Canon EOS 5D Mark III

March 2nd announcement coverage:

For more on the Canon EOS 5D Mark III announcement, please see this planet5D coverage:

• Canon announces the highly anticipated Canon EOS 5D Mark III! (press release)
• Canon EOS 5D Mark III – What isn’t in the Canon press release from our hands on! (lots of details)
• Canon EOS 5D Mark III shutter sound at 6fps! (short video)
• planet5D video summary of the Canon EOS 5D Mark III hands on (30 minute video review)
• Canon announces new 600ex Flash
• Canon EOS 5D Mark II vs Canon EOS 5D Mark III vs Nikon D800
• Questions answered for the Canon EOS 5D Mark III + HDMI video **Updated

Purchase the Canon EOS 5D Mark III

From B&H Canon 5D Mark III Body $3499 — Canon 600EX-RT Speedlite $629

From Adorama Canon 5D Mark III Body $3499 — Canon 5D Mark III w/24-105 f/4L IS $4299

*note: these are affiliate links to the corresponding vendors. Buying thru these links supports planet5D.

Sample images

• Samples from Canon
• Canon EOS 5D Mark III hands-on preview and video from DPreview
• Canon EOS 5D Mark III low-light ISO series samples from DPreview
• Canon stills samples
• Imaging Resource 5D3 stills
• Imaging Resource has some RAW files available for download from the 5D3. If you download the Camera Raw 6.7 Release candidate from Adobe, you can open them in Photoshop. (via Canon5DMarkSeries yahoogroup)

Hands on Reviews

• CANON EOS 5D MARK III REVIEW by wedding photog jeff ascough
• Canon Eos 5D Mark 3 – First Review from Bert Stephani
• Canon video sample
• Canon Behind the Scenes
• Canon 5D Mark III Full-Frame 22MP, 6 FPS, HD & HDR © 2012 KenRockwell.com (added 4/1)
• NIKON D800 VS CANON 5D MIII | A PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHERS PERSPECTIVE (added 4/2)

Misc

The manual online here’s the download. Also available is the Canon EOS 5D Mark III Pocket Guide

ISO and other test videos

• Cameratown comparisons with Nikon D4, Nikon D800, and Canon EOS 5D Mark II (added 4/1)
• James Miller removes optical low-pass filter from 5D Mark III for resolution increase (added 4/1)

Videos

5DMKIII very quick video 3/3. Patrick Bonetta (video above)

I had the privilege to test the brand new Canon EOS 5DMKIII for 24 hours.
Here is one of the three segments i edited in one day.. This one was shot in 1 hour. Portrait mode, without any Post tricks and no color correction.
edited then exported to ApplePRORES file or H264.
Canon Lenses EF100-400 4.5-5.6L IS USM, EF 85mm1.2L II USM, EF50mm 1.2, L USM, EF14mm 2.8L II USM, EF16-35mm 2.8L II USM

Canon EOS 5DmarkIII very quick video test with Justyna KELLEY singing stay (added 3/7)