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

[analog.universe]

DigitalRev just did a quick youtube intro to this cam at the Canon press conference.



Kai claims ISO12800 is better than 6400 on the 5D II. That's the spec I was hoping for, and it looks like Canon has delivered. Between that and an autofocus system finally worthy of a pro body, I'll definitely be upgrading this year. (gotta start saving though!)

I'm curious about the in camera HDR mode as well. If it produces HDR RAW files from multiple exposures I will be very happy, but it's not clear from the literature so far. If all it does is jpg output then it will be nearly useless...

 

[Knawx]

DigitalRev just did a quick youtube intro to this cam at the Canon press conference.



Kai claims ISO12800 is better than 6400 on the 5D II. That's the spec I was hoping for, and it looks like Canon has delivered. Between that and an autofocus system finally worthy of a pro body, I'll definitely be upgrading this year. (gotta start saving though!)

I'm curious about the in camera HDR mode as well. If it produces HDR RAW files from multiple exposures I will be very happy, but it's not clear from the literature so far. If all it does is jpg output then it will be nearly useless...

I've got mine pre-ordered. Very excited as this will be my first Full Frame Body

Also, from what I understand the camera does indeed process HDR right on the camera with 5 Pre Sets to choose from, or you can choose to process the photos later during post.

 

[bentcountershaft]

Can we get this thread and the other one combined?

 

[poker_jake]

Just pre ordered it plus a couple lenses and 430exii, can't wait.

 

[gsgary]

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.

The EOS 5D Mark III’s 22.3 Megapixel full-frame sensor makes it the highest resolution camera in Canon’s EOS DSLR range and it incorporates the 61-point autofocus system seen in the flagship EOS-1D X model.

 

[spotter]

For me its the wireless network capabilities.

 

[Big Mike]

For me its the wireless network capabilities.

I haven't seen that in the specs....

please explain.

 

[Village Idiot]

Pre-ordered as well. New sensor, better high ISO, better weather sealing, and better AF? I'm in. I'll be able to remove the focusing flashlight from my camera bag hopefully.

 

[Robin Usagani]

I can finally stop blasting people with my flash just to focus.

 

[pgriz]

For me its the wireless network capabilities.

I haven't seen that in the specs....

please explain.

In DP review, they talked about wireless working with their newly announced 600-series flash. Don't know if that means that the 580 and 430 flashes are now orphans...?

 

[analog.universe]

For me its the wireless network capabilities.

I haven't seen that in the specs....

please explain.

In DP review, they talked about wireless working with their newly announced 600-series flash. Don't know if that means that the 580 and 430 flashes are now orphans...?

They're also releasing a standalone radio receiver for this system that will accommodate all the old eTTL flashes.


I read something about an add on accessory that was for wireless file transfer as well, not wireless flash. Not sure about the details on that though..

 

[Big Mike]

For me its the wireless network capabilities.

I haven't seen that in the specs....

please explain.

In DP review, they talked about wireless working with their newly announced 600-series flash. Don't know if that means that the 580 and 430 flashes are now orphans...?

Are you talking about the camera working wirelessly with the new flash? I was wondering about that, but haven't seen anything mentioning it.

I've read a bit about the new flash, and how it will work wirelessly (also the new ST-E3-RT). It will still work with 580 & 430 units, but only in the old optical communication mode. For the new radio mode, you'll need the new flash (on both ends). Maybe they will come out with an add-on radio receiver for existing 580/430 units.

 

[Big Mike]

They're also releasing a standalone radio receiver for this system that will accommodate all the old eTTL flashes.

Link please...I'd like to read about that.

 

[analog.universe]

They're also releasing a standalone radio receiver for this system that will accommodate all the old eTTL flashes.

Link please...I'd like to read about that.

My mistake.... it wasn't a receiver. It's a transmitter so that the new 600EX will work with older bodies.. sad story :/

 

[Big Mike]

Yes, that's the new ST-E3-RT.

But I still think that Canon users will be screaming for a radio receiver unit that can be added to a 580 or 430. Maybe a 3rd party will reverse engineer the new flash and give us something. It would basically do the same thing as the Radio Popper.