We wore out two 5Dii cams with video work, and our 5Diii is still a workhorse for photos and video projects. We have had it 12 years and it is stellar. So yeah…in 2024, it is still remarkable.
Got my mk3 back in the Autumn of 2012. The funny thing is even though since then I’ve bought several more cameras all of which are technically better specs wise I still regularly shoot the mk3. There is just something about that camera. It’s solid, you can beat them up and they always deliver. Incredible cameras that still hold up.
The one camera I will never sell!!! I just love my 5D mkiii never failed me I love the pictures out of this thing more than any other Canon camera! Had a 5Dmkiv an R and currently using R6 and R5 for work but nothing can top my mkiii I bought a second one this year just to have a back up... The only camera I bought twice!!
One of my favorite cameras. The colors in this model and the perfect amount of pixels in the sensor, in my opinion, make the photos always look nice straight out from the camera.
Canon’s stance on 3rd party lenses on the RF mount is the SOUL reason as to why I am still on the EF mount…besides, I am still very much in love with my 1DXMKiii and I am currently eye humping a 5DMKIV (with a battery grip) for the big boy megapixels!
Both still super capable cameras though! I dont see any reason to switch to RF if youve got a 1dxiii and a 5div except for maybe weight saving ones haha
Even as 2024 heads to a close, although I moved to R5’s for my commercial work a few years back, having used 5D MkIII’s for a decade, couldn’t bring myself to sell on all my 5D MkIII’s, so kept one back, I still enjoy it, and use it for non work related stills, more than I have ever used the R5’s, but also, it gets an outing at many of my commercial shoots - definitely the D5 MkIII remains my best camera, the R5’s are ‘just work tools’ , a feeling I never attributed to the 5D MkIII
I just sold a beat up 5d3 for a friend and have just purchased one for myself in excellent condition. I also have a 1Ds3 in excellent condition. I shoot mirrorless too but I can only afford the older professional cameras. Mirrored cameras have an aesthetic the mirrorless don't have, in both form and image quality. But, I also like how a mirrorless camera is easier to clean and keep clean (sensor).
The 5diii focus magnification assist in live view works in a very similar way to mirrorless cameras. I used to use it for macro work on a tripod. It's a great feature. I also find using a single dslr focus point to find focus in a busy scene works better than mirrorless for certain types of photography, especially wildlife. DSLRs also have less shutter lag than mirrorless DSLR cameras are still very viable today. There is nothing wrong with them.
I went back to my old DSLRs. I just enjoy the whole process much more, which has also a positive and creative effect in my work. There are a only a few occasions I really need the fast focus with eye detection or the 45mp of the R5.
I bought one in May for a very good price and it is by fat the best camera I've ever owned. Now I really want the Mark IV! EF lenses are pretty affordable I'm running the same setup with a 1.8 I plan to get a few other lenses soon 🙏
Excellent review , I bought this camera new in 2017 right after the price dropped from 3700 dollars to 2600 dollars on average, mine was new and I got it for 2200 dollars and it’s still in excellent condition, I’ve shot dozens of weddings and events of all types , I will always keep this camera , it’s a beast for durability, I intend to get a mark 4 soon but only because of the wireless features, if your on the fence about getting this camera , it’s an excellent one to have it’s still very feature rich if you can buy the lens to go with it you can’t go wrong and it’s nearly impossible to shoot bad photos , I use the 24-70 2.8 lens and 70-200 2.8 lens most of the time , both l lens red ring so as always the glass is the secret to wonderful pictures .
Its now 2024 and I think my 5D MK2 still rocks the boat. Its my permanent backup body and I have no need for anything better. Since I don't shoot sports etc weddings are probably the fastest action I see through my viewfinder. The MK2 is solid, its reliable and it does what it says on the tin, so I am more than happy enough to use it as my primary backup. (I use a 1DX MK1 as my primary daily driver).
Still tempted by an S1R, finding them for so cheap and the ergonomics alone make me want to get one to try out but I worry the AF will be utterly hopeless haha
A friend of mine is a professional photographers, she just sold all her gear to move to another country. Once there she bought that camera for 800 dollars and man...those photos have no business looking that good, the canon as you said are mind-blowing. I just got a a7III and I feel stupid I dropped 2k for that camera when I could have gotten away with just 800 bucks
One of the things I noticed when I got the R6 was that the images actually didn’t look that much better then my old 5d3, but the difference was that it could consistently get images that looked amazing, that’s really the biggest thing you pay for with modern cameras. I guarantee your A7iii will be much better in more challenging scenarios, but yes in a studio with controlled lighting you probably won’t notice a huge difference, but just goes to show how good value the 5d3 still is!
I have to agree with you that shooting on a dslr is still viable in today’s world. I had the 5D3 and loved shooting on it. I sold it for the Canon 6D because it is better for the Milky Way photography that shoot and the price point for that body is easier to replace as well. The colors on both bodies are way better than what you get with modern mirrorless bodies. With all that being said I am currently shooting two 6D’s and a canon 1DX for the same price as a used Canon R6 bodies only. I love that I have a main body for sports and portraits and two bodies for my wedding shoots. The fact is using older gear just means you are shooting slower and for me that means I have time to think about the images more.
It kind of just proves that people need to chill on swapping and changing gear to often, cameras like this and the more modern versions r6,r6mkii and so on are designed to last for decades. Just mirrorless I feel is only now starting to mature to the point where there reliable enough (focus,battery power and build) to actually say this Fuji still have a ways to go. Well unless you own a Sony from the last 10 years or so they’ve had it nailed for a while now. Great work
Yeah I feel people confuse the hobby of photography with the hobby of dropping money on photography gear. Like, the first is a skill you have to develop. Dropping 1000s on the latest gear won't magically transform your photography. Any old prosumer body like the 5D3 + some decent glass is more than enough to to produce stellar images either for hobby or pro use. But companies and their influencer have to keep the sales going so...
I always felt like there was a "richness" to the images I shot with my 5D III and I really loved it. I have the R5 now and it's made some things so much easier but at times I do miss the DSLRs.
