I'm often asked the not unreasonable question, "So which is the best camera?" to which my answer recently has been one stolen from professional photographic lore: "The best camera is the one you have with you when a great picture presents itself.

I am blown away with the new Canon 5D MK III. I realize that my review is right on the heels of purchasing, so I may update in the future. As for now, I will post what jumps out most. The AF abilities are amazing. Dead on accurate... even in the dark.

Amazing AF; Excellent High ISO; 6 FPS; Dynamic Range; LCD; build; duel card slots

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The 5D Mark III has no built-in flash. I prefer my compact old 220EX for family photos; it is superior to the new 270EX II sold today. The 5D Mark III is the world's best DSLR. It's a huge improvement over the 5D Mark II due to the improvements from automatic color fringe correction, and the greatly...

The Canon EOS 5D Mark III is the ultimate digital SLR for under $4000 right now and offers a great balance between resolution, physical size, ISO sensitivity for low light shooting, movie capability and price.

Excellent image quality; camera performs best with quality lenses; Very good build quality with weather sealing and intuitive controls; Big and sharp 3.2 inch LCD and large viewfinder; Full manual controls with RAW image mode and lots of configuration options; Silent shooting modes when using the...

Slow focusing in live view mode; No built-in flash; autofocus assist light or wireless control without attachment; No continuous focusing during movie recording; More playback tools and effects would have been nice

For the first time in a 5D-Series camera, the EOS 5D Mark III offers a silent, low vibration shooting mode. By slowing down and muting the shutter and mirror reflex action, the camera is capable of handheld, virtually imperceptible operation for discrete shooting in more situations at speeds of up...

It's been nearly four years since Canon released the EOS 5D Mark II, the camera that turned digital still cameras into affordable workhorses for videographers and indie filmmakers. And this next evolution was definitely created with those filmmakers in mind.