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|  Canon EOS 5d Mark III - First Impressions
[Re: psmith]
 #38496 03/24/12 10:22 PM
03/24/12 10:22 PM
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James Morrissey
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Hey Everyone, I shot 14 portrait sessions today while at the Brooklyn Mutt Show.  I used the 5dIII for all of them.  Here is a quick summary of things I like: 1.  The AF is spectacular - super (super) fast. 2.  The 18 shot burst is only at ISO 100-400.  The shutter burst drops significantly (to about 7 frames) by the time you get to ISO 25,600. 3.  The View Finder seems bigger than the 5dII - by just a bit...and possibly a bit brighter.  I love the new 'grid' options in the view finder. 4.  The body is slightly grippier than the 5dii. The Negatives: 1.  I am just not a fan of the new menu system.  While it is certainly something I am sure I will get to, I find the new system to be just difficult to navigate through.  It is incredibly cluttered.  Each category has several sub directories and plowing between commands is onerous.  Thankfully, most everything I do can be done with the control dials on the camera...but still.  Getting through all of the sub menus to the 'format card' section sure is a chore.   |  |  |  
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|  Re: Canon EOS 5d Mark III - First Impressions
[Re: James Morrissey]
 #38498 03/25/12 07:08 AM
03/25/12 07:08 AM
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psmith
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Hey Everyone, I shot 14 portrait sessions today while at the Brooklyn Mutt Show.  I used the 5dIII for all of them.  Here is a quick summary of things I like: 1.  The AF is spectacular - super (super) fast. 2.  The 18 shot burst is only at ISO 100-400.  The shutter burst drops significantly (to about 7 frames) by the time you get to ISO 25,600. 3.  The View Finder seems bigger than the 5dII - by just a bit...and possibly a bit brighter.  I love the new 'grid' options in the view finder. 4.  The body is slightly grippier than the 5dii. The Negatives: 1.  I am just not a fan of the new menu system.  While it is certainly something I am sure I will get to, I find the new system to be just difficult to navigate through.  It is incredibly cluttered.  Each category has several sub directories and plowing between commands is onerous.  Thankfully, most everything I do can be done with the control dials on the camera...but still.  Getting through all of the sub menus to the 'format card' section sure is a chore.   Can't you put all those on your own custom menu page like the 5d m2? |  |  |  
 
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