The much awaited 22.3-megapixel camera will be available towards end of this month with prices to be announced (online estimate US$3,500). The BG-E11 battery grip will be available in end April.
The Canon EOS 5D Mark III will be available at all authorised Canon dealers on Saturday, 17 March at the following prices.
- EOS 5D Mark III body: S$4,699
- EOS 5D Mark III kit (body + lens*): S$5,999
*kit lens: EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM
The earlier online estimates turned out rather spot-on.
The Canon EOS 5D Mark III was launched globally today.
The EOS 5D Mark III at today's launch.
Canon has launched today the third DSLR in the EOS 5D series.
The worldwide launch was synchronised with that in Japan and other countries at 1pm Singapore time, at Ion Sky.
The original EOS 5D (first full frame DSLR) was launched in 2005 while the EOS 5D Mark II (first HD video capable DSLR) was launched in 2008.
Main features
The Canon EOS 5D Mark III with the EF 24-105 zoom lens.
– 36 x 24mm full frame CMOS sensor
– 22.3 megapixels
– 6 frames-per-second
– DIGIC 5+ processor
– ISO 100 – 25,600 (expandable to 50 – 102,400)
– Improved 61-point auto-focus system.
Additional features
– Multiple Exposures
– High Dynamic Range (HDR) shooting
– 1080P30 HD video
– 100% viewfinder coverage
– CF & SD (incl SDXC) cards
– In-camera optical corrections such as distortion, peripheral illumination, chromatic aberration.
The exterior design and layout is similar to the EOS 7D but it has inherited many of the new features introduced late last year in Canon’s flagship EOS-1D X, such as the 61-point auto-focus (AF) system.
The much awaited Canon EOS 5D Mark III.
This is a great enhancement over thE 9-point AF system of the previous two EOS 5Ds.
On top of that, 41 of the AF points are cross-type points, with the central five diagonally sensitive.
Canon also boasts that there has been a 2-stop improvement in low-light performance – so ISO 25,600 would have as little noise as ISO 6,400 previously.
The new Digic 5+ in the 5D Mark III is 17 times faster than the Digic 4 processor in the 5D Mark II.
In conjunction with the launch of the Canon EOS 5D Mark III, three new EF lenses were also launched today.
– EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM
– EF28mm f/2.8 IS USM
– EF24mm f/2.8 IS USM.
Other accessories that were also launched today include:
– Speedlite 600EX flash unit
– Speedlite 600 EX-RT flash unit
– GP-E2 GPS receiver
– WFT-E7 Wireless File Transfer unit
– ST-E3-RT Speedlite transmitter
Tags: 5D, camera, Canon, DSLR, EOS, launch, Mark III, Singapore
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