#Canon 5d mark iii vs 6d video professional#

If AF performance is your most important factor, then the 5D Mark III is the only choice here.Д«attery life on all three cameras was reasonable. The AF system of the D600 is about the same as the 6D in the real world, so IвЂ™d call them close enough to not make this a decision point when making a purchase. I donвЂ™t have the D600 with me to re-test its buffer, but if my memory serves me right it was on par with the 5D Mark III. The AF system of the 5D Mark III blows away the 6D, so if you are going to shoot moving subjects itвЂ™s going to give you the best results over the 6D and D600. As a result, I wouldnвЂ™t really classify either Canon body as a sports body, but both вЂ“ especially in JPEG only mode вЂ“ will be good enough to capture some basic action shots of kids running around. None of these cameras are speed demons, and while the 5D Mark III is the fastest, the buffer on the Mark III is only a couple RAW files bigger than the 6D. The addition of an on-camera flash also makes it the most practical overall. As a camera body though, this is my favorite to use. Some great deals at B&H have almost caused me to buy this camera several times, but my lack of spare cash and need helped me to come to my senses. I did love using this body the most for all but the focus region challenges. Live View is the place where I think display size matters the most, but Live View magnification is noisy on Nikons making them much harder to focus than CanonвЂ™s in evening low-light scenarios. While some will appreciate its slightly larger LCD, the CanonвЂ™s have a much better result with Live View. The D600 is probably the best overall designed body of the bunch. Even turning the camera off didnвЂ™t seem to conserve the battery when the GPS was on as I had a fully charged battery nearly exhausted in 24 hours with the camera turned off while GPS was enabled. The GPS is a battery vampire, so while it might be fun to use on vacation youвЂ™d better have one fully charged battery for every three or so hours youвЂ™ll be out with your camera (with the max GPS refresh rate). The 6DвЂ™s addition of built-in GPS and WiFi will attract some, but personally I prefer the EyeFi over the Canon WiFi feature. The 6D adds the consumer SCN mode which can be handy while on vacation and adds one more top button by the LCD to make things a little more straightforward. The built-in HDR support is certainly better in the 5D Mark III (and the best of any camera IвЂ™ve used). The 5D Mark III has more features that matter and therefore more buttons and Q menu features, but overall the things you will care about the most are found in the 6D. The 6D is an awesome camera and for those who arenвЂ™t coming from cameras with the joystick multi-controller, you probably wonвЂ™t be bother as much as I am about this feature.

This drove me insane to the point where I wanted to toss the 6D through a window вЂ“ seriously! ItвЂ™s also the reason why I personally would not buy this camera, but to be fair IвЂ™m very used to my 5D Mark III and 1D X, so I donвЂ™t need this camera and this doesnвЂ™t mean that I donвЂ™t recommend it. The reason why I hate it is that thereвЂ™s not a very good tactile feel like you find on the D600вЂ™s controller and when trying to change from the outermost AF point to one of the adjacent AF points frequently would change from single point AF selection to ALL AF points selected. The absence of the picture style and rate buttons donвЂ™t bother me much, so it really boils down to the usability of the 8-way pad on the rear dial. The Canon 6D shown at the top has a 60D like design that is very similar to the 5D Mark III, but lacks the all-important joystick multi-controller (which I use heavily for changing my focus point). Up top and up front these cameras are close enough that I donвЂ™t have a strong preference or disdain for any of them. To begin, letвЂ™s just compare the backs of the cameras as thatвЂ™s really where much of the most important features exist. Which camera body is the best from an ergonomics standpoint?

#Canon 5d mark iii vs 6d video professional#

What IвЂ™m sharing here are my thoughts after having these models in my hands and using them in the real world as an average consumer would use them as well as using them in the studio as a professional photographer would use them. Other sites have more scientific tables and comparisons of all of the tech data, so IвЂ™m not going to repeat that here. To answer these questions IвЂ™ll share my opinion on these cameras. Overall, IвЂ™ve been very impressed with the 6D but the inevitable questions come up: In the first part of my Canon 6D review I shared my early thoughts and some images that I got from this camera.