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Canon EOS 5D Digital Camera
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    5D is a nice jump up

    By photoqueen  Jan 23, 2006 | 32 out of 37 found this Canon EOS 5D review helpful

    Pros: Small body, Full frames sensor

    Cons: Few FPS than 1Ds Mark 11, not as durable

    Just recently bought this camera and have already fallen in love with it. Having most recently used the 1Ds, the body size is much lighter and a better fit for my smaller hands. Plus it's light enough to carry all the time. Unlike the 1Ds and som...e of the older models of Canon DSlrs - the camera offers a monochrome (black and white) setting and performs quite well in lower light settings. So far, this is a great camera. Read more Less

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    By __A_YAHOO_USER__  Apr 4, 2006 | 24 out of 28 found this Canon EOS 5D review helpful

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    Canon's press material for the EOS 5D states that it 'defines (a) new D-SLR category', while we're not typically too concerned with marketing talk this particular statement is clearly pretty accurate. The EOS 5D is unlike any previous... digital SLR in that it combines a full-frame (35 mm sized) high resolution sensor (12.8 megapixels) with a relatively compact body (slightly larger than the EOS 20D, although in your hand it feels noticeably 'chunkier'). The EOS 5D is aimed to slot in between the EOS 20D and the EOS-1D professional digital SLR's, an important difference when compared to the latter is that the EOS 5D doesn't have any environmental seals. While Canon don't specifically refer to the EOS 5D as a 'professional' digital SLR it will have obvious appeal to professionals who want a high quality digital SLR in a body lighter than the EOS-1D. It will also no doubt appeal to current EOS 20D owners. Read more Less

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    I no longer miss my film cameras .

    By Colm  Jan 2, 2007 | 15 out of 15 found this Canon EOS 5D review helpful

    Pros: Eyepopping quality

    Cons: Some vignetting with 24mm lens

    35mm SLR geeks - this is what you've been looking for at a reasonable price Digital users - your compact pictures will never look like this. I'm very much a film geek. I've been a serious semi-pro for about 22 years and this is my first... digi SLR. I don't miss film. I'm not going back. The Canon 5D offers the sort of sharpness, fidelity and low noise that 10 years ago you'd only have found in medium format film cameras. I can open up the aperture to 1.8 on the (cheap) 50mm lens, crank up the ISO to 640 and get results so limip that I want to cry. The (bloody expensive) f2.8 24-70mm L series zoom gives sharp results across the range. This camera either matches the performance of film (beautiful tones; sumptuous shadow detail) or outperforms film by a margin (flexibility, detail, the utter lack of noise at high ISO settings). I asked five professionals and a few gifted amateurs to recommend a camera when I was looking to buy one last year; EVERY one of them recommended this unit. My only complaint is that I've seen some light roll-off in the corners (aka vignetting) at 24mm in bright sunlight when shooting at f5.6 or f8. I haven't seen it wide open at f2.8/24mm. Sharpness does not suffer at wide apertures. Drool now, then start saving. If you are serious about photography, buy this camera - it's well worth it. Read more Less

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    When hesitating, go for it

    By Joeri  Jun 23, 2007 | 9 out of 9 found this Canon EOS 5D review helpful

    Pros: Stunning quality

    Cons: Not really

    This camera brings the best out in your glass, I have only moderate quality glass (35 f/2, 50 f/1.4 and 100 f/2.8 macro) but while on my 350D these were nice lenses, on the 5D they really shine. The FF size is what these lenses are built for and the ...large pixels are more forgiving on lines per mm resolution of a lens. The 100 f/2.8 gives absolutely razor sharp photographs on the 5D. Shallow depth of field is a bonus. High iso performance (I use it typically @ ISO 250, while I was always reluctant to move my 350D from ISO 100 to ISO 200 because of the noise) is excellent. -- Ease of use: excellent interface (similar to 30D I'm told, even the 1D mark III has adopted this modus operandi). -- Features: would have liked the 1D's electronic mode selection (not a wheel) and some personal / custom menu settings implemented to switch quickly between scenes / settings, the "C" function is a bad and too limited implementation for my taste (cost-wise that wouldn't have made much of a difference if you ask me). -- Image quality: it's just there, nothing to say. -- Quality: not pro-build, but feels good. -- Shutter Lag: not that I know of. -- Support: no problem, nice people. -- Value: what I especially like is that it costs maybe 4 times as much as a 350D, I feel it is more than 10 times better. Seeing the images is a whole new experience and they're much easier to work with and sell. Plus it's much easier to get a better image quicker (because of high ISO performance and better viewfinder, especially using the EE-S precision matte focusing screen). Read more Less

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    By Darrell  Jul 28, 2006 | 9 out of 10 found this Canon EOS 5D review helpful

    Pros: Full Frame, DSLR

    Cons: Price

    I love This Camera! Full Frame is a plus (no lens conversion factor) 12.8 megapixal is a plus too. It definetly compliments the "L" series lens. Just outstanding!