Just wonder what happened. I bought the 5D Mark III in 2012 and it was my main camera up until summer '24, when I smashed a lens into the camera. This is when I bought the R6 Mark II. But I still got the 5D Mark III repaired (and even rubber parts were replaced for better ones) and it still works perfectly and now they're used pretty much the same depending on the task. It's still working great and over the last decade I never had the feeling I'm missing out on anything. Yeah, I'd have taken the 5D Mark IV but it was just too expensive. And the R6 Mark II has a better AF and especially IBIS. Using really old lenses, such as FD mount lenses, is a lot of fun on mirrorless models with both IBIS and focus peaking. But apart from extreme low light scenarios the 5D Mark III can handle most other situations and it actually feels better in the hands than the R6 Mark II, which at first felt like a toy in comparison. And to me the 5D Mark III still doesn't feel old apart from watching "retrospective videos" on it. I always set my 5D Mark III to the silent shutter mode. It's not as loud and not shooting sports the speed is still fast enough for me so why should I use the louder shutter mode? So yeah: I'm still using the 5D Mark III even for professional work such as product photography, where I prefer the "dumb AF" over the AI powered AF found in mirrorless cameras. Yes, I don't really like recent Canon politics with not allowing third-party lenses, which is one reason why I'm not buying any RF lenses but only use EF mount lenses, which is possible with third-party ones. And of course I use both DSLRs and mirrorless models so EF lenses just work with both. Are there better deals than the 5D Mark III out there? Well - here I can see used Nikon D800 for about the same price, which does have a better sensor. It was released like the same time as the 5D Mark III though and it's not a clear win for Nikon here. Starting from nothing I'd probably rather choose the Nikon though.
Thanks for this video and quite right with you ! I've just added this legendary camera to my bag last month and it was just an old dream ! so happy actually with the small 50 f1.8. I was an ex canon user with the 70D. Las , I sold it several years ago with all the lenses to get a fuji xt3 with lenses primes and zoom. Very satisfied with them but, but I missed something and didn't find the same confort and happiness to shoot with ! And Today after several years seeing the run for more and more pixels and sharpness my choice was to step back and beside the hybrid I choose to buy this famous 5d, happily very new and I wish for a long time together for specific projects. Very great camera not only today for beginners but also for all photographers which look for much more than sharpness and pixels... and so much great lenses to add for amazing work; good colors, softness...great direct out of the camera too if wanted.
Another enjoyable video. I bought a 60D about the time you got the 5D. Couldn't afford a 5D. Still have it, along with my A1 from 1982. Currently using an X-T5. I want to go back to the old days when you had to get it right when you pressed the shutter button. No post-processing. I reckon I'd struggle to hold a 5D with a big lens on it these days.
Brother. We both have the same camera when when i started to get serious with photography. I even won 1st place in a fireworks photography competition year 2017 with that camera and get some clients with it mostly product shoots. And i still have it now and still working. The picture still amazing. However i tend to move into videography that i have to switch into a mirrorless camera. But still when it comes to photography i still use my 5d mark iii.
10 years on and I still love my 5D Mkiii, I also have the 5Ds and EOS 1V and all the fastest L glass. Decided not to go mirrorless apart from my Fujifilm X100F which just let me down. The Canon pro cameras are simply too good.
Ah yes, the Canon 5D Mark III was my first serious camera too. I got a battered and beaten-up used 5DIII for around US$500. But it still worked! Was a massive upgrade for my images. The 5DIII is one of the cheapest full-frame DSLRs that also has dual card slots. So a good option for someone transitioning into paid work where you need instant backup. I like having a backup camera that’s as capable as the 5DIII. Gives me peace of mind that if my primary camera fails, I can still get the job done with the 5DIII.
It is indeed! One of the big reasons why I think it’s so worth getting one over the 5D2 or the 5Dc as you have these dual slots for redundancy, and I was blown away at how cheap they are nowadays - helps that so many professionals used these so there’s plenty around and none of them are broken haha
@@rudermanphoto Yes, I’ve seen used 5DIII’s for under US$400 sometimes, which is crazy cheap for a pro-level camera that can still produce high-quality images you can get paid for. Similarly, I also considered the 5D Classic, 5D Mark II and 6D. They’re all fine cameras, but when I researched them they all had dealbreakers for me. 5DC used a different, older battery than the LP-E6 that was more widely used on Canon cameras. Which meant I’d have to buy different batteries when I upgraded cameras. The 5DC’s color science are still a siren call for me though lol. 5D and 5DII for only using CF cards. I wanted to use SD cards. Cheaper and widely available. 6D for the simple autofocus system. The WiFi and compatibility with the Canon Camera Connect app was tempting. But if I was going to use the app for selfies, I’d want a flip-out screen. 5D Mark IV was out of budget, about the same price as the Canon EOS R at that time. With the convenience and features of the EOS R, if I was going to spend that much money, I’d get that over the 5DIV. In the end, the 5D Mark III won out because it has the same (or similar?) autofocus system as the Canon 1DX (flagship sports camera), the dual card slots and value for money. Ticked the most boxes for me. So it became my first serious camera.
@@MarcusSortijas personally I’d pick the 5dIV over the regular EOS R for the dual cards and overall QOL improvements but yeah otherwise all the reasons you have explained are why I kept my 5D3 for as long as I did and continued to keep using it, it just delivered such excellent performance long after many replacement cameras had come out, and honestly still delivers results that are just fantastic given how affordable you can find them!
@@rudermanphoto Good points. For sure, dual card slots are important. In my case, I had a 5DIII when I got an EOS R, so if I needed dual card slots I’d go back to the trusty 5DIII. The EOS R was for self portraits and simple videos. Although I love using it for photography.
I grew up on the Pwntax K-1, 36mp and its DR and IQ today still smokes my Fuji playthings. DSLR's are still quite cool, its nice Pentax still makes them.
I just mean compared to modern mirrorless cameras especially modern Canon ones, the AF on the 5d3 is certainly solid but not quite at the level of modern cameras which are almost magic good. Itll probably still be great, pro’s used it in the past but a modern mirrorless camera with superior burst rate and tracking AF will blow it out of the water.
