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| Category: | Digital SLRs |
| Product: | Canon EOS 5D MkIII |
| Price: | £2,335.00 |
Canon EOS 5D Mk II Vs Mk III - With the announcement of the new Canon EOS 5D Mk III, we thought it would be good to compare it to the EOS 5D Mk II.
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| Canon EOS Mark II Front | Canon EOS Mark III Front |
It's been 4 years since the Canon EOS 5D Mark II was announced, and today the new Canon EOS 5D Mark III has been announced as the successor. Here's a quick run-down and comparison table showing how the two cameras compare to each other.
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| Canon EOS Mark II Back | Canon EOS Mark III Back |
The new Mark III adds a new sensor, a larger screen, quicker continuous shooting, SD card slot as well as Compact Flash, additional video options, expanded ISO range (50 - 102400), improved battery life, improved viewfinder (100% vs 98%), 61-point AF (vs 9-point), as well as a new price with an RRP of £2999.
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| Canon EOS Mark II Top | Canon EOS Mark III Top |
The new camera also sees a subtle but noticeable redesign of the layout of controls and buttons on the front, back and top of the camera. There are additional buttons on the top and back, and a re-positioned on/off button which has been moved from the back to the top.
Comparison Table
| Canon EOS 5D MkII | Canon EOS 5D MkIII | ||
| Manufacturer | Canon | Canon | |
| Lens | |||
| Effective Magnification | 1x | 1x | |
| Image Sensor | |||
| CCD pixels | 21.1Mp (Megapixels) | 22.3Mp (Megapixels) | |
| Pixels (W) | 5616 | 5760 | |
| Pixels (H) | 3744 | 3840 | |
| Sensor Type | CMOS | CMOS | |
| Sensor Size | Full Frame | Full Frame | |
| Sensor Size (width) | 36mm | 36mm | |
| Sensor Size (height) | 24mm | 24mm | |
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| LCD Monitor | |||
| LCD Monitor | 3in | 3.2in | |
| Screen resolution | 920,000 dots | 1040k dots | |
| Touch Screen | No | No | |
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| Exposure Control | |||
| Shutter speeds shortest | 1/8000sec | 1/8000sec | |
| Shutter speeds longest | 30sec | 30sec | |
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| ISO sensitivity | 50 - 25600 | 50 - 102400 | |
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| Exposure Comp | +/-2 | +/-5 | |
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| Continuous shooting | 3.9fps | 6fps | |
| Video | |||
| Movie mode | Yes | Yes | |
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| Video FPS | 30fps | 29.97, 25, 23.976 fps | |
| Stereo Sound | No | Yes | |
| Optical Zoom with Video | Yes | Yes | |
| Other Features | |||
| Image Stabilisation | No | No | |
| Interface | |||
| HDMI | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | USB 2 | USB 2 | |
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| Power Source | |||
| Battery Type | Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E6 | Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E6 | |
| CIPA Rating | 850 | 950 | |
| Box Contents | |||
| Box Contents | No Data | No Data | |
| Dimensions | |||
| Weight | 810g | 950g | |
| Width | 152mm | 152mm | |
| Height | 113.5mm | 116.4mm | |
| Depth | 75mm | 76.4mm | |
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Comments
Impressive 'tho it looks, I don't think I shall be rushing out to trade in my MKII. Not for the kind of photography I do anyway.
I'd have to say I agree... I love my 5D MkII but apart from the slightly larger screen and the extra exposure compensation, there's not much the MkIII has to offer that I'd use, to be honest - and it's bigger, heavier and a lot more expensive...
I await an in-depth review...
I am quite surprised at the relatively conservative update, considering Nikon's jump with the D800. Very un- Canonlike.
the breaker for me and a lot of pro users will be the end results in terms of high iso performance , specifically for wedding photography the quieter shutter is also a bonus. It will need to be knocking on the door of 12800 iso being the same as the current 3200 for me to make the move. Or the fall in the price of the 5d2 will tempt me into buying another one and just bang a 1.2 prime on it all day giving me the extra stops anyway....
Who is this 'Simply Electronics' are they a trustworthy retailer? Seems a bit cheap to be true :0/
In fact, on further research it looks like this is a very unreliable retailer... be warned!
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