The Canon EOS 5D Mark III is the long-awaited successor to the Canon 5D Mark II, the DSLR that kickstarted the full-frame video revolution. More than three years later, the market is crowded with cameras that can match or exceed what the 5D Mark II can do—several coming from Canon's own stable. So the $3,499 (body-only) 5D Mark III is an important release for Canon, to put it mildly. It wouldn't be hyperbolic to suggest that this is the most anticipated DSLR of 2012.
