careful where you step

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Just got mine... It is amazing! It's so responsive and easy to use. The autofocus is ridiculously fast, even in low light. The viewfinder is huge, and the image quality is incredible. The first night I got it I exclusively shot at 12800 ISO inside in low light. Noise is visible when zoomed in, but non at all obtrusive. I seriously think that 12800 on the 5D Mark III is a bit better than 1600 on the T1i! So for everything other than landscapes on a tripod, I've left it on Auto ISO in aperture priority mode.
The noise performance is amazing, but I kind of expected that (based on early reviews). What I did not AT ALL expect, however, was the overall sharpness and clarity of the photos. I have to say this was what surprised me the most. I shot everything in raw, and then converted the raws to jpegs in camera with no sharpness applied. When you zoom into 100% it still looks like a normally sharp photo! You can barely see any difference in sharpness between that magnification and zoomed back out. - I still can't believe it.
Also, the feel of the camera is great too. It's really ergonomic and just feels right in my hands.
It's hard to describe how good this camera is. I think that when you put all of these great features (like 61 point autofocus, 6fps, noise performance, image sharpness etc...) together into this one body, the camera becomes really special. All these features work together to make the camera way better than what you see on the spec list.

Another thing adding to this surreal experience is the two L lenses that I bought with the 5D. The 24-105 f4 and the 16-35 f2.8 II. I don't care that the 24-105 is only f4 and not 2.8 because the ISO easily makes up for that lost stop on the 5D. The background blur is also easily achievable given the compression at 105mm and nature of a full frame sensor. The 16-35 is great too. It's equivalent to what my 10-22 was giving me on my T1i, but it's 2.8 which makes it even nicer.
Both of these lenses are built amazingly and are a huge jump up in terms of build quality from the 17-55 f2.8 and the 10-22. The focus and zoom rings are so smooth and they feel like they can withstand some abuse while shooting.


I can't wait to go out and keep shooting with all this amazing new gear!

Just took these shots with the 5D Mark III and the 16-35 II tonight:

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^^strong first showing^^ I really sense your enthusiasm and look forward to seeing lots of great images. Congrats to all the new owners!!

Awesome pic BryantFC

Jstern wrote in post #14402285
Just got mine... It is amazing! It's so responsive and easy to use. The autofocus is ridiculously fast, even in low light. The viewfinder is huge, and the image quality is incredible. The first night I got it I exclusively shot at 12800 ISO inside in low light. Noise is visible when zoomed in, but non at all obtrusive. I seriously think that 12800 on the 5D Mark III is a bit better than 1600 on the T1i! So for everything other than landscapes on a tripod, I've left it on Auto ISO in aperture priority mode.
The noise performance is amazing, but I kind of expected that (based on early reviews). What I did not AT ALL expect, however, was the overall sharpness and clarity of the photos. I have to say this was what surprised me the most. I shot everything in raw, and then converted the raws to jpegs in camera with no sharpness applied. When you zoom into 100% it still looks like a normally sharp photo! You can barely see any difference in sharpness between that magnification and zoomed back out. - I still can't believe it.
Also, the feel of the camera is great too. It's really ergonomic and just feels right in my hands.
It's hard to describe how good this camera is. I think that when you put all of these great features (like 61 point autofocus, 6fps, noise performance, image sharpness etc...) together into this one body, the camera becomes really special. All these features work together to make the camera way better than what you see on the spec list.

Another thing adding to this surreal experience is the two L lenses that I bought with the 5D. The 24-105 f4 and the 16-35 f2.8 II. I don't care that the 24-105 is only f4 and not 2.8 because the ISO easily makes up for that lost stop on the 5D. The background blur is also easily achievable given the compression at 105mm and nature of a full frame sensor. The 16-35 is great too. It's equivalent to what my 10-22 was giving me on my T1i, but it's 2.8 which makes it even nicer.
Both of these lenses are built amazingly and are a huge jump up in terms of build quality from the 17-55 f2.8 and the 10-22. The focus and zoom rings are so smooth and they feel like they can withstand some abuse while shooting.


I can't wait to go out and keep shooting with all this amazing new gear!

Just took these shots with the 5D Mark III and the 16-35 II tonight:

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Welcome. Really digging that second shot, with the lines and the lights.

GMCPhotographics wrote in post #14383940
Here's another photograph from last week, this time it's a scenic:

Love the photo, reminds me of a spot off the A303 past Stonehenge that I used to see on the way to Dorset when I lived in the UK. Beautiful photo.

Here's a few pictures of the recent weddings I did (2nd shooter) Shot with 135L, really loving this lens.

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Dj R wrote in post #14402647

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Voracek: So, you wanna go play some golf tomorrow after we score first and then lose again?

Rinaldo: Sure, but I have to make sure I knock the $@#% outta Volchenkov first


Ugh, so not how I thought this series would go. F F F F F

gonna be difficult to watch the nyr vs. kings in the finals. I don't want either to win.

blurry_image wrote in post #14402981
Voracek: So, you wanna go play some golf tomorrow after we score first and then lose again?

Rinaldo: Sure, but I have to make sure I knock the $@#% outta Volchenkov first


Ugh, so not how I thought this series would go. F F F F F

Voracek: I guess 56 million doesn't quite buy you the goalie you think it does these days, huh?

Rinaldo: Maybe Holmgren will spring for an even sixty mill this summer. I hear Luongo might be available!

GMCPhotographics wrote in post #14383940
Here's another photograph from last week, this time it's a scenic:

Makes a nice wallpaper.

Canonswhitelensesrule wrote in post #14403007
Voracek: I guess 56 million doesn't quite buy you the goalie you think it does these days, huh?

Rinaldo: Maybe Holmgren will spring for an even sixty mill this summer. I hear Luongo might be available!

im quite gutted, oh well Voracek could still join our team at the WC at least

lomenak wrote in post #14403169
im quite gutted, oh well Voracek could still join our team at the WC at least

I'm just hoping some suck... er some team will take Luongo off of the Canucks' hands.:p