I don\'t recall Leibowitz using 35mm-format cameras...
FWIW, D800 vs 5d3...the 5d3, I have decided, has crappy, CRAPPY tracking in low light with the 35L and 50L, not sure about 24L or 85L yet. I mean BAD, bad bad tracking (worse with 35L). Also 50L takes forever to establish a one-shot lock when light drops to medium levels, only with 5d3. It does NOT have the same delays with the 5d2, and the 5d2 just tracks more accurately with both lenses.
D800 just locks faster (just like the 5d2 does) than the 5d3 in medium and low light, but the lenses Nikon makes...the 35 f/1.4g just doesn\'t focus nearly as fast as the 35L. However, I have seen how fast a lens can focus on the D800 (60 f/2.8g focuses and locks really fast and very reliably), so I know it\'s lens-specific and not camera-specific. 5d3, in contrast, takes longer to establish a lock with lenses that just lock faster with other Canon cameras. In the Canon case, it\'s camera-specific.
D800 has excellent noise handling from ISO100-1600. Past that, the D800 seems to switch gears to \"chug\" and the 5d3 and D800 are similar after resizing. 5d3 probably holds the dynamic range better past ISO1600 as long as you nail the exposure.
I believe that faster focus speed often = increased accuracy for the main reason of subject movement with one-shot/af-s.
I\'ve tried multiple settings for 5d3 AF tracking and have still experienced the same issue of focus accuracy. I have missed a number of shots (including during last night\'s wedding when I gave the 5d3 another chance) during wedding receptions that - once again - I had to bench the 5d3 for the remainder of the reception so I could have two cameras that could track dancing subjects well.
I have made similar comments about 5d3 focus issues before, but as I try it again my findings become more specific.
I don\'t recall Leibowitz using 35mm-format cameras...
FWIW, D800 vs 5d3...the 5d3, I have decided, has crappy, CRAPPY tracking in low light with the 35L and 50L, not sure about 24L or 85L yet. I mean BAD, bad bad tracking (worse with 35L). Also 50L takes forever to establish a one-shot lock when light drops to medium levels, only with 5d3. It does NOT have the same delays with the 5d2, and the 5d2 just tracks more accurately with both lenses.
D800 just locks faster (just like the 5d2 does) than the 5d3 in medium and low light, but the lenses Nikon makes...the 35 f/1.4g just doesn\'t focus nearly as fast as the 35L. However, I have seen how fast a lens can focus on the D800 (60 f/2.8g focuses and locks really fast and very reliably), so I know it\'s lens-specific and not camera-specific. 5d3, in contrast, takes longer to establish a lock with lenses that just lock faster with other Canon cameras. In the Canon case, it\'s camera-specific.
D800 has excellent noise handling from ISO100-1600. Past that, the D800 seems to switch gears to \"chug\" and the 5d3 and D800 are similar after resizing. 5d3 probably holds the dynamic range better past ISO1600 as long as you nail the exposure.
I believe that faster focus speed often = increased accuracy for the main reason of subject movement with one-shot/af-s.
I\'ve tried multiple settings for 5d3 AF tracking and have still experienced the same issue of focus accuracy. I have missed a number of shots (including during last night\'s wedding when I gave the 5d3 another chance) during wedding receptions that - once again - I had to bench the 5d3 for the remainder of the reception so I could have two cameras that could track dancing subjects well.
I don\'t recall Leibowitz using 35mm-format cameras...
FWIW, D800 vs 5d3...the 5d3, I have decided, has crappy, CRAPPY tracking in low light with the 35L and 50L, not sure about 24L or 85L yet. I mean BAD, bad bad tracking (worse with 35L). Also 50L takes forever to establish a lock when light drops to medium levels, only with 5d3. It does NOT have the same delays with the 5d2, and the 5d2 just tracks more accurately with both lenses.
D800 just locks faster (just like the 5d2 does) than the 5d3 in medium and low light, but the lenses Nikon makes...the 35 f/1.4g just doesn\'t focus nearly as fast as the 35L. However, I have seen how fast a lens can focus on the D800 (60 f/2.8g focuses and locks really fast and very reliably), so I know it\'s lens-specific and not camera-specific. 5d3, in contrast, takes longer to establish a lock with lenses that just lock faster with other Canon cameras. In the Canon case, it\'s camera-specific.
D800 has excellent noise handling from ISO100-1600. Past that, the D800 seems to switch gears to \"chug\" and the 5d3 and D800 are similar after resizing. 5d3 probably holds the dynamic range better past ISO1600 as long as you nail the exposure.
I believe that faster focus speed often = increased accuracy for the main reason of subject movement with one-shot/af-s.
I\'ve tried multiple settings for 5d3 AF tracking and have still experienced the same issue of focus accuracy. I have missed a number of shots (including during last night\'s wedding when I gave the 5d3 another chance) during wedding receptions that - once again - I had to bench the 5d3 for the remainder of the reception so I could have two cameras that could track dancing subjects well.
