Canon 5DM3 vs Nikon D800? I'm leaning towards 5-D Mark iii than d800 or d600 I'm a Nikon shooter but planning to switch the gear now to Canon Reading all the reviews , Looks like 5dm3...

Rup Loc: San Francisco

I'm leaning towards 5-D Mark iii than d800 or d600

I'm a Nikon shooter but planning to switch the gear now to Canon

Reading all the reviews , Looks like 5dm3 is a better camera compare to nikon D800?

1. Low light
2. Speed
3. White balance
4. Erogonomic
5. AF

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

How about a side-by-side scientific comparison rather than internet opinions:

http://www.dxomark.com/Cameras/Compare-Camera-Sensors/Compare-cameras-side-by-side/(appareil1)/834%7C0/(brand)/Nikon/(appareil2)/795%7C0/(brand2)/Canon/(appareil3)/814%7C0/(brand3)/Nikon

Canon 5D Mk II scores 81
Nikon D600 scores 94
Nikon D800E scores 96

haroldross Loc: Walthill, Nebraska

The two cameras very much alike, yet are very different.

What do you see in the Canon 5D Mark III that would make you want to change from Nikon to Canon? What do you dislike about the Nikon? What Nikon lens do you own? What flashes do you own?

I would rent each one for a week to get a feel for them before making a choice.

I personally would stay with the Nikon system.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

If I had mostly Nikon lenses, I wouldn't think of changing over to Canon. The DX lenses in this house are also a stopping factor even as I've watched the D600 prices plummet ...

silver Loc: Santa Monica Ca.

Rup wrote:

I'm leaning towards 5-D Mark iii than d800 or d600

I'm a Nikon shooter but planning to switch the gear now to Canon

Reading all the reviews , Looks like 5dm3 is a better camera compare to nikon D800?

1. Low light
2. Speed
3. White balance
4. Erogonomic
5. AF

Canon and Nikon both make some really good equipment. It all boils down to personal choice. Remember that the Canon 5dm3 is an older design, in the digital world a couple of years makes a huge difference. Canon will soon come out with a camera comparable to the Nikon D800 series and the whole thing will start a huge competition. Right now the Nikon D800 series cameras are far superior technologically but unless you compare images side by side you will not be able to see the difference.

photoninja1 Loc: Tampa Florida

Ken Rockwell did a field eval of the two, and said he prefers the 5D MK III. I understand DXO is a respected lab, but eval by an expert photographer is valuable too. There may be no clear and universal answer to the question. Get them in hand and work it out for yourself. As for the D600, Nikon is aleady replacing it with the D610... 'nuf said.

haroldross Loc: Walthill, Nebraska

silver wrote:

?..Remember that the Canon 5dm3 is an older design, in the digital world a couple of years makes a huge difference. Canon will soon come out with a camera comparable to the Nikon D800 series .....

I'm confused by your statement. The Canon 5D MK III was announced in February 2012 and the Nikon D800 was announced in December 2011. That amounts to about three months with the Canon 5D MK III being the later model.

silver Loc: Santa Monica Ca.

haroldross wrote:

I'm confused by your statement. The Canon 5D MK III was announced in February 2012 and the Nikon D800 was announced in December 2011. That amounts to about three months with the Canon 5D MK III being the later model.

The numbers confuse me, I was thinking about the Mark 2. The Canon 5dm3 and the Nikon D800 cameras are both good cameras but in a side by side I would definitely choose the Nikon.

Musket Loc: ArtBallin'

At the end of the day the file output wont really matter after everyone edits to their look. Having used both, you really cant tell unless your peeping raw files of walls/charts.

Which one is better at your questions? Neither. The only item that will make or break your choice is #4, ergonomics. AF is on par, RAW files are on par, low light is on par, WB is on par. 4 out of 5 items you ask about are realatively the same out-put.

Hold them both in hand, play with menus and decide which of them you can live with. Brands have caught up in terms of image quality and are pretty much the same (unless you feel .9097324% difference from a clean room MTF chart means the world).

Buy the one you have access to lenses for. If you or your friends own Canon L glass, it would make sense to go Canon so you can borrow between each other. If more of your friends or yourself, have Nikon gear, then I personally would lean more that way.

cthahn

Rup wrote:

I'm leaning towards 5-D Mark iii than d800 or d600

I'm a Nikon shooter but planning to switch the gear now to Canon

Reading all the reviews , Looks like 5dm3 is a better camera compare to nikon D800?

1. Low light
2. Speed
3. White balance
4. Erogonomic
5. AF

Very doubtful, and in what way? Will it take better pictures? Probably not. What are you using now? Most photographers that have to go to a new expensive camera never learned how to use what they have. All they think is full frame, more mega pixels, and now every picture they take will be better. Wrong.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Rup wrote:

I'm leaning towards 5-D Mark iii than d800 or d600

I'm a Nikon shooter but planning to switch the gear now to Canon

Reading all the reviews , Looks like 5dm3 is a better camera compare to nikon D800?

1. Low light
2. Speed
3. White balance
4. Erogonomic
5. AF

If you're invested in Nikon, switching to Canon would be a costly move, and I'd be willing to bet your pictures wouldn't look any better. It's like when a car magazine tests supercars. One does 0-60 in 3.4 seconds, and the other does it in 3.6. In real life, there is no difference between them, since the average driver couldn't duplicate those times anyway. That's one reason why I never bought a supercar.

No two cameras are going to be identical. Each has its strengths and weaknesses. I can't imagine a camera that Canon would introduce that would make me dump my D7000 and D600 in favor of a Canon.

joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois

MT Shooter wrote:

How about a side-by-side scientific comparison rather than internet opinions:

http://www.dxomark.com/Cameras/Compare-Camera-Sensors/Compare-cameras-side-by-side/(appareil1)/834%7C0/(brand)/Nikon/(appareil2)/795%7C0/(brand2)/Canon/(appareil3)/814%7C0/(brand3)/Nikon

Canon 5D Mk II scores 81
Nikon D600 scores 94
Nikon D800E scores 96

DXO sensor scores are important but there is a lot more to a camera than the sensor.

Granted the D800/E blow every thing away when it comes to resolution but the 5D III is much better in low light.

I think both cameras offer capabilities one would grow in to.

If it were my choice, I'd go for the Nikon simply because of existing equipment.

Benttree Loc: GA.

Canon 5DMIII did better scoring than Nikon D 800 in well tested and detailed report by Popular Photography.

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

joer wrote:

DXO sensor scores are important but there is a lot more to a camera than the sensor.

Granted the D800/E blow every thing away when it comes to resolution but the 5D III is much better in low light.

I think both cameras offer capabilities one would grow in to.

If it were my choice, I'd go for the Nikon simply because of existing equipment.

Before you give in to the Canon "low light myth", take a look at the low light scores on that comparison, item 4 on the listing. DXO always tests the sensors for low light capability and its a big part of the overall score.

jpanar Loc: Reston, VA

Before I buy a new body or lens, I like to thin about how it will impact my "package," bodies, lenses, and all the other detritus we accumulate over time. To me, concentrate on the ones you've used the most and the photos you're going to be taking. Realistically, your budget will probably play the biggest role and by that I mean your overall investment in the brand you finally choose. If you have to buy new lenses because you're switching brands well, that could add up to several thousand dollars.