Canon 5D Mark III officially announced! Continually updated news and reviews list!

March 2, 2012
Canon News
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EDIT: digitalrev.com is the first shop I found that has the 5D Mark III in stock and available for shipping. Different kits are offered together with bonus items.

Read on…

It’s official! The Canon 5DmarkIII has been released!
I will update this post with all the links, reviews and pre-order options I can find (new links are always on top of each category).
So stay tuned and keep reloading this page (but not every 60 seconds, please ;-) )

Lots of in-depth technical information by Canon Professional Network (this is REALLY cool! – click here)

EDIT: according to Canon Japan the 5D3 will be released in late March (click here for Google translation)

Pre-orders options

Full preorder page with 5D Mark III and all accessories on Amazon (Click here).
World-wide pre-order options
- Australia
  - 5D3 body at Ted’s Cameras AUS$ 4,200 (+ $9.95 shipping) clicking here
  - 5D3 with 24-70mm mm f2,8 II at Ted’s Cameras AUS$ $6,799.95 (+ $9.95 shipping) clicking here
- Germany
  - 5D3 body at pixxass.de € 3,299 (click here)
  - 5D3 body at Foto Köster € 3,199 (click here)
  - 5D3 body at Wex Photographie € 3,299 (click here)
  - 5D3 with EF 24-105 mm at Wex Photographie € 4,099 (click here)
  - 5D3 with EF 24-70 mm f2,8 II at Wex Photographie €5,598 (click here)
- USA
  - 5D3 body Amazon US$ 3,499 (click here)
  - 5D3 with 24-105L Amazon US$ 4,299 (click here)
  - 5D3 body BHphoto US$3,499 (Click here)
  - 5D3 with 24-105L BHphoto US$4,299 (click here)
  - 5D3 body Adorama US$3,499 (Click here)
  - 5D3 with 24-105L Adorama US$4,299 (Click here)
  - 5D3 body $3,499 at onecall.com (click here)
  - 5D3 with 24-105mm f/4L $4,299 at onecall.com (click here)
  - 5D3 body $3,499 at Abe’s of Maine (click here)
  - 5D3 with 24-105mm f/4L $4,299 at Abe’s of Maine (click here)
  - 5D3 body $3,499 at J&R (click here)
  - 5D3 with 24-105L $4,299 at J&R (click here)
  - 5D3 body Beach Camera US$ 3,499 (click here)
  - 5D3 body Buydig US$ 3,499 (click here)
- Canada
  - 5D3 body Camera Canada CAD$ 3,799 (click here)
  - 5D3 with 24-105L Camera Canada CAD$ 4,599.95 (click here)
- UK
  - 5D3 body £2999 at warehouse express (click here)
  - 5D3 with 24-105mm £3689 at warehouse express (click here)
  - 5D3 with 24-70mm f2.8 II £5298 at warehouse express (click here)
  - 5D3 body £2999 at parkcameras (click here)
  - 5D3 with 24-105mm £3689 at parkcameras (click here)
  - 5D3 body £2999.99 at dale photographic (click here)
  - 5D3 with 24-105mm £3689 at dale photographic (click here)
  - 5D3 body Calumet Photo UK £2,999 (click here)
  - 5D3 body Jacobs Digital UK £2,999 (click here)
  - 5D3 with 24-105L Jacobs Digital £3,689.99 (click here)
  - 5D3 body CVP UK £2,999 (click here)

Accessories
- Speedlite 600EX-RT at
  - $629 at J&R (click here) and ST-E3-RT Speedlite Transmitter $470 at J&R (clic here)
  - $629 at BHphoto (click here)
  - $629 at Amazon US (click here)
  - UK: £329 at warehouse express (click here) and £329 at parkcameras (click here)
- BG-E11 Battery Grip
- GP-E2 GPS Receiver at
- WFT-E7B Wireless Transmitter
  - $849.99 at J&R (click here)
  - € 759 at Wex Photographie (Germany) click here

Sample Images and Videos

RAW files covering the whole ISO range (50-102400) at imaging-resource.com (click here).

RAW files at ISO 6400 (click here) and ISO 51200 (click here).

Paul Ward Photography(with quick hands-on review): 5D2 vs 5D3 crop at ISO 3200 (click here), 5D3 crop at ISO 6400 (click here), 5D3 crop at ISO 25600 (click here).

dpreview 5D forum 25600 ISO pic

Bert Stephani high ISO pics

DPreview studio sample pics : 50 (Medium, Large, Original), 100 (Medium, Large, Original), 200 (Medium, Large, Original), 400 (Medium, Large, Original), 800 (Medium, Large, Original), 1600 (Medium, Large, Original), 3200 (Medium, Large, Original), 6400 (Medium, Large, Original), 12800 (Medium, Large, Original), 25600 (Medium, Large, Original), 51200 (Medium, Large, Original), 102400 (Medium, Large, Original)

Canon sample image (click the ISO value) at ISO 100 (pic1, pic2, pic3), 800, 6400.
Canon sample movie 1 (click here for high resolution and here for low resolution and here for the making of)
Canon sample movie 2 (click here for high resolution and here for low resolution and here for the making of)
Canon sample movie 3 (click here for high resolution and here for low resolution and here for the making of)

Canon EOS 5D Mark III samples page (click here)

Previews

Video noise comparison 5D2 vs 5D3 (youtube)
Technical analysis of the 5D3 noise reduction algorithm

lens.fr (in French) with lots of pics of the 5D3 itself
Bert Stephani review and high ISO pics
Photo Rumors: What’s inside the 5D Mark III

DigitalRevTv hands on video (thanks to einsnull)
DPreview hands on review
ephotozine 5D2 vs 5D3
Philip Bloom
Gizmodo
Camera Labs
Engadget hands on
Imaging Resource
EOSHD comprehensive guide
Hands on and sample pics by Jeff Ascough
Bob Atkins
Dpreview
Planet5D
Planet5D on the 600 RX-ET
5d3 shutter sound at 6 fps (short video)
Hands on video
5D3 vs 5D2 vs Nikon D800
Comments and discussion on Planet5D (video)
Think Simpler Should I Upgrade to the 5D Mk III From the 5D Mk II? (ThePhoBlographer).

Hands on videos:

Button controls, weather sealing, shutter mechanism and more tech insights of the EOS 5D Mark III.

Key Features

Read the specification sheet clicking here or a more in depth tech description clicking here.
Base specs are: 22MP full frame CMOS sensor ISO 100-25600 standard, 50-102,800 expanded 6 fps continuous shooting Shutter rated to 150,000 frames 1080p30 video recording, stereo sound via external mic 61 point AF system 63 zone iFCL metering system 100% viewfinder coverage Dual card slots for CF and SD