Canon Announces 5D MkIII, Plus New Flash Gear, Wireless File Transmitter & GPS Tagger

[Matt Molnar]

Canon has announced the 5D Mark III...
New 22.3 MP sensor plus some "trickle down" features from the 1D-X.

Price: $3500 (body)
Sensor: 22.3-megapixel, full-frame (36.0mm x 24.0mm) CMOS
Processor: Digic 5+
Max ISO: 25,600 (standard), 102,400 (expanded)
Max Image Size: 5,784 x 3,856
Video: 1080p (24/25/30 fps), 720p (24/25/30/50/60 fps)
Display: 1.04-million dot, 3.2-inch LCD

Canon announcement: http://cpn.canon-europe.com/content/...5d_mark_iii.do
Gizmodo first look: http://gizmodo.com/5889707/canon-eos...-pr0n-bring-it

They're also launching a new flash gun and wireless flash transmitter, PLUS a wireless file transmitter attachment and a GPS receiver for geotagging.

[NickPeterman]

Sheesh, for that price I could have bought 2 7D's and a 24-105. I think I made out alright then. Guess I'll try to pick one of these up when the 5DIV comes out

[jerslice]

Yeah really, Nick. My 5Dii does just fine!

[Cary]

Pretty disappointing response to the D800, IMHO.

[lijk604]

Hope they still stock the 5DMkII...$3500 is a bit much for me to think about. Maybe the MkII's price will start to be discounted???

[ANITIX87]

Hope they still stock the 5DMkII...$3500 is a bit much for me to think about. Maybe the MkII's price will start to be discounted???

I bought my Mk II new in December for $1,999. The price will most likely return to that, and Canon have said the Mk II will remain a current model.

TIS