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supermarvin76
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No one probably cares, but I am stoked! I ordered a used 5D mk II yesterday.

I enetered photography with a clunky Sigma SD9 in 2004, which I soon sold off and moved to a 10D. And years later I bought another 10D. For the past year or so I've only had 1 40D I've been using. And then yesterday, the stars aligned and I have a 5DmkII on its way.

Now I just need to unload some crop lenses....




Aug 12, 2012 at 02:28 PM
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Congrats! You will enjoy the FF format.


Aug 12, 2012 at 02:48 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · I'm stoked!


10D to 40D to 5D2...sound like a proper advancement. Enjoy!


Aug 12, 2012 at 02:49 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · I'm stoked!


What price did you get?

Ralph



Aug 12, 2012 at 02:51 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · I'm stoked!


Congrats! You will love it.


Aug 12, 2012 at 02:52 PM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · I'm stoked!


Ralph Conway wrote:
What price did you get?

Ralph


$1,500.



Aug 12, 2012 at 03:04 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · I'm stoked!


ENJOY


Aug 12, 2012 at 03:36 PM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · I'm stoked!


supermarvin76 wrote:
$1,500.


it was going for $1,400 recently on the CLP program





Aug 13, 2012 at 05:23 AM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · I'm stoked!


It is the best deal out there to go to full frame currently. The 5D II is a great camera, I own now two of them, and the IQ is just great. Minor drawback is the crippled AF system, but depending on your interests in style of taking photos it might be not a big concern. I think a lot of people were and are currently upgrading from APS-C to full frame by getting a 5D II.


Aug 13, 2012 at 07:03 AM
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retrofocus wrote:
It is the best deal out there to go to full frame currently. The 5D II is a great camera, I own now two of them, and the IQ is just great. Minor drawback is the crippled AF system, but depending on your interests in style of taking photos it might be not a big concern. I think a lot of people were and are currently upgrading from APS-C to full frame by getting a 5D II.


I shoot outdoor portraiture, landscapes, and still life.

I was planning on keeping my 40D, but now I'm considering offloading that and picking up an original 5D as a second body.



Aug 13, 2012 at 07:17 AM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · I'm stoked!


the 5D2 is a wonderful camera. You will love the resolution and colors from it.
People complain about the focus but I don't have problems with that.
If you can afford the 24-105L lens, it's a great for a "walk around lens"
I use it on vacation because it draws less attention than the 1D4 and 24-70mm L lens.



Aug 13, 2012 at 07:27 AM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · I'm stoked!


Congrats! The 5DII is a great camera. I absolutely love mine!

-Nick



Aug 13, 2012 at 08:58 AM
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CW100 wrote:
it was going for $1,400 recently on the CLP program



And helpful comment of the day award goes to...



Aug 13, 2012 at 02:27 PM
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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · I'm stoked!


The 5D2 is a great camera; you should enjoy it immensely!


Aug 13, 2012 at 06:29 PM
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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · I'm stoked!


The eagle has landed!

It came in the mail today. I've been taking shots around the house, and just getting used to handling it. The interface is not much different than my 40D.

Is there anything you would recommend me setting one way or another?



Aug 15, 2012 at 08:45 PM
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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · I'm stoked!


Take it off of "P" and have fun. It's a great camera. Hopefully you have some great GLASS to put on it.


Aug 15, 2012 at 08:51 PM
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Kenneth Farver wrote:
Take it off of "P" and have fun. It's a great camera. Hopefully you have some great GLASS to put on it.


I'm shooting with my trusty ole 100mm macro I've had for 8 years. It is the one piece of gear I've owned the longest. I love it. I also have a 17-40 and 85 1.8 on the way.



Next question..... I came across color space in the menu. Without starting a whole discussion about color space, where does it make most sense to be, Adobe RGB, or sRGB? These are the only to options.

Thanks!



Aug 15, 2012 at 09:00 PM
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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · I'm stoked!


Congrats! Yeah a 5d classic is a great combo to have.


Aug 15, 2012 at 09:09 PM
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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · I'm stoked!


I think color space only impacts the JPEG images, not the raw. Adobe RGB is a larger color space than sRGB. Adobe RGB images will begin with an underscore (_MG_0001) whereas the sRGB fle names will be IMG_0001.


Aug 15, 2012 at 09:16 PM
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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · I'm stoked!


enjoy; welcome to ff!


Aug 17, 2012 at 10:39 PM
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