A few weeks ago, Canon confirmed that in certain extremely dark situations, the excellent 5D Mark III’s LCD’s backlight leaked light onto the camera’s auto-exposure sensor. Oh no! Our friends at LensRentals.com took apart one of the newly fixed models — and the solution is so simple we can’t believe it works.
After playing with the Canon 5D Mark III for the last few weeks, we’ve safely concluded that this is easily one of the best cameras to come out in years. Still, we’re always down to learn more. Our friends at Lensrentals.com are giving us our first look at the camera’s guts, revealing it’s intelligent compact construction, and the powerful Digic 5+ image processor.
Canon and Nikon both have brand new professional DLSR cameras fighting for the wallets of photographers and videographers the world over. We recently reviewed the Canon 5D Mark III, and are whipping up a review of the Nikon D800. In the meantime, we put together a comparison of the video capabilities of these two foes.
The Panasonic GH2 is a mid-range micro four thirds camera that runs about $US900. It is a decent product, but would never be expected to compete with professional DSLR’s. Right? Wellllllllllll…
Nearly five years ago, the Canon 5D Mark II changed cameras forever by turning video into a DSLR feature. It became the darling of indie filmmakers, war photographers and anyone in between who had a need for incredibly convenient, visually distinctive moving pictures. It still is. But it’s about to get one-upped. Holler at the Canon 5D Mark III.
The Canon EOS 5D Mark III is finally real and so now it’s time for bargains on its predecessor — sort of. Canon will continue to produce the legendary, full-frame, HD shooting 5D Mark II and the company is hinting at price break next week.
Last month, a mystery photo surfaced, allegedly showing the back of the mythical Canon 5D Mark III in action. This month, a mystery photo has surfaced, showing the front of the mythical Canon 5D Mark III in action. Is it really real? Does this mean it’s coming soon?
We can’t say for sure if these photos snapped on safari in Kenya reveal a new Canon DSLR, but based on what we see, it could be the long-awaited Canon 5D Mark III.