It's official!!! 5d Mark III @ dpreview

[pgriz]

Checked the pennies in the penny jar... not enough. Anyway, after spending almost 30 years on the bleeding-edge of hi-tech, I'll let the early adopters work the bugs out, and let production ramp up... Then a version 2 upgrade will hit the sweet spot just right. Besides, it's the photographer, not the equipment, right? (yeah, right )

 

[Trever1t]

More Focus points and more "cross-type" at that...a reasonable number of pixles what else? It's an exciting year for new tech!

 

[Scuba]

I will wait to see test shots and reviews to make the final opinion but from the sounds of it canon listened and upgraded the things that needed it and left the mp count alone. I can't afford one anyways but I would also wait for the early adopters to go crazy with it then think about upgrading.

 

[2WheelPhoto]

Yeah what Trever said, great year for tech. Will this one crush the D800? Will this cam be so awesome I'll switch to Canon?

Great resale value (cheap rent) on the lenses I own.... hmmmmm

 

[bentcountershaft]

This is pretty much everything I hoped for spec wise. I'm going to wait until next year when the prices drop a bit but I will be getting one of these. This might trump getting the new 24-70 this fall actually.

 

[oneguywithacamera]

So what's the big wow about the MIII vs MII other than improved ISO and AF?

Exactly. I'll have to see some real world testing to see an image quality difference vs the MII. For only a 1.2MP jump it'd have to be pretty remarkable IQ to upgrade for commercial work. I rarely shoot at high ISO and the MII is plenty good for me. I kind of envy the AF though, but that alone isn't worth the entry price the first round. When it drops below $3k we'll see.

 

[2WheelPhoto]

I have to suspect some of the AF performance issues with the MII have been improved. And i do shoot in challenged ISO, thats what I was hoping would be improved in the D800.

 

[Robin Usagani]

Thank you Canon! This is the perfect wedding camera! Once I buy this, I will be a proud Canon user.

 

[2WheelPhoto]

Thank you Canon! This is the perfect wedding camera! Once I buy this, I will be a proud Canon user.

Yeah hope they sell it at bestbuy and include a bestbuy exclusive "5 tips to shooting a wedding" pamphlet!

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

I'll wait to see Derrels review.

 

[Robin Usagani]

I'll wait to see Derrels review.

LOL.. you are the master of 1 sentence funny comment.

 

[Trever1t]

true dat

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

I'll wait to see Derrels review.

LOL.. you are the master of 1 sentence funny comment.

It's funny because it's true.

 

[MLeeK]

I'll wait to see Derrels review.

Funny you should say that, Derrel's early words on the subject really solidified my decision to upgrade...

Canon has long been faulted for its sub-par AEB options, and this continues the tradition of idiotic choices made at Canon HQ. I am really surprised that there is not a choice of full EV bracketing steps....I mean, sheesh...have they ever heard of HDR over there? This is not some "physical" design parameter, but merely a simple software design choice...one that many users are not going to be happy with.

Some of the other specs on the just announced 5D-III sound pretty sweet though...color-aware light metering, vastly updated AF system, etc.

I'd like to see him with one in hand to really put it to the test, though!

As for the AEB thing in the other post I suspect there will be a magic lantern or firmware fix to address that-provided people speak up!

 

[Big Mike]

I think that AEB 'problem' was a simple misunderstanding by the OP. The specs say "in 1/2 or 1/3 increments"....he thought that excluded full stops. I think it simply means the scale can be set to 1/2 or 1/3 increments, just like the main exposure meter/scale.