5D MKIII vs D800

I don't care about cost of anything. I have to carry a lot of weight in my backpack. Camping gear and rock climbing gear really add up with camera stuff.

Having to carry heavier lenses and more batteries, means less food or extra strain.

Nikon did put in a patent for a 70-200 f4. Combine that with a better 16-35 in the works and I might be curious.

Canon_Lover wrote in post #14474348
I don't care about cost of anything. I have to carry a lot of weight in my backpack. Camping gear and rock climbing gear really add up with camera stuff.

Having to carry heavier lenses and more batteries, means less food or extra strain.

Nikon did put in a patent for a 70-200 f4. Combine that with a better 16-35 in the works and I might be curious.

Actually you do have a cost-conscious reason in a manner of speaking...every ounce really matters with backcountry camping and you can't afford the additional weight of an f/2.8. Makes good sense to me.

Canon_Lover wrote in post #14474348
I don't care about cost of anything. I have to carry a lot of weight in my backpack. Camping gear and rock climbing gear really add up with camera stuff.

Cost no object?
Hire a Sherpa!

I would be saving a lot of weight be emptying my wallet.

andrikos wrote in post #14473688
Awesome pics Todd. Imagine how much better they would have been if you had a D800!

Not any better, I think. Which is why I went with the 5D3 actually. I mean the resolution increase is always good, but I was after specific things like dynamic range over ISO 3200, low light focusing, high ISO performance, etc.. All of those things are better on the 5D3 or at least on par with the D800.

Big concerns for me, are low-light focusing, Live View in the dark, long exposure artifacts (white spots) etc.. those issues coupled with me having to buy Nikon glass to compliment things, meant that there just wasn't any tangible advantages of going with the D800.

I'm pretty sure I did my due-dilligence and made the right decision. I still think the 1DX will be the ultimate body for what I do, but in the end, I was able to get 90% of what the 1DX can do, for half the price. This allowed me to add the 17 TS-E lens to my repertoire which in the end, I think is a much more lethal weapon than just a slight increase in ISO performance that the 1Dx would possibly yield.

Canon_Lover wrote in post #14473956
Has anyone else considered the poor battery life of the d800?
I hear the 5d3 is worse than the 5d2, but still not as bad as the d800?

Yes, I've noticed that the battery life is a bit less on the 5D3, but then I seem to be using LV even more and with new things like the built-in level (so incredible in conjunction with TS-E lenses!) and now I've got an Eye-Fi card allowing me to view instant previews on my iPad while in the field. These things are probably contributing to my increased battery use. That said, I get my grip tomorrow and I've got 6 LP-E6 batteries, so it's not that big of a concern for me.

andrikos wrote in post #14474347
indeed...

Mods: please change the Thread Title to:
"Can't we all just get along?"

Keep on dreaming. The only way to win is to buy both systems.

Canon_Lover wrote in post #14474448
I would be saving a lot of weight be emptying my wallet.

Let me send you an SAE so you can send me some of your "weight" my way...

jdizzle wrote in post #14474506
Keep on dreaming. The only way to win is to buy both systems.

I like that!

jdizzle wrote in post #14474506
Keep on dreaming. The only way to win is to buy both systems.

Or we can keep on trashing the "enemy's" system. It's both cheaper and makes us feel better about our own...

It's funny how personal it becomes with Nikon and Canon.

I usually care less what others shoot. I am usually just stoked to see other people with cameras, especially when they make the effort to get to the same places at crazy hours.

I had one guy walk up to me out in the woods. He saw my tripod and asked Nikon or Canon. I replied Canon. He then just walks off and says we're not friends. Very strange.

Canon_Lover wrote in post #14474589
It's funny how personal it becomes with Nikon and Canon.

...said Canon_Lover

thenextguy wrote in post #14474610
...said Canon_Lover

He probably saw your "Canon Rulez" T-Shirt...

Canon_Lover wrote in post #14474589
It's funny how personal it becomes with Nikon and Canon.

I usually care less what others shoot. I am usually just stoked to see other people with cameras, especially when they make the effort to get to the same places at crazy hours.

I had one guy walk up to me out in the woods. He saw my tripod and asked Nikon or Canon. I replied Canon. He then just walks off and says we're not friends. Very strange.

Good grief! It's amazing how many stupid reasons people come up with for hating others...brand-loyalty, though, has to be one of the stupidest ones.

Todd Lambert wrote in post #14474635
He probably saw your "Canon Rulez" T-Shirt...

"and Nikon-users are Foolz"

Canon_Lover wrote in post #14474589
It's funny how personal it becomes with Nikon and Canon.

I usually care less what others shoot. I am usually just stoked to see other people with cameras, especially when they make the effort to get to the same places at crazy hours.

I had one guy walk up to me out in the woods. He saw my tripod and asked Nikon or Canon. I replied Canon. He then just walks off and says we're not friends. Very strange.

What if you replied "Sony" instead?

"What are you talking about? I'm not Brandist, most of my friends are Nikon owners..."