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Customer Reviews for EOS 5D Mark II

EOS 5D Mark II

21.1 Megapixel Full-frame CMOS sensor, 14-bit A/D conversion, ISO expandable to 25600 Full HD video with manual exposure control and multiple frame rates DIGIC 4 image processing 3.9 fps continuous shooting, shutter durability of 150,000 cycles
Average Customer Rating:
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357 out of 395(90%)reviewers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for EOS 5D Mark II
Review 1 for EOS 5D Mark II
Nickname: Anonymous

Great Purchase

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5 out of 5
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4 out of 5
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Price/Value
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4 out of 5
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Date:May 14, 2013
Pros: good battery life, quiet, Nice features/settings, excellent image quality, Superior build quality, Bright LCD, Simple controls/menu, easy to use
This camera is excellent. I got this camera in the summer of 2012 as my first "big" purchase after graduating college. This camera is amazing and is everything that I hoped it to be, now I just need to get some better lenses to really put the camera to its true power. Terrific with a very high ISO, obviously it still gets a little grainy, but not NEAR as bad as some cameras. I would recogmend this to a lot of people. Only down fall is that I have not upgraded Photoshop on my computer in a while and still have CS3 and camera Raw does NOT work with the 5D mark II. Kind of frustrating because I thought I did a lot of research, but no where did I find this information. But still a great camera.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Review 2 for EOS 5D Mark II
Nickname: J-Man
Location: Southern CA
Used this product for: 3 to 6 months
Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur
Mostly used for: Landscape/Nature
Canon Enthusiast: 6 to 10 years
Product replacement: Yes

One of the Best

Overall Rating
5 out of 5
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4 out of 5
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Performance
5 out of 5
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Price/Value
4 out of 5
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5 out of 5
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5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Date:November 4, 2012
Pros: good battery life, quiet, excellent image quality, Superior build quality, Bright LCD, af system
Cons: Missing features/settings, lcd zoom function
Coming from the 30D,40D,7D and the 5D Mark II this new body exuberates updated features that make it a must have for an enthusiast as well as a pro. It captures very nice high detailed photographs using a much more advanced AF system that works very well. If your not getting clear photographs (your doing something wrong) its that simple. I can tell a HUGE difference in the level of detail that it captures compared to the 5D Mark II. Not to discredit the the Mark II at all.
One of the only things that drive me nuts about this camera is the zoom buttons are different then previous models for looking at a photograph on the LCD. With as mutch technology built into this model you should be able to assign the old buttons to this function. The new shutter sound is powerful and responsive not klunky..Currently using two bodies the 7D and the 5D Mark III.
8 of 23 people found this review helpful.
Review 3 for EOS 5D Mark II
Nickname: PIng
Location: ohio
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Professional or Expert
Mostly used for: Business
Canon Enthusiast: 11 to 20 years
Product replacement: Yes

Best Camera Ever

Overall Rating
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
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5 out of 5
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Performance
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Price/Value
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Quality
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Satisfaction
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Date:October 5, 2012
Pros: quiet, Quick Start-up time, easy to use, good battery life, Nice features/settings, excellent image quality, Superior build quality, Bright LCD, Solid Operation, Simple controls/menu
Cons: Heavy/Bulky
Fantastic Quality, Love everything about this camera.
6 of 8 people found this review helpful.
Review 4 for EOS 5D Mark II
Nickname: Mike in Tennessee
Location: Chattanooga TN
Used this product for: 1 to 3 months
Expertise Level: Professional or Expert
Mostly used for: Portraits
Canon Enthusiast: 11 to 20 years
Product replacement: Yes

I've wanted a 5D MKII for years

Overall Rating
5 out of 5
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5 out of 5
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5 out of 5
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Price/Value
5 out of 5
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5 out of 5
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5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Date:September 29, 2012
Pros: quiet, Nice features/settings, excellent image quality, Superior build quality, Simple controls/menu, easy to use
I've wanted a 5D MKII for years as I have always looked at it as the gold standard for affordable DSLRs. When the MK3 came out the price finaly came down on the MK2 and I was able to afford it. I bought the MK2 about two months ago and LOVE IT. The image quality is incredible and I have been able to do things with it I could not do with my 50D or 7D. I am completely satisfied with the MK2 and it takes photos as good or better than I am capable of producing.
14 of 16 people found this review helpful.
Review 5 for EOS 5D Mark II
Nickname: Bill
Location: Kitsap County, Washington
Used this product for: 3 to 6 months
Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur
Mostly used for: Portraits
Canon Enthusiast: Less than 1 year
Product replacement: No

