Upgrading 5D 3 for weddings/Action Anyone use 5DIV & 1DXII

[Minerve101]

Hello Prayharder,

I upgraded from the 5DIII to the 5DIV about 2 months ago. I agree with all the points made by Joel, David, Jonathan and Brandt.

The ability to crop more, to downsample more, and to pull more detail from the shadows are nice. I guess they help 5% of what I shoot. Sometimes the greater downsampling makes a shot of family members at ISO 12,800 look OK. I was seldom happy going beyond ISO 6400 on the 5DIII.

One feature I don't see mentioned here (or very much on line) is the ability of the 5DIV to use exposure compensation together with auto ISO. For a subject that is lighter or darker than the background, but moves around into different lighting ( like my granddaughters) this combination can be helpful. Obviously this is not a feature one needs for landscapes from a tripod.

I also enjoy the WiFi for getting a shot onto my wife's cell phone right on the scene.

I must still confess that the biggest need for improvement in my shots is the photographer and not the camera.