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Hi guys

i have two 5d's and am thinking of replacing them with two 5d mk 2's

which of you have switched and was it worth the extra cash ..

how good is the hd and for how long can you record ...

cheers

Rog :thumbs:
 
I have just bought a 5D mki and am absolutely amazed with it. Still have the 40D for the high speed stuff. The mkii's had better be really good for the extra dosh!

Dunc
 
I updated to a MkII not too long after they were released with the swap costing about £1000 ...... I haven't really seen any benefit for the outlay.
Don't get me wrong, the MkII is a fine piece of kit, it just doesn't have the "wow factor" that I had with the MkI. I find that the images require more processing to get the vibrancy and tonal range that the MkI just churned out routinely.
There will be an obvious advantages for someone who wants to make large prints or utilise the video but neither of these is pertinent to my usage.

Bob
 
I echo Bob's sentiments, I had a 5D loved it, bought a 5D MkII was impressed with the aesthetics and the IQ, but was it worth the extra £1000, not really for me and I'm not really interested in the video. I sold mine after getting my 7D as it suits my needs better.

Unless you need the video, and you really want a change I would look at picking up a 1Ds MkII as the pro bodies are in a different league than the prosumer bodies.
 
Cheers guys .. not sure what to do now , i might just replace one mk 1 ..

Canon Bob said:
I updated to a MkII not too long after they were released with the swap costing about £1000 ...... I haven't really seen any benefit for the outlay.
Don't get me wrong, the MkII is a fine piece of kit, it just doesn't have the "wow factor" that I had with the MkI. I find that the images require more processing to get the vibrancy and tonal range that the MkI just churned out routinely.
There will be an obvious advantages for someone who wants to make large prints or utilise the video but neither of these is pertinent to my usage.

Bob
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EdBray said:
I echo Bob's sentiments, I had a 5D loved it, bought a 5D MkII was impressed with the aesthetics and the IQ, but was it worth the extra £1000, not really for me and I'm not really interested in the video. I sold mine after getting my 7D as it suits my needs better.

Unless you need the video, and you really want a change I would look at picking up a 1Ds MkII as the pro bodies are in a different league than the prosumer bodies.
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oh , I thought it would give better quality than the mk 1 ... lets face it £1000 is a lot to shell out ...

I thought the vid might come in handy as i do wedding photography and many vicars won't let you take photos , i thought i could leave it on tripod and just left to do a sneaky bit of filming of the service ..
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It depends what you intend to shoot!

I have a 5D and a 1DsII and I will consider upgrading the 5D to a MkII next year. I will do that as a business decision based on two things I currently don't have at my disposal. One and the most important is the high ISO capability. Both my current cameras top out at ISO 1600 and for really low light weddings I could certainly use a bit more performance in that one area.

The second would actually be the video feature. I can see an application for using that at a wedding.

If those two features don't appear on your radar I'd happily stick with the MkI, it's still a stunning camera.
 
Canon Bob said:
I updated to a MkII not too long after they were released with the swap costing about £1000 ...... I haven't really seen any benefit for the outlay.
Don't get me wrong, the MkII is a fine piece of kit, it just doesn't have the "wow factor" that I had with the MkI. I find that the images require more processing to get the vibrancy and tonal range that the MkI just churned out routinely.
There will be an obvious advantages for someone who wants to make large prints or utilise the video but neither of these is pertinent to my usage.

Bob
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You mean in some respects it isn't as good as the mk 1 ....? That's a bit shocking.
 
AliB said:
It depends what you intend to shoot!

I have a 5D and a 1DsII and I will consider upgrading the 5D to a MkII next year. I will do that as a business decision based on two things I currently don't have at my disposal. One and the most important is the high ISO capability. Both my current cameras top out at ISO 1600 and for really low light weddings I could certainly use a bit more performance in that one area.

The second would actually be the video feature. I can see an application for using that at a wedding.

If those two features don't appear on your radar I'd happily stick with the MkI, it's still a stunning camera.
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Well for low light i have an 85mm and 50mm 1.2 lens .. which is better than pumping up the iso as the picture is still sharp and not grainy .. I thought the extra pix's of the mk 2 might make a big difference .. + as i said before the vid would be handy ..


jerry12953 said:
You mean in some respects it isn't as good as the mk 1 ....? That's a bit shocking.
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It is when you consider adding £1000 to it ...
 
jerry12953 said:
You mean in some respects it isn't as good as the mk 1 ....? That's a bit shocking.
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Certainly it's not shocking. Cramming 75% more pixels onto the sensor and then getting very similar performance is quite a triumph really.

Bob
 
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