Every time a camera comes out, nerds keep a close watch on DxO Labs to see how the image sensor will measure up to others in the camera benchmarker’s battery of tests. DxO just released its ratings for the most anticipated camera in years: The Canon EOS 5D Mark III. CNET was there to document the whole process.
Both the Canon 5D Mark III and Nikon D800 have been out for a few weeks now, and here’s what we’re all wondering: Which is the better mid-range, professional-grade camera? This hilarious shootout between the two does an excellent job of showing some of the differences.
Benchmarks don’t always tell the whole story of a gadget or device, but they can be quite handy as support for those gut instincts and intuitions people have while using a device. And in the case of the Nikon D800, whose sensor DxOMark called the best ever after benchmarking it, it will need all the support it can get in its inevitable comparison against the Canon 5D Mark III.
Nikon’s new D800 SLR is a study in expectations and identity. Laid bare, the $US3000 D800 is an impressive camera. But it’s probably not the D800 that a lot of Nikon fans have been waiting for — what some feel they’d been virtually promised.
The hugely-anticipated Nikon D800 might be hitting soon — like a week and a half soon. Nikon rumours claims the impending mega-DSLR will shoot 36 megapixels, confirming earlier speculation. And it’ll kick off on February 7.