First DSLR exceeds expectations

Overall Rating
5 out of 5
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5 out of 5
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5 out of 5
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Price/Value
5 out of 5
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Quality
5 out of 5
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Satisfaction
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Date:September 14, 2012
Pros: excellent image quality, Superior build quality, Bright LCD, Solid Operation, Simple controls/menu, easy to use
Cons: Heavy/Bulky
My 35mm SLR disappeared twenty years ago and, not able to afford another one, I have made do with point-and-shoot digital cameras. They enable me to take snapshots but are limited in what they can do. I yearned for a good DSLR.
After researching various makes and models I decided on the Canon EOS 5D Mk II. There is are major differences between a SLR and a DSLR, I immediately discovered. I had a lot of learning to do — and am still learning.
The manual that comes with the camera is really good. It takes a bit of digesting and practice with the camera, but is much better than the manuals that came with 35mm cameras.
I purchased a Canon zoom lens to go with my camera and, as time and funds allow, will add some prime lenses to my kit. I am using the camera for portraits and macro photography at the moment. I expect to add architectural and street photography in the coming months.
I like the large sensor (21 mp) which gives clear and brightly colored photos. I find the clarity and brilliance of the photos I have taken absolutely amazing.
The camera is a bit heavy, compared to my SLRs, and that is taking some getting used to. It is solid and has a nice feel to it, and is comfortable to hold.
I bought this entry-level professional camera because I wanted to be able to have control over the pictures I take. I bought it sight-unseen and with little knowledge of DSLRs, although I did speak to some Canon camera users about it. It does every thing I wanted in a camera and then some. I am supremely pleased with my purchase.
10 of 11 people found this review helpful.
Review 6 for EOS 5D Mark II
Nickname: Director
Location: California
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Professional or Expert
Mostly used for: Business
Canon Enthusiast: 11 to 20 years
Product replacement: Yes

Beautiful

Overall Rating
5 out of 5
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5 out of 5
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Price/Value
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5 out of 5
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5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Date:September 12, 2012
Pros: quiet, Quick Start-up time, Lightweight/Portable, easy to use, good battery life, Nice features/settings, excellent image quality, Superior build quality, Bright LCD, Solid Operation, Simple controls/menu, great price
Cons: i want more of them!
We bought the 5D Mk2 for cinematography and it's awesome Period.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Review 7 for EOS 5D Mark II
Nickname: Scotiez
Location: Grand Forks, ND
Used this product for: 1 to 3 months
Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur
Mostly used for: Landscape/Nature
Canon Enthusiast: more than 20 years
Product replacement: Yes

simply great

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5 out of 5
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5 out of 5
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Date:September 10, 2012
Pros: good battery life, quiet, Nice features/settings, Quick Start-up time, excellent image quality, Superior build quality, Bright LCD, Solid Operation, Lightweight/Portable, Simple controls/menu, easy to use, excellent lens kit
I have wanted this camera for a very long time now. I finally decided to upgrade from a Canon EOS Rebel XT. From the very 1st picture i took i could see the quality that this camera and lens has. Oh .. i bought the EOS 5D Mark II with a lens kit, The EF 24-105 L IS USM. This is a perfect match. My photos come out so nice. I am not a professional photographer, I just take pictures for my own enjoyment and hobbie, But i find myself taking my camera along almost every where i go now. This camera is so easy to use, even a total amature could use this. The Menu is easy to navigate, adjustments are at the touch of your fingers, and even though it is bigger then my EOS Rebel XT it is no problem caring it around when i go places. Canon supplies a software called Digital Photo Professional with the camera. This software is so easy to process raw photos. Sometimes a photo needs just a little tweeking to make it a perfect picture. The Battery is outstanding. Lasts me a long time. Not like my old camera which i had to be sure to carry a spare with me all the time. This one i have no trouble with the batty draining or running out of juice, How ever i do have a spare just in case. I can't get into all the tech terms since i am not a professional at all. All i know is if you are looking for a professional grade camera and want some outstanding pictures you will not be disappointed in the Canon EOS 5D Mark II. I am sure i will have and be using this camera for many years to come. Thank you canon for putting out such a high quality camera that is affordable to buy. I can not express how much i love this camera. I would rather loose a limb then loose my camera LOL.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review 8 for EOS 5D Mark II
Nickname: yvansled
Location: Michigan
Used this product for: 6 to 12 months
Expertise Level: Professional or Expert
Mostly used for: Landscape/Nature
Canon Enthusiast: 11 to 20 years
Product replacement: Yes

