Canon 5D MIII for Street Photography

Is the Canon 5D MIII good for Street Photography?

Canon 5D MIII Street Photography Score

GOOD

Canon 5D MIII has a score of 63 for Street Photography which makes it a GOOD candidate for this type of photography. Canon 5D MIII will satisfy most of your needs, but if you are looking for a camera that is even better suited to Street Photography, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
Read our detailed Canon 5D MIII Review

Canon 5D MIII Street Photography Detailed Analysis

Optical Built-in Viewfinder

Using a viewfinder during a street photography shoot allows the photographer to stabilize the camera and reduce the camera shake since it is closer to the body. Besides, it comes handy where LCD screens are very hard to read under bright sunlight.

Live-view

Live view lets you take photos without using the viewfinder which makes you less obstrusive and this works very well during street photography where you don't want to get people's attention.

Face-Detection Focusing

Face detection focusing mode is very helpful in the street scenes where you focus on a face, since you can concentrate on framing and other adjustments while the camera handles the focus for you.

Large Full frame (36 x 24 mm) sensor

Large sensor in Canon 5D MIII ensures a good low light image quality compared to smaller sensor, and it also provide shallow depth of field and a nice blurry background when needed.

No Image Stabilization

An articulated screen gives you the flexibility to shoot in non traditional positions such as waist level, which helps you to be more creative and unobtrusive in the streets.

Large Body

Due to the lack of sensor based Image stabilization, Canon 5D MIII users have to rely on lenses with optical IS in order to maximize the sharpness of their handheld street photography photos. Currently there are native Canon EF mount lenses with Image Stabilization for Canon 5D MIII.

You may also be interested in these reviews:

Canon 5D MIII for Portrait Photography
Canon 5D MIII for Sports Photography
Canon 5D MIII for Carrying Everywhere
Canon 5D MIII for Landscape Photography

Canon 5D MIII Alternatives in Mid-size SLR cameras for Street Photography

Pentax K-1 II Compare 5D MIII vs K-1 Mark II	36 MP \| Full frame CMOS Sensor Pentax KAF4 Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #51 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #5
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 95 Sports Daily Landscape

Pentax K-1 Compare 5D MIII vs K-1	36 MP \| Full frame CMOS Sensor Pentax KAF2 Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #47 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #4
	Imaging Features Value for Money 90 Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 94 Sports Daily Landscape

Sony A99 II Compare 5D MIII vs A99 II	42 MP \| Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #35 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #2
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 93 Sports 91 Daily Landscape

Sony A99 Compare 5D MIII vs A99	24 MP \| Full frame CMOS Sensor Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #84 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #16
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 92 Sports Daily Landscape

Sony A77 II Compare 5D MIII vs A77 II	24 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #90 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #20
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Pentax K-1 II

Pentax K-1

Sony A99 II

Sony A99

Sony A77 II