Originally Posted by dtoh
LR4 which has just been released I believe supports the 5D3 and Photoshop CS6 beta has also just been released.
 |
  |
 |
Thanks useful information: 8
LR4 which has just been released I believe supports the 5D3 and Photoshop CS6 beta has also just been released.
Just upgraded from 5D to 5D3 and amazing ISO performance I have to say. Looking forward to this weekend to give it good test run.
LR4 probably only works if you download the ACR6.7 beta update, which is a temporary camera raw update until the ACR7 comes out when the full version of CS6 arrives in a few weeks.
The age of entitlement isn't over, it's just over there where you can't get to it.
When several possibilities exist, the simplest solution is the best.
"There are no rules" Bruce Barnbaum, The art of Photography
Graham
I would like to get myself a 5DMk3, but that would mean selling my 1DMk2n & I just don't know. Would the upgrade be significant enough as I do like to shoot action eg BMX racing. What are your thoughts???
Dean.
just picked up my 5d3 this afternoon. Had a few shots in the back yard and so far so good. feels like a decent improvment so far after a quick few shots.
boggo.
feel free to fix my shots and send them back to me!
canon 5d2
Dean from all reports the 5D3 AF is on par with the 1D4 and some say initial focus aquisition is even quicker so I'm sure it will be fine for action. Looks like a great all-round camera.
Cheers
Leigh
Yeah I got one today as I said in a thread elsewhere. I'll look forward to using it over Easter.
What I like about it so far is the very advanced AF compared to the Mk II.
I haven't done much low light photography yet but looking forward to skulking in the dark with the 50mm f/1.2L
I had the 5D and the Mk II and traded the 5D for the 70-300mm L and then realised that I 'needed' another body rather than swap lenses around.
I like the solid feel and don't have to put up with the squeaky grip of the MkII. I also like the shutter noise. The MkII had a whine to it. The MkIII has a mechanical echo quality to it. Like it's at the bottom of a tube.
(until the meds kick in)
Just upgraded to the Mark III and am very very happy...... For results have a look at my most recent Flickr postings....
I'm still going to wait a couple more months before I get a 5D3.
My 60D is still taking great pictures, but the shutter count is certainly geting up there now at just over 50,000 actuations.
All my photos are taken with recycled pixels.
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom, is knowing not to serve it in a fruit salad.
Love to up grade to 5D MK3, but I run out of money
In the last couple of days I've been playing with the focus settings, I live next to the beach and I've been practising BIF shots on seagulls with the 400mm f/5.6L.
On the 61 focus point settings, a seagull flies from one side to another and the viewfinder shows a row of little boxes which tracks the movement.
I end up with about 200 photos of seagulls and a picture of a magpie seizing an insect in it's beak.
Remember the old maxim for trading up within the same model range?
"Never upgrade for just one generation out of date". So 5D2 owners, hold onto your wallets. 5D owners, hmmm....
I bought my 7D nearly two years as I didn't want to wait for the 5D II replacement.
Now that I've used my 7D for over 40,000 shots, I think it's a great camera, feels good in the hand and has a built in flash for those occasions when you need just a little more light. Too bad Canon didn't stick a small flash on top as Nikon did on the D800.
I like my 100% field of view and clear viewfinder. The controls are mostly where I want them. I'd like a better display (5D III has it) and it would be good if it could rotate.
The 5d III seems to be the camera I've been waiting for but... I'm about to buy a 5D II for about $2000.
In some areas, this will be a downgrade for me but I don't like the high ISO performance and dynamic range on my 7D. I don't want to sit in front of a computer and have to rescue and post process high ISO shots and shots into the sun. I think the 5D II and 5D III will be much better. 5D III - too expensive in Australia.
I followed my own judgment instead of maxims and have no regret whatsoever... Just started my second week with the 5D3 and it is soooo much better than the 5D2... High Iso performance is only a minor element but the 61 point AF system is excellent and in itself worth the upgrade... Still getting the hang of it, because it is not easy but has great potential for shooting things like sports and birds (the one with feathers...).
That will be the clincher for me, from comparisons I've seen, the 5DIII produces noticeably more detail than the II, plus I seem to have read somewhere the new DPP wil have something to correct for edge softness. The switch to wireless flash is underwhelming considering you still need to buy an adapter to utilise wireless on the new flashes.
Last edited by phild; 07-04-2012 at 11:05pm.
I agree with GrahamS. I LUV my 5DMK@ and 7D, however reading all the reviews, seeing some of the shots, it's perhaps time to look into getting one. Now when is the next Tatts Jackpot....
Well, not exactly edge softness, but "spherical aberration, chromatic aberration, astigmatism, curvature of field, sagittal halo, chromatic aberration of magnification, axial chromatic aberration, diffraction, and the effects of a low-pass filter in front of the CMOS sensor".
Mind you the files will be 2x to 3x larger than the Canon raw files, and will not be usable with anything else eg Lightroom or Photoshop.
the patch (6.7 beta raw is easily downloaded) so whats the problem ?
I've read a few people say that the 5dmk3 is what the 5dmk2 should have been and I'm sorry but I see no logic in that comment. The 5dmk1 was updated 3 years later by the 5dmk2 and was a substantial improvement. And then the 5Dmk3 turns up 3 year after the mk2 became available. The 5dmk3 from a full time pros point of view is a huge improvement with so many new additions that its just not credible to highlight anyone in particular. Would I have liked an increased file size as well - personally yes. But the other issues, including the very needed improvement in high iso performance (and let me assure you that the 400iso on the 5dmk2 is similar to the 3200iso performance on the 5dmk3) is very welcomed.
I just made the error in going camping for a week and forgetting my books. All I had with me was the instruction manual for the new 5Dmk3 - and I'm not a regular reader of the manuals - in this case, I was soooo glad I have read it to understand what a huge jump in capabilities there are in the mk3 version.
For me its a work issue, and thats why I'm so happy with it. I'm also painfully aware of what I've paid for previous 5D's, the original Canon D30, and D60 and all of the 1DS series, and none of them have been of the build quality and value for money that the new 5D is. And this is from someone who was seriously on the edge of moving back to Nikon.
Last edited by Longshots; 12-04-2012 at 9:38pm.
I'm not about to change brands and buy a 5D MK111 but William's post sums it up well, Canon and just about every other maker seems to be continuing on a path of evolution in many areas. For people working with a MK11 and progressing with the MK111 it seems a very logical step. They have the latest technology available, presumably the MK11 has paid for itself from the work it has done and at the 3 - 4 year cycle mark is probably nearing the point where it will need repairs of some sort.
For a hobbyist, the advances are either what they want or irrelevant depending on the style of photography that they are doing and many will be able to keep using a MK11 satisfactorily for quite a long time.
As for the pricing, I really can't see that cameras are disgustingly expensive at the moment, as William said, look back at the amounts paid in the past for bodies, the offerings of today are incredibly good value in my mind.
AndrewNikon, Fuji, Nikkor, Sigma, Tamron, Tokina and too many other bits and pieces to list.
very good value for what you are getting IMO
ppl tend to forget the original 5D back in 2005 was just a tad over 5 grand, and that was the cheapest full frame we could get back then. I paid 3 grand for a 2nd hand 1DsMKII a few years ago and back at the end of 2004 it was just over 10 grand.......
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
