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Canon - EOS 5D Mark III DSLR Camera with 24-105mm f/4L IS Lens - Black

Canon EOS 5D Mark III DSLR Camera with 24–105mm f/4L IS Lens: Capture amazing high-resolution photos with this professional-grade Canon DSLR. Don't miss a moment with a high frame rate and image processor for clear fast-action shots. The included zoom lens with image stabilizer technology lets you come in close and shoot every detail in crisp, clear quality, even from a distance.Memory card sold separately.

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Simply amazing.

on September 6, 2012

Posted by: DanThePhotoMan

from New Orleans, LA

First off, this is not a camera, this is a monster. For the longest time I was shooting with a combination of a Rebel t2i and 7D, and I was quite happy with their performance. This piece of equipment is simply on another level. I had been debating between the D800 and this for a very long time and decided to go with canon mainly for the high ISO performance I has been reading about. I absolutely love shooting in low light, so the first thin I did when I opened the box was enable the H2 ISO setting and shoot a few images.

I kid you not, this camera looks better at ISO 102,500 than my 7D does at ISO 6,400. I threw the raw images into ACR 6.7 and applied some noise reduction, and the results are simply amazing. Even completely untouched, the detail that is retained at that high ISO is just outstanding. I would easily feel comfortable shooting some events at ISO 25,000. Maybe not weddings only because of the slight loss of detail when the noise luminance is adjusted, but then again I'm a fan of a little film grain so I would definitely experiment with it.

Everything on this camera is placed where it feels just right as well, it literally slips right into your hands and is extremely comfortable to hold. It does not, however, feel as solid as the 5Dmk2, but that's something I can over look.

One thing that I've never liked this style of dial though. It locks in place and you need to push the top button in order to turn it. Then again, it's just a pet peeve of mine.

The image quality is just outstanding as well. I'll be honest, if you're a pixel peeper you will find that the D800 is going to be slightly sharper, but unless you are blowing your images up to the size of a wall or cropping extremely small portions of your picture, I doubt you'll ever notice a difference. In my opinion the ISO performance makes up for that plus more.

My only complaint is that Canon still decided to use the H.264 compression factor for this camera in video mode. I would really, really enjoy having an AVCHD codec, or being able to record straight to ProRes, but then again, you can only ask for so much from one machine.

All in all, this camera is amazing. I could not be more happy with my purchase, and I intend to use it for years to come.

Hope this helps!

What's great about it: Image Quality, ISO performance, ease of use, ergonomics, build

What's not so great: Doesn't feel as sturdy as the 5Dmkii, not a fan of the push dial, H.264 video format

I would recommend this to a friend!

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