1 Year with the Canon 5D Mark III Is It Still Worth It?

📷BECOME A MEMBER    / @leeiveson   At 5:12 I tested Aiarty Image Enhancer on the actual 5D Mark III files from this walk, including a slightly missed-focus shot. You can try it free on your own files here: http://aiarty.com/ai-image-enhancer/?... There's also 49% off the lifetime license, with unlimited free updates: https://www.aiarty.com/ai-image-enhan... -------------------------------------------- 🎥 WATCH NEXT    • Why I bought a Canon 5D Mark III in 2026   -------------------------------------------- 📸 GEAR USED IN THIS VIDEO Main Camera: Canon 5D Mark III Lens: Yongnuo YN100mm f2 POV Camera: Insta360 Ace Pro 2 (Huge thanks to Insta360 for sending this out to review and use alongside my DSLRs!) https://www.insta360.com/sal/ace-pro-... Is a 13-year-old DSLR still worth buying today? It’s been exactly 1 year since I bought the Canon 5D Mark III—a camera that came out way back in 2012.There’s no flip screen. No eye autofocus. And 4K video? Forget about it! ❌ Today, I’m taking the legendary Canon 5Diii on a real-world photo walk around Durham City to answer one big question: Was this vintage full-frame DSLR worth a shot, or are its best days behind it? After 365 days of heavy use, here is my honest review. To see if the 5D Mark III still holds up, I am grading it out of 10 across 5 major categories: Reliability & Resilience, the "Full Frame Look", Value for Money, Lens Potential, and Comfort & Handling. Spoiler alert: It's built like a tank, but I’ve run into one highly frustrating issue that you need to know about before buying one on the used market. What do you think? Is the Canon 5D Mark III still a budget photography beast, or should photographers stick to modern mirrorless cameras? Let me know in the comments! -------------------------------------------- Ways You Can Support The Channel⬇️ 📷BECOME A MEMBER    / @leeiveson   🍻BUY ME A BEER https://www.buymeacoffee.com/leeiveson 📸NEXT PROJECT https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/leeiv... My Gear USA https://www.amazon.com/shop/leeiveson UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/leeiveson Photo Editing Software Luminar Neo https://bit.ly/SkylumLuminarNeo (Promo Code LEE10 For 10% discount!) Retouch4me https://retouch4.me/products/retouch-... (Promo Code Lee For 20% discount) Power On The Go https://uk.jackery.com/pages/referral... Unlimited Photo Storage + Much More! Amazon Prime https://www.amazon.co.uk/tryprimefree... *The above links are affiliate links. By using these links to make a purchase I may receive commission. *As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. -------------------------------------------- 0:00 0:26 Why I bought the 5Diii 1:30 Reliability and Resilience 2:23 The "Full Frame Look" 3:24 Value for Money 4:04 Lens Potential 5:12 AI Image Enhancer 7:58 Comfort & Handling #canon5dmarkiii #dslrphotography #budgetcamera #insta360acepro2