5D MKIII or 6D...

[runnah]

not saying it isn't. But with a business mindset im surprised it isn't at least thrown on the table for consideration.

It's tough. Weddings that are willing to pay for it are few and far between.

 

[shaylou]

Maybe its because none of you shoot video on a regular basis but to just disregard it completely is a crime. I am constantly blown away by how good the video is on a little dslr body.

I shoot my first camera for a year before I sold it and never even turned on the video. I bought my 5d3 over a year ago and have not tried video on it either. To state the obvious, I have no interest in video.

 

[shaylou]

Taking the price out of the discussion, which one do you choose, and why?

the one that felt best in my hands.

I know we all have our opinions but I do not understand how one can pick a camera for how it fits in your hand vs the features. Call me crazy but I will never even consider that.

 

[imagemaker46]

Maybe its because none of you shoot video on a regular basis but to just disregard it completely is a crime. I am constantly blown away by how good the video is on a little dslr body.

I shot a lot of video back in the 80's, I used a video camera, I shot stills with a stills camera. If I want to shoot video again I will use a dedicated video camera, regardless of how great the video is from my 5D lll or my Dx. It's just not something I have any desire to do. It has nothing to do with it not being a good system, it's just not what I bought the cameras for.

 

[bribrius]

Taking the price out of the discussion, which one do you choose, and why?

the one that felt best in my hands.

I know we all have our opinions but I do not understand how one can pick a camera for how it fits in your hand vs the features. Call me crazy but I will never even consider that.

im not saying totally disreguard features. I do think it is important to have something you like to shoot that feels good to you. More critical even if you do a lot of photography. I wouldn't buy a car based on just features that I couldn't stand driving.

 

[shaylou]

Any video feature will only be used to shoot the cat chasing the laser pointer around the living room.

I.

Will.

Not.

Do.

Video.

It doesn't matter what the learning curve is, or how badly some clients want it, or how revolutionary it is or how much more I can add on to the bottom line by offering it.

If I thought it would be possible for me to be able to give less of a rat's ass about doing video, I would...

Ok, so put Steve down for a "maybe". Anybody else? Lol

So you say there is a chance! :lmao::lmao:

 

[shaylou]

I don't really think that the auto focus system will help me all that much. I think I will get pissed scrolling through all of those focus points, but maybe not.[/QUOTE]

With all do respect I do not think you are grasping the full extent of the focus system. The amount of focus points is a very small part of the focus systems power. The system is fully adjustable to any situation. The control it gives the user is second to none. I would suggest going to Canons website and watching some of their videos explaining what you can do with this system before dismissing it. It really is "all that and a bag of chips"!

 

[Steve5D]

Maybe its because none of you shoot video on a regular basis but to just disregard it completely is a crime. I am constantly blown away by how good the video is on a little dslr body.

I don't shoot it because it doesn't interest me. It's really no more complicated than that. I don't see it as a "crime"; that's kinda' silly, and I certainly don't "hate" it.

It could be the finest quality video that man could ever hope to devise, and it wouldn't interest me...

 

[bribrius]

well. which one did you get?

 

[Steve5D]

The part I put in bold kind of surprises me. I thought you were all business and you keep saying the only opinion you give a rats azz about is your clients.

There are limits; there have to be. With regards to video, if a client wants video, he's requesting a product that I do not provide. Could I do it? Sure, I suppose. If I wanted to invest the time, money and energy into learning how to produce video, I could. But I don't want to do that. I want to shoot photographs; that's what I do. That's the product I offer to my clients.

At some point, you have to decide what you will and will not offer to every potential client. Not offering video has cost me a few jobs, and I'm fine with that. Not being a piano player has also cost me jobs, and I'm fine with that, too.

You can't do everything...

 

[Steve5D]

well. which one did you get?

Oh, I haven't yet. A purchase is likely at least two or three months away. The "new gear" coffers should be about full by then...