There is so much reason to pick the 5D III, It is one of the last Canon DSLRs that support Magic Lantern that is modern, I never picked it up when it was new as I was quite literally 5 years old but shot on two 5D III and image quality is still up there today, Autofocus on 5D III is fine, for 90% of work DSLR older AutoFocus does the trick, Honestly was an unexpected surprise how good they are coming from Sony Mirrorless, they don't make Cameras like they used to, the flippy and OLED Screens make them so much more delicate, I appreciated its Tank like body and by far has photo battery life better than a majority of Mirrorless Cameras, it has no Battery Anxiety and its something thats not really been matched, I think the DSLR platform is harder for beginners and the weight for alot of people who are less able bodied than me is definitely a point of contention, overall great video and a Camera that has come and go from my life when my Sony was just not having it!
@@rudermanphoto When you add any lenses from the holy trinity the few hundred grams are nothing and would rather have the bulkiness than the weight, I can can carry a few more grams rather than have a cracked camera, and like edge case wise if we pull a Sony 600mm vs a DSLR 600m weight is umm irrelevant LMAO regardless I have been shooting mirrorless for a better part of a half decade so this is irrelevant haha
Great retro review! Long live the 5DIII! I love this camera. I added a G9 (which interestingly has DR which is slightly better than the 5DIII) rather than a mirrorless Canon RF mount, as I didn't appreciate the Canon functionality crippling and also the third party lens blocking strategy. Lumix is much more customer focused while also offering outstanding quality and unbeatable value. I love it that you can adapt EF lenses to both LUMIX MFT and full frame cameras. I expect my next camera to be a LUMIX: the question is whether it will be G9II or S5II/X... I now have 9 MFT lenses which are outstanding quality in a small package.
Great video, I have a Canon 6D and most of my photography is gig/concert photography in low light. The 6D is outstanding in low light with its -3EV and the focus is supper quick, but I've been looking at the 5D mark III do you think it's a worthwhile purchase? and I don't use flash for concert photography.
From what I recall the 6D actually performed better in low light then the 5d3 - but I went for the 5d3 over it because I wanted the dual card slots. For how cheap it is nowadays it wouldn’t hurt to get one and use it as a backup or main camera as the dual card slots alone make it worth it.
Nice. I've been using my second hand Canon 6D for about 9 years now, but parts are falling off and I have dead pixels not worth the repair. I feel like it's time to change to a Fuji X-T5.
Yeh it's more important to have the old RAWs than the LR catalog files imo. As time goes on your editing style improves or changes. I find the old catalogs not that helpful in this regard, more fun to redo the edits.
Exactly right, some of my edits from 2016-2017 were god awful, so glad I have the original photos as the photos themselves are still great when edited a bit more tastefully 😂
Love the MkIII. Still hold onto mine. Video remains surprisingly good. EF mounts are relevant. L Series lenses, I wouldn't sell mine. Camera weight is subjective. Go and shoot with a real movie camera or a Hasselblad. Not sure the MkIII is just a beginners camera nowadays. Each to their own. Best for your channel. Cheers
@@neiljamessloan When I say “beginners” camera I am referring to the price only, I still think it’s very capable but the low price makes it a perfect camera to learn how to take photos with in my opinion.
I’m a late comer to the whole Canon DSLR ecosystem. I love the output of the Canon 5D Classic paired with my Olympus OM Zuiko lenses and Super Takumar M42 lenses. Have had the Mark II off the back of the Classic, and while amazing, I just prefer the simplicity of the Classic more and result of the 12mp sensor is more that enough. Suits the older manual lenses more in my humble opinion. Just purchased the Nikon D700 to pair with the 5D, and that is an amazing camera. It’s beefier and chunkier than the 5D, and the low light performance is a bit better. The whole menu system on the 5D Classic is so nice and simple to use which I love. The Nikon D700 menu is too convoluted to me. I would urge anyone to consider the older DSLRs if starting out. You can pick them up cheap, and the things that made them great and flagship cameras all them years ago, still make them great today.
The 5d Classic is the one camera I really regret selling, I had such a minty perfect example that I sold to fund the Mark 3 and the person who bought it off me broke it a month later by somehow trying to shove an SD card into the CF slot and bending the pins :( Someday I’ll get another one!
I just bought one of these in great condition with a battery grip for 350€ of FB marketplace. I've had a mkii for years now and wanted a little upgrade / second camera for cerain shoots and im really happy with it. Way more of an upgrade then i thought it would be, AF is way better, buttons are more customisable, "silent" shutter gives me more confidence shooting in relativly quiet enviroments and the dual card slot has already saved me. I'm a student so an R5 or even an R6 are to pricey for me atm and the 5Dmkiv is just not relevant for the price it's still going for. And even tho I'm using a camera that's over a decade old I still get people saying they like my pictures better then those of other photographers at the same concert with body's over 10 times more expensive compared to what I paid for mine. Goes to show gear isn't everything and old DSLR's are still more than capable for professional work.
Yeah, I always thought the 3 was a much more notable upgrade over the 2 then the 4 was over the 3. Using it again I can 100% see it still being totally relevant today, provided you work within its limitations ofcourse.
camera is great, the only thing stopping me from using it these days is that the 5D doesn't have focus peaking... it's a shame ,Magic Lantern has it, but I don't want to deal with that hassle.
@@alex_jermaine Honestly its quite luck based, some people are just unlucky but its quite binary, I have seen shutter issues on Sony Mirrorless where half the image is exposed, for a single image and never saw the issue again but mostly its binary either it works or it doesn't and the 5D series is like the Toyota of Cameras, it just works!
I still have my 5diii and can see no reason to update. It is my back up to my Fuji Xpro2 bodies, and allows me to use my bag full of Canon zooms, one of which I was issued, as an agency photographer in 1992. It still works well and is sharp. I can't see the reason to always go after the latest and greatest in gear, it's not this that makes the picture. I've used dozens of cameras starting with my Minolta XG1 in 1980, going through a range of Nikons, from FM2, FE, F3, F4, before moving to Canon with the EOS1 and then the first digital cameras EOS1N DCS3. As long as my current cameras work, I'll keep using them. My only motivation to change camera bodies would be if one camera broke and was too expensive to fix, or not possible to get fixed.. When an artist paints a picture, no one asks him what brush he used..
I would continue to keep using it if I didn’t require a camera that was a lot more capable in very low light environments, for studio portraiture work the 5D3 is still entirely capable and honestly delivers results that I prefer compared to my Fuji’s given the full frame sensor.
