Canon 5D Mk II

[Melanie Kern-Favilla]

Just want to tell everyone that I'm getting my new 5dm2 on Friday!

weee!

And I was told that Canon came out with a firmware upgrade for the dreaded black-dot and banding issues. Good news, I guess...

mel

 

[Scott Taylor]

Congrats. Be sure to come back and share some shots with us.

 

[Melanie Kern-Favilla]

I received my 5D on Friday {{Happy Dance!}}. All I can say is wow. It's the difference between eating a chuck steak and kobe beef. Love it.

I've posted a full-res large JPG here:

http://photos.spiffypix.com/img/v6/p1004127678.jpg

It's a big file, so be aware. This photo was shot quickly, outside my window with my 17-40mm. Unedited except for a little levels tweak. No sharpening. F9. Love it.

Mel

 

[Gene Moore]

The software upgrades appear to have fixed the 5D Mark II problems so I ordered one. It arrives Tuesday along with the battery pack. Adorama only had bodies in stock for one day last weekend, otherwise I would still be waiting.

I've decided to keep my 1.6X crop body though. Any lens on that camera is immediately a 60% telephoto. For example, my 70-200 becomes a 320 and with a 1.4X converter I get 448mm. Beats buying a 400mm lens. Also there are a few places I go where I would not take a more expensive camera.

I was tempted to buy a used Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II (16.7 MP) instead of the New 5D Mark II though. It's a heck of a camera and now selling for less than $2500. Problem with these used bodies from Adoroma ....we don't know the shutter count, only the physical condition, so it's risky.

 

[Darren Addy]

An amazing video shot with the 5D Mark II:
http://www.usa.canon.com/dlc/controller?act=GetArticleAct&articleID=2326

I'd be interested in the workflow to creating this (and how shooting it compares to using a traditional video cam).

 

[James Langford]

That is a great video, and has actually been out since before the camera was released. My understanding of the video is that it suffers from a few limitations/problems:

* Rolling Shutter effect when scrolling with the camera
* Max of 12 minutes video?

Still, a pretty neat feature, and it offers some really awesome low light opportuniites if you have a good lens!

James

 

[Billy Griffin]

I'm now using 5D Mark II cameras instead of my older XLH1s. The video is truly amazing, and compares to that of the RED cameras and prices of $25k or more !!!

I would recommend getting the Cineform NeoScene software, for conversion of the raw .MOV files out of the camera, into an .AVI file for better workflow. Well, at least if you're using Sony Vegas 9.0 64bit as I am.

Obviously, Adobe Premier methods will allow for conversion of the original .MOV files as well. I can shoot HD video with my old camera and compare it to the 5D Mark II, and the older HDV cameras are not even close!

Take a look at this amazing short film by Robin Risser... http://vimeo.com/5410762?hd=1

 

[Rob Wadsworth]

In that really nice work by Risser; my question to him would be - which lenses was he using?
And which filters?

V E R Y nice work. Detail and clarity was astounding...Color was nothing short of spot-on.
That 5D Mk II has really proven to be an amazing camera!

 

[Melanie Kern-Favilla]

Here's full-size JPG taken at ISO 800. For some reason, there's a weird CA thing going on along the treeline that is only evident on upload to the internet that isn't in the orig jpg. Strange.

http://www.spiffypix.com/5dstorm.jpg

This was shot with the 5DMII - Canon 17-40mm L - 1/50 @ f/9 - ISO 800 - RAW mode.

Mel