Canon EOS 5D Mark II (Body Only) Reviews: Digital SLR Camera

+ High ISO speeds, New Battery Maintenance System, new Batteries, faster shooting, HD recording, improved resolution, improved interface, sensor cleaning, large LCD screen, live view.

- New Batteries very expensive, still 9 point AF, battery door is poor build, no fire wire just USB.

+ Fantastic quality with great new features like Live View and HD Movies. A big camera but worth the extra weight to get true professional quality.

- Sensor cleaning could be more effective but apart from that nothing bad to say.

+ Well specified camera, super quality images, good low light performance.

- None

+ Fantastic camera. The quality of the images are outstanding. Obviously requires L lens. If used to Canon cameras it is easy to use. I bought it for the image quality also the increased ISO SETTINGS.

- None

+ Full Frame great picture quality, as long as L series lens used

- Focus speed for moving objects, which is why I also use EOS 1D Mk111

+ Sensor size and dust removal

- None (I do not expect to use the movie facility I would have preferred a vertical grip instead)

+ High quality product at affordable price.

- None.

+ Easy to use - great quality images with moving subjects and camera shake very minimal

- Haven't found any yet

+ a sturdy well built machine that fits comfortably in the hand. the 21 megapixal censor is way ahead of the field at the moment as is the features and technology.

- I have rather large hands and I find the multi controller very fiddly.

+ Solid Canon product

- Haven't found any yet

+ Good solid camera with the facilities and imaginative photographer needs

- None so far

+ Very good as I already have the 5D Mk I

- Unable to use third party batteries.

+ I have used the 5D MKI for many years so was unsure whether to upgrade to the MKII but am extremely pleased that I have. The image quality is excellent and I am loving shooting at high ISOs. Having the built in sensor cleaning puts my mind at ease and so far I haven't had any problems with dust spots despite numerous lens changes. I also really rate the screen brightness which I have set on automatic and can now see my shots perfectly even in bright sunlight.

- I am a bit unsure about the auto colour balance which doesn't seem as good as the 5D MKI in mixed lighting, especially tungsten.

+ Image quality, ease of use to take excellent pictures.

- Noise when using the video feature, very annoying!

+ Fantastic images; great screen; fun to use

- Sometimes a bit unintuitive;
Some minor missing features: e.g no autofocus in video mode.
Focus speed in "face recognition mode" is laughable.

+ Amazing quality

- Fairly expensive

+ it is good value for money

- so plastic for me, not enough strong for out but for studio OK

+ Image quality and consistent development from previous model

- Movie facility not completely thought through and especially for UK users. Limited manual functionality and have to update the firmware

+ Already a Canon user, this was a short learning curve. Image quality is what I was after and it is superb. Save money, don't by the fastest lens or the longest lens, just use higher ISO (low noise) and pull up the centre of the image if you can't fill the frame. Seemples!

- Pricey but actually more bang for your buck compared to the 5D when it first came out. I've no complaints. Why not mould on a bigger battery compartment like my 1Dmk111?

+ resolution, flexibility

- heavy, lack of built in flash

+ twenty million pixels
sturdy build
easy to use

- overexposes too easily compared with the 40D and the 400D
Video difficult to process and edit .
expensive particularly as the video is virtually useless compared to a video camera...needs a tripod as no viewfinder available during video.
apart from the extra pixels , I see no added advantage to the 40D

+ Excellent image quality
Excellent HD video capability
Clear LCD

- New bettery if moving up from 5D
Lack of continuous autofocus when recording movies

+ High image quality, Canon range of lenses, works out of the box to some degree.

- Feels a little cheap for the price. Difficult to access features such as video. Very expensive!

+ Large clear screen. Relatively quick focus. Image quality, but does require the lenses to match

- Still trying to get to grips with the LiveView

+ LIGHT AND HANDLES FAIRLY WELL. IMAGE QUALITY. Quality of lenses.

- Having to go into the programme to change aperture and speed. Does not take SD cards.

+ The camera

- Video not good raw converter not avialable as a down load for most imaging programs(cs2)

+ Read what Margolis has to say in the How To Spend It guide in the Financial Times (available online). You won't want anything less, especially if you already have Canon lenses

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+ Easy to use and takes excellent pictures

- Expensive

+ image quality

- weight and price

+ The usual Canon build quality, ease of use, reliability.

- relatively slow frame rate

+ Superb image quality, crisp clear, no magnification effect (FF)

- If you are not a pro or with advanced photography skills, then stay with point and shoot, or you will get a bad photos.

+ the ability to set your own Favourite settings

- no flash . the need to buy the english battery charger, instead of the european/american provided

+ Stupendous image quality and great colour rendition.

- Very little. A faster continuous shooting speed than 3.9fps would have been useful when photographing birds. Personally I miss the basic zone options on the mode dial but that is more out of habit than anything and you can fairly easily configure your own.

+ 23 meg

- Could do with faster fps facility

+ Superb picture quality, HD video mode

- none really.

+ ease of use

- focusing when taking video

+ Full frame High pixel Features

- Complex

+ Its A CANON

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