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| |  | | | Home | | | | | | | Description: | | Compact, lightweight with environmental protection, EOS 5D successor boasts a newly designed Canon CMOS sensor, with ISO sensitivity up to 25,600 for shooting in near dark conditions. The new DIGIC 4 processor combines with the improved CMOS sensor to deliver medium format territory image quality at 3.9 frames per second, for up to 310 frames. | | | Features: | |
• 21.1-megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor, 14-bit A/D conversion, wide range ISO setting 100-6400
• Body only; lenses sold separately
• DIGIC 4 Image Processor; high-performance 3.9 fps continuous shooting; Live View Function for stills
• Full HD video capture at 1920x1080 resolution for up to 4GB per clip ; HDMI output
• Updated EOS Integrated Cleaning System specifically designed to work with a full-frame sensor
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 6.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 4.5 inches | | Product Height:
| 3.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.79 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 6.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 4.1 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 94 reviews |
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 No brainerNov 27, 2009
I love the 5dmkii! If you use it you'll love it too. Just buy the thing and start shooting. Get some decent glass like the 24-70mm and you're off to the races.
Remember it's not about the camera... it's about what's in your head. That's what Helmut Newton would say!
In love with photography againNov 25, 2009
After my 10D died three and-a-half years ago, I decided to "fast" from photography until I could afford the camera I wanted. The 5D always looked like a great camera, but it was never enough to spur me to commit to the purchase. When the 5D Mark II was announce, my interest was piqued. When the production models started hitting the street, and the reviews started coming in, I gave in. I've been shooting the 5D Mark II for seven months, and I am in love. It delivers the promise of digital photography. It is a nearly perfect balance of quality, features and price. If you shoot in a way that demands the full-frame sensor, it's worth every additional penny over the APS-C sensor cameras. I am enjoying my EF lenses in a way that I have not since I shelved the A2-e and gave up on film. The low-light performance is astonishing. I even had to retire one of my all-time favorite low-end lenses because the sensor image quality showed every defect in the lens! Thanks to the excellent work Canon has done, I am in love with photography again.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Best Full-Frame Camera: Don't drink Nikon Cool-Aid just yetNov 12, 2009
In real world and in the studio, I'm shocked at the image quality difference from my old 5D I bought 4 years ago. I'm kicking myself for not buying this earlier. Color fidelity, contrast, sharpness, color balance, focusing all better. I'm surprised that the extra resolution really did help. The large files have a lot of headroom for mistakes.
While most reviews for this type of item are rationalizing a large purchase, here it goes anyway. When I first purchased the camera, I had cold feet and was ready to return because of the price. But after 2 months, I would buy it again even if I broke it.
Alternatives are really overrated, especially on [...]. Nikon has a far more aggressive marketing team than in the past that exaggerates differences, so take what you read with a grain of salt. Lots of people are drinking Nikon Kool-Aid right now and defend them to the death. Overall Canon is a better SYSTEM, although I openly admit things I like better about Nikon: button layout, viewfinder, body design, built in infrared flash control, built in flash, and the 14-24mm lens. But other things: low resolution alternatives, poor third party support (pocketwizard and adobe raw), overprices lenses with no midprice alternatives, poor video or no video, etc. For instance, Canon makes a 17-40L for $[...] and a 16-35L for $[...]. A 70-200 4 IS or no IS, 70-200 2.8 IS or no IS. Nikon only makes the expensive versions, which is why I always see Nikon owners with cheap lenses or mid-prices Sigma Lenses. Canon owners almost always have Canon lenses. Anyway:
Pros:
-Outrageous RAW headroom for mistakes, far beyond the 5Dmk1. In outdoor portraits with strobes, I can still get a high quality images when the strobes don't fire and leave me with a -2ev shot. When making outrageous changes in Photoshop, files respond beautifully. RAW files are monstrous, however.
- Picture quality out of camera saves serious time in photoshop.
- The screen is finally useful in judging exposure. You can clearly see if the skin tones are over and under exposed, hotspots in a poor lighting setup, etc. You'll still see more detail in shadows on the computer, however.
- ISO sensitivity: one of the best today. I shot out of a car window at twilight in a spooky looking town and got amazing shots at 6400+. I shoot more for fun since I've had this camera.
-Great customization and cool menu controls.
-I laughed at video but am starting to use it regularly at weddings. Amazing quality of expensive video cameras. Tricky to learn with autofocus. Must use a tripod.
