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Canon EOS 5D Mark 2 Review
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Canon’s revised version of the EOS 5D -- the EOS 5D Mark II -- knocks
the ball out of the park! This 21-megapixel CMOS camera uses the major
of the imaginge components from Canon’s 1Ds Mark II, but at a
considerably cheaper price point. What puts the 5D Mark II in its own
class is its cutting-edge movie capturing ability.
You can pick up the 5D in two different versions, the kit version and
just the body. The kit comes with Canon’s 24-105mm f/4 IS USM lens, and
this is fairly high quality lens. However, to really let the loose the
5D’s high-resolution capabilities, you’ll want to get a prime lens and
let it rip.
The 5D has a full-frame sensor which enables you to get the very best
out of Canon’s long list of top lenses, so you have a favorite Canon
lens for the past, it’ll fit on this camera and give you the image
quality that you’ve come to expect. Canon installed its legendary DIGIC
IV image processor chip set on the 5D, which has increased the speed in
every possible camera features and function.
The camera shoots 3.9 fps continuous RAW+JPEG shooting, which nothing
to sneeze at considering those images at 21-megapixel, 14-bit files!
The 5D captures full HD video at 30fps, 1920x1080 resolution at up to
4GB per clip (which is about 12 minutes) and audio is captured with a
mono microphone built-in or a stereo mic input.
You can also apply the Pictures Styles feature to the HD video, which
increases your options and flexibility, something pros and
photojournalist relish; now, can you get a memory card to handle all
that video AND your photos?!
The weather-sealed magneiusm alloy body fits comfortably in your hand,
and at a little over 2 lbs, you’ll have no trouble carrying this around
and taking pictures from almost anywhere you can imagine.
The camera’s settings controls are handled by a main controldial, and
four dual-purose buttons the give you as much flexibility as you want,
the four buttons control – the metering mode (spot, partial,
center-weighted and evaluative), the white balance, the AutoFocus Mode
and Drive Modes, and ISO & Flash compensation.
The 5D’s ISO range is an unbelievable 100 to 6400! Now maybe the images
aren’t completely usable at that setting, but you can practically get a
shot in total darkness. The 5D has a few new features that many pros
will love – two different low-resolution RAW formats (10 and 5.2
megapixels), more interchangeable focusing-screen options, in-camera
peripheral-illumination correction to compensate for brightness
irregularities across an image, and a silent Live View mode.
The bracketing feature is set up in increments of 1/3, 2/3, 1, 1 1/3, 1
2/3 or 2 full stops, centered around any EV up to +/- 4 stops. The EOS
5D Mark II delivers impressive photos – accurate color and spot-on
exposure – which belies a camera in this price range. The 21-megapixel
CMOS sensor is so dynamic and powerful that you see any noise (or noise
suppression artifacts) until you have the ISO set to 1600. This is a
top-notch camera that will meet or exceed your expectations and it
beats its main competitor, the Nikon D700, because of the HD video
feature and that stunning CMOS image sensor.
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