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Microstock Photography Forum - General => Photography Equipment => Cameras / Lenses => Topic started by: qwerty on June 29, 2012, 06:33
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The 5D MkIII has been out for a couple of months. Surely this camera needs to be upgraded.
Thought I'd get in first to demand that canon release the MkIV.
Oh by the way I have from a reliable source that it will have 36.01MP and 63.2 AF points and of course eye controlled focus.
On a serious note, anybody bought the Mk3 ? What's your thoughts ?
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I read your headline and almost choked on my coffee. I bought the 1D Mark III in the first wave it was released. Within a very short period of time they announced the 1DS Mark III and I was pissed! I am not quite awake enough to have read the tongue-in-cheek tone at first. Phew.
I have the 5D Mark III and I like almost everything about it. The quality of the images are far superior to the 1D Mark III. The ergonomics are taking some getting used to. I need to buy the battery grip to get more comfortable but ultimately the camera is pretty bad ass. Reasonably fast, the buffer holds it's own and the HDR function while a bit gimmicky does create some pretty cool art. I've never had a DSLR with a video function before. The other day I was shooting Kimbra in studio and the guys I was working with had a video malfunction so one of the songs she was recording I switched from photos to video. The quality is pretty incredible I must say.
Another recent shoot I used the 5D Mark III on was with Sandra Bernhard in studio. I was really happy with the results, check em out.... http://www.haywardphoto.blogspot.com/2012/06/sandra-bernhard-in-seattle.html (http://www.haywardphoto.blogspot.com/2012/06/sandra-bernhard-in-seattle.html)
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I like the ones on stage
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I do a lot of concert photography and am finding the 5D Mark III to produce some great images. The downside is that it isn't as fast as the 1D Mark III, the upside is that I can really push the ISO for a dark show without a lot of noise issues. One guy I know is pushing it to 12,800 during shows. I haven't gotten that carried away (yet) but it's great to know I could. Here is a show I shot this week: http://www.1077theend.com/Foster-the-People/11810657?pid=249494 (http://www.1077theend.com/Foster-the-People/11810657?pid=249494)