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    Good stuff

    By David  Nov 23, 2006 | 6 out of 6 found this Canon EOS 5D review helpful

    Pros: Full frame, good focusing algorithm, excellent lens support

    Cons: None

    Just when it looked like the only way to get a "real" 35mm DSLR was to shell out way too much on a 1DS Mk II, along comes the 5D and delivers a camera aimed at those with only a medium budget. This is a real "pro" camera in almost... every way except te weight of the base unit. It takes more than aceptable pictures, has an incredible set of add-on support products from Canon and third parties - including the best SLR lenses on the market (L Series)...... Why wouldn't anyone who is serious about photography get one? Read more Less

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    By Willy O  May 28, 2007 | 5 out of 5 found this Canon EOS 5D review helpful

    Pros: Excellent Camera and verstile with most of non Canon Lenses

    Cons: Still expensive

    This is Canon EOS 5D powertool with smooth workflow. The Canon EOS 5D is affordable mid size D-SLR with a image sensor that is as large as a frame of 35mm film, and lighter compare to, other cameras in similar category. That is cameras in its "f...ull-frame" class have been large, heavy, and way more expensive. In fact, the only such digital SLR currently available is another Canon, It is Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II, a 16.6-megapixel best of the line and weighs nearly three and a half pounds and costs over $7,000. compare to the smaller EOS 5D which weight almost half, and, cost as little as $3,000, with full-frame CMOS sensor that delivers an impressive 12.72 million pixels of image data, three-quarters that of the 1Ds Mark II. The image result you can print 240dpi images at 12x18 inches without any problem. It come with softwares for editing and printing all user friendly. The 35mm-sized sensor in the 5D gives the camera three key advantages over D-SLRs with smaller image sensors. First and foremost, the 5D's larger chip means that when you mount a Canon EF lens on the camera, it produces the exact same field of view as when the lens is used on a 35mm Canon EOS camera. The image isn't "cropped" the way it is by physically smaller sensors, which typically cover only half the area of a 35mm frame and, as a result, effectively multiply focal length by 1.5X or 1.6X. This factor, known as the field-of-view (FOV) crop, is especially relevant to wide-angle photography. On cameras with the smaller sensor, a very wide 20mm becomes a not-so-wide 30mm or 32mm, whereas on the 5D it retains its expansive original angle of view. This is why such cameras require digital-only lenses (the Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM, for example) to achieve truly wide coverage. But the 5D allows you to use the full variety of Canon's 35mm EF wide-angles, many of which are lightweight and reasonably priced. Secondly, beside Canon EOS 5D's big sensor its has a huge optical viewfinder, with an image area of about 50 to 80 percent larger than what you would see inside the viewfinder of a D-SLR with a smaller image sensor. It is easy to handle. The 5D's eyepiece is almost the same as those of old-fashioned non digital camera, and it makes manual focusing exceptionally easy, even with wide-angle lenses in dim conditions. Last but not least the 5D's supersized sensor accommodates bigger, more light-sensitive pixels. Bigger individual pixels produce less digital noise, giving you smoother, finer-grained photos. And handle low light at speed settings from ISO 800 to ISO 1600, very well with amazing results. In comparison, the Nikon D2X, the 5D's only twelve-megapixel competitor, produces more visible noise at high ISO settings due to its smaller sensor. The EOS 5D shoots multiple frames more slowly compare to the EOS 20D (3fps versus 5fps). But its shutter response is very fast, and, remarkably, it manages to nearly triple the 20D's continuous-burst shooting capacity, to about 60 JPEG or 17 RAW frames. Autofocus is better than on the 20D, since Canon has augmented the latter's original nine-point diamond pattern array with six "invisible" AF points to improve motion tracking. We found the system works splendidly, even in very low light. The additional AF points inhabit the viewfinder's small center circle, which marks the boundary of its 3.5 percent spot meter, the first in a model other than the top-of-the-line EOS-1 D-SLR series. Canon EOS 5D has also Picture Styles menu, which make it a more flexible to organized various way to access, fine-tune, and personalize image parameters, including sharpness, contrast, saturation, and color tone. The 5D's memory make it possible to save and instantly recall virtually any combination of menu items and shooting settings. You can switch AF mode and AF point-selection at the same time, for less fumbling with buttons and fewer missed shots Read more Less

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    Nice, must have camera

    By 4x4 SPEARHEAD  Oct 2, 2006 | 5 out of 7 found this Canon EOS 5D review helpful

    Pros: Excellent resolution, a real upgrade for Canon owners (EOS 10D,20D)

