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: Canon 5D MKII VS 1Ds MKIII

Kasino
09-21-2009, 05:24 PM
Im currently in a market for one of these cameras.
i Just cant help to wonder why the 1Ds III cost almost triple the 5D MKII?

other than more AF points, better weather sealing, what other features are there that I dont know of? I mean I could go for a 5D MKII which has basically everything minus the AF points and 5D MKII has 1080p video feature which is kinda neat.

i donno, which would you guys choose for portraits?
Levitron
09-21-2009, 06:08 PM
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare_post.asp?method=sidebyside&cameras=canon_eos1dsmkiii%2Ccanon_eos5dmkii&show=all

You're also looking at a much older camera in the 1Ds.
Senna4ever
09-21-2009, 10:49 PM
5D mkII for sure. The AF on the 1Ds is awesome, but the AE is all over the map, and the screen sucks ass. The 1Ds is a much more responsive camera, it's faster than the 5D mkII, but in most shooting situations, I'd pick the 5D.
Meowjin
09-22-2009, 12:47 AM
How heavily invested are you in canon glass? If the d700x is going to be as good as i think it will be, it will trump the 5dmkII
Senna4ever
09-22-2009, 12:58 AM
The D700s/x hasn't even been announced yet. We'll see.
Meowjin
09-22-2009, 02:31 AM
im just basing this on what an amazing camera the d700 is. Combine it with some older ai-s lenses and my god are the images ever beautiful.
Senna4ever
09-22-2009, 08:19 PM
im just basing this on what an amazing camera the d700 is. Combine it with some older ai-s lenses and my god are the images ever beautiful.
Can't dispute you on that. Nikon has nicer colours than canon for sure, and some of the older AI-S lenses are legendary. They look really nice on the 5D mkII, too.