NYjoe wrote:
SS...have you seen my pics? I generally crop for straightening, centralizing and small perspective adjustments and stitching the best of two images. Massive 100% crops us usually destroy the IQ .... But you never know especially with high MP. I think I'd have a d800e if it weren't for the better quality and variety of the canon L glass (24-70 ll)...as well as that damn fixed flash! .but as always I keep all options open for the sake of creative latitude.
Let's not ignore that NYJoe has come back and defined his style of cropping.
It turns out, he is not a true Banshee, but crops as necessary to prepare a shot as any consciences photog would do. He is NOT actually doing huge crops with pictures within picture, which is the only place the 800 might, actually have an advantage.
In light of that, if he wants an all around shooter, the 5lll is a much better choice. It's flat out a more versatile camera.
And to say that the 800, in good light, has a flawless focus system, is to say that it's focus system is as good as the 4d, and it simply is not even close to that, unless you're only snap shooting with it.
And yes, the 5lll DOES have the exact same focus system as the 1dx, complete with the 41 cross-focus points. If you think the focus systems from the 800 and the 5lll are equal, then just get the 800, as you have no idea what the 5lll is truely good for, and will probably never need it's strengths.
But in the end, in the real world, all the printed images from both will be the same, as the printers will make more difference than the cameras.
For many, photography is purely a numbers game. In the real world, for a pro, the numbers are just marketing. I'd rather lock focus 5% more of the time, since my money shots will come from those difficult to get 5%, not the same 95% of the shots that everybody else got!! :lol:
SS