Category: Canon EOS 5D MkIII
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Canon 5D Mark III: Fix for the leak
After the small problem of light leaks on the Canon 5D MkIII, Canon found a way to fix the DSLR cameras that their owners send back for service. This is very simple: a mere black scotch tape stuck under the top hood of the camera. Source: PetaPixel.
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Tough fight: 5D MkIII vs. D800
We all know that we would like to see a clear comparison between two significant cameras when we see them. We want to compare them despite their different brands, or we want to compare to older and more expensive and less expensive models. We are not alone. Plenty of people on the web have the…
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Canon 5D MkIII: Move along, nothing to see here!
Canon just produced a perceptible sound with its most recent answer to the discovery of a little problem described as “light leakage” on the Canon EOS 5D MkIII. Of course, the issue is not very large (see my previous comments) but Canon came back to their customers with a technical analysis that made quite a…
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Canon suspends shipments of 5D MkIII for “light leakage”
As it had been indicated here in the past, the Canon 5D MkIII has got a little issue with sensitivity to external light when shooting in very low light (at high ISO levels). This is still quite bizarre but Canon officially confirmed the issue (and sort of apologized). Nevertheless, there is now an added surprise…
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Canon EOS 5D MkIII vs. Nikon D800
It’s clear that the most recent launches by Canon and Nikon are fighting more or less each other on a market of experts and pros. So, in the recent days, I collected a number of comparisons between the Nikon D800 and the Canon EOS 5D MkIII to help you check this out by yourself: Video…
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Bugs, bugs, bugs…
This is starting to look like a bring refrain, in these recent weeks: The most recent photo cameras seem to have been launched before all the bugs could be detected and wiped out. As a simple reminder, I would list the following cases: The Canon EOS 5D MkIII files are not handled perfectly well in…
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Canon EOS 5D MkIII, the quiet revolution
Here it comes! After some promotional teasing, Canon launched its most-expected SLR photo-video camera: the Canon EOS 5D MkIII. Did you say “expected”? Yes, because its predecessor, the Canon EOS 5D MkII is an SLR camera that both impressed the public by becoming the very first SLR camera becoming serious about video recording (it was…
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Canon prepares the 5D MkIII
We were patiently waiting the next camera in the Canon EOS 5D series, with an expected EOS 5D MkIII. But we were not certain of its reality. All is shaken down and certainty is restored with the revelation of a few images which -without revealing anything really- confirm the existence of the product. Seeing the…
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Canon 5D MkIII, the fake ad
Dominik Wörner is a photographer who loves to have fun with Photoshop and other tools. You want some evidence? Just have a look at the sequence of pictures of the future Canon EOS 5D MkIII (if it ever happens to be born) that he assembled into a lovely video clip which could be the official…