Hot take: Canon color science hat its peak with the 5D Mark III. I've shot on nearly every Canon camera since owning the 5D III as my first 'serious' camera as well and to this day I struggle to reproduce the creamy tones (especially skin tones) that I got from this DSLR.
Its great value now, I bought a good one for £450 but....upon comparing the images, I honestly preffered the LOOK of the images that came out of my old 40d and those are just £50! Yes the 5d3 is technically superior, is full frame and has video but...... in good light, the 40d with a nifty fifty will produce excellent photos for just £100 and used lenses are much cheaper too (16 to 35 f4 IS £500, 10 to 22mm f3.5 to 5.6 is just £150)
@@rudermanphoto It's still one of the best high resolution options out there. Canon hasn't even released anything in RF mount that tops the 5DsR in sensor resolution. Many EF lenses do not have alternatives to this day, e.g. all of the professional tilt shift lenses. And best of all, the 5DsR can be had at an absolute steal in great condition, with warranty from some of the larger used gear resellers.
"Does it have the same colors as the 5D Classic? Does it produce the same soft image as the 5D Classic? Is it better than the 5D Classic in terms of final image quality? I'm not interested in AF, video, ISO... just the image and colors. I have the 5D Classic and plan to buy the 5D Mark III. I also have a 6D, which I plan to sell because it doesn't come close to the 5D Classic. All the best! :)"
The 5D classic is a great camera too, but the 5D3 is generally speaking a bit closer to modern cameras when it comes to the image output, usability and AF performance compared to the 5DC, but hey if you don’t care about all that then the OG 5D is absolutely the way to go!
Simply enjoyed your video. I recall, Duade Paton did a similar video paying tribute to his E0S 5D3. Seems like this camera has some intrinsic quality that is so endearing to so many pro photographers. You got me thinking of upgrading from my EOS 60D to the EOS 5D3.
Thank you so much!! Yes, it definitely has something special about it, I would absolutely recommend it especially given how cheap they are now! It’s still one of the best DSLR’s out there.
I had an 5D a time ago, but now i buy a "new" used one to make some nice Picture, want to make Fotos like the analoge time, go and only make 10 Fotos a walk...
I still think Canon 5ds and Nikon Nikon D850's were so good most professionals just haven't moved onto mirrorless. Dslr and a real video camera is a good way to go.
They still absolutely have their benefits and are still totally capable, if I had a lot invested in EF I would likely just keep using them, the 5Div was another step up over the 3 and I know plenty of photographers still using them today.
I picked up a canon 5d m3 and 50 1.8 with a bit of cosmetic scratches for 250 nzd. Best purchase ever. A fun camera to use when you get a bit too comfortable with fujifilm. It challenges you a bit more.
Legendary? Mark I for sure, Mark II definitely, but MKIII which was a halfway house until Canon tried to catch up with the Mark IV? Its a decent camera, though.
It refined on the Mark 2 by adding dual card slots, a far more sophisticated AF system and on a personal level it’s legendary to me solely because it launched my entire photography career and I still consider it to be an excellent camera today, I’d certainly buy it over the Mark 2 given they’re so similar in price nowadays.
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i wasnt prepared to see vintage Matthew with hair
😂 neither was I
your "old" camera is my future upcoming camera
It’s an incredible camera still today - I hope you get as much enjoyment out of it as I did with mine!
I'm saving for one as well. And eventually put magic lantern on it
just bought one with 50 1.4
Same🎉
I just bought one today and put it to work. So far, I love the colors. Beats my sony a7iii colors.
We wore out two 5Dii cams with video work, and our 5Diii is still a workhorse for photos and video projects. We have had it 12 years and it is stellar. So yeah…in 2024, it is still remarkable.
I just bought my 2nd 5D MKII last month. These older 5D cameras take amazing photos!
Got my mk3 back in the Autumn of 2012. The funny thing is even though since then I’ve bought several more cameras all of which are technically better specs wise I still regularly shoot the mk3. There is just something about that camera. It’s solid, you can beat them up and they always deliver. Incredible cameras that still hold up.
This is my current camera it is simply phenomenal.
The one camera I will never sell!!!
I just love my 5D mkiii never failed me I love the pictures out of this thing more than any other Canon camera!
Had a 5Dmkiv an R and currently using R6 and R5 for work but nothing can top my mkiii I bought a second one this year just to have a back up... The only camera I bought twice!!
wow
The 5Dmk3 was the camera that launched my career, and it’s the one camera I will never sell because it means so much to me.
I love 5diii, it was the one that made me grow in the hobby. I will never sell “him”. ❤
One of my favorite cameras. The colors in this model and the perfect amount of pixels in the sensor, in my opinion, make the photos always look nice straight out from the camera.
la ii è migliore
Canon’s stance on 3rd party lenses on the RF mount is the SOUL reason as to why I am still on the EF mount…besides, I am still very much in love with my 1DXMKiii and I am currently eye humping a 5DMKIV (with a battery grip) for the big boy megapixels!
Both still super capable cameras though! I dont see any reason to switch to RF if youve got a 1dxiii and a 5div except for maybe weight saving ones haha
What about the 5Ds/5DsR?
Even as 2024 heads to a close, although I moved to R5’s for my commercial work a few years back, having used 5D MkIII’s for a decade, couldn’t bring myself to sell on all my 5D MkIII’s, so kept one back, I still enjoy it, and use it for non work related stills, more than I have ever used the R5’s, but also, it gets an outing at many of my commercial shoots - definitely the D5 MkIII remains my best camera, the R5’s are ‘just work tools’ , a feeling I never attributed to the 5D MkIII
I just sold a beat up 5d3 for a friend and have just purchased one for myself in excellent condition. I also have a 1Ds3 in excellent condition. I shoot mirrorless too but I can only afford the older professional cameras. Mirrored cameras have an aesthetic the mirrorless don't have, in both form and image quality. But, I also like how a mirrorless camera is easier to clean and keep clean (sensor).
The 5diii focus magnification assist in live view works in a very similar way to mirrorless cameras. I used to use it for macro work on a tripod. It's a great feature. I also find using a single dslr focus point to find focus in a busy scene works better than mirrorless for certain types of photography, especially wildlife. DSLRs also have less shutter lag than mirrorless DSLR cameras are still very viable today. There is nothing wrong with them.
