Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Opinion: Soft Focus Detraction but overall a good camera. Love the full-frame sensor. Color and contrast are excellent. Not fully a Pro camera, but excellent quality and price point for the serious photographer. At 21MP, the pixel density is 2.4MP/CM^2 which helps keep noise low even at higher ISO's or in shadows.

The 5DMII was an upgrade for an aging 20D. My kit of a full line of L series lenses made the 5DMII make sense - although the Nikon D700 was attractive but more $. The D700 has the D3's ultra-sharp focus but in a thrifted body.

5DMII is a perfect companion for Adobe's Lightroom - the overall photographic performance of the camera is realized when you experience how little effort is required to process a quality shot.

Battery life is very good for photo's. I don't do a lot of video, just clips at family and social events, so the battery life remains good for mixing photos and video.

Nearly 4 frames/sec capture rate is reasonably fast. The movie quality is so good, that movie bursts are a better answer to action shots (30FPS). All you need to do is break out the frames you want to highlight.