Canon 5d MKII 4444 Responses

Last post: 1 year, 11 months ago | Thread started: Mar 17, 09, 3:16 a.m.

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• Brainiac

  Has anyone got one of these? I'm interested to hear what the HD video recording is like on them. I've been tossing up whether the get one on the superseded MKI models or to splash out on the new one.

  Mar 17, 09, 3:16 a.m. – Permalink

• Nightshade

  Guess it depends if you need the new features. Do you need the video function, do you need 21mp, do you need high ISOs?
  Personally I have the Mk1 and love it. It does everything I need very well, and i'm not paying for any features I don't need. 12.8mp is plenty of me, I had a cropped photo printed as a double page spread and it still looked great.

  • *for me– Nightshade

  

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  Dog-earMar 17, 09, 3:23 a.m. – Permalink

• Laurent

  ^ same for me...why having HD video on a SLR?
  I wouldnt swap my 5D MK I for any other DSLR.

  

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  Dog-earMar 17, 09, 3:42 a.m. – Permalink

• bolus

  I never owned a digital camera in my life (except for the one on my phone) and have no desire to trade in my film based equipment, that said I think the video function of the mark II is quite cool

  example:
  http://www.vimeo.com/3240991

  • EOS Analog Rebel– stewart

  

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  Dog-earMar 17, 09, 3:59 a.m. – Permalink

• BannedKappa

  I love this camera...Wish i had the dosh to splurge...

  • no kidding.– sea_sea

  

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  Dog-earMar 17, 09, 3:59 a.m. – Permalink

• mattiaBK

  I'm on a market for a new DSLR too, but video capabilities is not a deciding factor. I couldn't care less actually! However the MKII is a great camera!

  

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  Dog-earMar 17, 09, 4:16 a.m. – Permalink

• invisiblechamber

  i'm planning to replace my canon XM2 video cam with a Canon 5d MKII. HD on a SLR is a revolutionary improvement of video picture quality. it's not about the resolution, but the focal depth possibilities - video cameras just do not have them. but i'm not talking from a photographer point of view - more from one who is eager to have a little hollywood quality in moving image :-)

  • +1 , it;s all ab out the focal poss,– Ambushstudio

  

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  Dog-earMar 17, 09, 4:16 a.m. – Permalink

• bekannt

  shoots only at 30 fps , that sucks

  • ja, non is perfect...– invisiblechamber1/3

    it really sucks for us here in PAL world where we have to deliver everything at 25 fps.....– bekannt2/3

    canon updates with 24p http://www.wired.com…– aidiro3/3

  

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  Dog-earMar 17, 09, 4:30 a.m. – Permalink

• bekannt

  http://cinema5d.com/index.php

  

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  Dog-earMar 17, 09, 4:41 a.m. – Permalink

• raf

  I will upgrade for the fantastic ISO, but not before the prices go down. Right now it is usable up to 1250, Mark II pushes the bar above 3200. It is just about one stop.. now I started thinking if it's worth it.. :)

  The only irritating thing is they dumb some features down in order not to cannibalize sales of higher models, just like they did with the original 5D. AF speed/sensitivity hasn't improved, even lower models like 50D are a bit better in this regard.
  Continuous shooting speed below 4fps isn't impressive at all, the 20D had 5fps ages ago.

  But who would buy other cameras if they made 5D perfect, huh?

  

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  Dog-earMar 17, 09, 4:48 a.m. – Permalink

• jaylarson

  A guy was shooting with one of these and used a tilt-shift lens, very wicked. changing the dof within the camera looked and worked very well. sure you could've done this in post-processing, but the effect was amazing.

  • but that is just the lens.. you can do that on any canon DSLR– autoflavour1/2

    not animated with video– jaylarson2/2

  

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  Dog-earMar 17, 09, 4:57 a.m. – Permalink

• bekannt

  There is no manual exposure control in video mode, you can only force a certain aperture. :(

  • yeah if you tape the pins...– slappy

  

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  Dog-earMar 17, 09, 5:50 a.m. – Permalink

• slappy

  I will buy a mkii but I'll also keep my trusty old 5D. The 5D has never been a sports camera and never will be. Its purely a wedding photographers camera with fantastic IQ and sub par speed (AF and FPS). It has a great sensor and a huge image buffer. It takes great pics.

  • Well not just for weddings but you catch my drift.– slappy

  

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  Dog-earMar 17, 09, 5:56 a.m. – Permalink

• svenreed

  im cheap im buying a used 40d to match my bronica. id love a 5d but not for a long time.

  • I have a 40d It's all about the user anyway the 40d is a fantastic camera.– chossy1/3

    i just clicked my 40D over 12000 shots.. and its still rock solid
    
    – autoflavour2/3

    i hear that. no way does a camera make you a better photog! prosumer for lifee– svenreed3/3

  

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  Dog-earMar 17, 09, 6:26 a.m. – Permalink

• chossy

  The video is a great feature, but you would need to hire a sound recordist if you wanted good location sound yo!.

  

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  Dog-earMar 17, 09, 6:28 a.m. – Permalink

• ok_not_ok

  http://www.vimeo.com/3155182

  i want one but i spent all my money on an M8 :(

  • Nice! I'd be so scared to snowboard with a $3000 camera equipment... How do you like M8?– tkmeister1/3

    wow that was awesome.– sea_sea2/3

    damn, I miss it. this time the season just went by, man...– popovich3/3

  

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  Dog-earMar 17, 09, 6:31 a.m. – Permalink

• ephix

  I'm getting one in a month.

  

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  Dog-earMar 17, 09, 6:32 a.m. – Permalink

• raf

  AF sensitivity is a pet peeve of mine. I had 3 Pentax dslrs, kept upgrading with hope for a better AF someday until I had enough and went Canon. Thing is, 5D's AF beats any Pentax hands down, but still is a bit underwhelming.

  That's why I got an ST-E2 for my 5D recently. It is an IR transmitter used to launch flashguns wirelessly, but first of all it shoots an infrared beam in front of the camera for AF assistance (like most flashguns do, only withouth the lamp bulk). This way I can lock focus even in total darkness. Did I say it also drives flashguns remotely?

  

  
  

  

  • how much?– ephix1/5

    They are quite expensive, I got mine used for €100 - you could get a non-canon flashgun for that with flash master capability– raf2/5

    ..and use it in flash-off mode for AF support only. It's just sometimes I don't want to have a flashgun on.– raf3/5

    I might grab one of these, cant make up my mind between it and pocket wizards though.– slappy4/5

    Pocket Wizard will fire the remote flash, but you won't have the 'focusing in the dark' ability as there's no infra-red.– imadesigner5/5

  

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  Dog-earMar 17, 09, 6:38 a.m. – Permalink

• non

  I've wanted one since I saw this:

  http://www.vimeo.com/3496673

  • wow!– ok_not_ok1/2

    pretty cool. shallow DOF creates a great mood.– tkmeister2/2

  

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  Dog-earMar 17, 09, 8:13 a.m. – Permalink

• ArmandoEstrada

  Got. Love.

  

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  Dog-earMar 17, 09, 12:09 p.m. – Permalink

• svenreed

  ewwwwww IR

  • turns on PW*– svenreed1/2

    heh. i though the same thing.– danthon2/2

  

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  Dog-earMar 17, 09, 12:18 p.m. – Permalink