I still wonder at the Canon pricing on the 5D3 seeing how D800 has better metering, intervalometer built in, flash built in, changeable screens, better audio amps, non-crippled autoiso, better sealing, and the same 6fps capable mirror box. So, why? Because they can, at least for now, seems to be the only answer. Is the extra $500 worth it in the long haul for them what they potentially lose in return by choosing that pricing route?
It's not a bad cam at all, it has lots of awesome stuff, but it's hard to see what makes it worth $500 more than D800 though.
p.7 #2 · No interchangeable focusing screens for 5D3
ViscaB wrote:
This. All my lenses are manual focus TS-E's and on top of that I use manual focus Zeiss lenses.
For critical focus the manual way using liveview is superior anyway for static objects.
I happen to use the MP-E 65 and the TS-E 17.
If you think manual focusing a normal lens with a big and bright full frame VF is hard, you should try focusing the MP-E at 5x magnification with a Rebel or even 7D VF, it'll give you a whole different perspective on manual focusing with the standard VF. Granted I'm not an old man with failing eyesight.
The TS lenses have focus confirmation anyway, at least the 17 does, so it's really a non issue.
p.7 #3 · No interchangeable focusing screens for 5D3
Here is my problem with anything, but high precision focusing screen. Currently no camera offer full coverage of viewfinder area with focusing points (much less double cross points). Both Canon and Nikon have the best focus points in the center, none of them are located at the rule of third or even farther, where is the area I want to be in focus. This is forcing me to use center focus points and recompose - at anything below F/2.0 shot will be OOF because of focus-recompose. EG-S screen allowed me to see exactly where the focus is, whether in center or in top left corner, even with lens wide open. As much as I believe that new 5DMKIII will focus correctly, focusing points location are simply not wide enough for me. If this camera will not allow high precision focus screen and D800 will have it, I might loose last incentive to stay with Canon.
p.7 #4 · No interchangeable focusing screens for 5D3
skibum5 wrote:
I still wonder at the Canon pricing on the 5D3 seeing how D800 has better metering, intervalometer built in, flash built in, changeable screens, better audio amps, non-crippled autoiso, better sealing, and the same 6fps capable mirror box. So, why? Because they can, at least for now, seems to be the only answer. Is the extra $500 worth it in the long haul for them what they potentially lose in return by choosing that pricing route?
It's not a bad cam at all, it has lots of awesome stuff, but it's hard to see what makes it worth $500 more than D800 though....Show more →
IMHO the only reason to stay with 5d3 is that currently D800 autofocus doesn't work well whereas 5d3 is at top level ... but I think Nikon will fix this issue
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p.7 #5 · No interchangeable focusing screens for 5D3
n0b0 wrote:
I happen to use the MP-E 65 and the TS-E 17.
If you think manual focusing a normal lens with a big and bright full frame VF is hard, you should try focusing the MP-E at 5x magnification with a Rebel or even 7D VF, it'll give you a whole different perspective on manual focusing with the standard VF. Granted I'm not an old man with failing eyesight.
The TS lenses have focus confirmation anyway, at least the 17 does, so it's really a non issue.
I hope that the focus confirmation works with the 5D3. I have been reading it's improved. But with every other Canon body it doesn't really help you that much. Most of your shots will be OOF if you thrust the focus confirmation.
