10 Changes I’d Make to the 5D Mark-III
- At December 21, 2013
- By John
- In Camera, EOS 5D Mark III, Gear, Uncategorized
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OK, I know the 5D mark-III is a dam fine camera, and for many it may be approaching perfection, but while I love my 5D-III there are still many aspects of the current Canon DSLR design that really infuriate me.
Stepping Up to the Mark (5D Mark III)
- At December 06, 2012
- By John
- In Camera, Canon, EOS 5D Mark II, EOS 5D Mark III, Gear Review
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A Good Time to Upgrade to the 5D Mark III Perhaps?
The Canon EOS 5D Mark III – click Image for full size view
Firmware Update for the Canon 5D Mark-III Annouced
Canon have announced a new firmware update from the Canon 5D mark-III. Nothing unusual in this you may think but this update won’t actually be available till April 2013. That’s around 6 months, so what’s going on?
Well, the firmware update is primarily in response from feedback from the movie fraternity to provide substantial improvements in the video facilities such as providing HDMI output. Most of this may be of little consequence if you’re primarily a stills photographers, however, as some recent online rumours have suggested, the autofocusing abilities will also be greatly enhanced to allow autofocusing with lenses apertures down to f/8. Currently autofocus can only be achieved with apertures down to f/5.6, so this means that 1.4 and 2x extenders can be used with many more lenses and should significantly improve the the 5D mIII ability in the sports and and wildlife genres. This will truly mark the 5D mIII as an all allrounder, and put it up there with capabilities of the previous 1D series cameras.
Why the long wait you may ask, six months is some way off? Well I suspect many of these changes are still under development or in the testing phase, although there are rumours to suggest the firmware release will coincide with another major camera release. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.
Details from the Canon website can be found here.
The Canon 6D – A New Challenger to the 5D’s Reign
- At September 29, 2012
- By John
- In Camera, Gear
- 1
A New Full Frame DSLR From Canon
As an occasional visitor to the Canon Rumours website I was aware that a new Canon DSLR was imminent but I must admit the announcement of the EOS 6D at the 2012 Photokina show took me by surprise. I, like a few other I suspect, were contemplating an EOS 3D, something that would sit in-between the 5D MIII and the EOS 1DX in Canon’s line up. However the more I look at the 6D’s specs the more this camera seems to make sense, so lets take at look what’s in stall for potential 6D owners:
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- At March 02, 2012
- By John
- In Camera, Gear
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5D Mark-III revealed by Canon
Well the long wait is over and the much anticipated announcement of the Canon EOS 5D Mark III hit the press and web this morning. The rumour mill has been abound and plentiful in recent weeks, in anticipation of the big announcement from Canon, and specs for the 5DII’s replacement have been quoted anywhere from 18 to 36 mp. Now all is revealed.
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