[jim truscott]

I would like to welcome everyone to the forums, and just to get the ball rolling, - two simple questions:

1. What camera do you currently have, and why did you choose to purchase it?

2. What camera would you like to have, and why?

Feel free to elaborate!

I've just got the canon 5d m3 and been shooting only a couple of days. Had the 5d m2 and was pretty happy with it, but after reading reviews about the new focusing system and even less noise thought I'd go into hock and try it..
Once you buy some brand name glass, you are pretty well stuck with that brand.
Nikon has very competitive cameras now and cheaper than canon for someone starting out.
Also i've noticed when your old camera gets quite a few clicks up they are hard to sell.
I ran up 20,000 in a couple of years. Most buyers thought that too much on the speedo.. I finally sold at a reduced price.
First thing i've noticed is the m3 feels heavier in the bag. Didn't look much heavier in the specs.
The new focusing system is a great improvement and thats what i really wanted. It hangs on like a terrier dog!
If you're like me, i had to read the pretty thick manual for a few hours and play with it to get the best of it.
The new 'in camera' hdr looks pretty good. Tried it with various f stops of separation and with different settings from 'natural' to 'way out' so i've liked the effect though i've never been a hdr junkie..
Also found the moire to be better when panning video. Not much into video on dslr without auto focus so that's just by the way.
I can see quite an improvement in keepers with the m3. Really the focusing system and almost no noise at crazy iso's is the selling point with these.
When you're eyesight is a bit dodgie getting that pin sharp focus so easily does it for me. Wondering if anyone else has played with 5d m3 ?