Nikon Version of Canon 5D Mark 3?

[Beauty Through a Lens]

What is the Nikon equivalent of the Cannon EOS 5D Mark III far as specs and quality?

[William W]

I don't think you'll find an 'equivalent' in specifications: there will be contrasts with any of the Nikon Models.

The Nikon's D810 specifications often gets compared to the Canon 5DMkIII (probably the most common comparison) - I expect that's a good place to start if you want to list the similarities.

'Quality' can be a vague and an ambiguous term as it can mean different things to different people and is often biased by their individual pursuits and interests: for example I don't think a label 'weather sealing' (or similar) adds any "quality" to a camera I use.

WW

[pnodrog]

As Bill notes quality (and features) may vary or at least be ranked in different orders according to the photographers requirement.

However a basic specification comparison can be viewed HERE. The link is to a DPreview comparison between the Canon 5DMk111 and the Nikon D750 and D810 cameras.

[William W]

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DPreview comparison of Specs (op cit).

Omission re. EOS 5DMkIII

"Exposure modes:

• Auto+
• Program AE
• Shutter priority AE
• Aperture priority AE
• Manual (Stills and Movie)
• Custom (x3)"

and Bulb

Don't know 'bout the Nikons

WW

[pnodrog]

^

DPreview comparison of Specs (op cit).

Omission re. EOS 5DMkIII



and Bulb

Don't know 'bout the Nikons

WW

Yes, Bulb is missing for Nikons as well but I expected to see it in shutter timing rather than Exposure modes due to when using bulb you have often exceeded the sensitivity of the camera's metering system.

I agree it should be in the specification list somewhere as well as the metering range and AF sensitivity (EV100 -2? to 20)

[William W]

It is terrible and a gross oversight.

I think it should be in "Exposure Modes", because that's the knob on which it is located . . . after all "Custom (x3)" qualifies as an "Exposure Mode".

Whilst we are at it: I vote for a reinstatement of T Mode: not everyone has one of those fancy remote thingies to hold the Shutter Release down.

WW

[pnodrog]

Another vote for T mode. Bill you can lead the revolution I will tag along at a safe distance....

On logical Nikons the exposure Mode is Manual and Bulb is one of the speeds that can be selected.

[dje]

What is the Nikon equivalent of the Cannon EOS 5D Mark III far as specs and quality?

Adrian I also think you need to look at both the D750 and the D810. The D750 is probably closer to the 5DIII in specs, and cheaper in price. The D810 is probably around the same price as the 5DIII but has a higher resolution sensor. Only you can decide how important the higher res sensor is to you.

Dave

[Shadowman]

You can go to a website such as the supplied link http://snapsort.com/compare and do a comparison and the differences or similarities may or may not matter to you.

[Black Pearl]

What is the Nikon equivalent of the Cannon EOS 5D Mark III far as specs and quality?

What is the reasoning behind the question?

[Dave Humphries]

You can go to a website such as the supplied link http://snapsort.com/compare and do a comparison and the differences or similarities may or may not matter to you.

Just be warned; I have (previously) found snapsort to be riddled with specification errors and make some pretty wacky statements*.

* Fine if you know your stuff, but a seriously bad thing for anyone just starting out, or not well versed on the basics.
May also make a mockery of drawing comparison conclusions based on their 'data'.

Of course, there's a chance they have improved by now - but I doubt it, when I tried to alert them to an error, it was never corrected (before I gave up waiting).

Of the two sites mentioned above, I'd (personally) trust DPR more.

That said; any such site is liable to make errors when inputting manufacturer's specs in to their 'database' (which may be no more than a spreadsheet in which they copied an existing entry and incompletely updated it when a new model comes out). This applies to store sites as well, of course.

Mind you, even manufacturers have been known to make mistakes.


Take it from someone that's spent time updating similar data sets and although I'm more careful than anyone else I know, I still I find odd errors that I must have made. No-one is infallible, but some don't even bother to check what they put in, or better still; ask someone else to sanity check it. Nor even bother to correct it when advised of an error.

FWIW, Dave

[doomed forever]

What is the Nikon equivalent of the Cannon EOS 5D Mark III far as specs and quality?

A Nikon D750. Wish i could afford one, but since the 5D i am onto the Canon bandwaggon, err, and A7 into FF terms. And i do love my old, original 5D much more than the newer A7.

[William W]

Just be warned; I have (previously) found snapsort to be riddled with specification errors and make some pretty wacky statements*.

* Fine if you know your stuff, but a seriously bad thing for anyone just starting out, or not well versed on the basics.
May also make a mockery of drawing comparison conclusions based on their 'data'.

I liked the link John provided: I was ignorant of it, and, yes, I had a fun time there doing a 5DMkIII and D810 comparison.

As John mentioned there lot's of things they mention which just simply don't matter to me. As you mentioned some of their statements seem based on editorial wacky assumptions of what is relevant.

I smiled at the fact they gave points to the 5DMkIII for having higher ISO and also for having Higher ISO Boost: yet gave points to the D810 for having an internal Flash - because "A built-in flash is useful for taking indoor shots where there is little light"

WW

[Shadowman]

Just be warned; I have (previously) found snapsort to be riddled with specification errors and make some pretty wacky statements*.

