Another X-mas deal by B&H. The Canon 5D Mark III with the EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens and the following accessories

• Lowepro Rezo 170 AW Camera Shoulder Bag
• SanDisk 16GB CompactFlash Memory Card Extreme 400x UDMA
• Pearstone LP-E6 Lithium-Ion Battery Pack (7.4V 1450mAh)

is sold for $3499 (click here). Free overnight shipping. The final price shows up after having added the item to the cart.

Finally, there is a Sandisk 16GB class 10 memory card deal on eBay: $17.99 (click here). Limited quantity!

[Thanks Pandian]

Next Canon EOS 5D Mark III deal! Top rated eBay seller bigvalueinc has Canon's professional full-frame DSLR for just $2599 (click here)!!

Again: top rated eBay seller getitidigital has another Canon EOS 5D Mark III (body only) deal on sale. This time the price is $2799 (click here).

Hope you are not getting bored by all this 5D3 sales!

Interesting test made by Don Marcotte, a photographer with interests in astrophotography. He wanted to know which camera sensor among the EOS 6D and the EOS 5D Mark III produces less noise. The test was made with a rather simple setting: long exposures wit the cap on the lens (no light). Before looking at the results it is best to read Marcotte's disclaimer:

Please remember that this test was designed to determine the best camera for a very specific night photography project. I would expect that no one could detect a noise difference between the 6D and 5D3 for the vast majority of daylight photography. Only in low light conditions would a 6D deliver observably better results.

Ok, the EOS 6D produces less noise than the EOS 5D Mark III. Check the following images:

Image credits: Don Marcotte

Above, 15 seconds exposure: Shot using camera store demo units at room temperature. RAW images converted to 16 bit TIFFs by Canon Digital Photo Professional. Created 400px X 400px crops and applied Gamma=3.0 in CS5.

Below, the 30 seconds exposure results:

Image credit: Don Marcotte

It is amazing that Canon's entry level full-frame DSLR produces less noise than the much more pricey EOS 5D Mark III!

On planet5D you can find Marcotte's full description of the test along with more informations and a comparison with the EOS 5D Mark II.

Canon EOS 6D price check: Amazon, B&H, Adorama, Canon USA, J&R, Digitalrev, eBay, rent it at Borrow Lenses

Canon EOS 5D Mark III price check:Amazon, B&H, Adorama, Canon USA, J&R, Digitalrev, eBay, rent it at Borrow Lenses

[planet5D via PetaPixel]

A comparison of the Canon EOS 6D, the EOS 5D Mark III and Nikon's D600 by Cinema5D