Very Bad AF focus system

Overall Rating
1 out of 5
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3 out of 5
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1 out of 5
1 out of 5
Date:August 24, 2012
Pros: good battery life, quiet, Nice features/settings, Quick Start-up time, Superior build quality, Bright LCD
Cons: Poor image quality, Heavy/Bulky, af
I have had this camera for 9 months and at first it was great, sharp images and focusing was right on and got 80 to 85% good images but after 4 months, I started having focusing problems and it has gotten worse with each use. Lenses were calibrated and did all the usual checks but no matter what I did the AF focus continually gave soft or blurred shots. Didn't matter if it was AI servo or One Shot, photos came out very soft or out of focus. Even though it would tell me it was focused and took extra time to make sure, the image still came out soft or what I was focused on was blurred or soft but a different area of the image was sharp. It does a lot of back focusing I did a wedding last week and took over 600 pictures, did not even get 10% of the images as good quality, the rest although shot in raw were useless. I have read and talked to several professions about the cause and all say the AF focus has issues, well I can attest to that. I did sooo much better with my 40D and did not have this problem at all and I have the same L lens. This is the 2nd time I have taken it in for repair and I have to say although I like the camera in every other respect it's useless for me as a photographer if I can't get the majority of my images to be focused and sharp. Until Canon fixes this issue I would not recommend this camera to anyone. I think the 7D would be much better and less costly. I will be looking very closely at the 5D mark III which their AF system is apparently suppose to be much much better. I will see how it does when I get it back from repair from Canon. For the price I paid for this camera it should have a professional AF system. You can't use the outside AF points, they are useless and the Center AF point does a very nominal job after a few months of use. And only 9 AF points close together is an issue also. Until they address this issue, I would not recommend this the 5D Mark II.
18 of 33 people found this review helpful.
Review 9 for EOS 5D Mark II
Nickname: stanclark
Location: Windsor,Ca.
Used this product for: 1 to 3 months
Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur
Mostly used for: Business
Canon Enthusiast: 11 to 20 years
Product replacement: Yes

Love my 5d MarkII

Overall Rating
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Features
5 out of 5
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Performance
5 out of 5
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Price/Value
5 out of 5
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5 out of 5
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Satisfaction
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Date:August 10, 2012
Pros: good battery life, Nice features/settings, excellent image quality, Superior build quality, Bright LCD, Solid Operation, Simple controls/menu, easy to use
Cons: Heavy/Bulky
I love my 5d MarkII would not trade it for 1d ...takes great pictures, light meter is actually accurate.... feels better in my hand....yes its heavy compared to a crop sensor...so what...
0 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Review 10 for EOS 5D Mark II
Nickname: Mr. Focus
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Used this product for: 1 to 3 months
Expertise Level: Professional or Expert
Mostly used for: Business
Canon Enthusiast: Less than 1 year
Product replacement: Yes

A Focused Purchase

Overall Rating
5 out of 5
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5 out of 5
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5 out of 5
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4 out of 5
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5 out of 5
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Satisfaction
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Date:August 10, 2012
Pros: good battery life, Nice features/settings, Quick Start-up time, excellent image quality, Superior build quality, Bright LCD, Solid Operation, Lightweight/Portable, Simple controls/menu, easy to use
Cons: noisy
I am a Professional Videographer who started shooting DSLR Video in 2011. It was quite an adjustment. My 1st purchase was with another brand in which I had amazing success. I was brought on to another project in which a 5D Mk II was used and I was convinced with the quality of the videos that this Camera was truly a game changer. I put all of my intentions into making my upgrade to the 5D Mk II. I recently purchased one about a month ago and jumped on the newest project with excitement of the upgrade in quality and performance. In addition, I have been practicing the craft of photography since the camera is intended for stills. It is such an amazing tool that challenges you to grow on so many levels while using it. For example, the capabilities of mastering the Manuel Exposure to it's fullest potential leaves a student striving for perfection in setting the right modes for the perfect shot. This camera is not for a rookie, unless he or she performs like Lebron James. Just saying, it's an awesome camera.
3 of 4 people found this review helpful.
Review 11 for EOS 5D Mark II
Nickname: laserguy 007
Location: Coral Springs FL
Used this product for: 1 to 3 months
Expertise Level: Hobbyist/Enthusiast
Mostly used for: Business
Canon Enthusiast: Less than 1 year
Product replacement: Yes

Best DSLR purchased.

