According to one of the most respected journalists in the country, this camera will change everything.
"It has the potential to change our industry." - Vincent Laforet
I'll take his word over you guys', no offense.
My main question with how impressed VF is with the video capture is this: What happens when the sensor heats up? I'd guess that the image is degraded, just like using Live View at high ISO on my MkIII. After a few minutes of constant use, the image starts to dim (in non-changing light), and noise increases significantly. I have a hard time believing they've somehow solved this problem completely, unless the sensor is somehow optimized specifically for video.
Laforet simply acts like someone dicovering video for the first time (albeit high-quality, 1080p video). It may change the way he works, but I'm not sure how it's going to change the industry regarding high-resolution photography. I agree that for photojournalists who don't print large, it could be a very important thing. Not for me, though, video is very difficult and time consuming, and I suck at it!
According to one of the most respected journalists in the country, this camera will change everything.
"It has the potential to change our industry." - Vincent Laforet
I'll take his word over you guys', no offense.
"this camera will *be* the second coming, the cure to cancer, end of world conflict, and most of all it will make good love to you" -- simonella
in all fairness, it will probably be a fine camera. despite the AF that i'm not too excited about, it will most definitely *not* be worse than the current 5d.
Cowardly point of view: I think a honest answer to "Is 5D II a body worth it's price?" is thinking about this: what was the price of 5D at the time of its release and what are the pluses (tech wise) the MK2 brings. Compare this with the evolution of other Canon bodies: 30D - 40D - 50D, 1D(s) MK2 - 1D(s) MK3.
This mostly translate to: wait untill some early adopters try and review some real world products