* Fine if you know your stuff, but a seriously bad thing for anyone just starting out, or not well versed on the basics.
May also make a mockery of drawing comparison conclusions based on their 'data'.

Of course, there's a chance they have improved by now - but I doubt it, when I tried to alert them to an error, it was never corrected (before I gave up waiting).

Of the two sites mentioned above, I'd (personally) trust DPR more.

That said; any such site is liable to make errors when inputting manufacturer's specs in to their 'database' (which may be no more than a spreadsheet in which they copied an existing entry and incompletely updated it when a new model comes out). This applies to store sites as well, of course.

Mind you, even manufacturers have been known to make mistakes.


Take it from someone that's spent time updating similar data sets and although I'm more careful than anyone else I know, I still I find odd errors that I must have made. No-one is infallible, but some don't even bother to check what they put in, or better still; ask someone else to sanity check it. Nor even bother to correct it when advised of an error.

FWIW, Dave

Which is why it's a good idea to go to the manufacturer's website for information, however CaNikon aren't going to compare their cameras against their competitors so at your own risk; have someone else do the comparison. Hopefully the comparisons are happening prior to purchasing.

[doomed forever]

The Thing is simply that one since 2007 (when the D3 came out, and D700 later then) Nikon DSLRs does have much better DR, then Canon DSLR counterparts, but Canon does have very good (worldclass) Lenses, and so does Nikon...i do currently own only the 24-105/4 L lens, which isn't as good as the 24-70/2.8 II L USM for example, but the focal range is quite nice, USM is fast, and it gets the job done. Would love to own the 16-35/4 L USM, and 35/1.4 II L, but both are way out of my reach...for many years to come.

[Stagecoach]

I smiled at the fact they gave points to the 5DMkIII for having higher ISO and also for having Higher ISO Boost: yet gave points to the D810 for having an internal Flash - because "A built-in flash is useful for taking indoor shots where there is little light"

WW

Reminds me of one I read a while ago Bill where someone had commented that one model was superior to another because it had a 'touch screen'

We all have our own specific priorities and they will be different and become more defined as we each become more experienced.

[Manfred M]

I smiled at the fact they gave points to the 5DMkIII for having higher ISO and also for having Higher ISO Boost: yet gave points to the D810 for having an internal Flash

I've had a couple of 5D Mk II shooter whine about the fact that higher end Canon cameras do not have built in flash like the Nikons (other than the D4 variants) and they had to buy external triggers whereas Nikon shooters had the built in triggers in support of NIkon's CLS functionality for off-camera flash.

[William W]

I've had a couple of 5D Mk II shooter whine . . . whereas Nikon shooters had the built in triggers in support of NIkon's CLS functionality for off-camera flash.

Yeah but: Nikon's "Speedlite" flash system is generally superior in both functionality and accuracy.

The whining 5DMkII users simply need to accept facts.

That's what you get when you go to those Flash Workshops, Manfred - you gotta put up with all the whinging and whining from those Canon users.


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Re touch screens: . . . last month I wanted to buy a (very cheap) mobile phone with "buttons" (I wanted this tool to receive telephone calls). It was really difficult getting one.

WW

[William W]

The Thing is simply that . . .

I think that "The Thing" simply is Nikon vs. Canon comparatives are Market and Sales driven.

The reason that in the pro pool there is a sea of 'white lenses' (compared to black lenses) at every large televised event is that CPN works very hard to get those lenses out there to those Photographers: and obviously to use those white lenses one needs EOS cameras.

That's been the difficulty for Nikon to drag back the gap and I believe the gap has become wider since 2004.

That's an incredibly forceful, passive/subliminal advertising message being sent out and repeated each time that sea of white lenses in seen the press gallery or photo pool.

WW

[doomed forever]

Well, Canon does make decent glass for sure, but when you look at serious testsites, DPReview, DxOMark & Co, Nikon is 1st when it comes to Sensor performance since the D3...but that's not all. Personally, i dislike the thumbwheel onto all my Canons, that feature annoys me for over a decade, but i'm getting used to it...i'd have prefered just a 2nd mode dial onto the back, just like every other brand including Nikon does have. Seriously, no offence, but i couldn't care less which Lens maker is at Olympics, Soccer, or any other kind of sports event...i really don't give a damn about it. I do use Canon Stuff, as well as Nikon, Sony, also Panasonic & others. That brand war is for Kiddies, seriously, which is best. I do have Canon & Nikon lenses, but only for Canon in FF-compatible.

Personally, i really do hate the white Canon lens Telelens Design, it looks way cheap, but like the red ring, it's mostly a Canon Feature, but Sony does have white, huge Telezooms, too.

And you know what, Cameras are just Tools, i am not a gear fetishist, i don't pixel peep, i do process my pictures the way i would like them to have it, or i have them into my minds eye, as good as i could do it. Into the End, it's all about the picture, not about some silly xyz camera brand, or lens xy...what counts.

To quote Chase Jarvis: The best Camera is that one, that's with you. :-)

So much for that.

Always good light,
Marc