Over the past few months Nikon shooters have been getting an unfair amount of amazing eBay deals. Canon users can finally rejoice because they are getting their own killer deal. The 5D3 is only $1899.
The Canon 5DIII is currently being sold for $2500 on B&H. "Getitdigital" an ebay seller with 99.7% positive feedback is currently selling brand new bodies for just $1899. If you also want a 24-105mm lens you can buy the kit for $2499. Although the listing doesn't say, we believe these cameras are "gray market" which means that they may not be covered under warranty but the seller is offering a 1 year warranty for free.
A brand new D750 can be had for about the same price.
Would I choose the 5D Mark III ? Nope.
However I can understand long-time Canon owners with a healthy amount of Canon lenses going for this.
agreed.
If you are just taking photos, the D750 is hands down the choice. Video work mostly? 5dMiii all the way.
Personally, I would choose NEITHIER for video work. I would go with the Sony a7Rii or a7s/a7sii
"However I can understand long-time Canon owners with a healthy amount of Canon lenses going for this."
That's the point.
Seriously. I have at least 14 reasons to stick with Canon. Most of them begin with L. Of course, if ISO and dynamic range are not huge concerns for the work someone does, then those variables become less important.
Even in the ISO department Nikon doesn't have a real hefty advantage. If you compare photos between the 6D and D750, the difference is honestly rather small, especially after you reduce color noise (this is assuming you don't raise the shadows).
I don't understand why what was more than usable two 3 years ago is now "If I needed high ISO I would definitely use a different camera."
We've reached diminishing returns on low light performance. Instead of making jumps like the original 5D to the 5D Mark II (in which the ISO jumped from a max of 1600 to 6400 and it was both cleaner and had more megapixels), we're now saying "Well, ISO 25,000 is slightly cleaner." There's a lot of hyperbole.
As consumers, we've become kind of spoiled lol
I still use a 40D and 5D, in addition to my 7D and 6D bodies. The fact that Andrew Griswold (who has a lot more cred than me) shoots such awesome images with a 60D should serve as a reminder that it's generally not the camera. Some features may help, but they're still just tools.
I had my 60D for over a year. When I sold it, it had just over 1,600 actuations on it. Clearly, I had no love for it. Yet I shot that many images over three days with my 7D. And I still just look at them as a box to hold my memory card.
5D Mark III user since it came out in 2012. I shoot mostly studio but have shot low light outside, sports and some video. It's an awesome camera and all the DR talk is pointless. How many people use the images right out of the camera? I get the details and lighting I need and then finish in Lightroom or Photoshop. This would be a good deal cause mine is approaching 150k images taken and the rubber grip is coming loose so I worry about the shutter dropping dead during a shoot.
Recently rented the 5DS twice and besides the larger image I ended up using my mark III more. Large blurry images don't help me and that's what you get with the 5DS with action shots. Also wasn't thrilled with the white balance on the lcd. I'm sure I could do what I need with any camera but you use whatever gets the job done.
Not a brandwagon jumper.