Lenses, on the other hand, often are still fully usable for a lot longer. Whatever camera you buy, you'll very likely be upgrading within three to five years. And the new 70D coming in a month or so sounds to be optimized for videography. There are some advantages to APS-C (especially if using telephotos a lot).
Canon 5d mark iii vs 6d comparison full#
In fact, I wouldn't hesitate to start out with a crop sensor camera over full frame, if that allows for more/better lenses. With the 5D Mark III you’ll have fewer unusable shots due to focusing issues. With all those autofocus points, the 5D Mark III has dramatically better focus. Cross-type autofocus points are much better at detecting the differences in contrast that allow a camera to focus on a subject. The lenses you use will have far more influence on your images, than the camera they are used upon. The 6D has 11 autofocus points, with only the center one being cross-type but the 5D Mark III has 61 autofocus points, all of which are cross-type. A "glass first" philosophy nearly always works out best in the long run. Feature 5D Mark IV 6D Mark II 5D Mark III Sensor Resolution 30.4 MP 26.2 MP 22.0 Continue reading 'Canon 6D Mark II Vs. I completely agree with the idea of going cheaper for the camera body, to allow for more budget to put toward lenses. Canon has just announced the new EOS 6D Mark II (B&H Photo/Amazon/Adorama), here is a basic specs comparison on Canon EOS 6D Mark II with EOS 5D Mark IV (Amazon / B&H / Adorama) and EOS 5D Mark III (Amazon B&H Adorama). But do you really need it and is it worth the extra cost? The 5D Mark IV’s sensor has been shown to produce sharper images with more dynamic range and less noise than the 6D Mark II.
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If there's a lot of action/sports involved, the 5DIII would be a better choice, though the 6D isn't at all bad either.īesides it's much more sophisicated autofocus system, the 5DIII mostly just a series of incremental fearture upgrades versus the 6D. It's a lot of little things that make the 5DIII the superior model, and cost $1000 or $1500 more. 100% viewfinder vs 97%, "active" transmissive LCD focus screen vs a fixed focus screen, higher durability rating (150K shutter vs 100K), 1/8000 shutter vs 1/4000, dual memory card slots (CF & SD) vs single (SD), more metal and better sealing against dust and moisture, 1/200 flash sync vs 1/180, 6 frames per second vs 4.5 frames per second, 3.2 inch LCD monitor vs 3 inch LCD monitor, the optional WFT-E7 wireless module for 5DIII will give up to triple the range of the built-in wireless of the 6D (100M vs 30M, approx.). While the 6D Mark II has a slightly newer image processor, the 5D Mark IV has a better sensor overall with 30 megapixels.