Overall Rating
5 out of 5
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5 out of 5
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5 out of 5
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Price/Value
5 out of 5
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5 out of 5
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5 out of 5
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Date:July 15, 2012
Pros: good battery life, Nice features/settings, Quick Start-up time, excellent image quality, Superior build quality, Bright LCD, Solid Operation, Lightweight/Portable, Simple controls/menu, easy to use
Even though this is my first full frame DSLR, I purchased the 5D MK2 5 months after purchesing a T3i. Must say that there is huge image quality difference. Would recommend anyone wanting a full frame DSLR to start with this one. I could have purchased the 5D MK3, but for the money the MK2 is a better choice(unless your a pro and need the extra fps).
9 of 11 people found this review helpful.
Review 12 for EOS 5D Mark II
Nickname: Pjake
Location: Poland
Used this product for: 3 to 6 months
Expertise Level: Professional or Expert
Mostly used for: Portraits
Canon Enthusiast: 6 to 10 years
Product replacement: Yes

My best body

Overall Rating
5 out of 5
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Features
5 out of 5
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Performance
4 out of 5
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Price/Value
5 out of 5
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5 out of 5
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5 out of 5
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Date:July 2, 2012
Pros: excellent image quality, Superior build quality, Solid Operation
Cons: noisy
Graeat body with focusing issue. Since few mont i'm very happy user of that body. my relationship with this body was difficult at th beginning. Previously i was using 10D and 40D; 40D autofocus spoiled me and gave me to much confidence in Eos AF system. Since i got my 5D mkII i had to lear how to focus using non center AF frame. It took me some time and a lot of frustration to lean how to use it. Right now all AF frames are focusung very acuratly and repetably.
7 of 8 people found this review helpful.
Review 13 for EOS 5D Mark II
Nickname: Ultrafox
Location: Somerset, Ky
Used this product for: 1 to 3 months
Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur
Mostly used for: Portraits
Canon Enthusiast: 1 to 5 years

Great full frame camera

Overall Rating
4 out of 5
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4 out of 5
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4 out of 5
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Date:June 10, 2012
Pros: good battery life, quiet, Nice features/settings, Quick Start-up time, excellent image quality, Superior build quality, Bright LCD, Solid Operation, Simple controls/menu, easy to use
Cons: autofocus, frames per second
This is an excellent full frame camera. I love how easy it is to use and where everything is located on the body (i.e. buttons and such). The only cons for this camera would be the autofocusing system and the frames per second. This camera is known for not having the best autofocusing system and at 3.9 fps, I feel like this is a little slow. However, those things aside, this camera is a dream to shoot with. With the Mark III out though, I would recommend buying that instead of the Mark II IF you have the money. If it would be quite some time before you could ever save up the money for a Mark III, then go for the Mark II.
7 of 8 people found this review helpful.
Review 14 for EOS 5D Mark II
Nickname: PhotoRLT
Location: SC
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Professional or Expert
Mostly used for: Portraits
Canon Enthusiast: more than 20 years
Product replacement: No

Outstanding purchase

Overall Rating
5 out of 5
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Features
4 out of 5
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Performance
5 out of 5
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Price/Value
5 out of 5
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5 out of 5
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5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Date:June 5, 2012
Pros: good battery life, quiet, Nice features/settings, Quick Start-up time, excellent image quality, Superior build quality, Bright LCD, Solid Operation, Lightweight/Portable, Simple controls/menu, easy to use
Cons: only 3 fps
I've owned Canon SLR cameras for over forty years and this is the best product for me.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful.
Review 15 for EOS 5D Mark II
Nickname: DaveQ
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Used this product for: Less than 1 month
Expertise Level: Professional or Expert
Mostly used for: Business
Canon Enthusiast: 6 to 10 years
Product replacement: No

First Class Performance

Overall Rating
5 out of 5
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5 out of 5
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5 out of 5
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5 out of 5
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Date:May 30, 2012
Pros: good battery life, quiet, Nice features/settings, Quick Start-up time, excellent image quality, Superior build quality, Bright LCD, Solid Operation, Simple controls/menu, easy to use
I am a Product, Lifestyle and Food Professional Photographer. I am taking around 2500 images a month for various clients in the Hospitality Industry. Since moving to the 5D MkII, I am amazed at the IQ, and the number of keepers I now produce. For theis genre of photography there is no better DSLR out there in terms of magical IQ...I cannot describe it...this camera has "Something" that no other has. My EOS 40D and EOS 7D are wonderful crop cameras, but when you insist on the pinnacle of IQ, there is nothing to bet the 5D Mk II and "L" lenses.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.
Review 16 for EOS 5D Mark II
Nickname: albaboy

Best Camera EVERRr!