    Cons: Expensive, pretty average automatic white balance in artificial light

    A lower-priced full-frame digital SLR was a logical step for Canon, the only thing we weren't sure of was how that camera would look when it arrived. Up until now if you wanted a Canon mount full frame camera you would go for the EOS-1Ds / Mark I...I or the now discontinued Kodak Pro SLR/c. Since the advent of the digital SLR many photographers have been looking forward to the day they could (afford to) buy a body with a full frame sensor which would mark the 'complete transition' of 35 mm photography into digital. The EOS 5D with its sub-$4,000 price tag was introduced to a fairly rapturous reception among existing Canon owners here on dpreview as well as the two ends of the spectrum from other brand owners; everything from jealousy and incredulous dismissal. It's pretty clear that two camps have now established themselves, quite a few people have nailed their preference to the wall, being in the "Full Frame or nothing" group or the "Cropped is better" group. The task for us in this review was an interesting one, first of all we had to review the camera in the same way we would any other digital SLR but also to explore many of the assumed advantages and disadvantages, myths and facts around full-frame. The results of our 'extended test suite' were a confirmation of what we expected (and knew), that a full frame camera fully exposes the limits of the lens used and that simply because the pixel pitch is larger we aren't automatically going to get more dynamic range and lower noise. (Remember the EOS 5Ds pixel pitch is the same as the EOS-1D Mark II). The EOS 5D is a fantastic photographic tool which is capable of producing really excellent results. The caveat is that it takes a little more care and understanding of your equipment (especially lenses). We found resolution to be absolutely excellent with crisp detailed results straight from the camera (JPEG) and even more detail available if you shoot RAW. Different 'looks' can be easily achieved via Picture Styles (almost like changing film) and the range of in-camera image parameters has been expanded. Noise levels are essentially identical to the EOS 20D as is dynamic range, this is neither a surprise or a disappointment, it simply means consistency and the maintaining of an expectation built by Canon in the performance of its CMOS sensor. If you want a (new) Canon full frame digital SLR the choice now is between the $3,299 EOS 5D or the $7,999 EOS-1Ds Mark II. As we have demonstrated the EOS-1Ds Mark II does deliver more detail and resolution but to the majority of photographers this advantage will be wasted (although this is unlikely to be a deciding factor for decided EOS-1Ds Mark II buyers, its advantages over the 5D are far more wide ranging). Thus to anyone looking for the 'purity' of full frame (and a Canon mount) the EOS 5D would be absolutely Highly Recommended. For everyone else however it's a hard decision. If the EOS 5D had been introduced a couple of years ago before the availability of designed-for-digital ultra-wide angle zoom lenses it could easily have walked away with a clear lead against 'cropped sensor' models. However there are many photographers quite happy with the results they get from their current cameras, only history will tell if the EOS 5D is the start of a full frame revolution or simply the first of a new niche format. Read more Less

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    27 years of Canons and it comes to this...........

    By ken  Apr 9, 2007 | 3 out of 3 found this Canon EOS 5D review helpful

    Pros: 12.8mpg. Full frame sensor. Easy to use

    Cons: Just a teeny bit on the bulky side.

    I bought by first SLR in 1980. A Canon A1 : "Official 35mm Camera of the 1980 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo" (It says so on the lens cap). So when I finally made the switch to digital, it had to be a Canon........and it was......an Eos 10D. ...And I was happy. Admittedly I had to buy a full suite of lenses but, hey, what's money for?!? 2 years later and I decided that 12.8mpgs and a full frame sensor at an "affordable price" was too much to resist so I bought the 5D - 24-105 F4.0L IS USM kit. Simply put.........A revelation. The obvious improvements were the much larger LCD display and the rear mounted controls. But that's just for starters! The on-screen menu is much easier to use than the 10D's and the camera just begs to be used in all its modes rather than simply being left on "Full Programmed". I added a 70-200 F2.8L IS USM to my kit and it now goes everywhere with me. Never having had a 1D, I can't comment on the relative compactness / lightness of the 5D, And it is certainly a little bulkier than the 10D. You certainly know when you've been lugging it around with the 70-200 bolted on for a few hours. Any drawbacks? Well it's not fully weatherproof (but, then, neither am I!!) and although it's not in the same monetary league as the 1D's it did use up a fair few beer tokens but............I just love it and I can't put it down!! 10/10!! Read more Less

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    I like this camera

    By DannyG  Nov 28, 2006 | 4 out of 6 found this Canon EOS 5D review helpful

    Pros: Image quality and no conversion factor for lenses

    Cons: Price, and upselling everything

    Being a Canon F-1 user for years I stepped out and got my first digital..the 5D. I love the image quality and ease of use. I would like for it to be more durable....unlike my f-1's that are non-destructable.

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