OFFICIAL: Canon 5D Mark III Announced

So the up to 6 FPS - is that without the battery grip?

And as asked by someone else earlier, anyone know if it will have the ability to microadjust at both ends of a zoom like the 1DX?

rjx wrote in post #14008605
... they would all be winners.

The funny thing is, they are.

It's been a long time since Nikon, or Canon released a bad camera. We just like to compare, and bicker about the details.


I can not think of a single reason, why if anyone owns a Nikon D800, or a Canon 5D Mk III, I would think they didn't have a winner.

rick_reno wrote in post #14008691
I read at the last days before the announcement they decided not to implement butt detection.

Well, they just lost the business of the Glamour/Nude sub-forum.

solara wrote in post #14008699
So the up to 6 FPS - is that without the battery grip?

And as asked by someone else earlier, anyone know if it will have the ability to microadjust at both ends of a zoom like the 1DX?

Battery grips don't change FPS speed. They aren't like the auto-winders!

What's the point in making observations that are negative? Let's all try to say nice things about the 5D3 samples/pricing/design or nothing at all.

I'll start:

The 5D3 is quite a nice looking camera.

RhysPhotograph.Me wrote in post #14008099
Even with melted fur...

As others have stated, OBVIOUS focus shift between the ISO 100 shot and 6400 shot. It is quite clear where the DOF lies in each photo. They obviously refocused each shot rather than just changing the ISO.

Numenorean wrote in post #14008713
Battery grips don't change FPS speed. They aren't like the auto-winders!

yes it does.. Nikon D300 and D700 get more fps with a grip.

OK so I've been following this thread since the release last night and to be honest, I'm a bit confused as to what to do. I think I'm with the majority that the 5dii is a fantastic camera and despite the crappy AF, we still all made it work. There's no shortage of brilliant images out there from stills to action that have come from the 5dii. We adapted to the lack of AF with single center point so it's nice to see the 1Dx AF in it.

On the other hand, I went through a lot of my images that I've shot with the 5dii over the last almost 2 years of owning it and I don't miss that much from the AF. A better AF is nice but it's not exactly something I can honestly say made me miss any shots of the time that I've owned it. The one thing that does stick out is IQ.

We all know IQ on the 5dii is great but more mp isn't necessarily a must have for people who only print large. I edit a lot of my portrait work in great detail and comparing the half body sample images from the D800(e) and my 5dii is like night and day. The amount of detail that's there to work with is what's really interesting. It's not that the 5dii is bad, because I do love the shots I've captured with it, but it just isn't the best option for what I want and that's iq/detail. I don't shoot high ISO much anymore and even if when I do, I don't hesitate to shoot up to 3200 and rarely ever need to shoot higher than that.

I don't mind the file size as most of us have computers and enough cards to handle most shoots without any issues. The new layout is nice minus the useless rate button which should be a custom set button to whatever you'd like. The new split review option is also very nice but not sure when I'd use it. When it comes down to it, I don't think the improved AF will make my success rate any better so why pay that much more for it? If I'm going to switch cameras, it'll be for the one thing I need which is more detail and more mp.

Lastly, the price. $3500 is steep but it will come down in a few months to a manageable $3200 then you can throw in rebates. The grip does cost a lot but so does the Nikon equivalent. In my mind, I think the 5diii will be one of the best wedding camera's available but for landscape/portrait shooters and pixel peepers, the edge goes to the D800. It's funny how when the D800 came out I heard a lot of fan boys cry out, "good luck paying the premium on Nikon glass!". Well, seems like it just evened out a bit haha.

I still love Canon and wished they came out with something to get me closer to a MF that I can use anywhere/anytime but looks like Nikon went that route. Seems like a lot of Nikon fan boys will switch to Canon and vice versa. It sucks to say it but I'm more than likely doing to be selling my gear and switching to the darkside not because I prefer one brand over the other, but because I prefer one's brand's specs over another. I do much prefer Canon glass though which is a real shame because I love my 35L and 70-200 mkii.

Hehehe there is where you use Add to Ignore list, I have a long list .

mafoo wrote in post #14008671
I don't have a single problem with anything Shadowblade said. My issue, was he was saying it over and over again.

Spamming the forum gets old.

mafoo wrote in post #14008743
yes it does.. Nikon D300 and D700 get more fps with a grip.

Well...we're talking Canon here!

And why would you get more FPS with a grip? That's rather ridiculous.

So Nikons need the digital film winders? lol...

I'm honestly quite disappointed in the 5D3.

Yes, it's a nice camera that is a significant upgrade from the 5D2 in almost all areas. In a vacuum that would be enough.

Unfortunately for Canon they introduced this camera into the real world and not a vacuum. Their main competition just released a better device for less money. There is nothing compelling about the 5D3 in the market. The only thing it appears to do a little better than the D800 is frame rate and in almost all other areas it falls short (resolution, weather sealing, price...)

Yes, those of us married to Canon via investment in lenses, etc. are going to stay but new buyers would be pretty foolish to chose the 5D3 over the cheaper and better D800.

At least the 1Dx, in its space, is the clear leader with higher resolution, faster frame rate and so on.

I ignored the 5D3 pre-order emails. My 1Dx pre-order stands...

TeamSpeed wrote in post #14008733
As others have stated, OBVIOUS focus shift between the ISO 100 shot and 6400 shot. It is quite clear where the DOF lies in each photo. They obviously refocused each shot rather than just changing the ISO.

You are joking, right?

Numenorean wrote in post #14008761
Well...we're talking Canon here!

And why would you get more FPS with a grip? That's rather ridiculous.

So Nikons need the digital film winders? lol...

Um, it's true...

You do gain FPS with a grip in Nikon Land...

mafoo wrote in post #14008743
yes it does.. Nikon D300 and D700 get more fps with a grip.

No, Nikons get more fps when using a more powerful battery. The battery grip is simply a place to put that more powerful battery.

On Canon cameras the same battery is used with or without the grip and the fps is always the same as well.

Not sure if its been posted, but Kai has his hands on a 5DIII and posted samples from it.... Of Alamby (Thankfully) and at a variety of ISOs...using the 50mm f/1.2L as well

12,800 looks VERY nice, 6400 and below look good too... And i like how the skin tones and everything are.... 25,600 looks like it could be usable with some post processing, and 51,200 looks better than previous cams, but still not in the realm of usable

http://www.digitalrev.​com/album?id=2627543