Testseek.co.uk have collected 148 expert reviews of the Canon EOS 5D Mark 2 and the average rating is 89%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Canon EOS 5D Mark 2.
January 2009
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The editors liked
Excellent images
FullHD video
ISO range and performance
Live View
21 MP
Dual function buttons
Full frame sensor. Superb high ISO performance. Shoots 1080p video
Too
Responsive
Crisp results with bundled lens
HD quality movies
HD video
Automatic sensor cleaning on power down
Expandable ISO settings (up to 25
600)
Pre-set capture modes
Automatic lens correction
Superb 21MP images. ISO sensitivity of 25
600 means you can shoot even when the sun goes down.
The 5D’s new 21million pixel chip reveals more unnecessary detail than the National Enquirer
And will probably be just as popular with paparazzi. A handy thumb wheel lets you browse through the 5D’s bewilderingly complex list of options on th...
Excellent performance and photo quality
Good video-capture capabilities and quality
Excellent image quality
Good ergonomics and build
Menu system
Comprehensive feature set and customisability
Info panel
HD movie capture
The editors didn't like
Odd handgrip
Lowlight performance not best in class
Fiddly white balance controls
Lens
Need to shoot in RAW to get the most out of it
Hella expensive. Menus a tad tricky at first
Bulky
Expensive
Images at ISO25600 appear as if they’ve been faxed in Min specs
21.1Mp full frame CMOS sensor
DIGIC 4 processor
ISO range expandable to 25600
Full HD (1080
30fps) movie recording
High-res 3in VGA LCD with Live View
3.9fps JP...
No built-in flash
No in-camera anti-shake (which means that
Ideally
A stabilised lens is required)
Heart attackinducing price tag. Autofocus in movie mode isn't the best.
Huge image sizes mean huge memory cards – and sluggish burst shooting
The 5D rattles along at a modest 3.9 frames per second. And while the movie mode delivers stunning images
The 5D’s video autofocusing isn’t as rock-solid reliable as...
Abstract: So for you it may be an interesting decision. The option to save a few hundred bucks and get a smidge less noise at high ISO is surely attractive. Either way, you've got an absolutely amazing camera. I would imagine most people..
Published: 2009-02-23, Author: Ben , review by: techworld.com
Like its predecessor, Canon's EOS 5D Mark II is a great camera that offers exceptional image quality and a great interface. We'd like to see a few additional features (better auto bracketing and an intervalometer, for starters) but these are quibbles....
Great image quality; expanded ISO range; HD video; great interface.
New RAW modes have a slight color shift; cheaper cameras available with larger feature set.
Like its predecessor, Canon’s EOS 5D Mark II is a great camera that offers exceptional image quality and a great interface. I’d like to see a few additional features (better auto bracketing and an intervalometer, for starters) but these are qu...
Abstract: The new Canon EOS 5D MkII is something of a hybrid between the Canon EOS 50D and the Canon EOS 1Ds MkIII, in fact Canon in one of their publications say that the EOS 5D MkII "...shares 80% of its features with the EOS 5D, and 10% with the flagship C...
Excellent resolution, very close to Sony Alpha 900 (and essentially the same as EOS-1Ds Mark III), Very good High ISO performance, almost as good as Nikon D700 / D3, Wide range of ISO settings from 50 to 25600 (with ISO Expansion enabled) and useful auto...
AI Servo (continuous AF) not as good as EOS-1 series or Nikon D700, Default noise reduction quite heavy at anything over ISO 400 (can be turned down though), JPEG output a bit soft when viewed at 100%, Still pretty average automatic white balance in artif...
How do you follow a classic? Thats the question Canon faced when it got to work producing a successor to the EOS 5D. The original 5D was the first affordable and lightweight (in relative terms) full frame camera, and set a standard for low noise at...
Abstract: The Canon EOS 5D Mark II was quite possibly Canons most highly anticipated Digital SLR ever, and the scramble to get in a preorder line insured that very few 5D IIs would be found in stock any time near their first availability date in early December ...
The full-frame, 21.1-megapixel Canon 5D Mark II is in many ways an exceptional camera, and truly groundbreaking when it comes to video recording, where it not only holds sway as the first SLR to offer full 1080p movies, but delivers exceptionally high...
The Canon EOS 5D MkII is a remarkably capable camera with excellent imaging capability, including the ability to shoot broadcast quality HD video and record sound in stereo. It represents an advance in features over the original EOS 5D and the overall ...
Excellent image quality over a range of lighting conditions from bright sunshine to dimly lit tunnels; one of the best cameras weve seen for shooting in low-light at high ISOs; particularly strong at ISO 6400 which looks like ISO 400 in some older competi...
Pokey, old autofocus system has trouble focusing in extreme low-light/low-contrast conditions; annoying issue of "black dots" in some overexposed point lights still a problem at the time of this review; some Chromatic Aberrations in certain high contrast...
So in the end, the 5D Mark II is what IT is—just a camera. If you were expecting this DSLR would change your life, youre definitely barking up the wrong tree. (You also may want to get your priorities in order.) While the 5D II certainly isnt perfec...
