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Add to SafariWhen comparing Canon EOS 5D Mark III vs Nikon D850, the Slant community recommends Canon EOS 5D Mark III for most people. In the question“What are the best full frame DSLR cameras?” Canon EOS 5D Mark III is ranked 6th while Nikon D850 is ranked 8th. The most important reason people chose Canon EOS 5D Mark III is:
61-point autofocus system with 41 cross-type points that performs well in low light.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Good autofocus system
61-point autofocus system with 41 cross-type points that performs well in low light.
Pro Complete manual control for video
Shutter, aperture and ISO can be set manually for video.
Pro Excellent ergonomics
Pro Excellent build quality
Pro Focus peaking in live view
When using manual focus lens, you can turn on focus peaking to see which parts of the picture in in focus, as there will be a colour (by the default settings red) "painted" to tell you that that part of the picture is in focus
Pro Focus Shift stacking
Also know as focus stacking, this camera is able to do focus shift photography on its own after the set up, thus it will not be so tedious in terms of capturing the photo.
Cons
Con The camera is showing its age
5D Mark III was released in 2012.
Con Dynamic range could be better
5D Mark III has 11.7 stops of dynamic range while competitors have around 14 stops. And shadow recovery is lacking as well limiting HDR photos further.
Con AF point coverage is restricting
Layout of AF points restricts to compose shots in a certain way.
Con Lacks continuous AF in movie mode
Con Lacks programmable Auto ISO
Con Can't set arbitrary exposure time
Con AF points don't illuminate in Servo mode
It can be difficult to see AF points in low light as they do not illuminate in Servo mode.
Con Autofocus subject tracking could be better
Con Expensive to get "faster" frame rate
While it ships with a standard frame rate of 7fps, to get to its full functionality of 9fps, you will need the hand grip, as well as the D5 grip battery and charger, which cost a lot more extra.