I went back to my old DSLRs. I just enjoy the whole process much more, which has also a positive and creative effect in my work. There are a only a few occasions I really need the fast focus with eye detection or the 45mp of the R5.
I’ve had mine for eons and no way am I letting it go. What with the 24-70 and 70-200 f2.8 L lenses it’s just sublime
Heavy but so good!!
I bought one in May for a very good price and it is by fat the best camera I've ever owned. Now I really want the Mark IV!
EF lenses are pretty affordable
I'm running the same setup with a 1.8 I plan to get a few other lenses soon 🙏
i want one so badly. it has this character in colour I just cant explain it
Get one! They’re so cheap and plentiful!
@@rudermanphoto where i am they are still expensive because of the exchange rate
Excellent review , I bought this camera new in 2017 right after the price dropped from 3700 dollars to 2600 dollars on average, mine was new and I got it for 2200 dollars and it’s still in excellent condition, I’ve shot dozens of weddings and events of all types , I will always keep this camera , it’s a beast for durability, I intend to get a mark 4 soon but only because of the wireless features, if your on the fence about getting this camera , it’s an excellent one to have it’s still very feature rich if you can buy the lens to go with it you can’t go wrong and it’s nearly impossible to shoot bad photos , I use the 24-70 2.8 lens and 70-200 2.8 lens most of the time , both l lens red ring so as always the glass is the secret to wonderful pictures .
What a really fun trip down memory lane. And how hilarious and wonderful the hair pics! You wore both well. :)
Thank you so much!
I’ve been wanting to make this video for a while, it was a blast to make!
Its now 2024 and I think my 5D MK2 still rocks the boat. Its my permanent backup body and I have no need for anything better.
Since I don't shoot sports etc weddings are probably the fastest action I see through my viewfinder. The MK2 is solid, its reliable and it does what it says on the tin, so I am more than happy enough to use it as my primary backup. (I use a 1DX MK1 as my primary daily driver).
I've just bought one a month ago and my life 's just changed ! Photography wasn't my main hobby...it is now
The ergonomics of the Panasonic S1 was one of the main things that sold me on it even though the S5 was out.
Still tempted by an S1R, finding them for so cheap and the ergonomics alone make me want to get one to try out but I worry the AF will be utterly hopeless haha
I just bought one with Allen’s camera
Open box for 500
Such great condition and the sound of the shutter is satisfying
Thanks - interesting and informative. I’ve just bought one! This makes me think I’ve made a good choice.
You’re gonna love it! Such a great camera even today :)
I am planing to buy a new camera when my 5D Mark lll blows up. Nice video.
A friend of mine is a professional photographers, she just sold all her gear to move to another country. Once there she bought that camera for 800 dollars and man...those photos have no business looking that good, the canon as you said are mind-blowing. I just got a a7III and I feel stupid I dropped 2k for that camera when I could have gotten away with just 800 bucks
One of the things I noticed when I got the R6 was that the images actually didn’t look that much better then my old 5d3, but the difference was that it could consistently get images that looked amazing, that’s really the biggest thing you pay for with modern cameras.
I guarantee your A7iii will be much better in more challenging scenarios, but yes in a studio with controlled lighting you probably won’t notice a huge difference, but just goes to show how good value the 5d3 still is!
I have to agree with you that shooting on a dslr is still viable in today’s world. I had the 5D3 and loved shooting on it. I sold it for the Canon 6D because it is better for the Milky Way photography that shoot and the price point for that body is easier to replace as well. The colors on both bodies are way better than what you get with modern mirrorless bodies. With all that being said I am currently shooting two 6D’s and a canon 1DX for the same price as a used Canon R6 bodies only. I love that I have a main body for sports and portraits and two bodies for my wedding shoots. The fact is using older gear just means you are shooting slower and for me that means I have time to think about the images more.
I still use my Canon EOS 5D MARK II and my EOS 6D MARK II for studio work. I love them...
Your old camera is my current tool and is killing it
It kind of just proves that people need to chill on swapping and changing gear to often, cameras like this and the more modern versions r6,r6mkii and so on are designed to last for decades. Just mirrorless I feel is only now starting to mature to the point where there reliable enough (focus,battery power and build) to actually say this Fuji still have a ways to go. Well unless you own a Sony from the last 10 years or so they’ve had it nailed for a while now. Great work
Yeah I feel people confuse the hobby of photography with the hobby of dropping money on photography gear. Like, the first is a skill you have to develop. Dropping 1000s on the latest gear won't magically transform your photography. Any old prosumer body like the 5D3 + some decent glass is more than enough to to produce stellar images either for hobby or pro use. But companies and their influencer have to keep the sales going so...
I always felt like there was a "richness" to the images I shot with my 5D III and I really loved it. I have the R5 now and it's made some things so much easier but at times I do miss the DSLRs.
Just wonder what happened. I bought the 5D Mark III in 2012 and it was my main camera up until summer '24, when I smashed a lens into the camera. This is when I bought the R6 Mark II. But I still got the 5D Mark III repaired (and even rubber parts were replaced for better ones) and it still works perfectly and now they're used pretty much the same depending on the task. It's still working great and over the last decade I never had the feeling I'm missing out on anything. Yeah, I'd have taken the 5D Mark IV but it was just too expensive. And the R6 Mark II has a better AF and especially IBIS. Using really old lenses, such as FD mount lenses, is a lot of fun on mirrorless models with both IBIS and focus peaking.
But apart from extreme low light scenarios the 5D Mark III can handle most other situations and it actually feels better in the hands than the R6 Mark II, which at first felt like a toy in comparison. And to me the 5D Mark III still doesn't feel old apart from watching "retrospective videos" on it. I always set my 5D Mark III to the silent shutter mode. It's not as loud and not shooting sports the speed is still fast enough for me so why should I use the louder shutter mode? So yeah: I'm still using the 5D Mark III even for professional work such as product photography, where I prefer the "dumb AF" over the AI powered AF found in mirrorless cameras.
