Canon launched their highly anticipated Canon EOS 5D Mark III last Friday. The EOS 5D Mark III is the successor to the popular EOS 5D Mark II targeted at both professional and advanced amateur photographers as well as independent filmmakers.
The EOS 5D Mark III features Canon’s latest and most powerful image processor, the DIGIC 5+ processor which is 17 times faster than DIGIC 4. It has a 22.3 megapixel CMOS sensor which is just a slight increase from the EOS 5D Mark II’s 21 megapixel. But this doesn’t mean it’s a bad thing. Afterall, how much megapixel do you really need? The sensor offers a huge native ISO sensitivity range of 100 to 25,600. Great for capturing high quality pictures in extreme low light conditions.
You get the same 61-point High-Density Reticular AF System found in Canon’s flagship EOS-1D X. This makes it easier for photographers to very quickly compose portraits and track fast moving subjects, while maintaining focus on their images. The EOS 5D Mark III also comes with a better mechanism to power the reflex mirror. This new mechanism suppresses mirror bounce, and hence is able to achieve a time-lag response of only 59 milliseconds and continuous shooting speed of up to 6 fps.
The EOS 5D Mark III is also great for filmmakers. 30fps on 1080p and 60fps on 720p. The EOS 5D Mark III supports continuous video shooting up to a maximum of 30 minutes recording time. During shooting, the camera will automatically create a new video file once the current file reaches 4GB. This ensures that there are no lapses between files. There’s a headphone jack for you to listen to the audio while recording.
Oh, and there’s a built in HDR feature. Cool.
The Canon EOS 5D Mark III will be available in end March 2012. It will be retailing at US$3500 in US. No pricing for Singapore yet but you can do the estimate and start saving up now.
