canon 5 dm111 or nikon d600

[goalie]

--i found a good price for a 5d m 111..at 2800 dollars compare 3400 in canada ....or should i buy nikon d600 2100.... i here so many good things about this camaera
http://gbbigshots.zenfolio.com

 

[ossme]

If it was me then I would buy the Canon (I'm a Canon shooter).

it is now getting sold for less than that.

 

[carlk]

D600 if you don't own any Canon lenses. It might lack a few (unimportant) bells and whistles but that will be more than made up by the likely better sensor. You could buy a good lens with money saved. There is still the D800 if you need an ultimate camera.

 

[goalie]

--where is it cheaper pls adoramacamera had it for 2749 but that deal is over
http://gbbigshots.zenfolio.com

 

[Daniel Clune]

I keep hearing a few posters here say you can get the 5D3 cheaper than 3500 but I have yet to see it at a legitimate dealer selling for under $3500 in the USA. Every time a poster says this he has NO link to this deal. Because its just plan bull poop. Other than some super deal on ebay that is for a few cameras I have never seen one. The adoroma one when i clicked on it it was 3500 so that must have lasted a few minutes.

If you only have a few canon lenses and especially if the efs lenses you have to sell any way the D600 has a better sensor than 5D3 but 5D3 has a few things better the focus system and slightly faster frame rate. I think the buffer is higher too on 5D3. Don't be fooled by heavy noise reduction on jpg files. Even at low iso noise reeducation is done on jpg files on 5D3. Read dpreview review.

--where is it cheaper pls adoramacamera had it for 2749 but that deal is over
http://gbbigshots.zenfolio.com

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[carlk]

I agree without any price considerations it's a toss up between D600 and 5DIII. The better sensor in D600 more than made up for the few extra bells and whistles in 5DIII which one may or may not need. Forget about 6D though. There is no comparison unless you already own a lot of EF lenses.

I keep hearing a few posters here say you can get the 5D3 cheaper than 3500 but I have yet to see it at a legitimate dealer selling for under $3500 in the USA. Every time a poster says this he has NO link to this deal. Because its just plan bull poop. Other than some super deal on ebay that is for a few cameras I have never seen one. The adoroma one when i clicked on it it was 3500 so that must have lasted a few minutes.

If you only have a few canon lenses and especially if the efs lenses you have to sell any way the D600 has a better sensor than 5D3 but 5D3 has a few things better the focus system and slightly faster frame rate. I think the buffer is higher too on 5D3. Don't be fooled by heavy noise reduction on jpg files. Even at low iso noise reeducation is done on jpg files on 5D3. Read dpreview review.

--where is it cheaper pls adoramacamera had it for 2749 but that deal is over
http://gbbigshots.zenfolio.com

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http://www.pbase.com/dc9mm

 

[cruisx]

Hey guys I got a smiliar choice to make. Currently I have a T2i, first DSLR bought it a year ago. Lets just say if i was to get...a D600 from work for around $1600(lens included) Would you jump on it?

Im not to familiar with Nikon cameras because when i was picking a DSLR everyone told me go Canon.

How many of you would jump asap on that price?

 

[ossme]

I would buy that without even thinking.

But where did you find such an offer ???

 

[Dan_168]

First of all I don't personally own either one your were asking but a 1DS2/1DS3/D800E, and previously 5D2 and D3, based on my personal experience on the recent Canon and Nikon sensor, comparing the 5D2 and my friends's 3D3 to my D800E, man, the choice is too easy, and I don't see a day and night different between the 5D2 and 5D3 in terms of IQ, so I am making the assumption here the D600 has similar technology as the D800 and 5D3 with similar technology sensor as 5D2. With that being said, between the 5D MK III and D600, at this particular moment it will be D600 for sure, that's IQ/sensor quality only, but there is more than just the sensor in a camera, so you have to weight it out what other important aspects of the camera matters to you as well.

 

[MayaTlab0]

Between the two of them, there isn't an overall "better" camera, but only a camera that more closely match your needs / wants.

Of course in detail they do trade blows where one is objectively better than the other. The D600's sensor is just better than the 5D III's in terms of dynamic range. But, just as a contrasting example, the 5D III has a better handling, and I'm ready to argue that its ergonomics / user interface is plain better as well, especially for fast-paced shootings (events, mariage, reportage, etc.).

Don't just read the spec sheets, try holding them in your hand for a while in a camera store if you can,
Consider their respective lens lineups,

And then weight their respective pros and cons depending on what you want,

 

[Andrew53]

I own both but I am a long time Canon user.

My opinion is the 5D Mark III is a better camera. IQ differences are small but the 5DIII has much better AF and the silent shutter mode is outstanding.

You can mount and use manual focus Nikon lenses on a Canon. You can't use Canon lenses on a Nikon. Nikon does have some interesting manual focus lenses. This method isn't great (hence my purchace of the D600) but it is doable.