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5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Date:March 31, 2012
for me the CANON Eos 5D Mark ll is the best camera ever made by canon
12 of 16 people found this review helpful.
Review 17 for EOS 5D Mark II
Nickname: OldHRHitter
Location: San Diego, CA
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur
Canon Enthusiast: more than 20 years
Product replacement: Yes

Incredible still images

Overall Rating
5 out of 5
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4 out of 5
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4 out of 5
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Price/Value
5 out of 5
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4 out of 5
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Satisfaction
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Date:March 3, 2012
This camera creates the absolute best still images for the money. I use the 24-105L stock lens (very good) plus the 70-200L F4 which for the price has unbelievable images across the entire F range and is relatively small.
The known issues with this camera are well publicized so I will list but not rant...no pop up flash for fast fill shots (did not put it in the Mark III either, dumb!), poor high speed focus, archaic focusing system, loud! mirror/shutter, mediocre flash metering, cheap CF door...)
For travel and stills it is the worlds cheapest great camera with images that are truly incredible but for sports I would look elsewhere. Video has clumsy controlled but is incredible.
17 of 18 people found this review helpful.
Review 18 for EOS 5D Mark II
Nickname: iv_an_ru
Used this product for: 6 to 12 months
Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur
Canon Enthusiast: 6 to 10 years
Product replacement: Yes

Excellent for a city, reasonable for a deep forest

Overall Rating
4 out of 5
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4 out of 5
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Date:February 28, 2012
It sounds funny but I've bought 5DmkII it as a replacement for Canon 300V, and I've found it almost as convenient as 300V. I'm not a professional photographer, I simply keep a camera in belt bag, always, and make shots here and there. "Here and there" means from winter Siberia to desert in Emirates and from glider to submarine. Thus the camera should be weather-resistant. It should be relatively compact. More important, I must be absolutely sure that if I want to make a shot I'll make it in good quality in next 10 seconds or so. 300V matched all these requirements and it's is still alive after 8 years of my attempts to break it. Just perfect. 5DmkII fits in same rugged bag with same F/1.4 50mm fix, and it's still ok after the first year. So far so good.
The only problem is the use of 5DmkII with waterproof boxes. It's next to impossible to select the mode (say, switch from Av to M) and it's absolutely impossible to move on/off switch.
It would be nice to have some mode with both A and T set by hands and the auto ISO, esp. with bracketing via ISO.
Software is mostly OK, the only problem is that images are always downloaded into "My Pictures" folder but I want to keep them on my fileserver and thus I had to manually move them after every downloading.
3 of 4 people found this review helpful.
Review 19 for EOS 5D Mark II
Nickname: itanium
Location: Roma
Used this product for: 6 to 12 months
Expertise Level: Professional or Expert
Canon Enthusiast: 11 to 20 years
Product replacement: Yes

Best quality/price ever

Overall Rating
5 out of 5
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Features
5 out of 5
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Performance
5 out of 5
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Price/Value
5 out of 5
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4 out of 5
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Satisfaction
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Date:February 28, 2012
Pros: photo quality, video quality, good featurs, ergonomic
Cons: poor cf door
Best quality-price Canon ever. Photo and video quality are on top. Boor CF built quality is very poor like other eos pro sumer cameras.
0 of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review 20 for EOS 5D Mark II
Nickname: Deke
Location: Colorado
Used this product for: more than 1 year
Expertise Level: Advanced Amateur
Canon Enthusiast: 6 to 10 years
Product replacement: Yes

Good; but Canon needs to stretch for more features

Overall Rating
4 out of 5
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4 out of 5
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5 out of 5
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4 out of 5
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Satisfaction
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
Date:February 22, 2012
Pros: great image quality even in low light
Cons: missing some features
Overall this is a very fine camera...I've taken many excellent images. But some ares I think Canon needs to improve in the next version:
1) Auto-exposure bracketing should be operable over a much larger range with more images selectable- I do alot of post processing of very high dynamic range scenes and the +/-2 stops available is not enough.
2) Low ISO should extend lower than 50. Lower ISO values would allow for long exposures without requiring an ND filter...would be a great advantage in the field.
3) I'd like to see an extendable LCD screen for setting up shots where I can't use the viewfinder nor can I see the fixed screen in Liveview.
4) Auto-ISO should be auto in Manual which would allow the user to set both aperture and shutter and allow the camera to find exposure by adjusting ISO. I've had several occasions where I wanted to do that but in Maual mode ISO defaults to 400...which is silly and useless.
10 of 10 people found this review helpful.
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