Canon EOS 5D Mark II

joshua635027 September 2009

Another great product from Canon, this would be the perfect upgrade from my Canon EOS 350D

Andy05 November 2009

You might find the reason behind the high price and bewildering complexity is that this is a camera designed primarily for professional photographers - not your average consumer - you can hardly mark a £2k camera down for having high res images and catering to what a pro needs!

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Photogeek19 November 2009

Not as good in low light as the Nikon D3 which is far more verstile and robust. 9 fps( 11 IN DX mode) Unbelieveably clean images up to 6400 iso. I dont understand why you need this amount of resolution. 12.1 megapixels is more than enough. IMHO.

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Munro29 November 2009

Very nice camera the Nikon D3, but not necessarily a fair comparison when the D3 is over 1K more that the 5D mkii see http://www.camerapricebuster.co.uk/. The comparitor is the Nikon D700 which, like the Canon, is not as stated a pro level camera, but the entry level for both Nikon and Canon in the full frame market, but also similarly priced and both well under 2K now. Unless you are going to compare price as well as spec we may as well compare Nikon and Canon against Hasselblad & Leica....

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Steve17 February 2010

I've just bought a 5D MkII (with 24-70mm f2.8 lens) as an upgrade for my Sony A700 (with Carl Zeiss Lens) and Sony A300. The quality is apparent as soon as you start using it, but one thing that often gets missed is the 14bit colour sensor (most cameras are 12bit) which enables a much higher dynamic range to be collected than the likes of most DSLR's. So your average landscape where the sky would normally be too bright for the scene and come out fairly dull, now you get amazing results straight out the camera! The noise reduction at any ISO is also just incredible! Camera is excellent (10/10) Price is not! WELL RECOMMENDED!!!

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nige07 April 2010

sony.sony nikon nikon olympus fuji DO NOT BUY CANON when it comes to after service FORGET IT Sony are A1 as are nikon and olympus CANON are only interested in your spondoolies

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Dave02 May 2010

Make no mistake, this is a fantastic camera. I also have a 20D which I think is also a very good sports tool, and wondered if I was making a mistake by buying a 5D Mk2. Well let me tell you, the results are amazing, if you can afford one then don't mess about, go and get one.

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coopify21 May 2010

Am looking at this camera and really like it... however am wondering if anybody knows how it reacts in low light situations? It has a live view.. am thinking this will help me. The scenrio i have a problem with - taking photos in a hall with lights on above from a distance... often find my current camera (SLR Fiji) makes the pixels come out spotty...

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karl holmes25 May 2010

What lens would you buy for the Canon EOS 5D mark 2, for wildlife

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TOBYRONE28 June 2010

The price of this is unbeleivible but the camera is amazing maybe I'll but in my dreams cause I will not be aloud it!

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KieranE13 September 2010

"When are you ever going to need more than 21MP of resolution" oh my god :D it’s a full frame slr, when you double the sensor size it’s going to happen. Yes it’s not needed in 99% of situations and yes the few of us who actually understand pixel technology know that professional results require no more than 10mp (which is what I shoot for alamy), but that’s what you by a full frame sensor for, to make the upmost use of professional optics. I know that increasing pixel density could hinder black detail and course noise issues but the 21megapixels are spread over a sensor size twice that of an APS-C sensor so does not have these issues, another thing to think about is that 20mp is considered the theoretical resolution of high quality film (about time we caught up with film quality) . Besides you can always reduce the recorded resolution

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RON23 October 2010

MID RANGE...........£2600 ????????!!!!!!!!!! What world are yo living in.....

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Al02 November 2010

Extraordinary that you haven't included any of the latest models from Pentax. There are competetent manufacturers other than Nikon and Canon that are turning out models as good or better than the big two. A little more research might be in order. Al

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