Nill Toulme wrote:
It's not just products — it's whatever subject people get online and discuss with those of similar mind, whether it's politics, religion, weird pastimes of all sorts — you name it. And it provides a very strong feedback loop for the brain's cognitive dissonance circuits. I have a developing theory that it may ultimately destroy the earth. ;-)
Wickedfn4u wrote:
...Funny thing about forums, though they are a wonderful source of information I find that many, OK that might be a broad brush, but it seems many are the hypochondriacs of that product. Now maybe it is passion but I have seen it in diesel trucks, audio/ home theater and here. I mean people taking apart 10k processors and rewiring to see why it was doing something test it and play with it more. Engineers and those that stayed at a holiday inn's giving WAY to much information on why something might be doing something... sheesh I am sorry I am venting......Show more →
I had the opportunity to get my hands on a mark III yesterday for about an hour with a personal tour of the camera from the canon rep.....and all I can say is WOW! I've spent lots of time reading about it and checking the specs but let me tell you, actually getting your hands on one and taking some pictures and having all the little features explained was amazing.
I think the feature that I was most excited about was with the addition of the wireless unit (which isn't really a new thing to digital photography) but you can actually control nearly every function on the camera from the computer....and the kicker is that you can also focus the camera from the computer!!! That, I'm pretty sure hasn't been possible until now.... So now there will be no more checking the focus on your remote cameras for focus shift....just take a look at the live preview on your monitor and adjust the focus from your computer!
Looking at the test shots I am really impressed with the noise control. ISO 3200 is very very usable and with a quick pass through noiseware looks as good or better than iso 800 on my current camera. At iso 800 noise was virtually undetectable.
The AF system seemed intuitive and very robust. I didn't have an opportunity to test it's speed and movement tracking ability much but it's layout and design seemed to function very well and didn't take too long to get used to.
Another exciting thing was the fact that the camera is so user customizable. The canon rep kept showing menu option after option and if you didn't like the way the camera did something....you just changed it! For instance if you don't ever use the bulb feature or the P program mode then you can go into the camera and disable them so that when you are switching modes you don't even scroll through the one's you don't use. The menu was layed out well and easy to navigate. You could even change what the camera saw as the correct WB. So for instance, the rep liked to generally shoot with a warming filter on, so he went into the WB adjustment menu and basically told the camera this is now the new correct WB and it was globally applied so that his images were slightly warmer and more to his liking straight out of the camera.
The silent mode on the camera is pretty cool. If you get a chance to play with one make sure you take the lens off and watch the mirror come back down in this mode. Pretty cool watching the camera go from 10fps to having the mirror slowly drop back down almost without noise. And of course then there's the 10fps....that will likely have people around you ducking for cover! My favorite quote of the day from the rep was, "and me made it with 10 fps....because we can!"
Anyway, I was asked not to post the pictures that I took to the internet since it's a pre-production model, and out of respect for them and the time they spent with me, I'm not going to. But overall I was more impressed with the camera than I even thought I would be....which I didn't think was possible. There's a lot more little things that we played with on it but those are pretty much the highlights. Lucky for my marriage that there wasn't one available for purchase at the time. I will for sure be buying one, probably towards the end of summer....although after getting my hands on one I now have a lust that will make waiting very difficult!
shoots_5 wrote:
I had the opportunity to get my hands on a mark III yesterday for about an hour with a personal tour of the camera from the canon rep.....and all I can say is WOW! I've spent lots of time reading about it and checking the specs but let me tell you, actually getting your hands on one and taking some pictures and having all the little features explained was amazing.
I think the feature that I was most excited about was with the addition of the wireless unit (which isn't really a new thing to digital photography) but you can actually control nearly every function on the camera from the computer....and the kicker is that you can also focus the camera from the computer!!! That, I'm pretty sure hasn't been possible until now.... So now there will be no more checking the focus on your remote cameras for focus shift....just take a look at the live preview on your monitor and adjust the focus from your computer!
Did you at least get a hint when the actual release in the USA is??
Looking at the test shots I am really impressed with the noise control. ISO 3200 is very very usable and with a quick pass through noiseware looks as good or better than iso 800 on my current camera. At iso 800 noise was virtually undetectable.
The AF system seemed intuitive and very robust. I didn't have an opportunity to test it's speed and movement tracking ability much but it's layout and design seemed to function very well and didn't take too long to get used to.
Another exciting thing was the fact that the camera is so user customizable. The canon rep kept showing menu option after option and if you didn't like the way the camera did something....you just changed it! For instance if you don't ever use the bulb feature or the P program mode then you can go into the camera and disable them so that when you are switching modes you don't even scroll through the one's you don't use. The menu was layed out well and easy to navigate. You could even change what the camera saw as the correct WB. So for instance, the rep liked to generally shoot with a warming filter on, so he went into the WB adjustment menu and basically told the camera this is now the new correct WB and it was globally applied so that his images were slightly warmer and more to his liking straight out of the camera.
The silent mode on the camera is pretty cool. If you get a chance to play with one make sure you take the lens off and watch the mirror come back down in this mode. Pretty cool watching the camera go from 10fps to having the mirror slowly drop back down almost without noise. And of course then there's the 10fps....that will likely have people around you ducking for cover! My favorite quote of the day from the rep was, "and me made it with 10 fps....because we can!"
Anyway, I was asked not to post the pictures that I took to the internet since it's a pre-production model, and out of respect for them and the time they spent with me, I'm not going to. But overall I was more impressed with the camera than I even thought I would be....which I didn't think was possible. There's a lot more little things that we played with on it but those are pretty much the highlights. Lucky for my marriage that there wasn't one available for purchase at the time. I will for sure be buying one, probably towards the end of summer....although after getting my hands on one I now have a lust that will make waiting very difficult!...Show more →
shoots_5 wrote:
For instance if you don't ever use the bulb feature or the P program mode then you can go into the camera and disable them so that when you are switching modes you don't even scroll through the one's you don't use.
All of the 1D series bodies do that, and even the 1v IIRC. It is easier now that the stupid PFs have been merged into the CFs.
kjetils wrote:
I was under the impression there was no AF with Live preview enabled?
K
That I correct. For the preview the mirror must be up and so there is no path to the AF sensors. The idea is you AF first or use MF. Too bad, but how could it be any other way?
You can use the computer to remote focus the camera when in liveview mode so that is going to be a dream for still life in the studio. Blow the image up on the 30" and chek your focus
The Pap's are going to love that too, imagine finding out where so and so is getting married , going there a week before hand setting up your 600f4 with mkiii covering the entrance/exit to the reception , hide the two. On the big day sitting in the office , you snap away , adjusting focus to suit , and get them in the paper before they have finished the dinner
Or set up a laptop with a wireless card to connect to a cell phone network, connect the camera to that, and upload the shots back to the office while making sure the camera doesn't get stolen...
I ordered through computeruniverse.net. I have bought a few items from them over the years. The downside with them is that I'll probably end up with a German manual, but then again a Swedish manual is not that dramatically better for me :-)
About a month ago they pushed back the date to today. I have to assume that was based on what Canon told them back then which matches what I have read here and elsewhere.
Maybe Canon has kept them up to date and it will show up today. The wording in the email is "expected to come in stock today", so it is very possible that Canon has not told them that it is delayed and they are just as much in the dark as the rest of us.
My shop just told me(I have sent them an E-mail), that mine won't ship
before May 31th. I am number 9 on their list, but they told I will receive
one from the first batch they get.
??