How are your experiences with 5D III and landscape photography so far?
Hello,
I currently do my landscape photography mostly with this setup:
EOS 7D
EF-S 10-22
4/17-40L
4/70-200L
I am thinking about adding the 5D Mark III (and the new 2.8/24-70L IS II) and use this as my primary camera for landscapes, macro and even birds when I won't need the extra pixel density of the 7D.
I did a lot of research on the 5D III (also tested it at a camera store) and the IQ is awesome and definitely much better than the 7D (which itself is not bad at all), particularly at ISO 800 and above which I sometimes need for landscapes too, e.g. in the evening when there is wind and I want to freeze the movement of plants in the foreground.
Better AF might also come in handy for BIF.
But the main reason is landscapes as I want better IQ, get rid of the 10-22 (great lens but then one lens less to carry) and real wide angle with the 17-40L and make some really large prints like 80x120cm (about 32x48 inches if my math is right).
- How are you satisfied so far with the 5D III for your landscape shots?
- How does the 4/17-40L perform on the 5D III? I know that many used it with the 5D II and 1D III. I was stupid and forget to take it to the store for testing so I don't have any samples. There are many good reviews for that lens on FF bodies and I love it on my 7D and 40D but there are also quite a few reports about problems on FF but often with image samples. Vignetting, etc can be fixed with Lightroom 4 but lack of sharpness not so much. As there is no 2.8/14-24L in Nikon quality from Canon yet the 4/17-40L is my best choice.
Any comments on your experiences with the 5D and landscapes, particularly with the 4/17-40L is very interesting.
Markus