 

[DaninMD]

first let me say that I voted 5Diii in the poll. I own a 6D and honestly don't feel like I am missing anything. a lot of critique is made about the 6Ds auto focus system. personally I haven't had any issues with it. for my uses it has performed very well and I rarely get a missed focus. I have shot flying birds, etc and it does a very good job. the 6D has a few features that are better than the 5Diii. it has a newer sensor that performs better at low light. it also has built in wifi. I wasn't expecting to really need the wifi but it is really damn handy. its really nice to be able to pull the image onto my phone right there onsite and email it people. I have done this a number of times. the wifi enabled app is also really handy. its great for doing macro work as you can focus the camera from your phone/tablet and take the picture along with changing most of the settings. I have also used it for remote shooting of wildlife. I have set up my camera outside on a tripod close to a bird bath. from inside I was able to see what the camera saw, focus on the birds and get great shots.

none of this is available on the 5Diii.

 

[Steve5D]

first let me say that I voted 5Diii in the poll. I own a 6D and honestly don't feel like I am missing anything. a lot of critique is made about the 6Ds auto focus system. personally I haven't had any issues with it. for my uses it has performed very well and I rarely get a missed focus. I have shot flying birds, etc and it does a very good job. the 6D has a few features that are better than the 5Diii. it has a newer sensor that performs better at low light. it also has built in wifi. I wasn't expecting to really need the wifi but it is really damn handy. its really nice to be able to pull the image onto my phone right there onsite and email it people. I have done this a number of times. the wifi enabled app is also really handy. its great for doing macro work as you can focus the camera from your phone/tablet and take the picture along with changing most of the settings. I have also used it for remote shooting of wildlife. I have set up my camera outside on a tripod close to a bird bath. from inside I was able to see what the camera saw, focus on the birds and get great shots.

none of this is available on the 5Diii.

Hmmmm... I like the idea of being able to focus and shoot remotely. Not sure how often I'd actually use it, but it'd probably be a lot more often than I'd use the video feature!

 

[DaninMD]

first let me say that I voted 5Diii in the poll. I own a 6D and honestly don't feel like I am missing anything. a lot of critique is made about the 6Ds auto focus system. personally I haven't had any issues with it. for my uses it has performed very well and I rarely get a missed focus. I have shot flying birds, etc and it does a very good job. the 6D has a few features that are better than the 5Diii. it has a newer sensor that performs better at low light. it also has built in wifi. I wasn't expecting to really need the wifi but it is really damn handy. its really nice to be able to pull the image onto my phone right there onsite and email it people. I have done this a number of times. the wifi enabled app is also really handy. its great for doing macro work as you can focus the camera from your phone/tablet and take the picture along with changing most of the settings. I have also used it for remote shooting of wildlife. I have set up my camera outside on a tripod close to a bird bath. from inside I was able to see what the camera saw, focus on the birds and get great shots.

none of this is available on the 5Diii.

Hmmmm... I like the idea of being able to focus and shoot remotely. Not sure how often I'd actually use it, but it'd probably be a lot more often than I'd use the video feature!

and the best part??? its disabled during video. no temptation

 

[robbins.photo]

The part I put in bold kind of surprises me. I thought you were all business and you keep saying the only opinion you give a rats azz about is your clients.

There are limits; there have to be. With regards to video, if a client wants video, he's requesting a product that I do not provide. Could I do it? Sure, I suppose. If I wanted to invest the time, money and energy into learning how to produce video, I could. But I don't want to do that. I want to shoot photographs; that's what I do. That's the product I offer to my clients.

At some point, you have to decide what you will and will not offer to every potential client. Not offering video has cost me a few jobs, and I'm fine with that. Not being a piano player has also cost me jobs, and I'm fine with that, too.

You can't do everything...

Wow.. think about the diversification and the marketing bonus though. You could start with, "Shine Mister?", then go to "Photograph Mister?", and finally "Video Mister?"

Lol.. ok, ya, time for me to stop helping I think. I don't shoot professionally of course but like you I don't have much interest in shooting video. If I did shoot professionally I wouldn't probably want to invest in it either, to do it right is an expensive proposition in both money for the software/hardware you really need and the time it takes to learn video production and editing. There are some pretty good linux packages out there that would probably help defray the cost a bit, but still the time invested not only in learning the skills needed but in actually editing the video, eh - not for me considering how little interest I'd have in the final product.