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Canon EOS 5D Mark II In-depth Review

Published Feb 13, 2009 | Don Wan, Phil Askey, Simon Joinson, Andy Westlake, Richard Butler

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LunasUniverse

what would you say is a fair price to purchase this camera second hand, and how many cycles would you say are acceptable?

9 months agopermalink

D135ima

Great Camera. Its "just work".

10 months agopermalink

GFlame

It has shown its great value over money.

Aug 13, 2015permalink

BobFoster

I work in Nyc as a fashion photographer and I have to say the the 5d series are the most used cameras out side of medium format cameras .Ive been shooting with the mark 3 for over a year after shooting with the mark 2 for 2 years great both great cameras. You can see the shots I've taken with it for my work on my website www.brianschutzaphotography.com hope it helps!! also note I only shoot RAW format.

Dec 17, 2014permalink

EcoPix

Was it really 2009? I'm still in the first flush of my love affair with this camera. And I'm still fathoming the depths of its capability. Okay, she's got a lot of paint missing these days, but the images are still magic. Whenever I use another camera, I sigh and wonder why I didn't use the 5D2.
A brief history of photography:

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5D Mark 2...

Dec 16, 2014permalink

reanim888

As I know when the original 5D debuted three years ago, it wasn't clear why most enthusiasts would want such a camera. Though it captured excellent, high resolution images, it was slower and bigger and more expensive. Today the market has changed significantly, and it's clear that the market is ready for full-frame digital SLRs that can turn out high image quality. High quality is one thing, but being a camera that can deliver high quality over a wide range of lighting conditions and different ISO settings is what makes the Canon 5D Mark II such a compelling choice, and a clear Dave's Picks.
It's really very very good.

Nov 1, 2014permalink

jme723

6D or the 5D Mark II?

11 months agopermalink


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