Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Opinion: Moved from 40D to 5DII; a huge improvement. I can now shoot at 1600 and 3200
ISO without hesitation. I love the large viewfinder, and the high-res LCD display.
The 21MP gives you a lot to play with, and to crop to your heart's content if
needed. The 3.9fps is more than enough, even for the kind of amateur sports
photography I do from time to time. The price is not cheap, but it is very
competitive when compared with other DSLRs in the market.

It's an improvement over the 40D in every aspect. One thing I miss is the ability to
use the Canon 10-22, but I purchased a Sigma 15-30 to replace it.

Opinion: I just took delivery, I work at a High Tec manufacturing facility and have to shoot
everything from Exec Portraits, to grip and grin, to product; both tabletop and
macro. I work under a variety of lighting conditions, the other day I shot under
mercury vapor mixed with large 750 Lowell Rifas did a custom WB and WOW
beautiful color rendition, low noise even at ISO 600. I haven't "pushed" the
extremes yet but I am very confident the camera will look great. We also rolled HD
video, loaded it into Final Cut...OMG!! the quality will blow you away. Consider
what you get for around $3000 and it is amazing. Now I can easily move back and
forth between stills and HD video, a selling point to the bean counters. We have a
FAB shoot and will use the camera for both in the same shoot. Stay Tuned!!

Opinion: Image quality/resolution is sensational. I have had the 5D original for 3 years also and this is a very nice upgrade to the already awesome reputation of the 5D. I am very impressed with the photos coming from this camera.
High ISO shots are amazing. AI-Servo tracking is A LOT better on this camera than the original 5D - I thought the AF might be the weak link on the camera but it is very good compared to the original 5D (and the xxD series). It is surprisingly good for tracking sports although not a 'sports' camera...

Opinion: I've had the camera 6 weeks now. I had a 5d before and the mkii is a major improvement. I shoot mostly landscapes so the extra pixels are appreciated and noticeable. Build quality is definitely better and the auto sensor cleaning feature seems to work well. I've not had dust on the sensor yet, my old 5d was something of a dust magnet. Have only played with video a bit - expect to get more into that in the future. But overall, couldn't be happier moving from the 5d.