- Even more detail out of my lenses (except 100-400)
- Everything improved from old 5D
- Much better image quality than 1Ds Mkii and iii.
- Canon lenses a much better value than Nikon.
Cons
- MINUS ONE STAR - second position of power switch was broke when arrived, so I couldn't use any manual features. Had to order a new one.
-Pre-planned obsolescence; just look at the 7D with built in speedlight control, extra video switch, auto-focus system, pitch-leveler, 1.0 viewfilder, etc. The sensor on this thing is still WAY better, and I needed another camera body now. But, it has features such as video that are way ahead of the competition.
- File size is getting ludicrous, especially when you need to export to TIFF, but WORTH IT. Unlike 7D and others, however, that extra file size actually has way more detail. Other high MP cameras can't justify their file sizes. sRaw not much smaller.
-My 100-400mm L Canon lens cannot keep up with this high mp, full frame camera. Your worst glass will look REALLY BAD with this camera. Even sigma lenses look better. Looks much better on an APS-C.
-I still sometimes miss the focusing system on my old 20D. Maybe I'll buy a 7D for bird shooting. People really exaggerate the differences in focusing systems, but it honestly could use improvement.
-Viewfinder not as good as Nikon's or Canon 7D.
Notes: shoots with 17-40 4L, 24-70 2.8L, 70-200mm 2.8 IS L, 100-400mm L, Lensbaby, Sigma 12-24mm fullframe,
1 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Canon 5D Mark II vs Nikon D200Nov 05, 2009
Super fun new camera! I have been using the Canon 5D Mark II for the past 2 weeks since using a Nikon D200 every day for the past few years.
I realize that the 5D is in a different class from the D200 but surprisingly the D200 compares pretty favorably.
Here are some pros and cons, some in comparisons to the D200 and others not:
Cons:
- 5D Mk 2 feels a lot slower than the D200, I did not think that the lower frame rate would be so noticeable.
- I need new lenses.
Pros:
- The 5D is amazing and has such great low noise at high ISOs that I can get printable shots in near darkness!
- I need new lenses... This is the main reason I switched to Canon; more fast prime lenses available.
- video! another compelling reason to switch...
Other than these, comparable class Nikons and Canons are essentially the same and both produce amazing quality files.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Buy it for your lenses!Oct 31, 2009
I took a break from system-cameras for a few years. My arsenal of lenses became temporary museum pieces while I wandered around with a point-and-shoot digital. While it gave great images, one thing it lacked was the flexibility of interchangeable lenses.
I got an urge to start using my lenses again so "went back to film" so I could use them on my film cameras. And that's when I remembered why I went to digital in the first place. The long story short is that film takes lots of time, costs lots of money, and these days, is not well supported if you want high-end processing, printing, etc.
So there I sat, staring at over 20 name-brand, high end lenses and no camera to use them on. In todays dollars that's a significant investment. Enter the Canon EOS 5D Mark II. There are a number of good mount-adapters that enable the use of vintage and not-so-vintage lenses on the camera. After a little research I was convinced it would work for me. So I ordered the camera (with kit lens), battery grip, extra battery, memory cards and the lens mount adapter.
All the packages arrived on the same day. It was like the best birthday I ever had. Within minutes I was shooting images with the kit lens (24~105), and testing the camera with every last one of my vintage lenses and the lens mount adapter. A couple wide-angle lenses with deep rear elements would not work, but a long list of lenses worked perfectly and very easily. With the lens mount adapter I purchased, I even get focus-assist!
I love the battery grip - it holds two batteries AND comes with a clip so you can use AA batteries in a pinch.
The kit lens is wonderful. It gives a great range of focal lengths - from a super-wide 24mm to a very useful short telephoto 105mm, with a continuous run in between.
The autofocus is almost silent - so much so that a Nikon user I handed it to said "the auto focus isn't working". Yes, it was...
Gadgets are great and photographers love to talk about them. But it's the pictures that really matter, right? And that's where this camera rules. I have put this camera to every test I can come up with - slow shutter speeds hand-held (image stabilization really helps); low light (the ISO range is so wide I can almost say that light isn't an issue anymore); colors (so natural and clean that the images will stun anyone who sees them); and for me, the ability to attach vintage lenses and get auto exposure and assisted focus - a huge money saver for people with high-end vintage lenses.
The full-frame image sensor means that all those 35mm lenses you have will still behave the way they did on your 35mm SLR.
Check the customer images for a couple examples of what can be done...
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