It’s been a hectic month for Canon digital SLR fans. Rumors have been rumors up until an hour ago when Canon finally unveiled the EOS 5D successor. The Canon EOS 5D Mark II ($2,699 U.S.) boasts an impressive new 21MP CMOS sensor, an expanded ISO range of 50-25,600 and a wealth of improvements and new features including full 1080p HD movie recording, live view, 3.0″ 920k dot LCD, DIGIC IV processor, increased battery capacity and sensor dust reduction.
Along with the revealing of the new 5D Mark II is a lens to match the new full frame sensor. The Canon 24mm f/1.4 L II USM lens ($1,699 U.S) is the latest addition to the EF lens family. A wide angle prime that has undergone a complete redesign and now features 13 elements in 10 groups.
So for those that haven’t made the jump to full frame digital SLR’s yet, begs the question — Canon 5D MKII or Nikon D700? I know I’ll be selling my recently purchased Canon 5D for one of these new bad boys.
My friend just msged me about the 5d MK II like 2 hours ago. It’s the long expected upgrade that Canon users have been craving and now that it’s out, Canon users should celebrate. The new 5D is BADASS, looks like Canon just made their biggest release this year.
Im personally a nikon user, so for me, I’d make my next upgrade to D700, since switching to canon would render my set of nikon lenses useless.
I’m a Canon user, so the new 5D has me drooling, but for now (until the wallet gets an upgrade) I’m going to have to be happy with my XTi.
Cameras are such an expensive hobby. Whether you doing it for a living, your camera gets obsolete every so often, like always. Buying the lenses in itself is like buying another camera. This 5D is on steroids.
I have to agree with david, photography is an expensive hobby, but you may label a camera “obsolete” but that word can never apply to your images. I also have to specify that lenses do not get obsolete, and frankly, I found some old lenses are better built, and gives better quality than the “present” lenses, all in all, Im just glad the new 5D is out.
Agreed…. lenses are more valuable since the optical quality gives pretty much most of the saturation, colors, sharpness and quality to an image. The body does the processing job and make it more convenience for the users to handle their shots. I did have some old lenses that were good. Some of the new lenses also beat their predecessor as well. Something like Canon 85mm f1.2L USM II. That one is definitely better than the old mark I version. That’s one lens to die for after seeing its dof. Lens prices are going up like its on a major demand. So grab your next dream lens from the store or else… it will goes up by several hundred dollars. 5DmarkII is a dream body up to date… I love it… still love my good old buddy 30D as well though. =]