Comments on: Three Reasons Not to Buy the 5D Mark III Right Now https://daredreamer.com/three-reasons-not-to-buy-the-5d-mark-iii-right-now/ The Sites & Sounds of Creative Expression Sat, 12 May 2012 01:11:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 By: A Roundup of usefull links from this week: Canon 5D mkIII vs RED Scarlet | indieplex https://daredreamer.com/three-reasons-not-to-buy-the-5d-mark-iii-right-now/#comment-2340 Sat, 12 May 2012 01:11:04 +0000 http://daredreamermag.com/?p=7544#comment-2340 […] DareDreamer: Three Reasons Not to Buy the 5D Mark III Right Now […]

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]]> By: I May Never Buy a Camera Again | Dare Dreamer Magazine https://daredreamer.com/three-reasons-not-to-buy-the-5d-mark-iii-right-now/#comment-2338 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:48:13 +0000 http://daredreamermag.com/?p=7544#comment-2338 […] A few weeks ago I gave my reasons why filmmakers should NOT purchase the recently released Canon 5D Mark III. One of those reasons was because NAB was just around the corner and I knew that new cameras would be announced that would make spending $3,000+ on a new HD DSLR questionable. Well, did I say “I told you so already?” One of the announcements causing the most buzz was BlackMagic’s Cinema camera with a Super 16 sized senor that shoots RAW 2.5K imagery. For a camera whose body will be under $3,000, this will be a hard camera to pass up. […]

]]> By: Ron Dawson https://daredreamer.com/three-reasons-not-to-buy-the-5d-mark-iii-right-now/#comment-2337 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:10:39 +0000 http://daredreamermag.com/?p=7544#comment-2337 In reply to Alan.

Leave it to the French. 😉

]]> By: Alan https://daredreamer.com/three-reasons-not-to-buy-the-5d-mark-iii-right-now/#comment-2336 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 06:13:54 +0000 http://daredreamermag.com/?p=7544#comment-2336 In reply to Ron Dawson.

Sounds the same, spelled differently in French. To quote Steve Martin, “Those French, it’s like they have a different word for everything!”

]]> By: clintregehr https://daredreamer.com/three-reasons-not-to-buy-the-5d-mark-iii-right-now/#comment-2335 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:27:54 +0000 http://daredreamermag.com/?p=7544#comment-2335 Here’s one more unscientific comparison to look at from Den Lennie

with some interesting comments posted

Nikon D4, D800, Canon 5DMKII & MKIII compared to Sony FS100

]]> By: Anthony Burokas (@IEBAcom) https://daredreamer.com/three-reasons-not-to-buy-the-5d-mark-iii-right-now/#comment-2334 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:08:17 +0000 http://daredreamermag.com/?p=7544#comment-2334 I agree with you, but with a caveat— if someone is already invested in a 5DmkII and using it regularly, then I say go pull the trigger. Do it. You’re just swapping out the body and the various improvements will immediately pay off.

My thoughts:
http://www.videouniversity.com/what-the-canon-5dmkiii-means-to-me/

Canon has already essentially told us what they will reveal next: the C-cinema camera, and possible updates to the C300. And I don’t see them cutting their own feet off with the product line, so the mkIII will sit were it sits and protect the soon to be 2 bigger cameras.

Soon enough I expect that Magic Lantern will start supporting the mkIII because enough people will have it and start clamoring. It’s like an OS upgrade on a computer, people _will_ upgrade and the mkII will eventually be left behind.

]]> By: Ron Dawson https://daredreamer.com/three-reasons-not-to-buy-the-5d-mark-iii-right-now/#comment-2333 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:48:14 +0000 http://daredreamermag.com/?p=7544#comment-2333 In reply to Michael Wright.

I’ve been thinking that same thing Michael that now is the time to snag a 5D2. Thanks for the comment.

]]> By: Michael Wright https://daredreamer.com/three-reasons-not-to-buy-the-5d-mark-iii-right-now/#comment-2332 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:21:38 +0000 http://daredreamermag.com/?p=7544#comment-2332 I remain convinced after reading a handful of early reviews that the Mark III makes the Mark II an even better value dollar-for-dollar. I remain hopeful that the new/pending release of Magic Lantern unified version will make the Mark II even better once it’s released for the FF sensor cameras. If ML actually provides for a clean HDMI out, there will be dancing in the streets!

]]> By: clintregehr https://daredreamer.com/three-reasons-not-to-buy-the-5d-mark-iii-right-now/#comment-2331 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:47:13 +0000 http://daredreamermag.com/?p=7544#comment-2331 In reply to Roger.

Hi Ron, there were several reasons why I went with the FS100 (to meet my needs). It has the same sensor as it’s much more expensive big brother the F3, (it basically has 85% of the functionality of the F3 at 50% of the cost) and so in low light, it is really amazing. It is designed for video from the outset, and so it has all the good features of the MKII and MKIII, but when you add in the audio portion (dual XLR inputs), length of record time (I recently recorded an event where it just ran from a fixed position in a balcony for 2 1/2 hrs straight, no interruption to stop and restart). Remember, when i purchased it, the MKIII was not available yet, but even now, I would do it over again. Other features like full 1080p slow motion and the S&Q mode are amazing. Oh, and btw, no problem at all in ingesting AVCHD into FCP.

There is a great post at Philip Bloom’s site which confirms my decision from a year ago: Check out Matt Davis’s response..excellent list..don’t want to load up your blog page here with more comments on why I chose the FS100..

http://philipbloom.net/forum/threads/to-buy-or-not-to-buy-the-fs100.289/

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