Yes, I don't really like recent Canon politics with not allowing third-party lenses, which is one reason why I'm not buying any RF lenses but only use EF mount lenses, which is possible with third-party ones. And of course I use both DSLRs and mirrorless models so EF lenses just work with both.
Are there better deals than the 5D Mark III out there? Well - here I can see used Nikon D800 for about the same price, which does have a better sensor. It was released like the same time as the 5D Mark III though and it's not a clear win for Nikon here. Starting from nothing I'd probably rather choose the Nikon though.
Thanks for this video and quite right with you ! I've just added this legendary camera to my bag last month and it was just an old dream ! so happy actually with the small 50 f1.8. I was an ex canon user with the 70D. Las , I sold it several years ago with all the lenses to get a fuji xt3 with lenses primes and zoom. Very satisfied with them but, but I missed something and didn't find the same confort and happiness to shoot with ! And Today after several years seeing the run for more and more pixels and sharpness my choice was to step back and beside the hybrid I choose to buy this famous 5d, happily very new and I wish for a long time together for specific projects. Very great camera not only today for beginners but also for all photographers which look for much more than sharpness and pixels... and so much great lenses to add for amazing work; good colors, softness...great direct out of the camera too if wanted.
Another enjoyable video. I bought a 60D about the time you got the 5D. Couldn't afford a 5D. Still have it, along with my A1 from 1982. Currently using an X-T5. I want to go back to the old days when you had to get it right when you pressed the shutter button. No post-processing. I reckon I'd struggle to hold a 5D with a big lens on it these days.
It’s definitely a heavy camera, holding the XT5 after makes it feel like a feather, wouldn’t want to do too much travel with the 5D that’s for sure!
Brother. We both have the same camera when when i started to get serious with photography. I even won 1st place in a fireworks photography competition year 2017 with that camera and get some clients with it mostly product shoots. And i still have it now and still working. The picture still amazing. However i tend to move into videography that i have to switch into a mirrorless camera. But still when it comes to photography i still use my 5d mark iii.
I bought 5D3 this year (2024) coming from 70D for 10 years! Planning to get Tamron 150--600mm G2 next!
I think for 450 euros it's amazing camera!
What a legendary piece of gear
24-70isl was amazing !
10 years on and I still love my 5D Mkiii, I also have the 5Ds and EOS 1V and all the fastest L glass. Decided not to go mirrorless apart from my Fujifilm X100F which just let me down. The Canon pro cameras are simply too good.
If you can get over the weight they are just so damn good still!
if you are really worried about manual focus, at least for video and some types of photography you can use an external monitor.
Ah yes, the Canon 5D Mark III was my first serious camera too.
I got a battered and beaten-up used 5DIII for around US$500. But it still worked! Was a massive upgrade for my images.
The 5DIII is one of the cheapest full-frame DSLRs that also has dual card slots. So a good option for someone transitioning into paid work where you need instant backup.
I like having a backup camera that’s as capable as the 5DIII. Gives me peace of mind that if my primary camera fails, I can still get the job done with the 5DIII.
It is indeed! One of the big reasons why I think it’s so worth getting one over the 5D2 or the 5Dc as you have these dual slots for redundancy, and I was blown away at how cheap they are nowadays - helps that so many professionals used these so there’s plenty around and none of them are broken haha
@@rudermanphoto Yes, I’ve seen used 5DIII’s for under US$400 sometimes, which is crazy cheap for a pro-level camera that can still produce high-quality images you can get paid for.
Similarly, I also considered the 5D Classic, 5D Mark II and 6D. They’re all fine cameras, but when I researched them they all had dealbreakers for me.
5DC used a different, older battery than the LP-E6 that was more widely used on Canon cameras. Which meant I’d have to buy different batteries when I upgraded cameras. The 5DC’s color science are still a siren call for me though lol.
5D and 5DII for only using CF cards. I wanted to use SD cards. Cheaper and widely available.
6D for the simple autofocus system. The WiFi and compatibility with the Canon Camera Connect app was tempting. But if I was going to use the app for selfies, I’d want a flip-out screen.
5D Mark IV was out of budget, about the same price as the Canon EOS R at that time. With the convenience and features of the EOS R, if I was going to spend that much money, I’d get that over the 5DIV.
In the end, the 5D Mark III won out because it has the same (or similar?) autofocus system as the Canon 1DX (flagship sports camera), the dual card slots and value for money. Ticked the most boxes for me. So it became my first serious camera.
@@MarcusSortijas personally I’d pick the 5dIV over the regular EOS R for the dual cards and overall QOL improvements but yeah otherwise all the reasons you have explained are why I kept my 5D3 for as long as I did and continued to keep using it, it just delivered such excellent performance long after many replacement cameras had come out, and honestly still delivers results that are just fantastic given how affordable you can find them!
@@rudermanphoto Good points.
For sure, dual card slots are important.
In my case, I had a 5DIII when I got an EOS R, so if I needed dual card slots I’d go back to the trusty 5DIII.
The EOS R was for self portraits and simple videos. Although I love using it for photography.
i daily rive the camera an almost never felt the need for upgrading, with magic lantern the video capabilities also get very good.
Love that shirt!
I grew up on the Pwntax K-1, 36mp and its DR and IQ today still smokes my Fuji playthings. DSLR's are still quite cool, its nice Pentax still makes them.
Would love to try a Pentax K-1 at some point, I love that they’re still so committed to making DSLR’s!
Why you don't recommend it for sport photography 6:40 ? Because i want to buy this camera for sport photography 😅
I just mean compared to modern mirrorless cameras especially modern Canon ones, the AF on the 5d3 is certainly solid but not quite at the level of modern cameras which are almost magic good.
Itll probably still be great, pro’s used it in the past but a modern mirrorless camera with superior burst rate and tracking AF will blow it out of the water.
@rudermanphoto thankyou for the answer, it help me a lot to decide 👍😁
There is so much reason to pick the 5D III, It is one of the last Canon DSLRs that support Magic Lantern that is modern, I never picked it up when it was new as I was quite literally 5 years old but shot on two 5D III and image quality is still up there today, Autofocus on 5D III is fine, for 90% of work DSLR older AutoFocus does the trick, Honestly was an unexpected surprise how good they are coming from Sony Mirrorless, they don't make Cameras like they used to, the flippy and OLED Screens make them so much more delicate, I appreciated its Tank like body and by far has photo battery life better than a majority of Mirrorless Cameras, it has no Battery Anxiety and its something thats not really been matched, I think the DSLR platform is harder for beginners and the weight for alot of people who are less able bodied than me is definitely a point of contention, overall great video and a Camera that has come and go from my life when my Sony was just not having it!
