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p.2 #1 · Are you upgrading your 5D?

I wouldn't have upgraded regardless of the features in the 5DII. The current 5D does everything I want it to, and has enough resolution for the images I take.

Sep 18, 2008 at 11:22 AM

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p.2 #2 · Are you upgrading your 5D?

IMO, for the ones having a XXD series, this camera is a very sweet tempting target, but for my personal preference, I am really tempted to go for the old 5D right now.

I'm going to start looking for a 2nd hand 5D...any offers?

Sep 18, 2008 at 11:45 AM

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p.2 #3 · Are you upgrading your 5D?

Not right away. Although I've had it for 2.5 years and its been great form me (weddings and all around shooting). I'm looking at a crop sensor for birds (maybe 50D)?

Sep 18, 2008 at 11:59 AM

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p.2 #4 · Are you upgrading your 5D?

Chrono1081 wrote:
I'm upgrading. Here's why:

-I love the detail 21 mp provides. (Please dont flame me on this its very obvious when you look in lightroom at a 5D image and a 1Ds Mk 3 image the advantage of more megapixels, also I print very very large)

-The weather sealing is an excellent bonus as I am outside quite frequently.

-Live view (at first I scoffed at this but after using it with a 1Ds Mark III its actually quite useful in certain situations although I still much prefer looking through the lens.

-Highlight tone priority (I shoot a ton in the snow)

I don't use autofocus that much so the AF isnt a big concern to me.

I'm selling my old 5D to a friend with some accessories so if the price is $2700 I only pay $1300 for the upgrade. I cant wait

+1

Sep 18, 2008 at 12:55 PM

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p.2 #5 · Are you upgrading your 5D?

I am posting this from the Canon site. A lot of people complaining about the AF Points. It will have 9 AF points plus 6 AF assist points!

The EOS 5D Mark II has a stunning 21.1-megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor with DIGIC 4 Image Processor, a vast ISO Range of 100-6400 (expandable to ISO L: 50, H1: 12800 and H2: 25600), plus EOS technologies like Auto Lighting Optimizer and Peripheral Illumination Correction. It supports Live View shooting, Live View HD videos, and more. It can shoot up to 3.9 fps, has 9 AF points plus 6 AF assist points, a new 98% coverage viewfinder, a 3.0-inch Clear View LCD (920,000 dots/VGA) and a rugged build.

Sep 18, 2008 at 12:57 PM

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p.2 #6 · Are you upgrading your 5D?

tonyakins wrote:
I am posting this from the Canon site. A lot of people complaining about the AF Points. It will have 9 AF points plus 6 AF assist points!

Old news... Three years old to be exact. It has the same AF hardware as the 5D... 1 cross point sensor (center one), 8 single axis sensors and 6 invisible non-selectable assist points around the center one.

Sep 18, 2008 at 01:07 PM

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p.2 #7 · Are you upgrading your 5D?

I just voted, and according to the tally - 90/160 - or 56% will not try to upgrade!

Sep 18, 2008 at 01:17 PM

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p.2 #8 · Are you upgrading your 5D?

I am not upgrading yet. I am w/ Beni. I do not need 21 mp for wedding and portraiture and HS Sr work I do. For the limited amount of commercial work I do, I will rent a dsMk2 or 3.

Holding out for the EOS3D, if there will ever be such and animal. I sure hope so. FF and 14-16 meg and better af and improved dr and high ASA with dual cards slots and please make them both CF. That would make my life just a tad easier.

Time will tell, but no for now.

Tom

Sep 18, 2008 at 02:04 PM

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p.2 #9 · Are you upgrading your 5D?

I've given up expecting it, if I want an affordable small form pro FF camera I'm going to have to pony up the money for Nikon. I've lived with the 5D's for 3 years, I'm going to continue till one time I get rained on just once too much and I make an insurance claim and switch!

Sep 18, 2008 at 02:56 PM

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p.2 #10 · Are you upgrading your 5D?

I would like to, but a 21 mp image would require me to upgrade my G5 Dual to the newer Intel PowerMac... this means another $2200 in addition to the cost of the camera.

I'll wait to see what the image advantage is... this will be a good chance to rent a camera and see if it worth the difference.
cheers,
bruce

Sep 18, 2008 at 03:14 PM

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p.2 #11 · Are you upgrading your 5D?

No plans since I just bought my 5D last October. Not sure I care for the live view but haven't tried on anything other than a P&S. Also don't need 21MP. I am interested in how well the higher ISO's will perform but not curious enough to buy a new body.

Sep 18, 2008 at 03:18 PM

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p.2 #12 · Are you upgrading your 5D?

not updating at all. I can do plenty with the current 12mp. iso is good enough for me, and If I want higher ISO or speed, I'll use my 1dMKIII
21mp will seem like a choir, requiring even more upgrades to memory cards.

Sep 18, 2008 at 11:28 PM

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p.2 #13 · Are you upgrading your 5D?

Pre-ordered one yesterday with Amazon.com as I need an injection of the "stoke factor". My 5D is exactly 3 years old and it's a bit long in the tooth. Time to upgrade. I want features like a self-cleaning sensor, 3" high-def VGA screen, live view, partial weather sealing and useable higher ISO. 21 megapixels means I can crop my photos as much as I please and still end up with a decent file size to work with. You can buy a 1TB external hard drive for under $200 so hard drive space is no longer a major concern. The new sensor and Digic IV sounds very promising, noise-wise and IQ-wise. The 5D II is a vastly improved/superior camera IMO, and it's tremendous value at $2,700. What is there not to like?

