5d Mk II, auto ISO and Image Stabilisation

[John Sheehy]

IMO the Auto ISO and the Focus points are the only two real flaws of the 5d2.

It is impossible for me to understand how such a good feature as Auto ISO can be so poorly implemented by Canon.

But on the other hand, these are the only 2 major flaws IMO so I guess I should be quite happy!

Maybe someday, Canon auto-ISO will actually mean "having the camera make the same decisions I would make if time and the distraction weren't issues". I am not sure that there will be any benefit to the delayed gratification, though. If the first DSLR had real automated modes, which, really, would have been quite possible with a minimum of effort, we could all be concentrating on angle, lighting, subject, etc; IOW, what really matters, not exposure proficiency bravado, which, ultimately, is about as useful as a sack race is to survival.

Canon's firmware R&D is a pathetic embarrassment. They seem to understand nothing about their cameras, or about progressive photography.

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John