The Canon lens line up suits me better and is more complete than Nikon. The lens line up is should probably be your primary criteria for deciding.

 

[Tharizdun]

Pretty sad actually, try using canon EF-S lenseson a 5D3; you cant. You can boast that nikon's old manual focus lenses work on your mount but you cant use your own brands newest lenses on your new body... By this you are actually saying nikons old stuff is better then canon's new stuff....

 

[dnral]

The price was legit. I almost bought it from Ebay/Beach Camera but I already have a 5DIII that I paid the original asking price-$2,800 was very tempting but my sanity kicked in and I did not buy. It makes me think that the price will be $2800 soon and why not? It did not bother me that I paid $700 more. If I had kept my new 5DII instead I would have lost another $500 on it if I sold it now. Canon knows marketing and most people compaining on this site know nothing at all.

David

 

[DonnyHiFi]

If you like the Canon glass better, get the 5D MKIII. The 5D MKIII has the better autofocus as well with sensitive cross autofocus points spread out vs the D600 where all nine are in the middle.

 

[Richard]

If you like the Canon glass better, get the 5D MKIII. The 5D MKIII has the better autofocus as well with sensitive cross autofocus points spread out vs the D600 where all nine are in the middle.

The guy at Image resources says differently....
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/nikon-d600/nikon-d600A.HTM

"The Nikon D600 features a 39-point, wide-area phase detection autofocus system, of which nine points feature cross-type sensors, sensitive to both horizontal and vertical detail.

Seven of these points at the center of the frame work all the way down to f/8, allowing use with teleconverters and longer lenses."

Where are the other two?

 

[SubPrime]

Pretty sad actually, try using canon EF-S lenseson a 5D3; you cant. You can boast that nikon's old manual focus lenses work on your mount but you cant use your own brands newest lenses on your new body... By this you are actually saying nikons old stuff is better then canon's new stuff....

Good point. The fact that Nikon allows you to mount older lenses might have been a positive up to 12 mpx, but with the advent fo 24-36 mpx bodies, this is probabyl irrelevant.

 

[mojorisn]

This might help:

http://www.imaging-resource.com/IMCOMP/COMPS01.HTM

You can select the images from both cameras. I looked at the still life at ISO 3200 (click on the image to enlarge it). I think the 5D III is better, IMHO.

Les

 

[RedFox88]

Canon knows marketing and most people compaining on this site know nothing at all.

Yep. Canon has a huge marketshare lead over nikon, so they know what they are doing. All those on here are just armchair CEOs.

 

[Teila Day]

Pretty sad actually, try using canon EF-S lenseson a 5D3; you cant. You can boast that nikon's old manual focus lenses work on your mount but you cant use your own brands newest lenses on your new body... By this you are actually saying nikons old stuff is better then canon's new stuff....

Good point. The fact that Nikon allows you to mount older lenses might have been a positive up to 12 mpx, but with the advent fo 24-36 mpx bodies, this is probabyl irrelevant.

It just depends on who you are and who you're shooting for and what reality you live in... If you're shooting for the purpose of measuring corner sharpness, light falloff, and other tests that few non-photographers care about in the real world, then it might be a huge concern for you.

If you're the kind of person that knows that the average person couldn't care less what lens you used as long as the end product meets a more than reasonable real-world criteria, then mounting a Nikon lens on your Canon can often be a cost savings solution (in my case not having a fast wide angle Canon lens) that can also put money in your pocket (I've sold work using a Nikon 17-35 2.8 and 50 1.8 on a 5d2).

Depending on the use for the photograph, and often after processing, the differences between using a Canon-Nikon setup vs. Canon-Canon isn't worth quibbling about, even on a higher resolution body.
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Teila K. Day
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[DonnyHiFi]

If you like the Canon glass better, get the 5D MKIII. The 5D MKIII has the better autofocus as well with sensitive cross autofocus points spread out vs the D600 where all nine are in the middle.

The guy at Image resources says differently....
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/nikon-d600/nikon-d600A.HTM

"The Nikon D600 features a 39-point, wide-area phase detection autofocus system, of which nine points feature cross-type sensors, sensitive to both horizontal and vertical detail.

Seven of these points at the center of the frame work all the way down to f/8, allowing use with teleconverters and longer lenses."

Where are the other two?

From my understanding it is the same 39 point Autofocus that is utilized in the D7000, all nine sensitive points are in the center if this is indeed the case. The 5D MKIII cross points are spread apart which pretty much eliminates the need for focus and recompose. One of the things I'm not liking about the 6D is what seems like is the need to focus and recompose just like the D600, the 5D MKIII is the better camera from the 3 but not the best in all areas. Nikon wins in dynamic range, ISO noise is likely comparable to the 5D MKIII. I will likely pickup a 6D myself since its listed at 20,000yen cheaper than the D600 and its enough "camera" for me.

IMHO

5D MKIII> D600> D6