At Aerial Perspectives of Arizona we try to keep up with the latest advances in technology in order to provide the best quality product to our customers. With that, we recently acquired a new Canon 5D Mark III DSLR. I think we’ve reached a point in technology where the hardware all but eliminates any doubt that a bad shot is without question the users error and not the equipment. It doesn’t matter if its Canon or Nikon, I just think the technology has almost maxed out as it relates to how much better things can get.
In order to achieve the high quality aerial photographs that we do, we utilize faster shutter speeds along with fast frame rates and high ISO performance. The Canon 5D Mark III delivers in every aspect. Auto focus and the speed of the auto focus matters in the air, but not as much as in high speed action tracking. In order to learn these features of the camera, our friends at http://www.racersphoto.com were so kind in allowing me to come out to Firebird Raceway and take photos of the clubs motorcycle races. As expected, the camera performed spectacularly providing about a 90% keeper rate. I have not seen this type of performance in any previous model owned.
Here are a few examples from the day;
The Canon 5D Mark III is the perfect choice for aerial photography as well as any event, sports, or portraiture photos. I’ll post an update with images taken in different environments in the upcoming weeks.
In keeping with the spirit of aerial photography, I’ve include an aerial photo of Firebird Raceway taken with our retired, but trustworthy Canon 7D.
