Just before Christmas I moved from the D700 to the 5DmkII and I\'m really glad I did when I had the chance! D700 used prices are definitely going to start to drop.
Honestly, I\'m a little disappointed in this camera... I dont know if I\'m the only one, but I have absolutely no use for a camera with so many megapixels!
Even when I switched to the 5DII, I noticed a huge change in work flow due to file size. Granted, I\'m impressed with the D800, but if held off selling my D700 for this camera, I would have been let down.
I\'d much rather see a camera that shoots faster FPS, has a great dynamic range, more well controlled ISO, and more accurate autofocus.
Everyone flames the 5DII auto-focus, but it works great for a lot of applications.
When shooting with the D700, I wasn\'t overly impressed with the autofocus system and I get about the same keeper rate with my 5DII, but I guess that\'s probably because of my style of shooting.
I honestly hope canon doesn\'t pump out some megapixel monster in an attempt to keep with with the pixel war! I think 21mp is more than enough and there are so many other things that could be improved.
I would really like to see D700 high ISO quality in the 5DIII as well as an improved focus system, but still remaining fairly simple. Simple is always good.
If Canon put out a 5DIII with the 1DX sensor, I\'d be a happy camper. I think Nikon has actually made it so it\'ll be harder to sell the D800 compared to the D700 (Which is already hard to sell to someone, and this is coming from someone who works in a camera store.) The D800 I believe will be viewed as more of a niche product, and I hope Canon realized that and tries to make the 5D what it already was.... The best, most well-rounded full-frame consumer DSLR.
Oh! and the D800 still doesn\'t have a wheel on the back!? Pfft! USELESS!!
Just before Christmas I moved from the D700 to the 5DmkII and I\'m really glad I did when I had the chance! D700 used prices are definitely going to start to drop.
Honestly, I\'m a little disappointed in this camera... I dont know if I\'m the only one, but I have absolutely no use for a camera with so many megapixels! Even when I switched to the 5DII, I noticed a huge change in work flow due to file size. Granted, I\'m impressed with the D800, but if held off selling my D700 for this camera, I would have been let down. I\'d much rather see a camera that shoots faster FPS, has a great dynamic range, and more accurate autofocus. When shooting with the D700, I wasn\'t overly impressed with the autofocus system and I get about the same keeper rate with my 5DII, but I guess that\'s probably because of my style of shooting.
I honestly hope canon doesn\'t pump out some megapixel monster in an attempt to keep with with the pixel war! I think 21mp is more than enough and there are so many other things that could be improved. I would really like to see D700 high ISO quality in the 5DIII as well as an improved focus system, but still remaining fairly simple. If Canon put out a 5DIII with the 1DX sensor, I\'d be a happy camper. I think Nikon has actually made it so it\'ll be harder to sell the D800 compared to the D700 (Which is already hard to sell to someone, and this is coming from someone who works in a camera store.) The D800 I believe will be viewed as more of a niche product, and I hope Canon realized that and tries to make the 5D what it already was.... The best, most well-rounded full-frame consumer DSLR.
Feb 07, 2012 at 09:52 AM
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