So for the past couple of years i’ve been using my 5D MKII .. I saw the MKIII come out and waited for the price to come down .. and waited
In the meantime, I got to learn what I could with my MKII and just yesterday I decided .. ok, it’s time to go for the MKIII, woke up this morning and was ready to buy one, told a friend (who actually owns a MKIII) and he told me “why don’t you get the 6D instead ?” .. my first reaction “I don’t want 1.6x cameras” .. I had no idea the 6D was a full frame
I was shocked when I actually looked at the 6D .. I was just days away from blowing £250+ on a Camranger so I could get wi-fi remote control, this thing has it built in !, I LOVE GPS tagging, I constantly tag my photos manually, I did the whole ‘carry a GPS unit and then sync the times later with the photos’ but it’s a PITA, no such thing on the MKIII
So whats the catch ? do I really NEED the MKIII ?
lets see:
Focus: The MKIII has more focus points … I’m the kind of guy that disables all but the centre point, don’t know why, but I only like to focus with the centre point and then reframe the scene … so more focus points .. not needed
CFII Card: meh !
Low Light performance: my main reason to move to the MKIII .. I HATE flash, thats why most all my lenses are very fast primes, the 6D is just as good as the MKIII in low light ? some cases marginally better ? …
GPS Tagging: gimme gimme gimme !!!!
1/8000 vs 1/4000: checked my photos .. never used anything even close to 1/4000 .. let alone above it
Wi-Fi: I signed for the Helicon Remote iOS beta program .. when I am in this beauty will make focus stacking with my iPad/Iphone easy as pie .. gimme !!
5D Pride ?: Yes .. that is my sore bit, I love being part of the 5D club, feel like the guy on a Lotus Esprit in a race with Ferraris … I can beat them, but I’m still in a lotus .. but heck, screw it, Ill have fun doing it !
So .. Im sitting here with a 6D next to me, let the fun begin 🙂
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yeah, just saw that, no idea why :/
I’d rather have a Lotus than a Ferrari :p At least you can use it without killing the value of it 😀 I went from 7D to 5D Mk3 – but I wanted it for the fast focus compared to the 6D, I spent days agaonising over it though.
Yeah, I don’t need the fast focus (no small kids running around, nor I do sports photo) .. the Wi-Fi and GPS just won me over .. but trust me, if the MKIII had those 2, i’d gladly spend the extra dosh
Yeah, I really did fancy the GPS and WiFi as well. Only other thing against the 6D for me was lack of CF, and I only bought a load of new CF cards back in April.
Yeah, CF didn’t bother me, I got quite a few cards, but I also got quite a few SD, so ..
But trust me, if MKIV comes out with GPS/Wi-Fi .. I’ll be trading again 🙂
BTW, you should spend a night over in London, you can test my Primes and I test your Zooms 🙂
I probs need to be down at some point to do some network work in the next month or so, so sounds like a plan.
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Really don’t like 4/3rds myself. If I pick up another camera it’ll be something like the Fuji X100S.
ya, I’ve got a 100s, and it’s awesome. But the GX7 and GM1 are still far superior honestly. I’ve had the GM1 for 2-3 months now, and it’s my go-to camera for pretty much everything now. I very rarely take out my GH3, and never touch my canon anymore
Congrats! You made a great choice.
With the 6D you basically get more features for less money and still have the same image quality.
I have both the 5D MkIII and the 6D and I’m using the last one on 95% of my time.
I’m quite happy with the GPS and iOS sync features.
@Ditlev, you should try the new Sony A7. It has a full frame sensor and is still ridiculously small.
Congrats! You made a great choice.
With the 6D you basically get more features for less money and still have the same image quality.
I have both the 5D MkIII and the 6D and I’m using the last one on 95% of my time.
I’m quite happy with the GPS and iOS sync features.
Ditlev Bredahl you should try the new Sony A7. It has a full frame sensor and is still ridiculously small.
Ya, saw the A7 – looks very tempting 🙂
Where the X100 excels is fill flash from what I’ve seen. That and it’s small enough to carry about everywhere.
I rarely use the x100s, wifey likes it though. GM1 is smaller and better, plus I can change the lenses on it, using same glass as the rest of the panny’s