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ATA GLANCE

Sensor22.3MPfull-frameCMOS

Sensitivity100-25,600(ISO

50-102,800extended)

Continuousshooting6fps

Video1080pFullHDat60fps

Reardisplay3.2in/1.040m-dots

ViewfinderPentaprism, 100%

coverageat0.71x

Atthetimeof itsrelease

in 2012a brandnew5D

MarkIII bodywould’veset

youbackaround£2,250.

However,it’snowpossible

tofindsecond-hand

bodiesin goodcondition

withunder70kshutter

actuationsforaround

£799.Builtarounda

22.2MPfull-frame

CMOSsensorand

Canon’sDIGIC5+

imageprocessor,the

5DMarkIII is a

highly versatile DSLR

thatprovidesanadvanced

featuresetandplentyof

customisationoptions.

WhileCanon’s

groundbreakingDual

PixelAFtechnology

wasn’tintroducedtothe

5Drangeuntilthe5D

MarkIV,the5DMarkIII

nonethelessinheritsa

rangeof high-end

specsfromtheEOS1DX,

includinga 61-pointAF

systemalongside

customisable tracking

options.

Ataglance

●Sensor24.3MPfull-frameCMOS

●SensitivityISO100-12,800

(ISO50-51,200extended)

●Continuousshooting6.5fps

●Video1080pFullHDat60fps

●ReardisplayTiltable3.2in/1.2m-dotLCD

●Viewfinder Pentaprism, 100% coverage

at 0.7x

ATA GLANCE

Sensor36.4MPfull-frame

CMOS

SensitivityISO100-204,800

Continuousshooting4.4fps

Video1080pFullHDat30fps

ReardisplayTiltable

3.2in/1.037m-dots

ViewfinderPentaprism, 100%

coverageat0.7x

Releasedin 2016,the

K-1is a professional-

gradefull-frameDSLR

that’sbuiltarounda

36.4MPCMOSsensor.

WhiletheK-1’slow-pass

filterhasbeenremoved

foradditionalsharpness,

thecamerais equipped

withananti-aliasing

filtersimulatorto

guardagainstthe

unsightlyeffectsof

moiré.Elsewherethe

K-1alsobenefits

from Pentax’s Pixel

Shifttechnologythat’s

designedtoimprovethe

resolvingpowerof the

sensor,alongwithbuilt-in

ShakeReductionimage

stabilisationtechnology.

Launchedwitha

body-onlypriceof

£1,999in 2016it’snow

possibletopickupa

second-handK-1body

forbetween£800and

£1,300dependingonits

generalconditionand

shuttercount.It’salso

worth looking on eBay.

Also consider

CanonEOS5DMark III

●£799goodcondition,

38k shutter count (MPB.com)

PentaxK-1

●£799goodcondition, 91k shutter count

(parkcameras.com)

Under £1,000

modernNikonDSLRsmightprovide
greaterspeedandperformancebenefits,
you’llbehardpressedtoseeanygreat
differencein criticalimagequality.In
additionto12-bitand14-bit
uncompressedrawcapture,theD750
providesa generousarrayof JPEGimage
processingtoolsandpicturecontrol
modesthatcanbeemployedtogetthe
lookyouwantstraight from camera.

Buildquality
Intermsof buildqualitytheD750is fully
weather-sealedandalsobenefits from
magnesiumalloyconstruction.This
providesexcellentprotectionfrom
everydayknocks,whilegivingthecamera
a veryprofessionalfeelin thehand.
Buttonsarewellspacedandclearly
labelled,andforanyonecomingfrom
anotherNikonDSLRthelayoutshould
feelinstantlyfamiliar.
WhiletheNikonD750mightbe
startingtoshowitsagea bit– especially
whencompareddirectlytotheD780– it
nonethelessremainsanexcellentDSLR
for both enthusiasts looking to go

full-frameona budget,aswellas

seasonedproslookingfora solidbackup

body.Therecentreleaseof theD780

alsomeansthata glutof usedD750sis

likelytohitthesecond-handmarketover

thecomingmonthsasthosewithdeep

enoughpocketslooktoupgrade.If you’re

in themarketfora second-hand

full-frameDSLRthat’scapableof

deliveringfantasticimagequality,

alongsideextensivecustomisationoptions

andtanklikebuildquality,theNikon

D750comeshighlyrecommendedand is

certainly worth a much closer look.

Anexampleofa JPEGimage

straightoutofcamera

NikonD750,NikkorAF-S16-35mmf/4

G ED VR, 1/800sec at f/4, ISO 100

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