Yeah the thing with the 5D3 is just how usable it still is, even compared to modern mirrorless cameras, with the trade off being weight!
@@rudermanphoto When you add any lenses from the holy trinity the few hundred grams are nothing and would rather have the bulkiness than the weight, I can can carry a few more grams rather than have a cracked camera, and like edge case wise if we pull a Sony 600mm vs a DSLR 600m weight is umm irrelevant LMAO regardless I have been shooting mirrorless for a better part of a half decade so this is irrelevant haha
Great retro review! Long live the 5DIII! I love this camera. I added a G9 (which interestingly has DR which is slightly better than the 5DIII) rather than a mirrorless Canon RF mount, as I didn't appreciate the Canon functionality crippling and also the third party lens blocking strategy. Lumix is much more customer focused while also offering outstanding quality and unbeatable value. I love it that you can adapt EF lenses to both LUMIX MFT and full frame cameras. I expect my next camera to be a LUMIX: the question is whether it will be G9II or S5II/X... I now have 9 MFT lenses which are outstanding quality in a small package.
I currently shoot with an S5ii/X and i picked up an S1R today for basically nothing - i love Lumix cameras, they are bloody fantastic!!
mate i have one, was only used for yideo, 12000 shutter shutter actuations 5 years ago, £700 uk sterling, now has 90 000 ! still going strong
I have this beast !
What about the 5D Mkiii for ASTRO?
Great video, I have a Canon 6D and most of my photography is gig/concert photography in low light. The 6D is outstanding in low light with its -3EV and the focus is supper quick, but I've been looking at the 5D mark III do you think it's a worthwhile purchase? and I don't use flash for concert photography.
From what I recall the 6D actually performed better in low light then the 5d3 - but I went for the 5d3 over it because I wanted the dual card slots. For how cheap it is nowadays it wouldn’t hurt to get one and use it as a backup or main camera as the dual card slots alone make it worth it.
6d este mai bun in lumina scăzută decât 5dmk3,este imbatabil in punctul central
I miss mine. Looking back at photos I’ve taken with it. The colors were amazing. Wish I had not sold it. 😢
Buy another one, they’re cheap as chips now haha
What are the red rings on the straps attached to the sides of your camera??
They’re called Peak Design anchors and they’re used to quickly attach and detach a strap, I have them on every camera I own and they are awesome!
Nice. I've been using my second hand Canon 6D for about 9 years now, but parts are falling off and I have dead pixels not worth the repair. I feel like it's time to change to a Fuji X-T5.
Great choice!
Time to let the 6D rest after a long time of hard work haha
Matthew this is a great video. Also where can I purchase your Presets
Thank you!
The link is in the description 😄
The shirt is 🔥
Uniqlo’s metal gear solid collection was a fun surprise but I love it being such a huge fan of the series haha
one canon to rule them all
What kind of speed light is that?
I literally subscribed just because you called Canon out on their anti-consumer behavior...and also because I just bought this camera model.
Yeh it's more important to have the old RAWs than the LR catalog files imo. As time goes on your editing style improves or changes. I find the old catalogs not that helpful in this regard, more fun to redo the edits.
Exactly right, some of my edits from 2016-2017 were god awful, so glad I have the original photos as the photos themselves are still great when edited a bit more tastefully 😂
Love the MkIII. Still hold onto mine. Video remains surprisingly good. EF mounts are relevant. L Series lenses, I wouldn't sell mine. Camera weight is subjective. Go and shoot with a real movie camera or a Hasselblad.
Not sure the MkIII is just a beginners camera nowadays. Each to their own.
Best for your channel. Cheers
@@neiljamessloan When I say “beginners” camera I am referring to the price only, I still think it’s very capable but the low price makes it a perfect camera to learn how to take photos with in my opinion.
@@rudermanphoto All good mate! Best with your channel. Liked your Leica review :)
I’m a late comer to the whole Canon DSLR ecosystem. I love the output of the Canon 5D Classic paired with my Olympus OM Zuiko lenses and Super Takumar M42 lenses. Have had the Mark II off the back of the Classic, and while amazing, I just prefer the simplicity of the Classic more and result of the 12mp sensor is more that enough. Suits the older manual lenses more in my humble opinion.
Just purchased the Nikon D700 to pair with the 5D, and that is an amazing camera. It’s beefier and chunkier than the 5D, and the low light performance is a bit better. The whole menu system on the 5D Classic is so nice and simple to use which I love. The Nikon D700 menu is too convoluted to me.
I would urge anyone to consider the older DSLRs if starting out. You can pick them up cheap, and the things that made them great and flagship cameras all them years ago, still make them great today.
The 5d Classic is the one camera I really regret selling, I had such a minty perfect example that I sold to fund the Mark 3 and the person who bought it off me broke it a month later by somehow trying to shove an SD card into the CF slot and bending the pins :(
Someday I’ll get another one!
I just bought one of these in great condition with a battery grip for 350€ of FB marketplace. I've had a mkii for years now and wanted a little upgrade / second camera for cerain shoots and im really happy with it. Way more of an upgrade then i thought it would be, AF is way better, buttons are more customisable, "silent" shutter gives me more confidence shooting in relativly quiet enviroments and the dual card slot has already saved me. I'm a student so an R5 or even an R6 are to pricey for me atm and the 5Dmkiv is just not relevant for the price it's still going for. And even tho I'm using a camera that's over a decade old I still get people saying they like my pictures better then those of other photographers at the same concert with body's over 10 times more expensive compared to what I paid for mine. Goes to show gear isn't everything and old DSLR's are still more than capable for professional work.
Yeah, I always thought the 3 was a much more notable upgrade over the 2 then the 4 was over the 3.
Using it again I can 100% see it still being totally relevant today, provided you work within its limitations ofcourse.
camera is great, the only thing stopping me from using it these days is that the 5D doesn't have focus peaking... it's a shame ,Magic Lantern has it, but I don't want to deal with that hassle.
