I know this request has come up many times, but the only true thread I could find after almost an hour of searching was almost a year old and was quickly hijacked by those wanting a 3X crop mode, which I understand has now been implemented (great!). Apologies if this is kicking a dead horse...
some reasons for an APS-C crop mode on the 5D mkiii:
1. there are NO Canons yet that can do 1920x1080 at 24fps in Raw at an APS-C sensor size, yes?
2. this will allow maximum width of field-of-view on APS-C lenses without vignetting, so people with APS-C lenses can use them as we always have
3. those of us who started in 35mm motion picture shooting (me, for example) think in APS-C/Super 35mm lens mm terms, so it makes the transition much easier
4. a nice balance between workable depth of field and soft focus. for me it is much easier to pull my own focus with APS-C than with Full Frame
5. it would be fantastic to have a Raw-capable camera (as opposed to Nikon) that can switch between the beauty of Full Frame and the practicality of APS-C
I am planning to purchase a 5D mkiii in the next month, probably on Black Friday. what finally pushed me to the purchase stage is the Magic Lantern Raw release... fantastic job, ML folks!!!
I would much prefer the 5D mkiii over, for example, the BMCC because of:
1. better and faster software developers (mostly meaning you ML folks) and much better quality hardware (Canon)
2. i prefer the larger chip size (though my ultimate preference would be APS-C and even better still being able to switch)
3. the ability to shoot stills, particularly on a fantastic camera
Thanks,
Scott
some reasons for an APS-C crop mode on the 5D mkiii:
1. there are NO Canons yet that can do 1920x1080 at 24fps in Raw at an APS-C sensor size, yes?
2. this will allow maximum width of field-of-view on APS-C lenses without vignetting, so people with APS-C lenses can use them as we always have
3. those of us who started in 35mm motion picture shooting (me, for example) think in APS-C/Super 35mm lens mm terms, so it makes the transition much easier
4. a nice balance between workable depth of field and soft focus. for me it is much easier to pull my own focus with APS-C than with Full Frame
5. it would be fantastic to have a Raw-capable camera (as opposed to Nikon) that can switch between the beauty of Full Frame and the practicality of APS-C
I am planning to purchase a 5D mkiii in the next month, probably on Black Friday. what finally pushed me to the purchase stage is the Magic Lantern Raw release... fantastic job, ML folks!!!
I would much prefer the 5D mkiii over, for example, the BMCC because of:
1. better and faster software developers (mostly meaning you ML folks) and much better quality hardware (Canon)
2. i prefer the larger chip size (though my ultimate preference would be APS-C and even better still being able to switch)
3. the ability to shoot stills, particularly on a fantastic camera
Thanks,
Scott