Photo: Gasworks Park, Seattle. March 2012.
Photo: Gasworks Park, Seattle. March 2012.
I had a great opportunity today to continue my photo essay of the Olympic Peninsula as seen through photos from an instant camera (my Fujifilm Instax 210). I happened to be in Port Townsend, Washington doing some filming for the University of Washington’s very impressive National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning in Head Start. After my shoot I continued my instant camera project. Here are a couple of new pictures below. See more from the photo essay in older blog posts here and here.
Alright folks, the day has finally come in which Canon has announced its successor to the much lauded Canon 5D mark II. We had an official announcement today that the Canon 5D mark III has arrived and will be available for purchase in stores sometime around the end of march. Read the official press release here.
This Canon 5D mark III review is of course a little premature, since I haven’t got my hands on it yet but I wanted to outline the basic pros and cons as to why you may or may not want to upgrade. First off, I will start with why I personally am not yet going to buy a Canon 5D mark III. Review what I say and make a decision for yourself!
CONS:
PROS:
Other thoughts – People will tell you that the improved megapixel count is great but who really cares about that? It’s a small improvement and the image files were already large enough with the 5D mark II. People will also say that the Canon 5D mark III can shoot faster, at about 6 frames per second now. But again, who cares about that when they’re shopping for a Canon 5D mark III? You are probably an independent filmmaker, documentary photographer, or perhaps a wedding photographer. You’re not shooting sports. But I guess if you already have spent all this money on a new camera, it wouldn’t hurt to be able to use the camera as a second (or third) body while you shoot some sports.
OK, that’s enough for now; hope this Canon 5D mark III review was helpful for you. Now go sell that kidney on the black market so you can afford this ridiculously pricey Canon 5D mark III. And then sell me your used 5D mark II for now! But like I said, I am not quite 100% sold on the Canon 5D mark III just yet.
Below is a nice little video from Engadget showing the camera:
This week I am creating portraits of outstanding students for a special event honoring the Mary Gates scholarship program at the University of Washington. Below is Alexandra, who is studying whales.