What is considered a high shutter count on one of these?
These Cameras are tanks, anything over 150k, the 5DIII I have shot on which are over 10 years old have a few hundred thousand and counting.
@@josephzhang Wow! So it's safe to say they do just fine even when they exceed the 150k
@@alex_jermaine Honestly its quite luck based, some people are just unlucky but its quite binary, I have seen shutter issues on Sony Mirrorless where half the image is exposed, for a single image and never saw the issue again but mostly its binary either it works or it doesn't and the 5D series is like the Toyota of Cameras, it just works!
I still have my 5diii and can see no reason to update. It is my back up to my Fuji Xpro2 bodies, and allows me to use my bag full of Canon zooms, one of which I was issued, as an agency photographer in 1992. It still works well and is sharp.
I can't see the reason to always go after the latest and greatest in gear, it's not this that makes the picture.
I've used dozens of cameras starting with my Minolta XG1 in 1980, going through a range of Nikons, from FM2, FE, F3, F4, before moving to Canon with the EOS1 and then the first digital cameras EOS1N DCS3.
As long as my current cameras work, I'll keep using them. My only motivation to change camera bodies would be if one camera broke and was too expensive to fix, or not possible to get fixed..
When an artist paints a picture, no one asks him what brush he used..
I would continue to keep using it if I didn’t require a camera that was a lot more capable in very low light environments, for studio portraiture work the 5D3 is still entirely capable and honestly delivers results that I prefer compared to my Fuji’s given the full frame sensor.
Hot take: Canon color science hat its peak with the 5D Mark III. I've shot on nearly every Canon camera since owning the 5D III as my first 'serious' camera as well and to this day I struggle to reproduce the creamy tones (especially skin tones) that I got from this DSLR.
Not a hot take at all, the 5d3’s skin tones and colours were absolutely perfect!
i have an eerily similiar story with the 5D3 😮
Yo aún la uso, es mi cámara 1. 🥲
Its great value now, I bought a good one for £450 but....upon comparing the images, I honestly preffered the LOOK of the images that came out of my old 40d and those are just £50!
Yes the 5d3 is technically superior, is full frame and has video but...... in good light, the 40d with a nifty fifty will produce excellent photos for just £100 and used lenses are much cheaper too (16 to 35 f4 IS £500, 10 to 22mm f3.5 to 5.6 is just £150)
I believe Meika has worked with Peter Coulson a bunch.
She has indeed!
Haha dude the amount of fashion shoots I shot with the 1.8 nifty was incredible 😊
I had eBay open halfway through😊
Try Facebook marketplace, I think that’s where you’ll find the best deals as there’s no eBay fees to pay!
canon 5d mark iii colors is unbeatable, i have 5d mark iv but...5d mark iii stil beat it
I still shoot with a Canon 5DsR - which was based on the Mark III.
I remember I always wanted the 5ds or 5dsr as a kid, the 50 megapixel sensor seemed out of this world back then!
@@rudermanphoto It's still one of the best high resolution options out there. Canon hasn't even released anything in RF mount that tops the 5DsR in sensor resolution. Many EF lenses do not have alternatives to this day, e.g. all of the professional tilt shift lenses. And best of all, the 5DsR can be had at an absolute steal in great condition, with warranty from some of the larger used gear resellers.
"Does it have the same colors as the 5D Classic? Does it produce the same soft image as the 5D Classic? Is it better than the 5D Classic in terms of final image quality?
I'm not interested in AF, video, ISO... just the image and colors.
I have the 5D Classic and plan to buy the 5D Mark III. I also have a 6D, which I plan to sell because it doesn't come close to the 5D Classic.
All the best! :)"
The 5D classic is a great camera too, but the 5D3 is generally speaking a bit closer to modern cameras when it comes to the image output, usability and AF performance compared to the 5DC, but hey if you don’t care about all that then the OG 5D is absolutely the way to go!
Simply enjoyed your video. I recall, Duade Paton did a similar video paying tribute to his E0S 5D3. Seems like this camera has some intrinsic quality that is so endearing to so many pro photographers. You got me thinking of upgrading from my EOS 60D to the EOS 5D3.
Thank you so much!!
Yes, it definitely has something special about it, I would absolutely recommend it especially given how cheap they are now!
It’s still one of the best DSLR’s out there.
I had an 5D a time ago, but now i buy a "new" used one to make some nice Picture, want to make Fotos like the analoge time, go and only make 10 Fotos a walk...
I still think Canon 5ds and Nikon Nikon D850's were so good most professionals just haven't moved onto mirrorless. Dslr and a real video camera is a good way to go.
They still absolutely have their benefits and are still totally capable, if I had a lot invested in EF I would likely just keep using them, the 5Div was another step up over the 3 and I know plenty of photographers still using them today.
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canon started allowing third parties to produce RF mount lenses towards the beginning of the year.
It was only for the crop RF-S though, I don’t believe full frame RF has any third party options available for it.
its funny this camera was capable of shooting 14 bit raw 5.7k and 4k120 fps.
With MagicLantern firmware? That’s nuts, I had no clue!
@@rudermanphoto yes it does, feel like buying mk3 since is only video am doing but autofocus for vlogging is skeptical
I picked up a canon 5d m3 and 50 1.8 with a bit of cosmetic scratches for 250 nzd. Best purchase ever. A fun camera to use when you get a bit too comfortable with fujifilm. It challenges you a bit more.
Legendary? Mark I for sure, Mark II definitely, but MKIII which was a halfway house until Canon tried to catch up with the Mark IV? Its a decent camera, though.
It refined on the Mark 2 by adding dual card slots, a far more sophisticated AF system and on a personal level it’s legendary to me solely because it launched my entire photography career and I still consider it to be an excellent camera today, I’d certainly buy it over the Mark 2 given they’re so similar in price nowadays.
@@rudermanphoto In that case it was indeed a legend.
The RF lenses are to me about as appealing as COVID-19.
Everybody here is so young lmao
When you gotta show/reference other big youtubers to try to make your video valid
What?
How is it “legendary”? Just a mediocre sample among all 5Ds.
It’s legendary to me because it launched my entire photography career and I still believe it to be a very good camera today :)