This is not an incremental/marginal upgrade .... like it was from the 10D right through to the 50D. This is a HUGE upgrade ... and the price fell by $600 (from what it was 3 years ago) .... and I thought nothing ever gets cheaper! Heck, it's even cheaper than the D700 .... with better IQ and resolution. I am really stoked!

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Sep 19, 2008 at 12:08 AM

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p.2 #14 · Are you upgrading your 5D?

I hope a ton of people upgrade, and dump their mk1 versions, so I can get one!

Sep 19, 2008 at 12:10 AM

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p.2 #15 · Are you upgrading your 5D?

I don't have a 5D, but I am getting this one.

Sep 19, 2008 at 12:12 AM

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p.2 #16 · Are you upgrading your 5D?

Based on my 1DIII experience I will let the hard users(pros & otherwise) prove it's durability to me before I go for any more Canon new technology or products. I have the 5D since it came out and it is great so I'll not sell it even if I do get the 5DII (and you know I probably will

OL).

Sep 19, 2008 at 12:17 AM

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p.2 #17 · Are you upgrading your 5D?

OwlsEyes wrote:
I would like to, but a 21 mp image would require me to upgrade my G5 Dual to the newer Intel PowerMac... this means another $2200 in addition to the cost of the camera.

I'll wait to see what the image advantage is... this will be a good chance to rent a camera and see if it worth the difference.
cheers,
bruce

You can always shoot sRAW @ 10mp

Sep 19, 2008 at 12:18 AM

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p.2 #18 · Are you upgrading your 5D?

Not as impressed with mk II specs, no needs in video/live view toys as well. Currently could stay with 12.8mpx resolution and 2 y.old 5D and dust inside

Wish to see real shots and no issues reports from people on FM

Sep 19, 2008 at 12:33 AM

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p.2 #19 · Are you upgrading your 5D?

Probably not.
In fact, I haven't even bothered with the 5D MkI

......for reasons of its inert feel, poor peripheral AF point precision and excessive price for what the camera really is (was).

In terms of the overall design concept, the 5D MkII seems to follow the MkI rigidly. If Canon kept the 5D II at no more than 16 Mp, increased FPS to 5-6 and supplied it with an enhanced 40/50D AF system, the result would have been a much more agile camera with a broader appeal accross different photographic disciplines. Then, I might have given it a shot.

Sep 19, 2008 at 12:35 AM

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p.2 #20 · Are you upgrading your 5D?

You never owned one, but you can say it had poor AF point precision.

Sep 19, 2008 at 12:59 AM

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p.2 #21 · Are you upgrading your 5D?

Andre Goli wrote:
Chrono1081 wrote:
I'm upgrading. Here's why:

-I love the detail 21 mp provides. (Please dont flame me on this its very obvious when you look in lightroom at a 5D image and a 1Ds Mk 3 image the advantage of more megapixels, also I print very very large)

-The weather sealing is an excellent bonus as I am outside quite frequently.

-Live view (at first I scoffed at this but after using it with a 1Ds Mark III its actually quite useful in certain situations although I still much prefer looking through the lens.

-Highlight tone priority (I shoot a ton in the snow)

I don't use autofocus that much so the AF isnt a big concern to me.

I'm selling my old 5D to a friend with some accessories so if the price is $2700 I only pay $1300 for the upgrade. I cant wait

+1

+2, except the autofocus. I find the current 5D's A/F fine for my type of shooting (street, landscape, etc) I do with the 5D. When I shoot sport or BIF I use a 1DMK2. Mostly for the fps. The AF is better than the 5D, but not that much better and is worse when the light levels drop.

Sep 19, 2008 at 01:09 AM

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p.2 #22 · Are you upgrading your 5D?

monochrome wrote:
You never owned one, but you can say it had poor AF point precision.

I don't know about your speed of camera assessment, Monochrome, however, a day with 5D MkI was much more than I needed to determine its AF one-shot performance on static targets. In fact, it takes no more than a few dozen shots.
Now, Servo AF performance is a different matter, definitely harder to evaluate....right, I am sure it's scintillating

....however, that's not what I am talking about.
Again, I wrote "peripheral AF points precision", not centre AF point precision.

Sep 19, 2008 at 01:16 AM

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p.2 #23 · Are you upgrading your 5D?

Beni wrote:

The poll was specifically directed at owners of the current 5D, I wanted to see if the megapixels were enough to make people upgrade given that the rest of the camera save a few tweaks is exactly the same as the old one.

Ummmm, I guess. I'm more interested in ISO 6400+, cleaner high ISO files, and the weather sealing.

Sep 19, 2008 at 01:45 AM

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p.2 #24 · Are you upgrading your 5D?

Until I can see IQ that is clearly better than my 5D, I will wear the camera out. You can talk about AF, sealing, better build, but it all boils down to the IQ. I shoot all landscape so AF isn't a deal buster for me. I've never needed weather seals. I wouldn't mind the 920k lcd, but that will happen eventually. And I don't really care about video at all!

Sep 19, 2008 at 01:53 AM

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p.2 #25 · Are you upgrading your 5D?

PetKal wrote:
monochrome wrote:
You never owned one, but you can say it had poor AF point precision.

I don't know about your speed of camera assessment, Monochrome, however, a day with 5D MkI was much more than I needed to determine its AF one-shot performance on static targets. In fact, it takes no more than a few dozen shots.
Now, Servo AF performance is a different matter, definitely harder to evaluate....right, I am sure it's scintillating

....however, that's not what I am talking about.
Again, I wrote "peripheral AF points precision", not centre AF point precision.

And that's what I quoted, you said you never had one, if you can use it one day and now it sucks so be it. If you can take a few dozen shots and determine by looking at the camera LCD....wow.

Sep 19, 2008 at 02:21 AM


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